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Gold Sharpe Ratio Analysis
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Monthly Data
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1970 - Present2000 - Present
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Gold Sharpe0.500.67
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S&P 500 Sharpe0.530.21
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S&P 500 w/ Dividends Sharpe0.650.29
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Gold price S&P 500S&P 500 with Dividends
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HistoricalReturnsHistoricalReturnsHistoricalReturn
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USDUSDUSDUSD
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12/31/196935.285.02100
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1/30/197035-0.6%89.55.27%92.3528-7.65%
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2/27/1970350.09%89.630.15%97.21925.27%
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3/31/197035.30.8%81.52-9.05%97.36040.15%
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4/30/197035.91.56%76.55-6.1%88.5509-9.05%
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5/29/197035.5-1.12%72.72-5%83.1523-6.1%
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6/30/197035.50.11%78.057.33%78.992-5%
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7/31/197035.3-0.54%81.524.45%84.78177.33%
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8/31/197035.81.42%84.33.41%88.55094.45%
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9/30/197036.41.68%83.25-1.25%91.4733.3%
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10/30/197037.32.34%87.24.74%90.4302-1.14%
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11/30/197037.50.78%92.155.68%94.72084.74%
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12/31/197037.4-0.43%95.884.05%100.09785.68%
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1/29/197138.11.79%96.750.91%104.14954.05%
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2/26/197138.81.97%100.313.68%105.09450.91%
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3/31/197138.90.21%103.953.63%108.96153.68%
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4/30/197139.72.11%99.63-4.16%112.91553.63%
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5/31/197140.82.87%98.7-0.93%108.2229-4.16%
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6/30/197140.1-1.81%95.58-3.16%108.29890.07%
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7/30/197142.45.74%99.033.61%103.8236-4.13%
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8/31/197140.7-4.13%98.34-0.7%107.57123.61%
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9/30/197142.64.8%94.23-4.18%106.8216-0.7%
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10/29/197142.3-0.61%93.99-0.25%102.3572-4.18%
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11/30/197143.62.98%102.098.62%102.0965-0.25%
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12/31/197143.6-0.11%103.941.81%110.89518.62%
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1/31/197247.28.27%106.572.53%112.90461.81%
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2/29/197248.22.23%107.20.59%115.76152.53%
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3/31/197248.40.37%107.670.44%116.44580.59%
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4/28/197249.62.52%109.531.73%116.95630.44%
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5/31/197259.519.86%107.14-2.18%118.97681.73%
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6/30/197264.78.75%107.390.23%116.3806-2.18%
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7/31/197268.35.65%111.093.45%116.65220.23%
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8/31/197266.9-2.08%110.55-0.49%120.67133.45%
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9/29/197264.2-4.01%111.580.93%120.0847-0.49%
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10/31/197264.40.3%116.674.56%121.20360.93%
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11/30/197263.6-1.23%118.051.18%126.73264.56%
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12/29/197264.92.04%116.03-1.71%128.23161.18%
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1/31/1973661.69%111.68-3.75%126.0374-1.71%
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2/28/19738528.79%111.52-0.14%121.3122-3.75%
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3/30/1973905.88%106.97-4.08%121.1384-0.14%
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4/30/197390.70.8%104.95-1.89%116.196-4.08%
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5/31/1973114.826.49%104.26-0.66%114.0017-1.89%
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6/29/1973123.37.41%108.223.8%113.2522-0.66%
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7/31/1973115.6-6.21%104.25-3.67%117.55383.8%
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8/31/1973103.5-10.47%108.434.01%113.2414-3.67%
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9/28/1973100-3.38%108.29-0.13%117.78194.01%
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10/31/197398-2%95.96-11.39%117.6298-0.13%
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11/30/19731013.06%97.551.66%104.2364-11.39%
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12/31/1973112.311.14%96.57-1%105.96351.66%
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1/31/1974132.518.04%96.22-0.36%104.899-1%
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2/28/1974162.522.64%93.98-2.33%104.5188-0.36%
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3/29/19741736.46%90.31-3.91%102.0856-2.33%
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4/30/1974169.3-2.17%87.28-3.36%98.0991-3.91%
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5/31/1974156.8-7.39%86-1.47%94.8077-3.36%
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6/28/1974144.3-7.97%79.31-7.78%93.4173-1.47%
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7/31/19741568.15%72.15-9.03%86.1503-7.78%
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8/30/19741560%63.54-11.93%78.3728-9.03%
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9/30/1974151.3-3.04%73.916.3%69.0202-11.93%
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10/31/197416710.41%69.97-5.32%80.273716.3%
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11/29/197418410.18%68.56-2.02%76.0048-5.32%
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12/31/1974186.51.36%76.9812.28%74.4732-2.02%
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1/31/1975175.8-5.74%81.595.99%83.619412.28%
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2/28/1975181.83.38%83.362.17%88.6275.99%
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3/31/1975177.3-2.48%87.34.73%90.54962.17%
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4/30/1975167-5.78%91.154.41%94.82954.73%
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5/30/19751670%95.194.43%99.01154.41%
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6/30/1975166.3-0.45%88.75-6.77%103.44.43%
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7/31/1975166.70.27%86.88-2.11%96.4045-6.77%
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8/29/1975159.8-4.14%83.87-3.46%94.3732-2.11%
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9/30/1975141.3-11.61%89.046.16%91.1036-3.46%
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10/31/1975142.91.17%91.242.47%96.71956.16%
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11/28/1975138.2-3.32%90.19-1.15%99.10932.47%
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12/31/1975140.31.52%100.8611.83%97.9687-1.15%
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1/30/1976128.2-8.63%99.71-1.14%109.55911.83%
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2/27/1976132.33.24%102.773.07%108.3098-1.14%
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3/31/1976129.6-2.04%101.64-1.1%111.63373.07%
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4/30/1976128.4-0.93%100.18-1.44%110.4063-1.1%
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5/31/1976125.5-2.26%104.284.09%108.8203-1.44%
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6/30/1976123.8-1.35%103.44-0.81%113.2744.09%
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7/30/1976112.5-9.13%102.91-0.51%112.3615-0.81%
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8/31/1976104-7.56%105.242.26%111.7858-0.51%
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9/30/197611611.54%102.9-2.22%114.31682.26%
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10/29/1976123.26.16%102.1-0.78%111.7749-2.22%
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11/30/1976130.35.77%107.465.25%110.9059-0.78%