What if · since 2018 · Gold

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

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

2018-01-052026-08-28

$500/week · Weekly DCA · Gold

Contributed$226,000
Blind DCA value$520,527
Return+130.3%
SteadyGrow value$559,124
vs blind DCA+$38,598
Lump sum (same capital)$736,703
Gold2018-01-05 → 2026-08-28 · $500/week
 +$38,598 vs blind (+7.4%)Ended +7.4%
Blind DCASteadyGrow
$490$164k$327k$491k$654k2018-012019-092021-062023-032024-122026-08

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.