Question 1

How much would I have if I DCA'd $100/week into MUSA for 5 years?

Accepted Answer

Dollar cost averaging $100 per week into MUSA for 5 years (261 purchases) would have resulted in a total investment of $26,100 and a current value of $41,072, a return of 57%. Using Enhanced DCA, which concentrates buys during dips, the same $100/week base deployed $20,399 and grew to $30,849 — a 51% return.

Question 2

What is the best DCA strategy for MUSA?

Accepted Answer

Backtesting shows Enhanced DCA — which increases buy amounts during market dips and reduces or skips buys when MUSA is overextended — underperformed standard weekly DCA by 6% over 5 years. The enhanced strategy achieved a 51% return vs 57% for standard DCA.

Question 3

What would $100/week into MUSA be worth after 3 years?

Accepted Answer

Investing $100 per week into MUSA for 3 years (157 purchases, $15,700 total) would have grown to $18,672 — a 19% return. Enhanced DCA over the same period returned 29%.

Question 4

Is DCA into MUSA worth it?

Accepted Answer

Based on a 5-year backtest, DCA into MUSA returned 57% with standard weekly purchases. An intelligent DCA strategy that buys more during dips returned 51% over the same period — a 6% shortfall in return, while deploying a similar or smaller amount of capital.

Question 5

How many shares of MUSA would I have after DCA for 5 years?

Accepted Answer

Dollar cost averaging $100/week into MUSA for 5 years would result in approximately 78 shares with a standard DCA approach (avg entry $336). Enhanced DCA targeting dips results in 58 shares at an average entry of $350.

Question 6

How does MUSA DCA compare to the S&P 500?

Accepted Answer

Enhanced DCA into MUSA returned 51% over the past 5 years. The S&P 500 (SPY) returned approximately 53% over the same period. MUSA's performance reflects its volatility as a consumer discretionary asset. Enhanced DCA underperformed standard DCA by 6% over this period, showing signal-based timing doesn't always beat regular-interval buying.

Question 7

What is the risk of dollar cost averaging into MUSA?

Accepted Answer

Past backtest performance does not guarantee future results. MUSA is a consumer discretionary asset whose price can fall as well as rise. While DCA reduces timing risk by spreading purchases over time, losses are still possible if the price declines significantly. Always invest within your risk tolerance and consider your overall portfolio diversification.

Question 8

What is the Murphy USA Inc. dollar cost averaging strategy?

Accepted Answer

Standard DCA invests a fixed amount ($100/week or $433/month) into MUSA at regular intervals. Enhanced DCA improves on this by using RSI (Relative Strength Index) signals to increase buy amounts during market dips (oversold conditions) and reduce or skip purchases when the stock is overextended. Over the 5-year backtest, this timing approach has delivered 6% lower returns than standard DCA while deploying less total capital into MUSA.

Period	Standard DCA	Enhanced DCA	Alpha
1-Year	13%	31%	+18%
3-Year	19%	29%	+10%
5-Year	57%	51%	-6%

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