VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF

Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares

NUGT provides 2x leveraged exposure to a market-cap-weighted index of global gold and silver mining firms.

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Bets on the Fed rate hike end, a dip in bond yields, a weaker U.S. dollar and elevated geopolitical risk have led to a global rush for the bullion.

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Gold prices have the potential to rally higher due to global economic and geopolitical uncertainties. The $2,000 level has become a key resistance level for gold, but if it breaks, prices could soar. Gold mining shares via Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares ETF offer leverage and have historically outperformed gold during bullish periods, making them an attractive investment option.

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Since the start of the fourth quarter, physical gold mostly has been on an upswing. According to Kitco, the price of physical gold has risen nearly 8.5% during that time frame.

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Editor's note: Any and all references to time frames longer than one trading day are for purposes of market context only, and not recommendations of any holding time frame. Daily rebalancing ETFs are not meant to be held unmonitored for long periods.

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Higher-for-longer interest rates may have stumped gold temporarily. But recent geopolitical events have pushed the metal higher as safe haven demand increased.

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Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares NUGT was spiking about 3.5% higher on Tuesday, continuing to fly north within a rising channel pattern on the daily chart.

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Gold prices have dropped significantly lately, reaching yet another milestone-low as investors saw the price of gold drop below $1,870 per ounce last week. This is the lowest the precious metal has fallen in the past six months.

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Gold has long been an asset class that investors have turned to during times of economic uncertainty. However, in State Street Global Advisors' recent Gold ETF Impact Study, the firm reported that “36% of surveyed investors don't invest in gold because they don't know enough about the ways that they can invest in gold.

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Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares NUGT was sliding over 2% Tuesday as the Federal Reserve began its monthly meeting, where the Bank of America expects the central bank to hold rates steady.

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Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares NUGT gapped up 0.73% higher on Wednesday, where the ETF ran into a group of sellers who knocked it down toward Tuesday's high-of-day.

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Owners of the Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index 2x Bull ETF can create leverage of 3x to 5x the typical value changes in gold bullion in a bull upmove. Gold mining stocks could see a significant price reversal higher after years of stagnant to declining returns. Inverted gold and silver lease rates (nearby premiums) in the futures market indicate very tight physical supplies during August.

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The S&P 500 was up 3.11% in July, bringing its YTD return to 19.52% as equities continue to rally. This could have spurred an outflow in gold exchange traded funds (ETFs), but prices held steady amid the sell-off.

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Gold production is higher than gold consumption, which might be a reason for gold prices not skyrocketing, despite the current uncertain economic scenario. Even if gold prices go up, NUGT may not be the best option to capture it due to the complexities involved and extreme volatilities inherent in a leveraged ETF. Due to effects of compounding, over a period of time, there can be startling differences between the performance of benchmark and that of leveraged ETF.

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Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares NUGT was rising more than 1% on Tuesday in tandem with spot gold, which was moving about 0.5% higher, possibly on new warnings a recession may be in the cards.

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The global transition to alternative energy sources is feeding into early strength for critical minerals. Demand may rise over the coming years.

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Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares NUGT gapped down almost 6% lower on Friday, when the ETF ran into a group of buyers who knocked it down more than 4% from the open.

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Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares NUGT gapped up 2.45% higher on Wednesday, where the ETF ran into a group of sellers who knocked it down to trade mostly flat.

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