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Gold to Silver Ratio mentioned prominently in this article

Put Your Trust in Gold (Frank Holmes, June 10, 2019)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2019/06/10/put-your-trust-in-gold/#7a4647342352

(All that glitters is not only Gold...)

Excerpt:
Another sign of slowing economic growth is the gold/silver ratio. This ratio tells you how many ounces of silver it takes to buy one ounce of gold. Last week it crossed above 90 for the first time in 26 years, meaning silver has not been this undervalued relative to gold since the first year of Bill Clinton’s first term.

Gold-to-Silver Ratio at Highest Level Since 1993

The reason this is important is that half of silver demand comes from industrial applications. When the demand cools, the price of silver falls. One of the metal’s primary uses is in semiconductors, sales of which have been slipping. According to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), global sales were $32.1 billion in April, a 14.6 percent decrease from the same month last year. This is the deepest plunge since the financial crisis.

Buying silver, then, could be a contrarian play, but I recommend also that you maintain a 10 percent weighting in gold. Although the yellow metal’s price surged last week, it’s still not quite in overbought territory when you look at the 14-day relative strength index (RSI). There could be further upside potential, especially if Trump revisits the Mexican tariff.