Gold-to-Silver Ratio Tracker

This page uses your cached gold and silver prices, logs a daily ratio datapoint into year-based JSON files, and renders a clean line chart. It’s designed to be readable at a glance (coin-show friendly) while still giving you meaningful historical context.

Current metals snapshot

From your cache: /blog/_data/metals_cache.json (refreshed via /blog/_mods/metals_cache.php).

Silver (USD/oz)

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Gold (USD/oz)

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Gold/Silver ratio

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Gold ÷ silver (both per troy oz).

Cache status

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Ratio chart

Stored history files: /blog/_data/gsr/gsr_YYYY.json. One record per UTC day (updated as the day progresses).

Range

By default this loads the current year + previous year (enough for 365 days).

Reference line

A comparison line (not a forecast). You can also show the average.

Overlay lines

Show average (selected range) Show current ratio line

Average helps you see whether today’s ratio is above or below the selected period mean.

GSR (history) Average Reference

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Selected range average

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High / Low in range

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How the logging works

The ratio logger reads your metals cache and writes a daily datapoint into a year-based JSON file. If files don’t exist, it creates them automatically.

Logger endpoint

/blog/_mods/gsr_log.php

Call on page load or via cron for guaranteed continuity.

History folder

/blog/_data/gsr/

Files: gsr_YYYY.json + gsr_years.json manifest.

Recommended cron (hourly):
0 * * * * curl -fsS "https://savesilver.us/blog/_mods/gsr_log.php" >/dev/null 2>&1

Notes

Reference lines (14:1, 15:1, 16:1, etc.) are provided as simple comparators and do not imply an official peg or future price. The “Average” line is computed from the selected range currently visible on the chart.

Disclaimer: informational tool only, not financial advice. Cached spot data may be delayed. Verify independently before making decisions.