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VanEck Gold Miners ETF Performance
The VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) displayed robust performance, increasing by 7% over five days. With uninterrupted strength above its 200-day moving average since January and a 94% annual gain, GDX targets $82 by November’s close.
The ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK), with a 55% year-on-year gain, saw a recent dip, trading just below its RSI of 50. Despite this, its strong technical floor near the $79 level supports a return to highs around $93 by early December.
The iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) achieved a 61% year-on-year gain, driven by its technology focus, especially Samsung Electronics at 23% of the fund. Its robust technical momentum suggests targets above $101 by December’s end.
Strategies For Current Market Trends
With the S&P 500 Growth ETF (SPYG) showing such a strong rebound, we believe buying call options or selling out-of-the-money put spreads is the correct move. This swift recovery is supported by last week’s CPI report, which showed core inflation in October 2025 cooling to 2.8%, reinforcing the market’s belief that the Federal Reserve will remain on hold. This pattern is reminiscent of the sharp V-shaped recoveries we saw throughout 2023, where any dip was quickly bought.
The VXX is signaling that market fear is collapsing, making it a clear short. The VIX index itself closed below 13 yesterday, a level not seen consistently since before the 2020 pandemic, suggesting widespread complacency. Selling call spreads with a strike at or above the $35 resistance level offers a high-probability trade to profit from both the continued decline and the instrument’s natural decay.
We should be looking to add bullish exposure to gold miners (GDX) as they continue to lead. This strength is being fueled by a weakening U.S. Dollar Index (DXY), which fell below 102 last week, making gold more attractive. Buying call options targeting the $82 strike for late November or selling puts around the $73 support level are solid strategies to play the ongoing momentum.
For the ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK), this recent dip looks like a consolidation phase before the next leg higher. Despite the recent price weakness, we saw net inflows of over $150 million into the fund last week, showing that long-term believers are accumulating on this pullback. Selling put spreads below the $79 support level is a way to get paid while we wait for the fund to build a new base for its move back toward the highs.
The South Korea ETF (EWY) gives us a powerful way to play global tech strength beyond the usual big names. The rally is fundamentally justified by the latest trade data from October 2025, which showed a 15% year-over-year surge in South Korean semiconductor exports. We should use any small pullback to buy call options, targeting a move back to the $101 highs by December.
