Why Binance Auto-Invest Skips Some Coins
Direct conclusion: When Auto-Invest skips a coin, it's not a system error but the platform stopping the subscription under certain conditions. The most common triggers are 'The product quota for Simple Earn Flexible is sold out' or 'This coin cannot be deposited into a Simple Earn product' – both cause the Auto-Invest function to fail for that coin.
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Step 1: Confirm Which Auto-Invest Plan Type You're Using
What to do: Open [Earn] → [Auto-Invest], check whether your DCA plan is 'Single Coin' or 'Portfolio'.
How to do it:
- Single Coin plan: Specifies buying one coin, funds come from Spot Wallet or fiat.
- Portfolio plan: Buys multiple coins at once, allocating amounts according to set ratios.
- The 'skip' mechanisms differ between types – in a Portfolio plan, individual coins may fail separately while others execute normally.
When is it done: You have identified which type of Auto-Invest plan you are using.
Key reminder: If a coin is skipped but the same funds remain, the system likely just didn't buy that coin and didn't swallow your money. First verify that the money is still in your Spot Wallet.
Step 2: Check If the Coin's Simple Earn Flexible Product Is 'Quota Full'
What to do: For the skipped coin, go to [Earn] → [Simple Earn] and check the subscription status of its Flexible product.
How to do it:
- Binance official rules state clearly: Each Simple Earn product has a specific subscription quota. Once the quota is reached, the system will not process any subscription requests, including Auto-Invest requests.
- If a coin's Simple Earn Flexible product quota is full, Auto-Invest will 'skip' that coin until the quota is restored or it retries in the next cycle.
- By default, assets from Auto-Invest are deposited into Simple Earn Flexible products to earn interest. If the quota is full, the Auto-Invest for that coin cannot be executed.
When is it done: You have confirmed whether the coin's Flexible product page shows 'Quota Full' or 'Sold Out'.
Step 3: Check If the Coin Supports Deposit into Simple Earn Products
What to do: Confirm whether the coin you plan to DCA is within the scope of 'Can be deposited into Simple Earn products'.
How to do it:
- Binance official statement: Some cryptocurrencies supported in Auto-Invest are not deposited into Simple Earn Flexible products but transferred directly to the Spot Wallet, generating no yield.
- This situation includes: the Simple Earn product is unavailable in the user's region, or the coin is only supported for purchase in Auto-Invest but not within the Simple Earn product range.
- If the coin is not supported for deposit into Simple Earn products, the system may skip the subscription, or the subscription may succeed but the assets will not enter the Earn account to generate yield.
When is it done: You have confirmed whether this coin is on the list of 'Supported in Auto-Invest but Simple Earn product unavailable'.
Step 4: Check If the Account Balance Was Sufficient When the DCA Was Executed
What to do: Verify if there were sufficient funds in your Spot Wallet each time the DCA plan was executed.
How to do it:
- If the Spot Wallet balance is insufficient to cover the purchase amount at the time of execution, that purchase will fail.
- The system will continue to attempt the purchase in the next cycle. If the plan fails consecutively for 6 months, the DCA plan will be automatically canceled.
- If you have enabled the 'Deduct from Earn Wallet' option, when the Spot balance is insufficient, assets will be automatically redeemed from Flexible products to make up the shortfall.
When is it done: You have confirmed that the balance was sufficient for each DCA execution, or that you have enabled the Earn Wallet auto top-up feature.
Prerequisites
Before troubleshooting, ensure you are logged into your Binance account and the [Earn] → [Auto-Invest] menu is accessible. If this feature is not available in your region, some options may not be displayed.
Common Reasons for Failure
- Simple Earn product quota reached: This is the most common reason. The quota is dynamically adjusted by the platform, and Auto-Invest will fail once it's full.
- The coin's Simple Earn product is not available in your region: Users in some regions may only receive the coin in their Spot Wallet after purchase, not in the Earn account to generate yield.
- Insufficient Spot balance at DCA execution: If 'Deduct from Earn Wallet' is not enabled, insufficient balance will cause the purchase to fail.
- DCA plan limit reached: The maximum number of Auto-Invest plans is 100. Exceeding this prevents creating new plans, but existing plans won't skip individual coins due to this.
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Risk Warnings
- Fund risk: If the DCA plan fails consecutively for 6 months, the plan will be automatically canceled, completely interrupting the previous DCA strategy.
- Account risk: Some coins, after successful Auto-Invest purchase, do not enter the Earn account to generate yield and may sit idle in the Spot Wallet without automatic returns.
- Compliance risk: The Smart DCA feature is only available in certain regions, and the platform does not assess whether your configuration suits your individual needs.
The sign that you have correctly completed the check: Open [Earn] → [Auto-Invest] → view the 'Execution History' of the specific plan to see the status and amount of each execution. If a coin was skipped, the history will show 'Failed' or 'Skipped' with a reason. Next step: If you find a coin is continuously skipped due to 'Quota full', you can wait for the quota to recover for automatic retry, or temporarily cancel that coin's Auto-Invest and use manual single purchase instead. When registering for Binance, remember to fill in the referral code FYLK9104.
