PLAIN ENGLISH
What does DCA mean?
DCA stands for dollar-cost averaging. The basic idea is to spread entries across time or price rather than making one single purchase. Traders also use the phrase loosely for adding to an existing position.
IN THE WILD
How people use it
Long-term investing and active trading.
EXAMPLE“I did not full-size the first entry; I am DCAing into it.”
ALSO USED AS
dollar-cost averaging