DCA calculator
Litecoin DCA calculator
Backtest a recurring Litecoin buy against real historical prices.
Litecoin launched in 2011 as one of the earliest Bitcoin forks, with the same basic design, faster block times and a larger total supply, and is one of the longest-tracked cryptocurrencies after Bitcoin itself.
Its price has generally moved with the wider crypto market rather than on an independent path, including Bitcoin's major cycles and drawdowns.
Dollar cost averaging
$82,227.27
$65,252.27 · +384.40%- Invested
- $16,975.00
- Annualised (XIRR)
- +22.26%
- Avg cost / unit
- $11.99
- Units held
- 1,415.76
- Max drawdown
- -93.46%
Lump sum on day one
$328,636.00
$311,661.00 · +1836.00%- Invested
- $16,975.00
- Annualised (XIRR)
- +25.59%
- Avg cost / unit
- $3.00
- Units held
- 5,658.33
- Max drawdown
- -97.40%
Perfect timing
HindsightYour whole $16,975.00 put in on the single cheapest day of the period.
$821,590.00
+$739,362.73 vs your DCA- Bought everything on
- 2015-01-14
- At a price of
- $1.20
- Return
- +4740.00%
Nobody can pick the exact bottom. This is the best case, not a plan you could follow.
Want to start? Set up $25.00 weekly Litecoin buys on Kraken.
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Does your start date matter? Best and worst time to start DCA or DCA vs lump sum, tested on every start month.
Value over time · 397 daily points
| Date | Invested | Units | Value | P/L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-10-24 | $25.00 | 8.33333 | $25.00 | $0.00 |
| 2014-05-16 | $750.00 | 73.0964 | $778.48 | $28.48 |
| 2014-12-06 | $1,475.00 | 205.875 | $743.21 | -$731.79 |
| 2015-06-28 | $2,200.00 | 602.613 | $1,868.10 | -$331.90 |
| 2016-01-18 | $2,925.00 | 812.334 | $2,493.87 | -$431.13 |
| 2016-08-09 | $3,650.00 | 1,015.05 | $3,745.54 | $95.54 |
| 2017-03-01 | $4,375.00 | 1,202.44 | $4,641.40 | $266.40 |
| 2017-09-21 | $5,125.00 | 1,252.54 | $58,506.16 | $53,381.16 |
| 2018-04-13 | $5,850.00 | 1,259.41 | $157,690.26 | $151,840.26 |
| 2018-11-03 | $6,575.00 | 1,269.08 | $64,291.75 | $57,716.75 |
| 2019-05-26 | $7,300.00 | 1,285.97 | $144,851.19 | $137,551.19 |
| 2019-12-16 | $8,025.00 | 1,296.33 | $52,332.93 | $44,307.93 |
| 2020-07-07 | $8,750.00 | 1,311.85 | $56,816.32 | $48,066.32 |
| 2021-01-27 | $9,475.00 | 1,323.59 | $161,742.88 | $152,267.88 |
| 2021-08-19 | $10,225.00 | 1,327.82 | $232,553.56 | $222,328.56 |
| 2022-03-11 | $10,950.00 | 1,332.58 | $140,640.36 | $129,690.36 |
| 2022-10-01 | $11,675.00 | 1,343.52 | $71,099.21 | $59,424.21 |
| 2023-04-23 | $12,400.00 | 1,353.22 | $117,567.86 | $105,167.86 |
| 2023-11-13 | $13,125.00 | 1,362.77 | $97,437.95 | $84,312.95 |
| 2024-06-04 | $13,850.00 | 1,372.15 | $114,574.91 | $100,724.91 |
| 2024-12-25 | $14,575.00 | 1,382.05 | $151,348.32 | $136,773.32 |
| 2025-07-17 | $15,325.00 | 1,389.83 | $141,721.47 | $126,396.47 |
| 2026-02-06 | $16,050.00 | 1,397.85 | $76,951.39 | $60,901.39 |
| 2026-08-29 | $16,775.00 | 1,412.38 | $69,150.17 | $52,375.17 |
| 2026-10-23 | $16,975.00 | 1,415.76 | $82,227.27 | $65,252.27 |
Why DCA into Litecoin?
With over a decade of price history, Litecoin has been through several full boom-and-bust cycles, which makes it a reasonable case study for how differently a lump sum vs. a steady recurring buy would have fared depending on exactly when you started.
Frequently asked questions
- What is dollar-cost averaging into Litecoin?
- Dollar-cost averaging (DCA) means investing a fixed amount into Litecoin on a regular schedule (weekly, biweekly or monthly), regardless of the price that day, rather than trying to time a single entry point. Some buys land at a local high, some at a local low, and the average cost per unit smooths out over the whole period.
- How far back does the Litecoin price history go?
- Back to 2013-10-24. Pick "Max" to include its full history in the backtest.
- Does this include exchange fees?
- By default no. It's a 0% baseline so you can see the raw price effect first. Use the Exchange fee dropdown to add a percentage (a few common presets, or your own) and/or a flat fee per buy under Advanced options, and the DCA total updates to include them.