Historical Gold Prices - 100 Year Chart
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Interactive chart of historical data for real (inflation-adjusted) silver prices per ounce back to 1915. The series is deflated using the headline Consumer Price Index (CPI) with the most recent month as the base. The current month is updated on an hourly basis with today's latest value.
Compares the movement in the dollar index (major trading partners) with gold and oil prices over the last ten years. The three series are compared using standard deviation.
This interactive chart compares the movement in the real dollar index with gold and oil prices since 1974. The oil and gold series are adjusted for CPI inflation and the real dollar index is adjusted for the relevant trading partners own currency inflation rates.
This interactive chart tracks the ratio of the Dow Jones Industrial Average to the price of gold. The number tells you how many ounces of gold it would take to buy the Dow on any given month. Previous cycle lows have been 1.94 ounces in February of 1933 and 1.29 ounces in January of 1980.
This interactive chart tracks the current and historical ratio of gold prices to silver prices. Historical data goes back to 1915. The 5 year and 10 year moving averages have been added to smooth out volatility and show the longer term trend. The current month shows the latest daily closing values.
This interactive chart compares the four largest market bubbles of the last 100 years. It includes the Dow Jones Industrial Average in the 20s, gold in the 70s, technology stocks in the 90s and the recent oil price bubble.
This interactive chart tracks the ratio of the price of gold per ounce over the price of oil per barrel. It tells you how many barrels of oil you can buy with one ounce of gold.
This interactive chart tracks the the performance of gold since July of 2002 against the three largest bubbles of the last 40 years. Past bubbles have shown strong but steady growth for the first 7-8 years before moving into a hyper-growth phase for the last 18-24 months. Each series is adjusted for inflation and is smoothed with a 3-month moving average.
This interactive chart shows the inflation adjusted performance of the FHFA Housing Index, Gold, Oil and the NASDAQ since 1976. The world financial system moved from the relative discipline of the gold-dollar, fixed-currency standard to a system of free-floating currencies in 1973. This move unleashed a series of asset pricing bubbles over the subsequent decades.
This interactive chart shows the ratio of gold (priced in dollars) to the S&P 500 market index. This ratio is a good indicator of investor confidence in the dollar/fiat currency system. A low ratio signifies high confidence (gold low, S&P high) and a high ratio signals a lack of confidence (gold high, S&P low). The ratio hit its peak of 5.94 back in January of 1980 when gold briefly traded over $800 an ounce.
This interactive chart shows the ratio of the gold price to the St. Louis Adjusted Monetary Base back to 1918. The monetary base roughly matches the size of the Federal Reserve balance sheet, which indicates the level of new money creation required to prevent debt deflation. Previous gold bull markets ended when this ratio crossed over the 4.8 level.
This chart compares the monthly percentage growth of the Federal Reserve balance sheet (U.S. Treasuries and Agency MBS) against the price of gold back to 2004.
This chart compares the early stage secular bull market in gold that began in April of 2001 with the Dow Jones Industrial Average secular bull market that began back in May of 1982. Since the dow and gold tend to move in a counter-cyclical fashion, it would seem to indicate that the Dow bull market is on its last legs while the gold bull run could have quite a long way to go yet.
This interactive chart shows the month-end ratio of the Philadelphia Gold and Silver Index (XAU) to the price of gold bullion back to 1983. The current month shows the latest daily closing values.
This chart shows the month-end ratio of the NYSE Arca Gold Bugs Index (HUI) to the price of gold bullion back to 1996. The 6 month moving average has been added to smooth out volatility and show the longer term trend. The current month shows the latest daily closing values.
Gold Prices - Historical Data
| Date | Real Price | Nominal Price |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 2016 | 1243.80 | 1243.80 |
| Mar 2016 | 1237.00 | 1237.00 |
| Feb 2016 | 1234.90 | 1234.90 |
| Jan 2016 | 1112.91 | 1111.80 |
| Dec 2015 | 1062.12 | 1060.00 |
| Nov 2015 | 1060.84 | 1061.90 |
| Oct 2015 | 1138.92 | 1142.35 |
| Sep 2015 | 1109.54 | 1114.00 |
| Aug 2015 | 1129.33 | 1135.00 |
| Jul 2015 | 1091.81 | 1098.40 |
| Jun 2015 | 1163.97 | 1171.00 |
| May 2015 | 1187.83 | 1191.40 |
| Apr 2015 | 1182.61 | 1180.25 |
| Mar 2015 | 1191.75 | 1187.00 |
| Feb 2015 | 1226.14 | 1214.00 |
| Jan 2015 | 1279.15 | 1260.25 |
| Dec 2014 | 1218.06 | 1206.00 |
| Nov 2014 | 1187.48 | 1182.75 |
| Oct 2014 | 1163.09 | 1164.25 |
| Sep 2014 | 1211.63 | 1216.50 |
| Aug 2014 | 1281.89 | 1285.75 |
| Jul 2014 | 1278.82 | 1285.25 |
| Jun 2014 | 1308.43 | 1315.00 |
| May 2014 | 1246.75 | 1250.50 |
| Apr 2014 | 1288.50 | 1288.50 |
| Mar 2014 | 1295.63 | 1291.75 |
| Feb 2014 | 1339.77 | 1326.50 |
| Jan 2014 | 1268.51 | 1251.00 |
| Dec 2013 | 1224.98 | 1204.50 |
| Nov 2013 | 1274.30 | 1253.00 |
| Oct 2013 | 1343.86 | 1324.00 |
| Sep 2013 | 1343.74 | 1326.50 |
| Aug 2013 | 1414.28 | 1394.75 |
| Jul 2013 | 1334.22 | 1314.50 |
| Jun 2013 | 1209.88 | 1192.00 |
| May 2013 | 1419.60 | 1394.50 |
| Apr 2013 | 1498.38 | 1469.00 |
| Mar 2013 | 1628.62 | 1598.25 |
| Feb 2013 | 1621.86 | 1588.50 |
| Jan 2013 | 1714.69 | 1664.75 |
| Dec 2012 | 1712.20 | 1657.50 |
| Nov 2012 | 1777.78 | 1726.00 |
| Oct 2012 | 1761.98 | 1719.00 |
| Sep 2012 | 1820.40 | 1776.00 |
| Aug 2012 | 1696.31 | 1648.50 |
| Jul 2012 | 1678.77 | 1622.00 |
| Jun 2012 | 1651.25 | 1598.50 |
| May 2012 | 1607.86 | 1558.00 |
| Apr 2012 | 1702.44 | 1651.25 |
| Mar 2012 | 1719.03 | 1662.50 |
| Feb 2012 | 1842.57 | 1770.00 |
| Jan 2012 | 1824.22 | 1744.00 |
| Dec 2011 | 1609.08 | 1531.00 |
| Nov 2011 | 1829.81 | 1746.00 |
| Oct 2011 | 1802.93 | 1722.00 |
| Sep 2011 | 1692.90 | 1620.00 |
| Aug 2011 | 1910.78 | 1825.00 |
| Jul 2011 | 1694.18 | 1613.50 |
| Jun 2011 | 1579.46 | 1504.25 |
| May 2011 | 1608.12 | 1533.00 |
