Newmont Pushes To Extreme

When a profitable position begins to erode, the questions begin.
Is it just a correction or a full-blown reversal; how do you know?
Of course, nothing is ever known for absolute sure.
However, in the case of the current trade DUST-21-01, which is a short position on GDX (not advice not a recommendation), the market’s exhibiting what looks like terminal (reversal) behavior.
Of all the thirty-one equities in the Senior Miners GDX, only one is above its mid-November highs: Newmont Mining.
Newmont, NEM
With Newmont getting all the attention, the view is the entire market is ‘thinning-out’.
In addition, price action in Newmont tends to suggest it’s exhibiting terminal behavior.
Daily chart below.

It looks like NEM has just ‘thrown-over’ its wedge pattern. Typically, the last gasp before reversal.
Zooming-in

Summary
With markets reaching new all-time highs yet again, the gold miners are showing they’re not invited to the party.
From a Wyckoff standpoint and for bear markets, the focus is on the laggards … not the ones at the top (not advice, not a recommendation).
Unless the dynamic of GDX changes, and others in the index push past their mid-November highs, this market continues to look ready for reversal.
Stay Tuned
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