Gold and silver both fall! The gold-silver ratio hits a 12-year low. How should investors respond?

【CryptoWorld】Recently, the precious metals market has experienced significant fluctuations. According to market data, gold prices have continued to decline, now falling to around $4435.3 per ounce, with silver dropping even more, breaking below the $75 mark, with the latest quote at $74.6 per ounce.

What’s more noteworthy is the change in the gold-silver ratio. This indicator measures the relative value of gold to silver per unit. Recently, this ratio has fallen below 60 and is currently hovering around 59. This is not an ordinary fluctuation—it’s the first new low in nearly twelve years.

In the current environment where the correlation between crypto assets and traditional financial assets is becoming increasingly tight, such sharp adjustments in precious metals often trigger chain reactions across the entire risk asset market. Whether you are a pure commodity investor or a multi-asset trader, it’s worth paying attention to the deeper implications behind this trend. The gold-silver ratio hitting a new low indicates that silver is appreciating relative to gold, and this structural change may reflect a shift in market sentiment towards risk assets.

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MeltdownSurvivalistvip
· 12h ago
The surge in silver is quite fierce, breaking through the 2012 lows directly.
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MetaMaskedvip
· 01-08 15:49
Silver's rebound this time is really amazing, the gold-silver ratio breaks a 12-year low... There's something going on Speaking of such a sharp decline, still dare to say it's a structural opportunity? I think it's just a sell-off Gold and silver both getting crushed, traditional assets aren't doing well either, let's wait and see A 12-year low sounds scary, but how real is this data... Anyway, I haven't moved my holdings Silver has taken off, but gold hasn't been strong, this logic is a bit reversed Is crypto really linked to precious metals? Why does it feel like I hear this phrase every day lately, who knows the truth Is this what risk assets are supposed to look like? To me, it looks like a trap to harvest retail investors
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Rekt_Recoveryvip
· 01-08 15:49
ngl this gold/silver dump hits different when you've already gotten liquidated twice on leveraged positions... that 12-year low on the ratio? yeah, been there, done that, got the ptsd to prove it. silver always fakes you out right before it dumps harder lol.
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Gm_Gn_Merchantvip
· 01-08 15:47
Silver is quite interesting this time, hitting a 12-year low... It feels like traditional finance is about to have some issues. The gold-silver ratio is so outrageous; we need to consider whether to adjust expectations afterward. Linking cryptocurrencies with precious metals, risk assets all need to be cautious. By the way, why did silver drop so sharply? Is there some signal I don't know about? Gold falling more than silver? This structure doesn't seem quite right...
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SwapWhisperervip
· 01-08 15:25
The recent rebound in silver is a bit crazy, much more intense than gold, and hitting a 12-year low is indeed rare. When the crypto market drops, precious metals tend to follow along; it feels like nothing is immune. The gold-silver ratio breaking below 60... this signal really needs to be taken seriously, it's not just simple ups and downs. Brothers with multi-asset allocations are probably getting headaches now; traditional finance and the crypto market are truly entangled at the moment. Is silver suddenly showing some potential? It feels like someone is quietly positioning themselves. Behind this structural change, there's always a sense that a big hand is moving. When precious metals move, risk assets have to tremble. Now we're just waiting to see how things unfold next.
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WalletAnxietyPatientvip
· 01-08 15:22
The recent rebound in silver is quite interesting, much more fierce than gold... The 12-year low is something to pay attention to. --- Has the gold-silver ratio broken 60? Sounds unbelievable, but we need to watch out for this chain reaction of declines. --- Wait, why is silver falling more sharply than gold? Is the market telling a story? --- A 12-year low... I just want to know if this is a bottom signal or if it will keep dropping. --- When gold and silver both fall, silver tends to resist the decline, which is a pretty counterintuitive indicator. --- Before this, I really didn't pay attention to the gold-silver ratio. Turns out the gap is this big. --- The chain reaction in risk assets is spot on; we need to see how crypto will follow the decline. --- Silver's craziness is quite strange, feels like there's some kind of pattern behind it. --- Breaking 60, huh? Those precious metal bulls must be freaking out. --- First time in 12 years? This data itself indicates that this wave is different.
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