All,
FWIW for those still interested, I have links to three graphs.
The first graph shows how gold took off in 1972 when Nixon closed the gold window.
http://goldsilverworlds.com/gold-and-silver-prices-over-200-years-long-term-gold-and-silver-charts/The second shows oil taking off in 1972.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Price_of_oil#mediaviewer/File:Crude_oil_prices_since_1861.png
The third shows a longer term look at how gold and oil move together. As I had posted earlier, the ratio varies quite bit. It has been as low as ten or so and up in the ranges about 21 where it is now. If one looks at these graphs and thinks a bit, one can conclude that the dollar has lost 95% of its value since 1972. I expect this trend to continue in the coming years.
http://www.marketoracle.co.uk/Article38141.html
