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Dollar Cost Averaging (DCA)

Learn what DCA is, why it can work better than timing the market, and how to customise your own dollar-cost average buying strategy with CALC.

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Last updated 1 year ago

What is DCA?

Since the creation of cryptocurrencies and even the stock market, people have tried to β€˜time the market’ (i.e. pinpoint the ideal time to buy or sell crypto). In absence of a predicting the future, this has proven difficult β€” even for professional investors who spend all their time studying the market. In other words, few succeed with this strategy.

What is the alternative?

Enter Dollar Cost Averaging, known as DCA in both the crypto space and stock market realm. It refers to consistently investing a small, fixed amount of money, which over time may yield better results, while saving you time and your nerves. for a step-by-step walk though of creating a strategy.

Key Points

  • Dollar Cost Averaging (DCA) is a strategy that allocates a fixed sum of money in regular intervals to buy an asset. This is done in hopes of reducing the impact of asset price volatility and lowering the average cost per token over time

  • The DCA method is a proven and popular accumulation strategy in both traditional financial markets and the crypto world

  • CALC offers extra customisation if you want extra control over your strategy

  • DCA is a great way to accumulate an asset over time while taking on less risk

  • You can also choose what you want to happen after each swap, for example have your assets auto-staked on your behalf.

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