Silver vs Gold - What's your take?

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RajeshM_Mumbai: Guys I've been tracking silver for past 6 months and honestly it's been crazy volatile. Gold is touching 73-74k per 10g but silver is hovering around 88-90k per kg. The gap has widened so much compared to historical ratios. Anyone else noticing this?

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TradingWithChai: Bhai silver is always like this only. More industrial use means more volatility. But yeah, gold:silver ratio is quite high right now. Historically when it's this stretched, silver catches up eventually. Not investment advice but just saying.

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DeeptiInvestor: One thing people forget - customs duty changes really impact these metals. Remember when Sitharaman reduced gold import duty in budget? Prices dropped instantly. Silver also affected but less liquidity means bigger swings both ways.

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KolkataTrader47: MCX silver has been my biggest headache lol. Made good money in the rally to 95k, gave it all back when it crashed to 82k. Gold is more stable for sleeping peacefully at night. My father always says "sona kabhi bewafa nahi karta" 😅

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MumbaiMaven: Physical vs paper is another debate. I buy sovereign gold bonds, my wife wants physical jewelry. Silver I only do through ETFs because storing physical silver is headache - takes up so much space and tarnishes also.

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ChennaiCharts: Technical view - silver broke out of that long consolidation around 75-76k levels. If it sustains above 85k, next target could be 1 lakh. But support is weak, so stop loss is must. Gold looks more structurally bullish with global uncertainty.

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PuneDude: My jeweler told me making charges on gold have gone crazy high. Sometimes 20-25% on top of gold rate. So even if gold price comes down, you're not really saving much. Silver jewelry nobody really buys much in India compared to gold, so there's that too.

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BangaloreValue: From portfolio perspective I keep 10-15% in gold through SGB and gold funds. Silver maybe 2-3% through one silver ETF. Don't want to overdo commodities but good hedge against rupee weakness and inflation. This year especially with all the geopolitical issues gold has performed well.

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RajeshM_Mumbai: @BangaloreValue That's sensible allocation. I got bit greedy with silver futures, margin trading is tempting but dangerous. Stick to delivery or ETFs if you can't watch the market whole day.