🟢 Gold Miners ETF (GDX) is trading 3.2% up on August 21, 2026 as gold advances

GDX is trading 3.2% up on August 21, 2026, as stronger gold prices lift mining equities.

• Gold futures rose 1.67% early on August 21; spot gold gained 1.55%.
• A Treasury decision to at least double long-term bond-buyback operations from $2 billion to $4 billion reinforced liquidity and safe-haven demand.
• A weaker U.S. dollar, lower long-term Treasury yields, and renewed concerns about U.S. debt are supporting the sector-wide commodity tailwind, not a company-specific catalyst.