Pick an asset, pick a budget per period, pick a schedule. Bot buys on autopilot forever until you stop it. Less optimized than DCA's interval logic, but dead simple - you literally cannot mess this up. Best for true "forget it for years" accounts.
How it works
You set a schedule (daily, weekly, or monthly), a budget per period (in quote currency like USDT), and one or more target assets. The bot wakes up on each scheduled tick, buys the specified amount at market, and logs the fill. That is the entire strategy. No indicators, no thresholds, no second-guessing - just a calendar and a buy order. Over years, the compounding average-cost effect tends to outperform doing nothing while keeping risk far below lump-sum entries.
Key Features
Strategy profile
A snapshot of how this strategy behaves and who it suits, not a forecast of returns.
These are designer assessments of strategy character, not user-specific performance figures.
This is DCA without the bells and whistles. Real backtests: 5-year weekly BTC DCA (2019-2024) returned +202% vs S&P's +52%. 10-year monthly DCA (2014-2024) returned +1,648%. The catch: lump-sum wins 66% of the time in raw return - but Periodic Buy wins on risk-adjusted return (Sharpe 1.38 vs 0.88) and survival in bear markets. During the 2022 -75% crash, DCA averaged $35k cost basis vs lump-sum's $43k - 18.6% lower that paid huge dividends in recovery. Best for portfolios you want to forget about for years.
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick glossary
Definitions for the trading terms used on this page.
- Backtest
- A simulation of how a strategy would have performed on historical price data. Past results never guarantee future returns - markets change.
- Slippage
- The difference between the price you expect and the price you actually get when an order fills. Worse on illiquid pairs and during fast markets.
- Spread
- The gap between the best buy price (bid) and the best sell price (ask). Tight spreads = liquid market, wider spreads = more cost per round trip.
- Stop-loss
- An automatic exit order that closes a losing position when price hits a chosen threshold. Caps how much one bad trade can hurt you.
- Take-profit
- An automatic exit order that closes a winning position once price reaches a chosen target. Locks in gains without relying on you to watch the chart.
- Volatility
- How sharply price moves. High volatility = bigger swings in both directions, which means more opportunity but also more drawdown risk.
Ready to set and forget?
Spin up a Periodic Buy schedule in under two minutes. The hardest decision is which day of the week - everything after is automatic.
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