Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in LODE 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+27.3%
Final Value$61.1K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+4.2%
Final Value$50.0K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return-15.9%
Final Value$40.4K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap43.2 pp
Your timing vs best-23.1%
Your timing vs worst+20.1%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 0.7%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$18K~1.0x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$30K~1.0x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$62K~1.0x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$128K~1.1x your moneyfrom $120K invested
Compare Other Monthly Amounts
Same CAGR assumption. Use this to pressure-test different monthly commitments.
Monthly
3 Years~1.0x your money
5 Years~1.0x your money
10 Years~1.0x your money
20 Years~1.1x your money
$100/mo
$4K+$34 est. gain
$6K+$97 est. gain
$12K+$395 est. gain
$26K+$2K est. gain
$250/mo
$9K+$86 est. gain
$15K+$242 est. gain
$31K+$989 est. gain
$64K+$4K est. gain
$500/mo
$18K+$172 est. gain
$30K+$485 est. gain
$62K+$2K est. gain
$128K+$8K est. gain
$1,000/mo
$36K+$344 est. gain
$61K+$970 est. gain
$124K+$4K est. gain
$256K+$16K est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 0.7% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$4.31
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$7.56
$10,500
$18,041
+71.82%
$7,541
Mar 2, 2020
$5.14
$11,000
$12,766
+16.05%
$1,766
Apr 2, 2020
$3.85
$11,500
$10,062
-12.51%
$-1,438
May 4, 2020
$5.40
$12,000
$14,613
+21.77%
$2,613
Jun 2, 2020
$5.89
$12,500
$16,439
+31.51%
$3,939
Jul 2, 2020
$8.11
$13,000
$23,135
+77.96%
$10,135
Aug 3, 2020
$8.20
$13,500
$23,891
+76.97%
$10,391
Sep 2, 2020
$1.10
$14,000
$3,705
-73.54%
$-10,295
Oct 2, 2020
$1.08
$14,500
$4,138
-71.46%
$-10,362
Nov 2, 2020
$9.70
$15,000
$37,662
+151.08%
$22,662
Dec 2, 2020
$1.07
$15,500
$4,654
-69.97%
$-10,846
Jan 4, 2021
$1.10
$16,000
$5,285
-66.97%
$-10,715
Feb 2, 2021
$1.90
$16,500
$9,628
-41.65%
$-6,872
Mar 2, 2021
$4.88
$17,000
$25,230
+48.41%
$8,230
Apr 5, 2021
$4.77
$17,500
$25,161
+43.78%
$7,661
May 3, 2021
$3.86
$18,000
$20,861
+15.90%
$2,861
Jun 2, 2021
$3.88
$18,500
$21,469
+16.05%
$2,969
Jul 2, 2021
$3.38
$19,000
$19,203
+1.07%
$203
Aug 2, 2021
$3.09
$19,500
$18,055
-7.41%
$-1,445
Sep 2, 2021
$2.98
$20,000
$17,912
-10.44%
$-2,088
Oct 4, 2021
$2.40
$20,500
$14,926
-27.19%
$-5,574
Nov 2, 2021
$2.25
$21,000
$14,493
-30.99%
$-6,507
Dec 2, 2021
$1.59
$21,500
$10,742
-50.04%
$-10,758
Jan 3, 2022
$1.32
$22,000
$9,418
-57.19%
$-12,582
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in LODE
Investing $500 per month in Comstock Inc. (LODE) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $50K today. That's +4.2% total return on $48K invested, with a +0.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).