Dollar gold ratio chart
200 YEARS OF THE DOW/GOLD RATIO Or how many ounces of gold to buy the DJI Index Note: Prior to 1896 a surrogate index is used for the DJIA Index. It then measured the monthly ratio of the DJIA to gold price, in US dollars per what has happened, as shown in the historical gold-silver ratio chart below. The Dow:gold ratio measures how highly valued the stock market is compared to gold.