Bitcoin DCA with Reduced Custody Risk. Configure Once. Monitor Anytime.
Non-custodial options on Hyperliquid. Bear mode for falling markets. Visual trade analytics.
Guided setup. Automated strategy. Transparent records.
Connect your exchange API → Register → Monitor automated trading.
No credit card required for the trial. Assets remain with the selected exchange or wallet, subject to its technical and market risks.
Dual-Mode Trading: Bull & Bear
The bot applies rule-based Bull or Bear workflows according to the configured market phase. Either workflow can lose value, and neither guarantees accumulation or profit.
📈 Bull Mode — Stacking USDT
Rule-based BTC purchases and sales target USDT-denominated gains when exits occur above matched entry costs. Results depend on execution and market conditions.
📉 Bear Mode — Stacking BTC
BTC-first sell and buy-back cycles target BTC-denominated gains when buy-backs occur below matched sales. Adverse moves can create losses.
📈 Bull Mode — Stacking USDT
Rule-based BTC purchases and sales target USDT-denominated gains when exits occur above matched entry costs. Results depend on execution and market conditions.
📉 Bear Mode — Stacking BTC
BTC-first sell and buy-back cycles target BTC-denominated gains when buy-backs occur below matched sales. Adverse moves can create losses.
Core Features
Trade Chain Analytics
Recorded trades are grouped into flows so you can inspect how positions open, merge and close, including profitable and unprofitable outcomes.
Multiple DCA Buys → 1 Sell
The chain ID encodes the direction: 'SSSB' = Short-Sell-Short-Buy (bear), 'LBLS' = Long-Buy-Long-Sell (bull).
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Recorded trades. Dated results. Exchange exports.
Download the available OKX exports and review the published calculation methodology.
Available OKX order and trade exports can be downloaded and compared with the dated methodology. The dataset is selected, unaudited and not a forecast.
📈 See Live Stats →What to evaluate before choosing a trading bot
Too complicated
Many platforms expose Safety Orders, Take Profit levels, volume multipliers and other parameters. That flexibility can require more setup and monitoring.
Never-ending subscriptions
Recurring subscriptions add a fixed cost that should be evaluated independently from uncertain trading performance. Competitor pricing can change; verify current terms directly.
Different risk controls
Stop-losses, position limits and capital reserves address different risks. No control prevents every loss, and automated DCA can still deploy capital during a prolonged decline.
Evidence quality varies
Backtests, screenshots and live records answer different questions. Check dates, sample selection, fees, open positions and whether source exports are available before interpreting any result.
Guided configuration. Built-in risk controls. Inspectable records.
Guided configuration
Core strategy parameters are managed by the service, reducing manual setup. You remain responsible for exchange permissions, funding, mode selection and monitoring.
Rule-based risk controls
Bull mode includes a configurable profit threshold, market-phase signals and a capital-reserve target. In selected Jan–Feb 2026 snapshots, the portfolio remained operational during a roughly 35% BTC decline; this does not establish future loss limits.
Inspectable historical sample
The Live Stats page publishes dated OKX records and downloadable exchange exports with a calculation methodology. It is a selected, unaudited sample and not representative of every account or market.
One-time access option
The 500 USDT lifetime plan removes recurring A-DCA subscription charges. Whether its cost is recovered depends on uncertain trading results and is not guaranteed.
From zero to automated Bitcoin investing
The guided setup can take about 5 minutes after exchange prerequisites are ready; timing varies by provider and user.
Create OKX API Keys
Go to OKX → API Management → Create keys with trade permission (no withdrawal needed). Takes 1-2 minutes.
Register on a-dca.trade
Enter your API keys, choose a plan (or start your free month). Takes 1 minute.
Monitor the connection
After activation, review permissions, balances, orders and recorded results. Automation does not remove the need to monitor exchange, wallet and market risks.
Watch: How to create API keys on OKX
Step-by-step: how to open the API menu on OKX, fill in the required fields and save your trading API credentials.
Watch: Register & sign in to A-DCA
Full walkthrough of the A-DCA registration and sign-in process — from the form to your first successful login.
First month is completely free
The 30-day trial provides a longer observation window than a short trial, but may still not cover a representative market cycle or profitable close.
| Monthly | Yearly | Lifetime | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 30 USDT/mo | 180 USDT/yr | 500 USDT (once) |
| Savings | — | 50% vs monthly | 86% vs monthly (3 yr) |
| Recommended deposit | 1,500+ USDT | 5,000+ USDT | 9,000+ USDT |
| Illustrative cost scenario | Month 1 | Not guaranteed | Not guaranteed |
| After payback | Pay again next month | No further subscription charge in paid year | No recurring A-DCA subscription charge |
🆓 We recommend starting with a 1-month free trial.
