Still, despite the per-ounce price plunging hundreds of dollars from an all-time high of around $5,600, gold is still up 68% over the past year—and the first days of February have also brought a moderate recovery from the recent dip as well.
MicroSectors Gold Miners 3X Leveraged ETN (GDXU) offers 3x daily exposure to the gold mining sector, tracking both major and junior miners. I conditionally recommend GDXU with a Buy rating for traders seeking short-term, daily exposure to gold miners amid strong gold prices. Miners may offer greater value than physical gold through cash flows, M&A activity, and potential share price appreciation.
At this point, it's no secret that advisors and investors should be keeping a very close eye on how gold is doing. Ever since the later half of 2025, the precious metal has been on a momentous rally, repeatedly approaching new price highs.
MicroSectors™ Gold Miners 3X Leveraged ETNs offer explosive upside, returning 918% in 2025 as gold and mining shares soared. GDXU amplifies gains from gold mining ETFs GDX and GDXJ but carries significant risk due to leverage and time decay. Gold's rally is driven by central bank demand, weakening fiat currencies, and its status as a premier reserve asset.
The price of gold has fluctuated between about $3,250 and $3,450 since mid-April, a change from the long-term rally extending all the way back to the beginning of 2024. With the precious metal setting all-time record high price points many times in the last 18 months, this change in trajectory brings about additional uncertainty: Can gold continue its upward trend?
Leveraged quantum computing ETFs, gold mining ETFs and volatility ETFs logged solid gains last week, despite broader market declines.
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The world's favorite precious metal reasserted its worth as a safe haven asset as markets tumbled in the first few days of April. As of April 4, 2025, the price of gold is up an impressive 30% in the past year and 14.5% year-to-date (YTD).Meanwhile, as the S&P 500 plunged by 8.2% the week of March 31, 2025—due largely to the announcement of sweeping tariffs on imports from dozens of nations—the spot price of gold dropped by only 2.6% at the same time.
Leveraged ETFs like GDXU magnify risks and rewards. This ETF is suitable for short-term trading, but not long-term investing, due to time decay. Gold and gold mining ETFs, including GDX and GDXJ, have shown significant gains, with GDXU outperforming them all in Q1 2025. Gold's historical value and rising trend make it a compelling investment, but caution is necessary due to potential corrections.
We highlight a bunch of the best-performing leveraged equity ETFs at the start of 2025.
Gold's bull market remains strong, reaching a record high of over $2,625 per ounce in September 2024, with no signs of reversal. Gold mining stocks, particularly ETFs like GDX and GDXJ, often outperform gold during rallies, providing leveraged returns due to lower-grade ore extraction and increased demand. MicroSectors™ Gold Miners 3X Leveraged ETNs, a triple-leveraged fund, offers significant short-term gains but carries high risks, including time decay and magnified losses during price corrections.
Wall Street surged last week marking strong weekly gains as market watchers raised its expectations for a significant interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve.