How Did Gold and Silver Do in 2025- And Will It Continue in 2026?
Looking at ETFs linked to precious metals and mining stocks, they continue to be top performers. What's going on with gold and silver ETFs? Does the trend continue?
Well, precious metals had a record year in 2025. Gold GLDM was up 64%. Silver SLV gained 145%, and the levered versions were sensational. Three times gold, SHNY delivered 215%, and two times silver, AGQ rose by 361%.
Even gold miners finally outperformed gold as GDX gave you 155%, and the three times gold miner GDXU returned almost 800%. GDXU actually delivered more than five times the unlevered version GDX. I don't know if these trends continue, but they certainly could. Regardless, investors should always be prepared for every possible market scenario.
Yeah, pretty impressive performance there from the mining sector. Of course, we regularly talk about Nugget, NUGT, and Jug, which is junior miners. Those both have leverage on them and have been great performers also.
