Could NUGT Again Rise To Over $2,000/Share?

NUGT is the symbol for DIREXION’s Daily Gold Miners Bull 3X Shares listed on the NYSE.  In September 2011 NUGT was over $2,000/share.  Since that time NUGT’s share price has relentlessly fallen as a consequence to the recent bear market in gold and corresponding precious metal equities:

Indeed NUGT’s value has dropped substantially more than gold and gold stocks due to its 3X leverage to GDX. HOWEVER, times change…and all old bears eventually go belly-up and die. To be sure recent market action strongly suggests a new bull market in precious metals has been born. Testament to this bull statement are the following charts.

GDX (2008-2013) recently effected an 10-month upside breakout (as it did in previously in 2008).  Notice all Technical Indicators (RSI, On-Balance Volume & CMF) have bottomed and have given BUY SIGNALS.

 

EVEN MORE SPECTACULAR is that the GDX/Gold ratio is about to effect an astounding 34-month upside breakout – thus heralding a new bull market in gold and silver mining stocks.  See the wildly bullish Technical Indicators (RSI & CMF):

The 34-month breakout is imminent!

 

Short-Term GDX Forecast

The GDX is looking to replicate the 2009 breakout. Moreover, all the Technical Indicators support that forecast.  On-Balance Volume, RSI and CMF.  Further, it appears GDX might soar over 70% to $55 from today's price of $30 -- per W. D. Gann's Theory of Symmetry GDX might top $55 within the 5-6 months.

But the big beneficiary would be NUGT, which is the 3X Long ETF for GDX.  Consequently if GDX rises 70%, theoretically NUGT should go ballistic up +210% -- already NUGT has soared 80% during the past couple of weeks from $50 to $90:

 

It is noteworthy to take another look at NUGT’s chart showing is $2,000/share price in late 2011:

 

Volume Gives Birth to Price

 

An old Wall Street adage says that “Price increase follows volume increase.”   Specifically, the most spectacular aspect of NUGT is the vastly increased trading volume during the past 4 months. Indeed and in fact recent trading volume is SEVERAL TIMES GREATER than in 2011 and 2012. This obviously is indicative of mammoth Accumulation by Institutional Investors.  Among the many reasons by Institutional Investors are piling into NUGT is that all the TA indicators have already bottomed. Take a peek: 

 

MORE UNDENIABLE PROOF IF INSTITUIONAL INVESTOR BUYING OF NUGT

Each quarter all Institutional Investors must file Form 13F with the SEC, which shows their positions in any company.  As of one month ago only 4% of NUGT’s outstanding shares were owned by Institutional Investors.  Since then Institutional Investors ownership has TRIPLED to 12%.  Needless to say this is a mammoth increase.  Below are the Form 13-F Institutional Investors ownership Summary.

 

Company Details


Ownership Summary

 

Ownership Summary

Institutional Holdings information for NUGT is filed by major institutions on form 13-F with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

There are two remarkable aspects of the vastly increased Institutional Holdings of NUGT: 

• Percent Increases and Who are the Institutional Investors.
• Percent increase in NUGT Holdings was from +199% (Bank of America Corp)  to +23,548% (SUSUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP) from the previous quarter.

The list of Institutional Investors is a star-studded line-up of the world’s elite financial institutions, including Credit Suisse, BNP Paribas, CitiGroup, UBS, Bank of America, Commerzbank, Nomura Holdings, and Barclays PLC to name a few.  Here are the details of NUGT Institutional Investor holdings.

42 Institutional Holders
9,358,613 Total Shares Held

Click on the column header links to resort ascending (^) or descending (v).

Owner Name	Date	Shared Held	Change (Shares)	Change(%)	Value(in 1,000s)
VIRTU FINANCIAL LLC	06/30/2013	2,381,748	2,244,452	1,634.75	20,888
CREDIT SUISSE AG/	06/30/2013	1,930,000	1,800,000	1,384.62	16,926
TOWER RESEARCH CAPITAL LLC	06/30/2013	1,569,168	1,551,760	8,914.06	13,762
HELLMAN JORDAN MANAGEMENT CO INC /MA/	06/30/2013	1,000,000	1,000,000	New	8,770
JANE STREET HOLDING, LLC	06/30/2013	544,866	542,359	21,633.79	4,778
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP	06/30/2013	544,380	542,078	23,548.13	4,774
RAFFLES ASSOCIATES LP	06/30/2013	200,000	200,000	New	1,754
BNP PARIBAS ARBITRAGE, SA	06/30/2013	187,670	187,670	New	1,646
CITIGROUP INC	06/30/2013	172,840	154,744	855.13	1,516
BARCLAYS PLC	06/30/2013	168,832	136,989	430.20	1,481
NOMURA HOLDINGS INC	06/30/2013	144,568	122,137	544.50	1,268
UBS AG	06/30/2013	109,390	81,429	291.22	959
COMMERZBANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT /FI	06/30/2013	71,628	34,560	93.23	628
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/	06/30/2013	60,493	40,284	199.34	531
WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC	06/30/2013	40,500	40,500	New	355

 

( Source:  http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/nugt/institutional-holdings )

 

Medium-Term NUGT Forecast

My forecast is predicated on the following NUGT chart ratios, which show imminent breakouts looming:

NUGT/GDX Chart

http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=NUGT:GDX&p=W&yr=2&mn=2&dy=0&id=p27431047803

NUGT/Gold Chart

http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=NUGT:$GOLD&p=W&yr=2&mn=2&dy=0&id=p63533872030

NUGT/DOW Chart

http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=NUGT:$INDU&p=W&yr=2&mn=2&dy=0&id=p36302987568

However, the most convincing chart shows NUGT with a Cup & Handle pattern with an imminent breakout that should fuel the price to $150.  But also notice there is practically ZERO over-head volume above 135, which would hamper upward price movement. Therefore, a price rise from 135 to 525 resistance might be achieved with surprising ease and short timeframe.

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The above is my personal opinion based upon traditional interpretation of Technical Analysis Methods. Consequently, it should NOT be construed as advice to buy or sell anything. Everyone should do their own Due Diligence and consult a Registered Representative.

 DISCLOSURE:  I BOUGHT NUGT THIS WEEK…AND WILL BUY MORE AS THE PRICE RISES.

August 22, 2013