What if · since 2017 · Gold

What if I invested $1,000 every month in Gold since 2017?

How much would $1,000 monthly into Gold since 2017 be worth? Blind DCA vs adaptive contributions.

2017-01-062026-08-28

$1000/month · Monthly DCA · Gold

Contributed$116,308
Blind DCA value$281,172
Return+141.7%
SteadyGrow value$330,850
vs blind DCA+$49,678
Lump sum (same capital)$425,077
Gold2017-01-06 → 2026-08-28 · $1000/month
 +$49,678 vs blind (+17.7%)Ended +17.7%
Blind DCASteadyGrow
$226$97.6k$195k$292k$390k2017-012018-122020-112022-102024-092026-08

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.