Since early 2024, the cryptocurrency market has seen renewed volatility. Following a temporary dip in March, April brought stabilization: institutional capital returned, Bitcoin approached historical highs, and altcoins experienced mixed momentum.

In such a market environment, disciplined investing is often more effective than reactive trading. This article explores the application of Auto-Invest—a rule-based, automated strategy—through a $10,000 portfolio test across 10 top cryptocurrencies over three months.

What Is Auto-Invest?

Auto-Invest is a tool designed to automate cryptocurrency purchases on a fixed schedule (daily, weekly, or monthly). Investors define:

• Assets to buy
• Amount to invest
• Frequency of purchases

The system then performs transactions automatically, removing emotional decision-making from the process.

This mirrors the Dollar-Cost Averaging (DCA) strategy, where consistent investments in volatile markets help average the entry price and reduce the risk of poor timing.

Why Auto-Invest?

In the crypto sector, price movements can be extreme and emotionally charged. Auto-Invest enables:

• Discipline through automation
• Reduced emotional bias
• Time-saving for those not actively monitoring the market
• Accessible investing, especially for beginners

Platform Used: WhiteBIT

For this experiment, WhiteBIT’s Auto-Invest feature was selected due to:

• Wide asset support (BTC, ETH, SOL, etc.)
• Flexible investment settings
• No minimum investment requirement
• Advanced tools, such as price limits and investment count
• Complete automation
• Built-in DCA mechanism

The Experiment: 3 Months, 10 Coins, $10,000

The goal was to assess Auto-Invest performance under real market conditions. Here's how it was structured:

• Portfolio: 10 assets (BTC, ETH, SOL, ADA, WBT, XRP, BNB, SUI, HYPE, TRX)
• Capital: $10,000, divided equally across the assets
• Schedule: Weekly Auto-Investments from April 1 to July 1, 2025
• Frequency: $83 per asset per week, for 12 weeks
• Intervention: None after setup; all transactions were automated

Top Performers

• $HYPE: +201.52% return → ~$2,015.22 profit
• $WBT: +55.32% return → ~$553.20 profit
• $ETH: +35.06% return → ~$350.60 profit

Underperformer

• $ADA: -14.98% return → only loss in the portfolio

The remaining assets demonstrated moderate growth, contributing to the portfolio’s overall profitability.

Key Takeaways

• Diversification worked: Spreading capital across ten assets reduced overall risk.
• Automation reduced emotional error: No need to time the market or respond to news cycles.
• New assets can outperform established ones: $HYPE significantly outpaced BTC and ETH.

Conclusion

This three-month Auto-Invest test demonstrated that systematic investing in crypto—when executed consistently and without manual interference—can deliver solid results even in a volatile market.

While not every asset performed well, the portfolio as a whole showed clear gains. For developers, busy professionals, or those new to crypto, Auto-Invest offers an accessible path to long-term exposure without the need for constant market analysis.

Auto-Invest is not a shortcut to wealth, but it is a methodical and scalable strategy for building a disciplined portfolio.