Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in CNTX means investing a fixed amount at regular intervals, regardless of share price. This strategy reduces timing risk and builds wealth steadily through market ups and downs.
How This Calculator Works
Our DCA calculator simulates real market conditions using historical price data. It accounts for dividend reinvestment (DRIP), where each dividend payment automatically purchases additional shares. You can adjust the investment amount, frequency, time period, and compare against benchmarks like the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100.
Same amount invested each month — only the day of purchase changes. How much does intra-month timing actually matter?
Best Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly low
Total Return+79.9%
Final Value$67.5K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+57.4%
Final Value$58.2K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+29.3%
Final Value$48.5K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap50.6 pp
Your timing vs best-22.5%
Your timing vs worst+28.1%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 10.5%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$21K~1.2x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$39K~1.3x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$103K~1.7x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$381K~3.2x your moneyfrom $120K invested
Compare Other Monthly Amounts
Same CAGR assumption. Use this to pressure-test different monthly commitments.
Monthly
3 Years~1.2x your money
5 Years~1.3x your money
10 Years~1.7x your money
20 Years~3.2x your money
$100/mo
$4K+$580 est. gain
$8K+$2K est. gain
$21K+$9K est. gain
$76K+$52K est. gain
$250/mo
$10K+$1K est. gain
$19K+$4K est. gain
$51K+$21K est. gain
$190K+$130K est. gain
$500/mo
$21K+$3K est. gain
$39K+$9K est. gain
$103K+$43K est. gain
$381K+$261K est. gain
$1,000/mo
$42K+$6K est. gain
$77K+$17K est. gain
$205K+$85K est. gain
$762K+$522K est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 10.5% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
55 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Oct 20, 2021
$5.10
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Nov 22, 2021
$5.18
$10,500
$10,657
+1.49%
$157
Dec 20, 2021
$2.82
$11,000
$6,302
-42.71%
$-4,698
Jan 20, 2022
$1.97
$11,500
$4,902
-57.37%
$-6,598
Feb 22, 2022
$1.87
$12,000
$5,153
-57.06%
$-6,847
Mar 21, 2022
$2.10
$12,500
$6,287
-49.70%
$-6,213
Apr 20, 2022
$1.69
$13,000
$5,560
-57.23%
$-7,440
May 20, 2022
$1.77
$13,500
$6,323
-53.16%
$-7,177
Jun 21, 2022
$2.15
$14,000
$8,180
-41.57%
$-5,820
Jul 20, 2022
$1.91
$14,500
$7,767
-46.43%
$-6,733
Aug 22, 2022
$2.08
$15,000
$8,958
-40.28%
$-6,042
Sep 20, 2022
$1.38
$15,500
$6,444
-58.43%
$-9,056
Oct 20, 2022
$1.07
$16,000
$5,496
-65.65%
$-10,504
Nov 21, 2022
$1.27
$16,500
$7,023
-57.43%
$-9,477
Dec 20, 2022
$0.66
$17,000
$4,136
-75.67%
$-12,864
Jan 20, 2023
$0.69
$17,500
$4,863
-72.21%
$-12,637
Feb 21, 2023
$0.80
$18,000
$6,131
-65.94%
$-11,869
Mar 20, 2023
$0.66
$18,500
$5,539
-70.06%
$-12,961
Apr 20, 2023
$0.62
$19,000
$5,662
-70.20%
$-13,338
May 22, 2023
$0.65
$19,500
$6,437
-66.99%
$-13,063
Jun 20, 2023
$1.25
$20,000
$12,975
-35.13%
$-7,025
Jul 20, 2023
$1.19
$20,500
$12,852
-37.31%
$-7,648
Aug 21, 2023
$1.02
$21,000
$11,516
-45.16%
$-9,484
Sep 20, 2023
$0.90
$21,500
$10,661
-50.41%
$-10,839
Oct 20, 2023
$1.13
$22,000
$13,886
-36.88%
$-8,114
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in CNTX
Investing $500 per month in Context Therapeutics Inc. (CNTX) over the past 5 years would be worth approximately $58K today. That's +57.4% total return on $37K invested, with a +10.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).