What if · since 2015 · Gold

What if I invested $1,000 every month in Gold since 2015?

How much would $1,000 monthly into Gold since 2015 be worth? Blind DCA vs adaptive contributions.

2015-01-022026-08-28

$1000/month · Monthly DCA · Gold

Contributed$140,539
Blind DCA value$367,326
Return+161.4%
SteadyGrow value$464,975
vs blind DCA+$97,649
Lump sum (same capital)$501,057
Gold2015-01-02 → 2026-08-28 · $1000/month
 +$97,649 vs blind (+26.6%)Ended +26.6%
Blind DCASteadyGrow
$226$138k$276k$414k$552k2015-012017-052019-082021-122024-042026-08

What if your contribution wasn't always the same?

Blind DCA deploys $1000/month 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.