Research

What the data says about DCA

Original analysis built from our own daily price history. Every figure is a real backtest, recalculated as new prices arrive. Nothing here is a prediction.

• DCA vs lump sum: what the data says

  If you have money to invest, is it better to put it in all at once or spread it out? Every possible start month tested for Bitcoin, Ethereum, the S&P 500 and gold over 1, 3 and 5 years.

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• Best and worst time to start DCA

  Does it matter when you start? A heatmap of every start month and year, with the best and worst starts and the typical result by calendar month.

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