Dollar-cost averaging simulation on a supplied price list
Dollar-cost averaging simulation on a supplied price list: average cost, units, return, breakeven price and a comparison against one lump sum at the first price.
Answeringour last check, 2026-10-20
1 of 1checks answered this week
510 msmedian answer time
$0.01listed price per call
$0.01price it asked us
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Endpoint
GET https://saylorinnovations.com/api/crypto/dca-simulator
| Category | Market data |
|---|---|
| Provider host | saylorinnovations.com |
| Networks | eip155:137, eip155:42161, eip155:8453, solana:5eykt4UsFv8P8NJdTREpY1vzqKqZKvdp |
| Payment schemes | exact |
| Self-reported calls, 30 days | 0 from 0 payers (the provider's figure, not ours) |
Our checks, last 30 days
| Day | Result | HTTP | Asked | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 | valid payment request | 402 | $0.01 | 510 ms |
Example input (from the provider)
{
"method": "GET",
"queryParams": {
"amount": "100",
"prices": "60000,58000,62000,55000,57000,64000,67000"
},
"type": "http"
}
Promised output schema (from the provider)
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"properties": {
"input": {
"additionalProperties": false,
"properties": {
"method": {
"enum": [
"GET"
],
"type": "string"
},
"queryParams": {
"properties": {
"amount": {
"description": "amount spent at each price",
"type": "string"
},
"prices": {
"description": "comma-separated purchase prices in time order (2-500)",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"prices",
"amount"
],
"type": "object"
},
"type": {
"const": "http",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"type",
"method"
],
"type": "object"
},
"output": {
"properties": {
"example": {
"properties": {
"amount_per_buy": {
"description": "Amount spent on each purchase",
"type": "number"
},
"average_cost": {
"description": "Average price paid per unit",
"type": "number"
},
"breakeven_price": {
"description": "Price at which the position breaks even (the average cost)",
"type": "number"
},
"buys": {
"description": "Number of purchases simulated",
"type": "number"
},
"dca_beats_lump_sum": {
"description": "True when the DCA final value is higher than the lump sum",
"type": "boolean"
},
"fee_percent": {
"description": "Fee taken from each purchase, in percent",
"type": [
"number",
"null"
]
},
"final_price": {
"description": "Last price in the series, used for valuation",
"type": "number"
},
"final_value": {
"description": "Value of all units at the final price",
"type": "number"
},
"highest_price": {
"description": "Highest purchase price",
"type": "number"
},
"lowest_price": {
"description": "Lowest purchase price",
"type": "number"
},
"lump_sum_at_first_price": {
"description": "Result of spending the same total once at the first price",
"properties": {
"final_value": {
"description": "Value of the lump sum at the final price",
"type": [
"number",
"null"
]
},
"return_percent": {
"description": "Return of the lump sum, in percent",
"type": [
"number",
"null"
]
},
"units": {
"description": "Units a single purchase would have bought",
"type": [
"number",
"null"
]
}
},
"type": "object"
},
"max_price_drawdown_percent": {
"description": "Worst peak-to-trough fall in the price series, in percent",
"type": "number"
},
"note": {
"description": "Plain-language caveat about how to read and use the result",
"type": "string"
},
"profit": {
"description": "Final value minus total invested",
"type": "number"
},
"return_percent": {
"description": "Profit as a percentage of the amount invested",
"type": "number"
},
"source": {
"description": "Where the data or formula comes from",
"type": "string"
},
"total_invested": {
"description": "Total amount spent",
"type": "number"
},
"units_acquired": {
"description": "Total units bought after fees",
"type": "number"
}
},
"required": [
"average_cost",
"return_percent"
],
"type": "object"
},
"type": {
"const": "json",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"type"
],
"type": "object"
}
},
"required": [
"input"
],
"type": "object"
}