Long $NEMMany traders have their eyes focused on spot gold breaking out. With gold miners near their lows, they are compelling trades. Two of the largest holdings within the gold mining ETF AMEX:GDX is NYSE:NEM and $GOLD.
YTD performance:
AMEX:GDX +5.6%
NYSE:NEM -16.7%
TVC:GOLD +0.29%
During gold bull markets, NYSE:NEM outperforms AMEX:GDX and TVC:GOLD underperforms. For traders looking to get into the gold trade, NYSE:NEM is currently discounted to the ETF—this provides an interesting opportunity to get in if you missed the original breakout move.