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Bitcoin to silver ratio nears levels last seen during the FTX capitulation

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Bitcoin to silver ratio nears levels last seen during the FTX capitulation

Volatility, historical timing, and relative value signals raise questions around a potential blow off top for silver.

By James Van Straten|Edited by Oliver Knight
Jan 27, 2026, 11:56 a.m.
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What to know:

  • Historical silver tops have consistently clustered in the first half of the year.
  • The bitcoin to silver ratio has declined toward levels last observed near bitcoin’s 2022 cycle low.

In every historic bull market across all asset classes, there is a persistent temptation to call the top.

Investors often look for validation by drawing parallels to famous contrarian calls, most notably Michael Burry’s housing market warning in 2007.

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This tendency becomes more pronounced as prices accelerate and volatility increases, which is currently the environment in the silver market.

Bitcoin to silver ratio

The bitcoin to silver ratio currently stands near 780. This is now below the 2017 peak when bitcoin hit $20,000 and now close to the level seen in November 2022, when bitcoin bottomed near $15,500 as the ratio fell to around 700. Such convergence suggests silver may be entering a more vulnerable phase relative to bitcoin.

Silver has surged nearly 300% over the past year. On Monday, silver fell almost 15% after rising by a similar amount earlier in the session, briefly reaching highs near $117 per ounce before pulling back to around $112.

Previous local tops in silver have tended to cluster around the early part of the calendar year, with most occurring in the first half of the year. Notable examples include February 1974 and January 1980 which marked a clear blow off top at $47, February 1983, May 1987, February 1998, April 2004, May 2006, March 2008, and April 2011 at $50 which was also a blow off phase.

This historical pattern raises a potential red flag on silver's price action, if history is repeating itself, the precious metal may have reached its cycle peak, or even a blow off top.

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