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Gold Miners BPI Forms Bullish Divergence as GDX Bounces

Arthur Hill

Arthur Hill

Chief Technical Strategist, TrendInvestorPro.com



The Gold Miners ETF (GDX) got a nice bounce the last seven days with a break above the late August trend line. Even though the big trend remains down, the short-term trend is now up with this small breakout. Longer-term, a potential double bottom is taking shape with the August highs marking key resistance. The indicator window shows the Gold Miners Bullish Percent Index ($BPGDM) holding above its prior low and forming a bullish divergence.

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Arthur Hill
About the author: , CMT, is the Chief Technical Strategist at TrendInvestorPro.com. Focusing predominantly on US equities and ETFs, his systematic approach of identifying trend, finding signals within the trend, and setting key price levels has made him an esteemed market technician. Arthur has written articles for numerous financial publications including Barrons and Stocks & Commodities Magazine. In addition to his Chartered Market Technician (CMT) designation, he holds an MBA from the Cass Business School at City University in London. Learn More