What is dollar-cost averaging into Ethereum?

Dollar-cost averaging (DCA) means investing a fixed amount into Ethereum on a regular schedule — weekly, biweekly, monthly — regardless of the price that day, rather than trying to time a single entry point. Some buys land at a local high, some at a local low, and the average cost per unit smooths out over the whole period.

How far back does the Ethereum price history go?

Back to 2015-08-07 (its first trading data, EUR-derived for the earliest stretch and backfilled to USD) — pick "Max" to run your plan across the whole period.

Does this include exchange fees?

By default no — it's a 0% baseline so you can see the raw price effect first. Use the Exchange fee dropdown to add a percentage (a few common presets, or your own) and/or a flat fee per buy under Advanced options, and the DCA total updates to include them.

DCA calculator

Ethereum DCA calculator

Backtest a recurring Ethereum buy against real historical prices.

Ethereum is a smart-contract platform, not just a currency — it settles the majority of DeFi lending, stablecoins, and NFT activity, and its own supply and issuance mechanics changed materially when it switched from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake in 2022.

Its price has broadly tracked the wider crypto cycle alongside Bitcoin, but with its own sharper rallies and drawdowns tied to activity on the network itself.

$25.00weekly intoEthereum2015-08-07 → 2026-09-13·price $2,491.03 live 15:00 UTC· data updated through 2026-09-12

Dollar cost averaging

$2,140,103.59

$2,125,603.59 · +14659.34%

Invested: $14,500.00
Annualised (XIRR): +86.53%
Avg cost / unit: $16.88
Units held: 859.124
Max drawdown: -93.98%

Winner

Lump sum on day one

$13,041,608.66

$13,027,108.66 · +89842.13%

Invested: $14,500.00
Annualised (XIRR): +84.46%
Avg cost / unit: $2.77
Units held: 5,235.43
Max drawdown: -94.01%

Perfect timing

Hindsight

Your whole $14,500.00 put in on the single cheapest day of the period.

$83,163,954.39

+$81,023,850.80 vs your DCA

Bought everything on: 2015-10-20
At a price of: $0.4300
Return: +573444.51%

Nobody can pick the exact bottom — this is the best case, not a plan you could follow.

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Cheapest buy: $0.5400 · 2015-10-16Priciest buy: $4,838.11 · 2025-08-22Contributions: 580

Value over time · 370 daily points

Date	Invested	Units	Value	P/L
2015-08-07	$25.00	9.0266	$25.00	$0.00
2016-01-30	$650.00	684.362	$1,672.81	$1,022.81
2016-07-24	$1,275.00	755.779	$9,568.17	$8,293.17
2017-01-16	$1,900.00	815.814	$7,848.13	$5,948.13
2017-07-11	$2,525.00	836.417	$159,396.02	$156,871.02
2018-01-03	$3,150.00	838.397	$786,675.84	$783,525.84
2018-06-28	$3,775.00	839.352	$352,527.87	$348,752.87
2018-12-21	$4,425.00	842.583	$90,779.85	$86,354.85
2019-06-15	$5,050.00	846.692	$228,005.77	$222,955.77
2019-12-08	$5,675.00	849.917	$128,558.39	$122,883.39
2020-06-01	$6,300.00	853.583	$213,762.70	$207,462.70
2020-11-24	$6,925.00	855.504	$516,784.26	$509,859.26
2021-05-19	$7,550.00	856.019	$2,175,769.04	$2,168,219.04
2021-11-11	$8,175.00	856.243	$4,040,842.83	$4,032,667.83
2022-05-06	$8,825.00	856.448	$2,311,141.48	$2,302,316.48
2022-10-29	$9,450.00	856.872	$1,387,679.18	$1,378,229.18
2023-04-23	$10,075.00	857.294	$1,596,084.62	$1,586,009.62
2023-10-16	$10,700.00	857.647	$1,373,546.86	$1,362,846.86
2024-04-09	$11,325.00	857.905	$3,003,181.21	$2,991,856.21
2024-10-02	$11,950.00	858.113	$2,030,210.44	$2,018,260.44
2025-03-27	$12,575.00	858.336	$1,717,555.75	$1,704,980.75
2025-09-19	$13,225.00	858.582	$3,831,094.84	$3,817,869.84
2026-03-14	$13,850.00	858.801	$1,801,266.66	$1,787,416.66
2026-09-06	$14,475.00	859.114	$2,165,079.06	$2,150,604.06
2026-09-13	$14,500.00	859.124	$2,140,103.59	$2,125,603.59

Why DCA into Ethereum?

Ethereum's price history includes both multi-year bull runs and drawdowns of 80%+ from its peak, so the entry price you'd have gotten with a single lump sum varies enormously by date — a recurring buy schedule instead spreads that entry across many prices rather than betting on one.

Frequently asked questions

What is dollar-cost averaging into Ethereum?: Dollar-cost averaging (DCA) means investing a fixed amount into Ethereum on a regular schedule — weekly, biweekly, monthly — regardless of the price that day, rather than trying to time a single entry point. Some buys land at a local high, some at a local low, and the average cost per unit smooths out over the whole period.
How far back does the Ethereum price history go?: Back to 2015-08-07 (its first trading data, EUR-derived for the earliest stretch and backfilled to USD) — pick "Max" to run your plan across the whole period.
Does this include exchange fees?: By default no — it's a 0% baseline so you can see the raw price effect first. Use the Exchange fee dropdown to add a percentage (a few common presets, or your own) and/or a flat fee per buy under Advanced options, and the DCA total updates to include them.