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.
2016-01-01 → 2026-08-28
$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
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.