The gold/silver ratio: what 72 means

What this video covers

How the gold/silver ratio is calculated from World Bank monthly averages, and its 20-year path from about 35 in 2011 to 111 in 2020 and 72 today. Why extremes help compare the metals but don’t time trades.

Sources and the longer explanation: What Is the Gold/Silver Ratio and How Do Traders Use It?.

Numbers shown on screen

• ≈35
• ≈111
• 52: Gold/silver ratio, January 2026

How the visuals were made

In 0:45 the video moves through 6 scenes, including a worked formula card (Gold price ÷ silver price); an animated line chart, “Gold/silver ratio, monthly averages”, drawn from World Bank ratio gold/silver from 2006-01; a side-by-side comparison of Downturn and Rally. All graphics were rendered frame by frame by UXS; no stock footage, logos or faces are used.

Chapters

• 0:00 Gold/silver ratio
• 0:13 Gold/silver ratio, monthly averages
• 0:22 Gold/silver ratio, January 2026
• 0:26 Good for comparing. Not for timing
• 0:32
• 0:41 Risk note

Transcript

The gold/silver ratio is how many ounces of silver buy one ounce of gold. In October 2026, $4,105 divided by $57 is about 72.

Over 20 years it ranged from about 35 in April 2011 to 111 in April 2020.

It fell to about 52 in January 2026, when silver spiked.

Traders watch extremes to compare the metals, but the ratio is not a reliable timing tool.

It moves because silver is a smaller market with heavy industrial demand: it tends to fall harder in downturns and rise faster in rallies.

Educational only, not financial advice.