Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in TYRA 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+148.9%
Final Value$94.6K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+121.6%
Final Value$83.1K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+96.4%
Final Value$74.6K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap52.5 pp
Your timing vs best-27.3%
Your timing vs worst+25.1%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 18.7%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$23K~1.3x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$47K~1.6x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$158K~2.6x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$1.0M~8.6x your moneyfrom $120K invested
Compare Other Monthly Amounts
Same CAGR assumption. Use this to pressure-test different monthly commitments.
Monthly
3 Years~1.3x your money
5 Years~1.6x your money
10 Years~2.6x your money
20 Years~8.6x your money
$100/mo
$5K+$1K est. gain
$9K+$3K est. gain
$32K+$20K est. gain
$207K+$183K est. gain
$250/mo
$12K+$3K est. gain
$24K+$9K est. gain
$79K+$49K est. gain
$518K+$458K est. gain
$500/mo
$23K+$5K est. gain
$47K+$17K est. gain
$158K+$98K est. gain
$1.0M+$917K est. gain
$1,000/mo
$47K+$11K est. gain
$94K+$34K est. gain
$316K+$196K est. gain
$2.1M+$1.8M est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 18.7% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
56 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Sep 15, 2021
$26.00
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Oct 15, 2021
$16.34
$10,500
$6,785
-35.38%
$-3,715
Nov 15, 2021
$28.37
$11,000
$12,280
+11.63%
$1,280
Dec 15, 2021
$15.29
$11,500
$7,118
-38.10%
$-4,382
Jan 18, 2022
$11.50
$12,000
$5,854
-51.22%
$-6,146
Feb 15, 2022
$12.57
$12,500
$6,898
-44.81%
$-5,602
Mar 15, 2022
$10.03
$13,000
$6,004
-53.81%
$-6,996
Apr 18, 2022
$9.08
$13,500
$5,936
-56.03%
$-7,564
May 16, 2022
$7.68
$14,000
$5,521
-60.57%
$-8,479
Jun 15, 2022
$5.88
$14,500
$4,727
-67.40%
$-9,773
Jul 15, 2022
$9.65
$15,000
$8,257
-44.95%
$-6,743
Aug 15, 2022
$11.95
$15,500
$10,725
-30.81%
$-4,775
Sep 15, 2022
$9.01
$16,000
$8,587
-46.33%
$-7,413
Oct 17, 2022
$6.46
$16,500
$6,656
-59.66%
$-9,844
Nov 15, 2022
$7.49
$17,000
$8,218
-51.66%
$-8,782
Dec 15, 2022
$6.32
$17,500
$7,434
-57.52%
$-10,066
Jan 17, 2023
$8.32
$18,000
$10,287
-42.85%
$-7,713
Feb 15, 2023
$12.48
$18,500
$15,930
-13.89%
$-2,570
Mar 15, 2023
$14.21
$19,000
$18,638
-1.91%
$-362
Apr 17, 2023
$14.88
$19,500
$20,017
+2.65%
$517
May 15, 2023
$13.18
$20,000
$18,230
-8.85%
$-1,770
Jun 15, 2023
$16.00
$20,500
$22,630
+10.39%
$2,130
Jul 17, 2023
$15.98
$21,000
$23,102
+10.01%
$2,102
Aug 15, 2023
$15.50
$21,500
$22,908
+6.55%
$1,408
Sep 15, 2023
$14.71
$22,000
$22,241
+1.09%
$241
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in TYRA
Investing $500 per month in Tyra Biosciences, Inc. (TYRA) over the past 5 years would be worth approximately $83K today. That's +121.6% total return on $38K invested, with a +18.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).