DCA Planner
Model DCA against a lump sum on the same price path.
Runs offline
Enter amount per buy, count, and first/last prices.
About dca planner
Dollar-cost averaging spreads entries over time so the average price is less dependent on the day you happened to start. It is worth being honest about the trade-off: in a rising market, buying everything at the start wins, and DCA gives up that upside. What DCA buys is a smaller worst case, not a bigger best case. This models both paths side by side over a linear price path so the gap is visible rather than assumed.
Common questions
What does a DCA planner show?
How a schedule of repeated buys compares with putting the same total in at once on a price path you specify. It is a model of cash-flow timing, not a forecast that markets will reward either approach.
Is DCA always better than a lump sum?
No. On a rising path, lump sum often wins; on a falling path, DCA can buy cheaper averages. This page makes that path dependency visible with the same total capital, rather than declaring a winner in the abstract.
Does this place recurring buys on chain?
No. It is a calculator. Automating buys is a separate product surface and is not claimed here. Use the numbers to understand a schedule before you configure anything that spends.