What If You Invested $1,000 in Gold?
Enter any amount and start date. We use historical prices to show your hypothetical return.
Historical extremes
What if you bought at the best or worst time? Check max profit, max drawdown, and total return since start.
Max profit
+837.03%
(9.37 times)
- Buy
- Feb 14, 2025
- $0.004002
- Sell
- Feb 19, 2025
- $0.04
Buying Gold at the best price and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $9,370.31.
Max drawdown
99.84%
(fell to 0% of peak)
- Peak
- May 1, 2021
- $2.5
- Trough
- Feb 14, 2025
- $0.004002
A $1,000 investment in Gold at the peak would have shrunk to $1.6 at the trough.
Return since Start
99.44%
(0.01 times)
- Start
- Apr 14, 2021
- $1.74
- Current
- Apr 11, 2025
- $0.009794
A $1,000 investment in Gold at start would be worth $5.63 today.
Frequently asked questions
What is Gold's all-time high (ATH) and all-time low (ATL)?
Gold's all-time low (ATL) was $0.004002 on Feb 14, 2025. The all-time high (ATH) was $2.5 on May 1, 2021.
What if you invested $1,000 in Gold for maximum profit?
Buying Gold at the best price ($0.004002 on Feb 14, 2025) and selling at the peak ($0.04 on Feb 19, 2025) would have turned $1,000 into $9,370.31. Historical return: +837.03% (9.37 times).
What are Gold's best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
The best buy date for Gold was Feb 14, 2025 at $0.004002. The best sell date was Feb 19, 2025 at $0.04. This investment would have returned +837.03% (9.37 times).
What was Gold's maximum drawdown?
Gold's worst decline was 99.84% (fell to 0% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $2.5 on May 1, 2021. Trough: $0.004002 on Feb 14, 2025. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $1.6 at the trough.
What if you bought Gold at the first date in our price history?
A $1,000 investment in Gold at the start of our data ($1.74 on Apr 14, 2021) would be worth $5.63 today. Historical return: 99.44% (0.01 times). Latest price: $0.009794 as of Apr 11, 2025.
Data & methodology
How is the return calculated?
We use closing prices from our data provider. The return includes price appreciation. Units bought = investment ÷ price on start date. Current value = units × latest price.
What is CAGR?
Compound Annual Growth Rate measures the average annual return over the holding period, accounting for compounding.