Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2x Shares (NYSEARCA:NUGT) Shares Gap Up – Here’s What Happened

Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2x Shares (NYSEARCA:NUGTGet Free Report) gapped up before the market opened on Monday . The stock had previously closed at $38.63, but opened at $40.88. Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2x Shares shares last traded at $41.31, with a volume of 816,896 shares trading hands.

Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2x Shares Stock Performance

The company has a market cap of $619.70 million, a P/E ratio of 19.80 and a beta of 1.57. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $49.69 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $45.10.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2x Shares

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Pineridge Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2x Shares in the 1st quarter worth approximately $5,410,000. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2x Shares during the 1st quarter valued at $2,193,000. Fore Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2x Shares during the 2nd quarter valued at $1,691,000. Quadrature Capital Ltd purchased a new stake in Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2x Shares during the 1st quarter valued at $856,000. Finally, IMC Chicago LLC increased its position in shares of Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2x Shares by 84.4% in the third quarter. IMC Chicago LLC now owns 42,810 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,126,000 after acquiring an additional 19,599 shares during the period.

Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2x Shares Company Profile

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The Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares (NUGT) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the NYSE Arca Gold Miners (NTR) index. The fund provides 2x leveraged exposure to a market-cap-weighted index of global gold and silver mining firms. NUGT was launched on Dec 8, 2010 and is managed by Direxion.

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