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The choice between the VanEck Gold Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:GDX) and the VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:GDXJ) looks cosmetic until you open the hood.
A market that keeps climbing on thin volume tends to make careful investors nervous, not confident. That's the setup Chris Rowe, founder of True Market Insiders, says he's watching heading into the back half of 2026.
The VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF has sharply underperformed peers in 2026, declining by double-digits when other diversified miners have gained and gold ETFs have fallen modestly. GDXJ's portfolio is less small-cap focused than advertised, with under 9% in small-caps and significant overlap—79% by weight—with the larger, less volatile GDX ETF. Rising US dollar strength, hawkish global central banks, and elevated CAPEX amid falling gold prices create a challenging macro backdrop for GDXJ.
Silver extended its decline for a third consecutive session on Monday, with XAG/USD trading around $74.20 per troy ounce during Asian hours. Investors reacted to India's surprise restrictions on silver imports, rising expectations of another Federal Reserve rate hike and weaker investment demand projections from UBS.
Silver prices surged 7% Monday to the highest since March.
/PRNewswire/ -- Gold is trading near $4,700 per ounce and the smart money stopped arguing about whether the rally is real sometime last year. [1] Goldman Sachs
Victor Dergunov, The Financial Prophet, talks his 5 step plan - raising cash, rotating into gold miners, energy, and defensive sectors amid heightened market uncertainty. Gold miners like Barrick (GOLD), Newmont (NEM), Agnico Eagle (AEM), and Kinross (KGC) are attractive after major declines, despite near-term headwinds from interest rate expectations.
West Red Lake Gold Mines is pleased to announce that the Company has been included in the VanEck Junior Gold Miners (“GDXJ”) exchange-traded fund (“ETF”)