What if · since 2017 · Gold

What if I invested $250 every week in Gold since 2017?

Historical result of $250 weekly Gold DCA starting 2017 — contributions, portfolio value, and SteadyGrow adaptive comparison.

2017-01-062026-08-28

$250/week · Weekly DCA · Gold

Contributed$126,000
Blind DCA value$304,602
Return+141.7%
SteadyGrow value$358,420
vs blind DCA+$53,818
Lump sum (same capital)$460,498
Gold2017-01-06 → 2026-08-28 · $250/week
 +$53,818 vs blind (+17.7%)Ended +17.7%
Blind DCASteadyGrow
$245$106k$211k$317k$422k2017-012018-122020-112022-102024-092026-08

What if your contribution wasn't always the same?

Blind DCA deploys $250/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.