What if · since 2021 · Gold

What if I invested $500 every week in Gold since 2021?

Historical result of $500 weekly Gold DCA starting 2021 — contributions, portfolio value, and SteadyGrow adaptive comparison.

2021-01-012026-08-28

$500/week · Weekly DCA · Gold

Contributed$148,000
Blind DCA value$286,544
Return+93.6%
SteadyGrow value$279,682
vs blind DCA$-6,862
Lump sum (same capital)$339,169
Gold2021-01-01 → 2026-08-28 · $500/week
 $-6,862 vs blind (-2.4%)Ended -2.4%
Blind DCASteadyGrow
$35$82.5k$165k$248k$330k2021-012022-022023-042024-052025-072026-08

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.