DCA strategy is not only suitable for newbies to use in Bitcoin investments, but has been also found to be more applicable to anyone interested to invest on a monthly occasion depending on their source of income, one of the best strategy to adopt is this, because it's helps to afford investing by taking an entry upon the market falls at each month, this is why some will say always buy the dip, it means a lot because we are expected to invest when the market falls and their hold until it rises before selling.
DCA strategy definitely works the way you said, but I think trying too closely to buy the dip can actually look confusing to some newbies. In my own understanding, its better to focus on consistent accumulation instead of timing the market, with DCA, the main goals is to gradually build up your bitcoin investment over a period of time, irrespective of weather the price is up or down. This approach really removes tensions or fear of guessing market movements and make investments more disciplined and less one's emotional.
Even with the small amount, anyone can start their Bitcoin investment journey and stay consistent. Of course, when buying the dip or during the dips is a great opportunity and should be taken advantage of when possible,most expecially if someone has extra funds. But it should not be the only focus, because some folks waited too long for the perfect dip and end up missing out everything completely.moreover steady accumulation through the Dollar-Cost Averaging is better, while buying when there's dip is just an additional bonus, not the main strategy.
Yes, DCA is an effective strategy for all types of people, such as new and experienced investors, low and high income earners, and even those who earn on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. It will be an effective strategy for all these categories of people only if they can manage their long-term investments with patience and discipline for the planned period.
It is not that I did it properly for 1-2 months and then stopped it for any reason as per my wish, rather it is a strategy that gives more importance to discipline and regular efforts to continue a task than the amount of money.That is, if you keep depositing $20 worth of Bitcoin every week for 3 years and your friend deposits $200 worth of BTC in one month and nothing in the next month as per his ability then you are more successful in investing than your friend because by doing DCA you got to deposit BTC regularly for a certain period of time.
However, remember one thing that DCA is just a strategy but the ability and willingness to take risk will all depend on your financial condition or ability, not on any strategy. Another thing is that buying "buy the dip" and selling it again when the price rises is not an investment strategy but it is just an effective step for trading.