8 point decrease in DA, increase in search traffic- should I disavow links?

[Edward_Sturm]

Would a decrease in DA reflect the need to disavow junk links?

My branded keywords recently bumped down two spots, whereas the keywords which have been bringing me the most traffic have been unaffected.

Site: Edwardsturm.com

DA decrease of 8 over past 3 months.

Keyword "Edward Sturm" recently moved to second spot.

[GastonRiera]

Hi there,

You should always check for junk links and disavow them.

Remember that there are lots of reasons for the da and pa to decrease/increase. If your main keywords are unaffected, then don't worry much.

Best luck.

GR.

[Edward_Sturm]

For anybody who's curious, my editor got a link from an external source pointing to our home page. Her name, next to a link to Edwardsturm.com, must have decreased my site's relevance for the branded keyword of my name. The decrease in rank for this branded keyword happened at the same time that my editor was mentioned in this external source, so I'm assuming they're related. Kind of crazy.