Hey Jessavers
Oh what a difference 5 years and 2 halvings make doesn't it? When I first got into BTC I was only concerned with getting rich quick, we moon, we sell, we rek noobs, we repeat. It was fun while it lasted and I'll probably do it again with some alts, I'm by no means the noblest lad I'm here to make that cash MUHNEEE!
Clearly, if you're losing it to me, you didn't want it badly enough and I know how to spend it better.
My previous strategy was to lump in when it's cheap and then dump out when its a bit higher and hope I made some profits. The truth is most traders get rekt the shorter the time period is, I used to try and do it each month and had some success but with the small amounts and fees and time it hardly seemed worth it
As we moved into bear market times, I shifted my strategy into dollar-cost averaging and have not looked back since.
What is dollar-cost averaging?
Dollar-cost averaging is a simple investment strategy that aims to reduce the impact of volatility on large purchases of financial assets such as equities. All you do is pick a date and value you willing to spend like a debit order and pop it into the asset of choice every month.
Dollar-cost averaging is also called the constant dollar plan, pound-cost averaging, and, irrespective of currency, unit cost averaging, incremental trading, or the cost average effect.
It makes investing easier, you can do it on autopilot basically and you can adjust as you see fit without risking your position.
Image source: - foreignpolicyjournal.com
Since then I've been buying $150 worth of BTC each month, I do buy a bit more in some cases but that has been to convert into altcoins but I never miss my $150 commitment.
I've been doing it since the beginning of 2018 on the first of every month to make it easier. I mean you could do it when you get paid be it the end of the month, or the middle, it's really up to you, the 1st of the month is just my preference.
Also, keep in mind to maintain my $150 commitment I've had to adjust how much I pay in since I have to do it in South African Rands so I need to account for the exchange rate into dollars at the time and get $150 before converting into BTC, which ads a bit of complexity but for me but for the sake of consistency with a measurement most would understand it's far better.
Besides who wants to measure anything in Rands, I'd much rather measure in toilet paper at this point.
2018
| Month | Dollars | BTC |
|---|---|---|
| January | $14 093.61 | 0,01064312 |
| February | $10 114.50 | 0,01483019 |
| March | $10 364.66 | 0,01447225 |
| April | $6 975.28 | 0,02150451 |
| May | $9 198.19 | 0,01630756 |
| June | $7460.17 | 0,02010678 |
| July | $6636.50 | 0,02260228 |
| August | $7 738.25 | 0,01938423 |
| September | $7 027.63 | 0,02134432 |
| October | $6 626.04 | 0,02263796 |
| November | $6 366.72 | 0,02356001 |
| December | $4 009.69 | 0,03740938 |
- Total Satohsis for 2018: 0,24480259
- Total Satohsis value 2018: (based on last USD price of 2018 - $3 788.19)
- $924.91
- Loss: - $875.09 or 48.6% loss ($1 800 - 924.91)
- Total Satohsis value at 2020: (Based on price $9 582.12)
- $2 345.72
- Profit: + $545 or 30.3% profit
2019
| Month | Dollars | BTC |
|---|---|---|
| January | $3 692.53 | 0,04062255 |
| February | $3 431.94 | 0,04370706 |
| March | $3 815.61 | 0,03931219 |
| April | $4 103.52 | 0,03655398 |
| May | $5 292.82 | 0,02834028 |
| June | $8 575.65 | 0,01749139 |
| July | $10 888.10 | 0,01377651 |
| August | $10 063.00 | 0,01490609 |
| September | $9 607.29 | 0,01561314 |
| October | $8 271.29 | 0,01813502 |
| November | $9 151.82 | 0,01639018 |
| December | $7 556.40 | 0,01985072 |
- Total Satohsis for 2019: 0,30469912
- Total Satohsis value 2019: (based on last USD price of 2019 - $7 240.43)
- $2 206.15
- Profit: + $406.15 or 22.6% profit ($1 800 - 2 206.15)
- Total Satohsis value at 2020: (Based on $9582.12)
- $2 919.66
- Profit: $1 119.66 or 62% ($1800 - 2919.66)
2020
| Month | Dollar Value | BTC |
|---|---|---|
| January | $7 195.15 | 0,02084738 |
| February | $9 308.06 | 0,01611507 |
| March | $8 552.99 | 0,01753773 |
| April | $6 421.71 | 0,02335826 |
| May | $8 610.64 | 0,01742031 |
- Total Satohsis for 2020: 0,09527874
- Total Satohsis value 2020:(based on latest USD price of 2020 - $9582.12)
- $912.97
- Profit: + $162.97 or 21.7% profit ($750 - 912.97)
Total DCA for 2019 - 2020
- 0,64478045
- Total Satohsis value 2020: (based on a latest USD price of 2020 - $9582.12)
- $6178.36
- Spent $4350
- Profit 1828.36
- 42% up in nominal value
I didn't feel like factoring in inflation or I'd have to really break out the excel sheets. So there you have it guys, my dollar cost averaging guide to focusing on owning 1 coin. It's been a long road and if you ignore the prices you'll end up in a pretty good spot if you look at this slice of Bitcoins timeframe.
I'll continue my run until the next halving without skipping a beat and see where I end up, hopefully I'll be a one corner by then and be up on the purchase of it overall.
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