What if · since 2018 · Gold

What if I invested $1,000 every week in Gold since 2018?

Historical result of $1,000 weekly Gold DCA starting 2018 — contributions, portfolio value, and SteadyGrow adaptive comparison.

2018-01-052026-08-28

$1000/week · Weekly DCA · Gold

Contributed$452,000
Blind DCA value$1,041,053
Return+130.3%
SteadyGrow value$1,118,249
vs blind DCA+$77,196
Lump sum (same capital)$1,473,407
Gold2018-01-05 → 2026-08-28 · $1000/week
 +$77,196 vs blind (+7.4%)Ended +7.4%
Blind DCASteadyGrow
$980$328k$655k$982k$1.31M2018-012019-092021-062023-032024-122026-08

What if your contribution wasn't always the same?

Blind DCA deploys $1000/week 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.