What if · since 2020 · Gold
What if I invested $1,000 every month in Gold since 2020?
How much would $1,000 monthly into Gold since 2020 be worth? Blind DCA vs adaptive contributions.
2020-01-03 → 2026-08-28
$1000/month · Monthly DCA · Gold
Contributed$80,308
Blind DCA value$161,930
Return+101.6%
SteadyGrow value$140,413
vs blind DCA$-21,517
Lump sum (same capital)$225,023
Gold2020-01-03 → 2026-08-28 · $1000/month
$-21,517 vs blind (-13.3%)Ended -13.3%
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.