What if · since 2016 · Gold

What if I invested $100 every week in Gold since 2016?

Historical result of $100 weekly Gold DCA starting 2016 — contributions, portfolio value, and SteadyGrow adaptive comparison.

2016-01-012026-08-28

$100/week · Weekly DCA · Gold

Contributed$55,700
Blind DCA value$140,086
Return+151.5%
SteadyGrow value$160,043
vs blind DCA+$19,957
Lump sum (same capital)$224,096
Gold2016-01-01 → 2026-08-28 · $100/week
 +$19,957 vs blind (+14.2%)Ended +14.2%
Blind DCASteadyGrow
$98$47.3k$94.6k$142k$189k2016-012018-022020-042022-052024-072026-08

What if your contribution wasn't always the same?

Blind DCA deploys $100/week every period. SteadyGrow keeps the same long-term habit but sizes weeks from valuation and regime — more when markets are cheap, less when they're stretched.