The average outlook for silver is $59.29, and for gold is $2,242.
Individual predictions/ outlooks are below:
2012 Gold and Silver predictions compiled by RealMoneyTracker:
| Expert/Institution | Silver | Gold | Comment | Source |
| Barclays | 2000 | During second quarter | Watch | |
| Ben Davies | 50 | 1800 | Silver: ”higher highs”. Gold: +15%(?) | Listen |
| Bill Murphy | 75 | Listen | ||
| Chris Marchese | 62,5 | 2435 | Silver: 60-65. Gold: 2250-2600 | Private conversation |
| Commerzbank | 1900 | Read (in Swedish) | ||
| David Morgan | 60 | 2500 | Gold: 2400-2600 | Watch, Listen |
| Duet Commodities Fund | 2500 | Read | ||
| Egon von Greyerz | 60 | 4000 | Gold: 3000-5000 | Read, Read |
| Eric Sprott | 50 | 2000 | Silver: Above 50. Gold: ”north of 2000” | Read |
| Goldman Sachs | 1940 | Read | ||
| James Dines | 1900 | Gold: ”New highs” | Listen | |
| James Turk | 70 | 2500 | Gold: 2000-3000 | Read, Watch, Listen |
| Jim Rickards | 1900 | For 2013-2014: 3000-5000 | Read | |
| Jim Sinclair | 2000 | ”1900-2100 or more” | Read, Listen | |
| John Embry | 56 | 2500 | Silver: +100%. Gold: +60% | Read, Read, Read |
| John Hathaway | 48 | 1900 | ”New highs” | Read |
| Keith Barron | 50 | 2250 | ”Gold: 2000-2500” | Read |
| Michael Pento | 2200 | Watch | ||
| Morgan Stanley | 2175 | ”By 2013” | Read | |
| Nick Barisheff | 2250 | Listen | ||
| Peter Grandich | 1900 | “New highs” | Read, Listen, Watch | |
| Peter Schiff | 2500 | ”Above 2500” | Read | |
| Rick Rule | 2200 | Read | ||
| Rob McEwen | 50 | 2000 | ”Above 50 and 2000” | Read |
| Stepen Leeb | 80 | 2750 | Silver: 60-100. Gold 2500-3000 | Read, Read, Read, Read |
| UBS | 2050 | Gold: ”will average at 2050” | Read | |
| Average: | 59.29 | 2242 | ||
| Average gain in %: | 112.36% | 43.09% | ||
| 2012-01-02 prices: | 27.92 | 1566.8 |