DCA & Ladder Orders on Dawn
Two ways to split a trade: DCA buys on a schedule, ladders buy across a price range.
Two ways to split a trade
DCA repeats a fixed buy on a schedule. A ladder spreads a total across price levels, all at once. Both avoid betting everything on one entry.
- DCA: fixed $ amount, repeated over time
- Ladder: total split across market-cap rungs, at once
Same $ amount, repeated on a schedule
Total split across market-cap rungs, all at once
Plan a DCA buy
Send /dca, the bot will then ask you to structure your DCA and buy in according to your parameters automatically.
$25 every 6 hours, 20 times
$500 total, spread over 5 days
Build a ladder
Send /ladder to spread a total across a market-cap range instead of a time schedule.
$400 split across 4 rungs
$100 per rung, spaced evenly across your price range
DCA
FAQ
DCA repeats a fixed buy on a time schedule, e.g. $25 every 6 hours. A ladder instead spreads a total across several price levels within a market-cap range, all at once.
A limit order fires once, when your target is hit. DCA and ladders split a position into several smaller orders instead of one.
It's reported as missed and retried on schedule. After 3 consecutive failures, the plan stops. Nothing you've already bought is sold.
Yes. A DCA or ladder plan keeps running in the background, even if you close Telegram or switch profile.