Fixed-Tranche Dollar-Cost Averaging with a Capital Limit

Summary

This script describes a passive dollar-cost averaging benchmark. It invests a fixed amount in the asset at regular intervals, either on a selected weekday or every specified number of chart bars. The script converts the quote-currency contribution into units at the current close and is designed to stop purchasing once cumulative investment reaches the strategy's initial capital. Its stated aim is to compare an active strategy with a fixed pool of capital, without adding outside funds.

The document includes implementation choices such as commission, slippage, date-window controls, and guidance for adjusting purchase size and frequency to chart intervals. It does not provide performance results or a comparison against another strategy. The excerpt ends before the order logic is complete, so the capital cap and scheduling behavior cannot be fully checked from the supplied text. The script itself flags two limitations: the full allocation may be deployed within the first N weeks, and it has no active risk management. It is a contribution-schedule baseline, not a signal-driven trading method.

Key ideas

• The method invests a fixed quote-currency amount at regular time intervals.
• Purchases can be scheduled by weekday or by a number of chart bars between buys.
• The script is intended to cap total investment at initial capital for fair comparison with an active strategy.
• The document supplies no performance comparison, and the provided script excerpt ends before the order logic is complete.
• The approach can deploy its capital early and has no active risk management.

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