What If You Invested $1,000 in Gold?
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Historical return extremes for Gold (GSUSD) from 2021 to 2025
What if you bought at the best or worst time? Max profit, max drawdown, and total return since Start.
| Scenario | Return | Start date | Start price | End date | End price | $1,000 becomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max profitMore info about Max profit | +837.03% | $0.004002 | $0.04 | $9,370.31 | ||
| Max drawdownMore info about Max drawdown | -99.84% | $2.50 | $0.004002 | $1.60 | ||
| Return since StartMore info about Return since Start | -99.44% | $1.74 | $0.009794 | $5.63 |
- Max profitMore info about Max profit+837.03%$9,370.31
- Max drawdownMore info about Max drawdown-99.84%$1.60
- Return since StartMore info about Return since Start-99.44%$5.63
Each row shows the start and end dates and prices for the scenario, the period return, and the resulting outcome for a $1,000 investment in Gold (GSUSD). Max profit is the best buy-and-sell pair across the entire price history; max drawdown is the worst peak-to-trough decline; the last row tracks return from Start to today. Prices are split- and dividend-adjusted closing prices — actual outcomes would differ due to fees, taxes, and slippage.
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