What if · since 2020 · Gold

What if I invested $1,000 every week in Gold since 2020?

Historical result of $1,000 weekly Gold DCA starting 2020 — contributions, portfolio value, and SteadyGrow adaptive comparison.

2020-01-032026-08-28

$1000/week · Weekly DCA · Gold

Contributed$348,000
Blind DCA value$701,696
Return+101.6%
SteadyGrow value$608,456
vs blind DCA$-93,241
Lump sum (same capital)$975,098
Gold2020-01-03 → 2026-08-28 · $1000/week
 $-93,241 vs blind (-13.3%)Ended -13.3%
Blind DCASteadyGrow
$704$204k$408k$612k$815k2020-012021-042022-092023-122025-052026-08

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.