What is DCA in crypto?

DCA (dollar-cost averaging) is a strategy where you invest the same amount at regular intervals, for example every week, whatever the price. The average purchase price evens out and you do not need to guess the best entry.

How does the DCA calculator work?

You pick a coin, an amount per purchase, a frequency and a period. For every purchase day the calculator takes that day's close price, adds up the amount bought and values it on the last day, then shows the amount invested, the value and the result in % and in dollars.

Do the results guarantee that I will make money in the future?

No. This is a historical calculation, and past results do not guarantee future results. Crypto prices swing widely, so you can lose all of the money you invest.

Does the calculator include fees and taxes?

No. Exchange fees, slippage and taxes are not included, so a real result would usually be worse, especially when buying often.

Where do the prices come from and how are they updated?

Binance daily close prices for USDT pairs are used. The calculator fetches the newest days itself, so the data usually runs up to yesterday (UTC).

Are my choices sent to a server?

Your amount and dates are not sent or stored anywhere: the calculation runs in your browser. The calculator's only outside request fetches the newest prices from Binance's public API, so Binance can see your IP address and the coin you picked.

Crypto DCA calculator

What is DCA

DCA (dollar-cost averaging) means investing the same amount at regular intervals, whatever the price. When the price is low, the same amount buys more coins; when it is high, it buys fewer. The average purchase price evens out and you do not need to time the entry perfectly.

How the calculator works

Purchase days follow the frequency you pick: every day, every 7 days, or the same day of each month (the last day of the month when a month is shorter).
On each purchase day the chosen amount is spent at that day's closing price (UTC), using the Binance USDT pair.
On the last day the whole accumulated amount is valued at that day's close price. The difference between the value and the amount invested is the result.
If the coin started trading later than your start date, the calculation starts from its first trading day.

A worked example

If you had bought Bitcoin for $100 every week from 2023-10-03 to 2026-10-03 (157 purchases), you would have invested $15,700 in total. On the last day the accumulated amount (0.227429 BTC) would be worth $19,275: a result of +$3,575 (+22.8%). This is a historical calculation, not a forecast.

The start and end dates change the result. The same plan ($100 every week into Bitcoin until 2026-10-03), started on 2021-11-01, would have shown +99.0%, and started on 2022-11-01, +77.6%.

The result can also be negative. The same plan ($100 every week into Bitcoin), started on 2021-11-01 and ended on 2022-11-01, would have put in $5,300 in total (53 purchases), worth $3,636 on the last day: a result of -$1,664 (-31.4%).

Worth knowing

DCA does not remove the risk of crypto: if the price keeps falling, the loss keeps growing as you keep buying.
The start and end dates affect the result a lot. Try different periods and coins to see how it changes.
Taxes, exchange fees and slippage are not included, so a real result would usually be worse, especially when buying often.
Prices come from Binance. Other exchanges may show different prices.

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