# DCA

## DCA Buy

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1. Choose the **Buy** option.
2. Set the order type to **DCA**.
3. To change the purchase wallet, click the wallet name to open a dropdown menu. Select one or multiple wallets (the amount of SOL / USD1  selected will be the purchase amount **for each** wallet).
4. Specify the amount. **(For DCA Buy orders, this is the amount spent per interval, so plan accordingly.)**
5. Choose a [Trade Settings](/trading-on-trojan/profiles-settings.md) profile, or adjust your settings. 
6. Set the **interval** (how frequently to buy), in minutes or hours, and the **duration** (how long the buying should continue), in minutes, hours, or days. 
7. Toggle **MCap Range** to filter Buys to only execute within your desired Market Cap range.
8. Review Transaction settings.
9. Click **Place DCA Order**.

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**The image to the right displays an order that would buy .25 SOL every 5 minutes, for 25 mins, which will be 5 purchases totaling 1.25 SOL.**
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<figure><img src="/files/mrF3QVCOw3BmGbHqvxCh" alt="a DCA buy panel matching the details to the left."><figcaption><p>Spread out Buys over time to <br>reduce price impact and/or slippage.</p></figcaption></figure>
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## DCA Sell

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<figure><img src="/files/5lyNbGyTtG5uLlJ5kyxF" alt="DCA Sell panel, matching details to the right."><figcaption><p>Spread out your sells to avoid<br>nuking the chart.</p></figcaption></figure>
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1. Choose the **Sell** option.
2. Set the order type to **DCA**.
3. Specify the amount. **(This is the total amount you will have sold when the order has completed. It is broken into equal pieces.)** For multi-wallet sales, this amount applies to each wallet’s holdings. ‘Sell Init.’ sets the sell quantity to the SOL spent on the token.
4. Choose a [Trade Settings](/trading-on-trojan/profiles-settings.md) profile, or adjust your settings.&#x20;
5. Set the **interval** and **duration**.
6. Toggle **MCap Range** to filter Sells to only execute within your desired Market Cap range.
7. Review Transaction settings.
8. Click **Place DCA Order**.

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**For example, in the image to the left: Your Balance = 400,000 Tokens, DCA Selling 100%, or all 400k tokens. Interval: ‘Every 5 Minutes’ Duration: ‘For 20 minutes’ = it sells 4 times, each sell is 100,000 tokens.**
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#### Switch Sell Amount Display: % or SOL / USD1&#x20;

Tap the % or SOL / USD1  icon to toggle how sell amounts display:

* **% Mode:** Choose from 25%, 50%, 75%, or 100% of your position.\
  → Customize these presets in the Trade Panel or Trade Profile settings.
* **SOL / USD1  Mode:** Sell fixed amounts like 0.1, 0.5, 1, or 5 SOL.\
  → Adjust these values directly in the Trade Panel only.
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<figure><img src="/files/1JXilaaS0ftuH5khYQqh" alt="animated GIF depicting how market cap range matches up with blue lines on the chart." width="563"><figcaption><p>Market Cap Range is adjusted by typing values directly or by dragging the blue range lines on the chart.</p></figcaption></figure>

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**View your active orders at any time on the Orders Page, or the Trade Page under 'Active Orders.’**
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