Stan WongiShares S&P/TSX Global Gold Index ETFXGD.TOPARTIAL SELLJun 12, 2025

Gold equities, which remain quite supported though volatility likely to stay more elevated. In the options market right now, puts are far more expensive than calls (indicates a desire to hedge downside). For him, he expects a bit more unexpected upside.

Will benefit from strong bullion price, improving cashflows, and investor interest. Since interest rates are far from a sure thing, gold potentially has the opportunity to rise. A good diversifier.

Good time to start accumulating. Gold remains quite supported over the long term.

Also look at ZGD.

Has a 61 basis expense ratio and owns big gold producing names. He is cautious on gold and has none in his portfolio. Also sold off a lot of their silver holdings a while ago. Base metals are now the next commodity space leader. Copper, aluminum, and zinc make more sense than gold but you could hold this a bit longer.

Definitely diversify globally outside Canada. Seeing pretty robust returns from EMs and international developed markets outside the US. 

Lower yield than covered call strategies, but you're still getting exposure to those international dividend payers. Perhaps half of this and half of ZWG.

Mainly gold, but silver is a by-product. WPM, for example, is in here. Precious metals have done so well, there's likely to be a pullback and it's likely to be violent.

Tough, as gold has been a phenomenal performer this year. For his portfolios he owns silver, which has actually done better than gold this year. Price ratio of gold to silver is extended right now; gold has to come down, or silver has to go up, or both. Silver has the better path going forward.

If you own a 30% position, don't add more. If you own 3%, then you could add a few more percentage points. At the end of the day, gold is a very cyclical space. There have been many years where gold didn't do anything.

There's a lot of attention on gold right now, and it worries him a bit when too many people are interested in one particular asset class or space. Momentum is there right now, but commodity is very overbought at 77 RSI.

If you were to look at a chart for the sector over 40 years, you'd see that gold bullion's gone up but gold equities really haven't. Not great long-term investments. Ultimately, you want to trim profits.

His rule of thumb: Say your allocation to the sector for the long run is 5%, and now your position is 10%. Take half the $$ out and deploy it somewhere else. Now you're back at 5%. Keep doing that every time it doubles. You'll never get rich doing that, but it's all about risk management.

The gold price seems to be basing, trending higher, and could break out. He wants something to protect him against the USD, and gold does this. Make gold only 5% of your portfolio. Hold here. Gold can go higher.

He's not a big buyer in the gold space. His models look for intrinsic value. Gold does not have a dividend or cashflow or a revenue stream. Lots of excitement in the space, but it can be volatile over its history. 

That being said, XGD or GDX are probably your best bets.

Gold itself has had a big move since early 2023. He had targeted $2,600 for gold, but it hit $2,800, but there are signs that gold is moving down. If interest rates in the US move higher, it will be a big headwind for gold. He expects gold to pull back to $2,450 in 2025, or 10% down.

Gold remains in an uptrend, past his target of $2600. He's a big fan of the Commitment of Traders data from the Chicago Board of Trade, which comes out weekly on Fridays at 3:30 pm. Commercial traders continue to reduce exposure on the way up. Though gold can push higher, we're getting to the end of this move in the intermediate term.

We've had a good move, but he's cautious at current levels. Vulnerable to at least a near-term correction. Some charts look great, such as OR, AGI, and WPM, and he'd gravitate toward those.

XGD and ZGD are the Canadian go-to names. ZGD is equal weight, so the big caps don't run the show.

In the US, he likes GDX or GDXJ (for the juniors).

He buys gold only when there's a trade opportunity, like now. Geopolitical risk makes gold a flight to safety trade. The US dollar will likely roll over as the Fed cuts interest rates. Gold stocks are undervalued. This ETF is diversified, led by Newmont.

Very good option for investors interested in gold. Expecting further strength in gold prices. Very good hedge on economic weakness. Best in class ETF. Gold trend is very good. 

Basket of gold miners. Underperformed TSX and spot gold since early 2020. If looking to hedge against inflation or geopolitical events, look at gold bullion instead. With mining companies, so much can go wrong.