See Detailed ROI Calculations →A-DCA vs. The Competition
| Feature | a-dca.trade | 3Commas | TradeSanta | DCA.bot | Pionex | Gunbot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time to first trade | 5 min | 30–60 min | 30–60 min | 15–30 min | 5–10 min | Hours+ |
| Configuration required | None | Heavy | Heavy | Medium | Light | Extreme |
| Free trial | 1 month | 3 days | 3 days | Limited | N/A (free) | None |
| Lifetime plan | Yes (500 USDT) | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | N/A | ~One-time |
| Built-in risk mgmt | 3 algorithms | SL/TP only | SL/TP only | Basic | Basic | Manual |
| 50% capital reserve | ✅ Automatic | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | Manual |
| Published dated sample | ✅ CSV from OKX | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Documented stress interval | ✅ Documented | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
A-DCA does not request withdrawal permission
For OKX, A-DCA uses read and trade permissions and stores credentials encrypted. Assets remain in the exchange account, while harmful-trade, credential, exchange and market risks remain.
Trade-only API
The requested API key has no withdrawal permission. Compromise can still cause losses through unauthorized or adverse trades.
Funds stay on OKX
A-DCA places orders in the connected account and does not receive custody of the trading deposit. OKX counterparty and account risks still apply.
Encrypted keys
API credentials are encrypted at rest using the configured AES-256 encryption service and decrypted by the trading runtime when required.
Full transparency
See every trade in real time. Full history of all operations in your account, verifiable on OKX.
A-DCA's three Bull-mode risk controls
The controls manage defined exposures but cannot guarantee profit, liquidity or protection from all losses.
Profit Fixing
When configured cumulative conditions are met, eligible positions are selected for closing. Execution, fees and open positions can change the realized result.
Market Phase Detection
Bollinger Band analysis identifies overbought/oversold conditions. The bot adapts, not blindly buys.
50% Deposit Reserve
Bull mode targets a configurable reserve threshold under defined phases. Sharp moves, fills and configuration changes can cause actual allocation to differ.
Published historical observation:
Selected snapshots around January 29–February 5, 2026 cover a roughly 35% BTC decline and record a maximum drawdown figure of 11.67% in the referenced dataset. Review Live Stats methodology and source files; the observation is unaudited and does not predict future drawdown.
Why A-DCA was built
A personal story from the founder of A-DCA:
I started out as a regular crypto user with zero programming skills. I fell for scammers who promised insane returns from their "trading bot" — 1% per day. My greed got the better of me. Of course, there was no bot. They just stole my BTC.
After that, I started thinking: how can I get into algorithmic trading without running into fraudsters again? Eventually I found honest developers and hired them to build a scalping bot. I wrote a detailed technical spec. The developer barely managed to implement 30% of the basics — and even that was full of bugs. The bot kept crashing. I ended up losing the $3,000 I invested in development.
Three years later, I had grown from a QA automation engineer into a developer at my day job. I implemented a rule-based strategy as a Node.js script and tested it on my own account. Those personal observations were not audited and do not establish expected returns.
I decided to do a full refactor. Three months later I had a modern multi-tier application — with a trade database, application server, and web interface. At first I had no intention of turning it into a service for others. I built v1 for myself and kept trading.
The problem: I have no way to regularly top up my deposit from outside. My income comes only from the initial capital I started with. I wanted to grow my earnings beyond just trading my own funds.
That's when the idea hit me — make the app multi-user. Add authentication, subscriptions, let others use it as a service. I worked hard — 3 months straight, no weekends, every evening after my day job. And in early 2026, I shipped the first multi-user version.
A-DCA remains independently operated software under active development. Trading logic, infrastructure and third-party integrations can fail and should be monitored.
🤝 The operator is an independent pseudonymous software developer, not a financial adviser, broker, exchange or licensed custodian. A-DCA provides automation software and technical support, not individualized investment advice.
𝕏 A-DCA application founder on X (Twitter)🔒 The operator currently publishes under the handle linked above. No legal entity, regulatory license, external security audit or audited performance record is claimed.
Operator and evidence disclosure
A-DCA is independently operated by the pseudonymous developer linked above. Published performance is a selected, unaudited historical sample; no customer endorsements, guaranteed results, legal entity, license or external audit are claimed.
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