What if · since 2022 · Gold

What if I invested $1,000 every month in Gold since 2022?

How much would $1,000 monthly into Gold since 2022 be worth? Blind DCA vs adaptive contributions.

2022-01-072026-08-28

$1000/month · Monthly DCA · Gold

Contributed$56,077
Blind DCA value$102,533
Return+82.8%
SteadyGrow value$76,068
vs blind DCA$-26,465
Lump sum (same capital)$136,652
Gold2022-01-07 → 2026-08-28 · $1000/month
 $-26,465 vs blind (-25.8%)Ended -25.8%
Blind DCASteadyGrow
$226$29.3k$58.4k$87.4k$116k2022-012022-122023-112024-102025-092026-08

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.