RE: Still confused19 Dec 2020 09:47
The VanEck website is only updated until Thursday. GDXJ will have already bought this week and on Monday I think this will be reflected on the VanEck website. The 2x8 million trades a day this past week where almost certainly GDXJ through their chose AP.
Will still had a very decent rise this week, IMO there is no way we would be on 34/35 without the GDXJ buying pressure, especially with the GH news earlier this week. I think this contributed to the lack of spike, there was a crazy amount of selling straight into the arms of VanEck. Why anyone would sell into known massive buying pressure is a little surprising.
Friday was odd, they were desperate for shares. As Hydro and Chippy say you could sell huge amounts at near market value. IG allows dummy quotes for shares you do not have, I got a quote for 20 million shares at 34.8, which is crazy! This could turn out still to be GDXJ, we will be able to have a better indication when they update the website. But yes, I agree there is also potential for another big buyer. Next week will be interesting, probably a small retrace (without Swag), but maybe not a violent as before.