Aye

I am curious though how you arrived at the different frequencies (every 2 blocks/5 blocks).

[@YUNG BEEF 4.2](7MYesC9hELWbdCefydppjcNuA5rxaBJdecuFBGHEaNpJ876i-hydradx) replied to another user [here](https://hydradx.subsquare.io/post/83#12)

I suggest a reduction of the time of execution for the DCA buys for HDX by half. 
It means, aiming to execute the entirety of the order over 6,5 weeks or 195 days.
This would result in ~65,500 sells of 15.26 DAI in exchange for HDX.

For the DOT buys we can let 13 weeks as the amount to be executed is 3x higher (3M DAI) and the DOT liquidity in the Omnipool is currently aprox. 20% lower ($430M) than HDX liquidity ($540M).

I think it is reasonable to execute the orders of
1M DAI for HDX in 6,5 weeks
and 
3M DAI for DOT in 13 weeks.




[@7Jnn...hbvy](7JnnrDVoGrXA68TuQMVasG8TD8D2iagjmBA3bSEYyBHphbvy-hydradx) 

I would be in favor of this. I think that the DCA feature for HDX on a lower timeframe will result in a faster price appreciation which should in theory encourage more sales/capitulation from participants looking to exit their tokens. Aftermath of that should be a full treasury for the DAO and a set of token holders who are not underwater/looking to exit 

Conversely, the more volume during this operation should lead to more fees theoretically?

Open question: will the HDX purchases be automatically routed to the omnipool as liquidity? This would factor in to potential fee accumulation from this increased volume activity  

Edit: upon further reflection and discussion in discord, I feel that the original proposal is adequate rather than shortening the timeframe. 

[@Venosaur](7Nws2zozshPbEmKXRaFch2H21PPT5jT76mckZGRd1iokfAUQ-hydradx) It's much better if the price stays low so the treasury can accumulate more HDX.

Long term treasury size > short term small increase in fees

I agree with cutting the HDX execution by  at least half. Why would you have DOT execution 3x shorter and for a higher ammount per trade? Lets have some consistency.

[@7LxF...v4uy](7LxFHadXE2giKvJsi7ybcvjriXjazAtGwBE1ptnUxLWDv4uy-hydradx) Answered to another user [here](https://hydradx.subsquare.io/post/83#12)

I believe the execution per block for HDX and iBTC needs to be reduced by at least half.  Why would you have DOT execution 3x shorter than HDX and iBTC.

Personally I would've bought 2,222,222.22 DAI worth of HDX, executing the trade every 2 blocks over a period of 22 weeks, that's what a true believer would've done.

[@xBits](/user/xBits) the differences in schedule are relating to the size of the orders and the time over which they need to be executed - every ~5 blocks is sufficient without using all DCA spaces within block. The reason we've opted for <5 blocks for DOT is due to the fact that the DOT is going to be used for 3 different use-cases, all of which we need/ want to act on ASAP - so the initial thoughts of extending the order over longer time wasn't an option.

wrt using more of the DAI for HDX, yes I agree that it would have been far more bullish to include more 2s in any way possible :P

A visual: https://twitter.com/JindrichGreen/status/1665625324787228673

I suggest using some part of DAI to buy ATOM (Cosmos). For example, 30,000 DAI from the money package meant for DOT.

[@Caesar](7JpTLy2wdagx52q2eXVTz9TJJZmkwgqx11pM86H7m2NnJg3P-hydradx) We have already approved the tokens and quantities in [Referendum #43](https://hydradx.subsquare.io/democracy/referendum/43) - this discussion is purely wrt the schedule for the DCA orders.

# Proposed DCA schedule for Treasury Q2+ diversification strategy
In [Referendum #43](https://hydradx.subsquare.io/democracy/referendum/43) the HydraDX community approved the diversification of a combined 4.8M DAI into HDX, DOT and iBTC using the DCA pallet once deployed.

As we approach the launch of this key feature, it is important that we discuss the schedule for execution. This will not be a formal “vote”, as each individual DCA schedule will require its own referenda to be executed through the Treasury - instead this discussion will gauge alignment and identify any conflicts or concerns.

### Buy 1,000,000 DAI worth of HDX
- Execute a DAI > HDX trade every 5 blocks (~60 seconds)
- Aim to execute the entirety of the order over 1 quarter (13 weeks)
- This would result in ~131,000 sells of 7.63 DAI in exchange for HDX
- In order to gauge performance and adjust if needed, I propose an initial schedule of 50,000 DAI, followed by 3x 250,000 DAI, and finally 200,000 DAI until the budget is depleted
### Buy 3,330,000 DAI worth of DOT
- Execute a DAI > DOT trade every 2 blocks (~24 seconds)
- Aim to execute the entirety of the order over 1 quarter (13 weeks)
- This would result in ~328,000 sells of 10.16 DAI in exchange for DOT
- In order to gauge performance and adjust if needed, I propose an initial schedule of 50,000 DAI, followed by 6x 500,000 DAI, and finally 280,000 DAI until the budget is depleted
### Buy 500,000 DAI worth of iBTC
- Execute a DAI > iBTC trade every 5 blocks
- Aim to execute the entirety of the order over 6 weeks
- This would result in ~60,000 sells of 8.27 DAI in exchange for iBTC
- In order to gauge performance and adjust if needed, I propose an initial schedule of 50,000 DAI, followed by 3x 150,000 DAI until the budget is depleted

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Please leave your comments in this discussion, as well as indicating your preference on the poll.


- HydraDX community approved diversification of 4.8M DAI into HDX, DOT, and iBTC using DCA pallet.
- A proposed schedule for execution of DCA strategy is being discussed.
- The proposal suggests buying 1,000,000 DAI worth of HDX, 3,330,000 DAI worth of DOT, and 500,000 DAI worth of iBTC.
- The proposal includes executing trades every few seconds or minutes over a period of 6-13 weeks.
- The proposal includes an initial schedule to gauge performance and make adjustments if needed.