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description: "GDX and GDXU have been a bloodbath these past two days, I can't believe they could plummet like this. The leveraged one, GDXU, is practically a preview of being halved. With risk aversion sentiment overwhelmingly one-sided, gold mining stocks have become a rollercoaster. I originally wanted to wait for a pullback to buy the dip, but looking at it now, I'm afraid I might actually be buying halfway up the mountain. We still have to respect the market. Short-term speculation really requires a strong heart. Whether we can turn things around in the long run still depends on where the gold price goes..."
datetime: "2026-02-13T10:57:02.000Z"
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author: "[每天都要喝水水](https://longbridge.com/en/profiles/17763530.md)"
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# GDX and GDXU have been a bloodbath these past two …


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