What if · since 2017 · Gold

What if I invested $500 every week in Gold since 2017?

Historical result of $500 weekly Gold DCA starting 2017 — contributions, portfolio value, and SteadyGrow adaptive comparison.

2017-01-062026-08-28

$500/week · Weekly DCA · Gold

Contributed$252,000
Blind DCA value$609,204
Return+141.7%
SteadyGrow value$716,840
vs blind DCA+$107,636
Lump sum (same capital)$920,997
Gold2017-01-06 → 2026-08-28 · $500/week
 +$107,636 vs blind (+17.7%)Ended +17.7%
Blind DCASteadyGrow
$490$212k$423k$634k$845k2017-012018-122020-112022-102024-092026-08

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.