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BTC Crypto Accumulation Short term
Buying Bitcoin in a falling market, below cost
Strategy #105 · BTC · Daily chart · Market Wave
A strategy that buys Bitcoin only below its average cost and holds cash in reserve for future dips.
Backtested As of 28 Jul 2026 · 1 Jan 2026 – 28 Jul 2026 · $100,000 starting capital
Strategy return
−0.5%
Buy and hold BTC
−29.1%
Test length
7 months
CAGR not shown under a year
The chart
Every trade from the backtest, straight from TradingView.
Blue arrows: buys, with order size Magenta marks: sells 1 Day bars
Against its benchmarks
Buying Bitcoin in a falling market, below cost −0.5%
Buy and hold BTC −29.1%
Total return over the test period, backtested.
Past and backtested performance does not guarantee future results.
Results at your account size
Your account size
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Net profit
−$515
Ending value
$99,485
Cash profit
+$2,232
Asset accumulated
1.0702 BTC
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From the case study
The Bitcoin Accumulation Algorithm
Strategy #105, Buying Bitcoin in a falling market, below cost, is the scenario “Leg 1: BTC on the daily chart”. Read how it played out, chart by chart.
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How it trades
How it trades
On each buy signal, the strategy puts a portion of its cash into Bitcoin, but only when the price is below its average cost. On each sell signal, it trims a small part of the position, but only when the price is above average cost. Remaining cash stays on the sideline.
Algorithm
Market Wave
Chart
1 Day
Horizon
Short term
Aim
Accumulation: aims to grow how much of the asset you hold
Test period
1 Jan 2026 – 28 Jul 2026
Starting capital
$100,000
Fees and slippage
Not stated
Data source
TradingView backtest
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