Gold has been on the move for over a year. Not always up, but never dead in the water. Long-term investors (10+ years) look for long-term reliable price appreciation of their assets. For this objective, gold in all its forms has treated them well. Specifically for traders (3 months or less), high volatility equates to the ability to generate more profits in a shorter time period. There are a number of ways to gain gold exposure for either investors or those more inclined to trade. They can physically purchase the metal, buy funds (ETF and mutual) that invest in gold, futures market, or own gold mining companies (full-fledged operations or junior miners). I pay attention to a number of the junior miners with information available here on Channelchek, I thought it would be useful to compare a Gold ETF (GLD) that tracks the physical price and as a proxy for miners, a junior gold mining ETF(GDXJ). Read More >>