Ethereum, 3 Years of Recurring Investing
What if you had invested about $37 per week in Ethereum (ETH) starting in 2022? A high-volatility asset.
What does this scenario show?
Investment period · Jul 2022 – Jul 2025 (3 years)
Investment method · Recurring investment of about $37 per week
Target asset · Ethereum (ETH-USD)
Result of dollar-cost averaging amid high volatility (estimate), MDD over -70%
Key results
Values verified by the operator against past data.
Sum of principal contributed during the investment period
Valuation at the end date
Personal return that reflects your investment timing
Risk & recovery metrics
These are the declines you actually had to endure during long-term investing. We do not hide this part.
Maximum drawdown (MDD)
-72.3%
Largest decline from the peak
Longest loss duration
18 months
Longest continuous stretch below principal
Recovery period
22 months
Time to regain the previous peak
What if you had stopped partway?
Ethereum is more volatile than Bitcoin, and its maximum drawdown exceeded -72%. Dollar-cost averaging lowered the average cost, but enduring a drawdown of this magnitude psychologically is extremely difficult. Figures are estimates.
If you stop investing during a decline, you lose both the chance to lower your average purchase price and the gains from the subsequent rebound. That said, there is no guarantee this result repeats for every asset and every period.
Data sources and limitations
- Based on adjusted close; exchange fees not reflected; high-volatility asset. Figures are estimates.
- Based on adjusted close (dividends and splits reflected); unless otherwise noted, the exchange rate (FX effect) is not reflected.
- Trading fees and taxes are not reflected. Your actual after-tax return is lower than this.
- This is a result based on past data and does not guarantee future returns.
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