If your DCA (Dollar Cost Averaging) orders are triggering more frequently than expected, this is likely due to your percentage difference settings combined with your buy amount.
What's happening:
When you use small DCA buy amounts (like 10%), each new purchase only slightly changes your average entry price. This means the price doesn't need to drop much further before triggering the next DCA order.
Example:
Let's say you have a position:
Current position size: 51.34
Average entry rate: 18.32
DCA trigger: 1.5% price drop
DCA buy amount: 10%
Step 1: Price drops to 18.04 (1.5% down from 18.32)
Your DCA triggers and buys 10% more
New average rate: 18.29
Step 2: Price only needs to drop to 18.02 (1.5% down from 18.29)
Your next DCA already triggers again
The orders happen quickly because the 10% buy amount barely moved your average
How to fix this:
You have two options to slow down your DCA orders:
Increase your percentage difference – Set a larger percentage drop between DCA orders (e.g., 2.5% or 3% instead of 1.5%)
Increase your buy amount – Use larger buy percentages (e.g., 25% or 50% instead of 10%) so each purchase significantly changes your average entry price