What if · since 2021 · Gold

What if I invested $1,000 every week in Gold since 2021?

Historical result of $1,000 weekly Gold DCA starting 2021 — contributions, portfolio value, and SteadyGrow adaptive comparison.

2021-01-012026-08-28

$1000/week · Weekly DCA · Gold

Contributed$296,000
Blind DCA value$573,088
Return+93.6%
SteadyGrow value$559,364
vs blind DCA$-13,724
Lump sum (same capital)$678,338
Gold2021-01-01 → 2026-08-28 · $1000/week
 $-13,724 vs blind (-2.4%)Ended -2.4%
Blind DCASteadyGrow
$70$165k$330k$495k$660k2021-012022-022023-042024-052025-072026-08

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.