What if · since 2023 · Gold

What if I invested $1,000 every week in Gold since 2023?

Historical result of $1,000 weekly Gold DCA starting 2023 — contributions, portfolio value, and SteadyGrow adaptive comparison.

2023-01-062026-08-28

$1000/week · Weekly DCA · Gold

Contributed$191,000
Blind DCA value$317,494
Return+66.2%
SteadyGrow value$221,018
vs blind DCA$-96,476
Lump sum (same capital)$449,509
Gold2023-01-06 → 2026-08-28 · $1000/week
 $-96,476 vs blind (-30.4%)Ended -30.4%
Blind DCASteadyGrow
$0$87.9k$176k$264k$352k2023-012023-092024-062025-032025-122026-08

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.