What if · since 2018 · Gold
What if I invested $1,000 every month in Gold since 2018?
How much would $1,000 monthly into Gold since 2018 be worth? Blind DCA vs adaptive contributions.
2018-01-05 → 2026-08-28
$1000/month · Monthly DCA · Gold
Contributed$104,308
Blind DCA value$240,244
Return+130.3%
SteadyGrow value$258,058
vs blind DCA+$17,815
Lump sum (same capital)$340,018
Gold2018-01-05 → 2026-08-28 · $1000/month
+$17,815 vs blind (+7.4%)Ended +7.4%
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.