What if · since 2019 · Gold

What if I invested $1,000 every month in Gold since 2019?

How much would $1,000 monthly into Gold since 2019 be worth? Blind DCA vs adaptive contributions.

2019-01-042026-08-28

$1000/month · Monthly DCA · Gold

Contributed$92,308
Blind DCA value$199,397
Return+116%
SteadyGrow value$180,186
vs blind DCA$-19,211
Lump sum (same capital)$310,609
Gold2019-01-04 → 2026-08-28 · $1000/month
 $-19,211 vs blind (-9.6%)Ended -9.6%
Blind DCASteadyGrow
$226$58.5k$117k$175k$233k2019-012020-072022-012023-082025-022026-08

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.