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Options traders are snapping up calls in the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF, which rose more than 5 percent Thursday.
A wave of buyers swept in to purchase the GDX March 34 calls this morning, when the exchange traded fund's price [GDX
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The GDX March 34-38 call spread was trading for $1.60 and, with a push higher, could offer reduced upside but also reduced risk.
The Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF has risen recently along with the price of gold, now up over $34.40. The SPDR Gold Shares [GLD
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Pete Najarian is a professional investor, CNBC contributor, regular co-host of CNBC's "Fast Money" and co-founder of OptionMonster.com.
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