What if · since 2016 · Gold

What if I invested $1,000 every month in Gold since 2016?

How much would $1,000 monthly into Gold since 2016 be worth? Blind DCA vs adaptive contributions.

2016-01-012026-08-28

$1000/month · Monthly DCA · Gold

Contributed$128,539
Blind DCA value$323,276
Return+151.5%
SteadyGrow value$369,331
vs blind DCA+$46,055
Lump sum (same capital)$517,147
Gold2016-01-01 → 2026-08-28 · $1000/month
 +$46,055 vs blind (+14.2%)Ended +14.2%
Blind DCASteadyGrow
$226$109k$218k$327k$436k2016-012018-022020-042022-052024-072026-08

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.