The gold-silver ratio, the number of silver ounces needed to buy one ounce of gold, has reached 80 with gold at $3,919 and silver at $49 per ounce. The 80-50 rule of thumb calls 50–80 neutral, but its results have been mixed: the ratio fell to 46 on Jan. 29, 2026, its lowest since 2011, and silver bought at $49 last October would have more than doubled, beating gold's roughly 40% gain, though investors who later switched back to gold lost ground. The article notes that silver's dual role as a precious and industrial metal, with about 74% of output a byproduct of other mining, leaves it exposed to rising rates, the Iran war and inflation. It cites a silver deficit forecast to widen from 40.3 million ounces in 2025 to 46.3 million ounces in 2026. Even with silver cheaper on this measure, the author says the ratio does not necessarily signal the best time to invest.
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