What if · since 2018 · Bitcoin

What if I invested $500 every week in Bitcoin since 2018?

Historical result of $500 weekly Bitcoin DCA starting 2018 — contributions, portfolio value, and SteadyGrow adaptive comparison.

2018-01-052026-08-28

$500/week · Weekly DCA · Bitcoin

Contributed$226,000
Blind DCA value$1,092,971
Return+383.6%
SteadyGrow value$1,882,148
vs blind DCA+$789,178
Lump sum (same capital)$1,009,062
Bitcoin2018-01-05 → 2026-08-28 · $500/week
 +$789,178 vs blind (+72.2%)Ended +72.2%
Blind DCASteadyGrow
$490$737k$1.47M$2.21M$2.95M2018-012019-092021-062023-032024-122026-08

What if your contribution wasn't always the same?

Blind DCA deploys $500/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.