May 19, 2026 – Nuremberg, Germany
Adoption Coinbird DCA calculations Every month Bitcoin purchases since 2015 returned +4,515%, when the money would have endured a 76.7% drawdown, and DCA underperformed mlung-money money in events Coinbird has been tested short.
A new analysis from the crypto comparison platform Coinbird shows what led to the purchase of Bitcoin in the month since 2015, and shows where the popular story of ‘only DCA into Bitcoin’ is stretching the truth.
The findings are based on Coinbird’s Bitcoin DCA Calculator, which uses historical Bitcoin price data from CoinGecko and allows users to model trading activity that goes back to 2013.
To run a backtest or view other scenarios, users can visit Here.
Big results
- An investor who started a $100 per month Bitcoin DCA plan in January 2015 would have purchased 137 per month through May 2026, investing a total of $13,700. As of May 19, 2026, the result of 8.219 BTC would be worth about $632,315, which represents a total return of +4,515% on the amount invested. This strategy earned Bitcoin at a purchase price of approximately $1,667 per BTC, as the initial purchase earned more Bitcoin before prices rose.
- For investors who started later, near the May 2021 market before the 2022 crash, the $100 per month DCA plan still returned +84.34% in the May 2021-May 2026 period, turning the $6,100 invested in the 61 purchase per month into approximately $11,244. At the same time, all investments already made in May 2021 returned an average of +43%. In this period, DCA was very successful because the strategy only achieved the most Bitcoin in the 2022 market.
- Most importantly, the transaction outperformed DCA at one, two, three and four years in Coinbird’s test cases. The benefits of five-year DCA were evident after complete breakdown and recovery. The idea that ‘DCA beats lump-sum’ is not universal it depends a lot on the start date and market movement.
- Investors in DCA during this period still received a significant decrease of -76.72% in the bear market of 2022, proving that repeated buying does not remove the instability or psychological distress of having a large decrease.
Philipp When, founder of Coinbird, said,
“The interesting thing is that Bitcoin has not gone up since 2015.
“What’s interesting is that, in this historical context, buying stocks every month because of risk, constant inflation and systemic uncertainty has a long-term effect.
“At the same time, the difficulties show why this trend is more difficult to continue than it appears on the chart in hindsight.”
Coinbird’s Bitcoin DCA Calculator is available for free and allows users to test different currencies, buy times and dates dating back to 2013.
The way
This analysis is based on repeated monthly Bitcoin purchases using CoinGecko’s historical data.
The calculation of the interest rate assumes that all pre-arranged amounts are deposited in advance of the selected period.
The calculation does not include taxes and trade fees. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
About Coinbird
Coinbird is an independent crypto comparison and market intelligence platform that enables investors to compare cryptocurrencies, exchanges and wallets in a transparent manner.
Get started coinbird.comusers can search for live market data, compare providers, use crypto calculators and follow market indicators such as the Bitcoin Rainbow Chart, Bitcoin Dominance and Altcoin Season Index.
Coinbird is operated by Coinbird GmbH and is a global platform for kryptovergleich.deone of the leading crypto portals in Germany, which supports more than two million users per year.
For both platforms, Coinbird combines transparency, useful tools and learning tips for new and experienced crypto investors.
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