What is the best day of the month to Dollar Cost Average?

Firstly, we need to understand the fundamentals of dollar cost averaging. In essence, it is used to reduce short-term price volatility. Since there is no guarantee on the price movement in the investment world, hence there is no way we can determine on the best way to invest. Otherwise, we won't really need to do dollar cost averaging anymore.

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Hi Eman,

There is no 'best' time in a month to dollar cost average. What's more important is the discipline to see it through all the way for years. The idea behind DCA is to automate and reduce volatility by not trying to time the market. If you've been trying to avoid high prices, you are doing exactly the opposite of that, timing the market.

You've just done 2 months, which in the grand scheme of things, is a really short time frame. No one can ever catch the absolute bottom or sell at the very top of the market. So no, you're not doing it wrongly. Just automate the contributions monthly, and then remember to review and rebalance.