How to use DCA Entry Ladder
Set total budget, number of rungs, and high/low price bounds (or stepped prices). Read per-rung size and blended average entry if all rungs fill.
Example: a four-step buy ladder
You split a $5,000 budget into 4 buy orders at $38,000, $36,000, $34,000, $32,000.
- Each rung = $5,000 ÷ 4 = $1,250
- $38,000: $1,250 ÷ $38,000 = 0.032895 BTC
- $36,000: $1,250 ÷ $36,000 = 0.034722 BTC
- $34,000: $1,250 ÷ $34,000 = 0.036765 BTC
- $32,000: $1,250 ÷ $32,000 = 0.039063 BTC
- Average entry = $5,000 ÷ 0.143444 = $34,856.77
If every order fills you own 0.143444 BTC at an average of $34,856.77. If price never drops, the lower orders stay unfilled.
Formula & methodology
perRung$ = total/n. coins_i = perRung$/price_i. avgEntry = total / Σcoins_i when all fills occur.
Build a crypto buy ladder
An entry ladder spreads buys across prices so you are not all-in on the first tick. It is a planning cousin of calendar DCA: you choose levels, not months.
If price never revisits lower rungs, unused cash sits idle — that is an opportunity cost versus lump-sum. If it cascades lower, your average entry improves.
Compare outcomes historically with lump-sum vs DCA, then execute the ladder manually on your venue.
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