Kraken Dca Strategy

Live DCA Single Buy

Each interval, the agent executes one market buy for the fixed amount:

1. Check current price:

   kraken ticker BTCUSD -o json 2>/dev/null
   

2. Calculate volume from dollar amount (e.g., $100 at current price):

   PRICE=$(kraken ticker BTCUSD -o json 2>/dev/null | jq -r '.[].c[0]')
   VOLUME=$(echo "scale=8; 100 / $PRICE" | bc)
   

3. Validate the order:

   kraken order buy BTCUSD $VOLUME --type market --validate -o json 2>/dev/null
   

4. Execute (requires human approval):

   kraken order buy BTCUSD $VOLUME --type market -o json 2>/dev/null
   

5. Log the trade for cost basis tracking.

Cost Basis Tracking

After each buy, query trade history to compute running average:

kraken trades-history --consolidate-taker -o json 2>/dev/null

The agent should maintain a running total:

• Total invested (sum of all dollar amounts)
• Total units acquired (sum of all volumes)
• Average cost = total invested / total units
• Current value = total units * current price
• Unrealized P&L = current value - total invested

Limit-Order DCA Variant

Instead of market buys, place limit orders slightly below the current price for better fills:

PRICE=$(kraken ticker BTCUSD -o json 2>/dev/null | jq -r '.[].b[0]')
LIMIT=$(echo "scale=2; $PRICE * 0.998" | bc)
VOLUME=$(echo "scale=8; 100 / $LIMIT" | bc)
kraken order buy BTCUSD $VOLUME --type limit --price $LIMIT -o json 2>/dev/null

Check fill status at the next interval. Cancel unfilled orders before placing new ones:

kraken open-orders -o json 2>/dev/null
kraken order cancel <UNFILLED_TXID> -o json 2>/dev/null

Multi-Asset DCA

Split a fixed budget across multiple assets (e.g., 60% BTC, 30% ETH, 10% SOL):

# $100 total: $60 BTC, $30 ETH, $10 SOL
# Calculate volumes for each, then place orders sequentially

Scheduling

The CLI does not include a built-in scheduler. Agents should use external scheduling (cron, task scheduler, or the agent's own loop timer) to trigger DCA buys at the chosen interval (daily, weekly, bi-weekly, monthly).

Hard Rules

• Never execute live DCA buys without explicit human approval for the strategy and per-trade confirmation (unless operating at autonomy level 4+).
• Always paper-test the DCA loop first.
• Track cost basis after every buy; do not lose history.
• Cancel stale limit orders before placing new ones to avoid duplicate exposure.