Polkadot (DOT) DCA Calculator
What a fixed dollar amount bought in Polkadot every day, week or month: a dollar-cost averaging backtest on Binance spot DOTUSDT daily closes, with the total invested, the coins bought, their value today and a lump sum of the same total for comparison. Fees are ignored.
Buying $100 a week for 5 years (261 buys from 19 Oct 2021) put $26,100 into Polkadot; those 7,551.2433 DOT are worth $8,480 at the latest price, -67.51%. Investing the same $26,100 at once on 19 Oct 2021 trailed it: $709.01 (-97.28%).
Your plan
USD, buys at the UTC daily close$100 a week for 5 years
CSV of each buy- Value now
- $8,480
- Invested
- $26,100 · 261 buys
- Profit
- -$17,620 (-67.51%)
- DOT bought
- 7,551.2433
- Average buy price
- 3.456 · today 1.123 (-67.51%)
- Lump sum on 19 Oct 2021
- $709.01 (-97.28%)
Backtest: first buy 19 Oct 2021, latest closed day 18 Oct 2026. Fees, spread and taxes are ignored. Not financial advice.
Value vs amount invested
19 Oct 2021 – 18 Oct 2026 · daily closes · linearValue of the coins bought Total invested
$100 a week vs $100 a month in Polkadot
value at 1.123 USDT · 19 Oct 2026 so far| Plan | First buy | Invested | DOT bought | Value now | Profit | Avg buy price | Lump sum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly, 1 year | 19 Oct 2025 | $5,300 | 4,168.1923 | $4,681 | -11.68% | 1.272 -11.68% | -62.68% |
| Weekly, 3 years | 19 Oct 2023 | $15,700 | 6,172.4045 | $6,932 | -55.85% | 2.544 -55.85% | -69.22% |
| Weekly, 5 years | 19 Oct 2021 | $26,100 | 7,551.2433 | $8,480 | -67.51% | 3.456 -67.51% | -97.28% |
| Weekly, since listing | 18 Aug 2020 | $32,200 | 8,167.0400 | $9,172 | -71.52% | 3.943 -71.52% | -63.77% |
| Monthly, 1 year | 19 Oct 2025 | $1,200 | 921.2180 | $1,035 | -13.79% | 1.303 -13.79% | -62.68% |
| Monthly, 3 years | 19 Oct 2023 | $3,600 | 1,389.4736 | $1,560 | -56.66% | 2.591 -56.66% | -69.22% |
| Monthly, 5 years | 19 Oct 2021 | $6,000 | 1,708.7213 | $1,919 | -68.02% | 3.511 -68.02% | -97.28% |
| Monthly, since listing | 18 Aug 2020 | $7,500 | 1,942.1434 | $2,181 | -70.92% | 3.862 -70.92% | -63.77% |
How to read it. Each plan buys $100 (or your amount) of Polkadot on every scheduled day at that UTC day's closing price: weekly plans every 7 days from the first buy, monthly plans on the same day of each month. Value now is the coins bought times the latest price; profit is value over the total invested. The lump sum puts the same total in at the first buy's close. The average buy price is the total invested over the coins bought, compared with today's price.
Fees ignored: no trading fee, spread, slippage or tax is deducted. Source: Binance spot DOTUSDT daily candles (public API), refreshed every few hours. Not financial advice.
Polkadot DCA FAQ
How much would $100 a week in Polkadot over the last 5 years be worth?
261 buys of $100 from 19 Oct 2021 put $26,100 into Polkadot; the 7,551.2433 DOT bought are worth $8,480 at the latest price (-67.51%). The average buy price was 3.4564 USDT, -67.51% vs today.
How does the DCA backtest work?
The plan buys the same dollar amount on every scheduled day from the start date: every day, every 7 days, or on the start's day of the month (the last day in shorter months). Each buy fills at that UTC day's closing price on Binance spot; a day without a candle buys at the next close. The value now is the coins bought times the latest price, and the profit is that value over the total invested.
Are fees included?
No. Trading fees, spread, slippage, withdrawal costs and taxes are ignored, so a real plan ends with slightly fewer coins: at a 0.1% trading fee, about 0.1% fewer.
What is the lump-sum comparison?
The same total invested all at once at the close of the plan's first buy day. In a market that rose steadily a lump sum usually ends higher; after a fall, DCA's lower average buy price usually wins.
Is past performance a guide to future returns?
No. A backtest shows what a plan would have done on past prices only. For a position you already hold, the average entry price calculator combines your own fills. Nothing here is financial advice.