VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) stock calls: who's bullish, who's bearish, and their track records
As of October 8, 2026, MCAFax has logged 1 call on VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) from 1 tracked investor: 1 bullish, 0 bearish and 0 neutral. The most recent is bullish, posted by @marketplunger1 on Dec 19, 2025 when GDX last closed at $85.67. Of 1 scored call, 0 beat the S&P 500 in the called direction over 180 days.
Not investment advice; for research and education.
Who is bullish and who is bearish on GDX?
Unique call. Only Brandon Beylo (@marketplunger1) has a logged call on GDX, so there is no consensus to measure yet. A call nobody else in our database is making is, by definition, non-consensus among the voices we track.
Every logged GDX call
| Date | Player | Call | Price at call | Current / outcome | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 2025 | Brandon Beylo (@marketplunger1) | Bullish (long) | $85.67 | $84.36 on Jun 17, 2026 | L, -11.1 pts vs S&P 500 (180 days) | post |
Dates are the post date in US Central time. Prices are closes in the listing currency.
The bull case for GDX
No tracked investor has a current bullish thesis on GDX.
- Archive: 1 earlier bullish call on GDX went 0-1 against the S&P 500.
The bear case for GDX
No tracked investor has a current bearish thesis on GDX.
Thesis lines are MCAFax summaries in our own words; follow the source link for the author's full post.
In their own words
- @marketplunger1 (Dec 19, 2025): "GDX-to-GLD ratio suggests we could be on the cusp of another large move higher."
Track records of the players calling GDX
| Player | Calls on GDX | Career W-L | Win % | Avg edge vs S&P | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Beylo (@marketplunger1) | 1 | 5-16 | .238 | +51.7 | Ranked #7 (career) |
See the full market-calls leaderboard for every player's record.
How we score these calls
A call wins when, 180 days after the post, the stock beat the S&P 500 in the direction the investor called (a long must outperform the index, a short must underperform it). Edge is the gap versus the S&P 500 in percentage points. Price at call is the last close known at the time of the post (Yahoo Finance daily bars, split-adjusted, in the listing currency). Track records cover calls from roughly the past year.
Last updated: October 8, 2026
Not investment advice; for research and education.
FAQ
Who is bullish on VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX)?
As of October 8, 2026, @marketplunger1 has logged bullish calls on GDX. None of them has a current open bullish call.
Who is bearish on GDX?
As of October 8, 2026, none of the investors MCAFax tracks has made a bearish call on GDX.
What is the consensus on GDX among tracked investors?
Only one tracked investor (@marketplunger1) has a logged call on GDX, so it is a unique, non-consensus call for now.
What price was GDX at when these calls were made?
Prices at call ranged from $85.67 to $85.67. The most recent call was made when GDX last closed at $85.67. We use the last close known when each post went up.
How have past GDX calls performed?
0 of 1 scored call on GDX beat the S&P 500 in the called direction over 180 days.
Is there a contrarian call on GDX?
Unique call. Only Brandon Beylo (@marketplunger1) has a logged call on GDX, so there is no consensus to measure yet. A call nobody else in our database is making is, by definition, non-consensus among the voices we track.
How does MCAFax score stock calls?
A call wins when, 180 days after the post, the stock beat the S&P 500 in the direction the investor called (a long must outperform the index, a short must underperform it). Edge is the gap versus the S&P 500 in percentage points. Price at call is the last close known at the time of the post (Yahoo Finance daily bars, split-adjusted, in the listing currency). Track records cover calls from roughly the past year.
Where do these calls come from?
Public posts on X by investors MCAFax tracks. Each call links to the original post, and we log only posts that name a ticker and take a side. Theses are summarized in our own words.
Is this investment advice?
No. This page is journalism and research for education. It reports what tracked investors said and how their past calls performed.
How often is the GDX page updated?
It is regenerated from the MCAFax market-calls database whenever new calls are logged or scored. This version is current as of October 8, 2026.