I'm not looking to play DUST anytime soon. Gold has been basing for the better part of a year and the upside potential far outweighs further downside risk. If gold begins a sustained rally from these levels, you can expect a 500-1000% rally in NUGT via multiple forward splits. I'm loading up on CEF and other non-leveraged gold products for the next few years. With the FED shutting down QE programs, I suspect we will see more buyers of precious metals, especially considering how good of a bargain they are. I don't condone buying and holding NUGT. Scaling in/out is the least stressful way of playing these vehicles and allows for a decent margin of error with regard to price levels. I've used this strategy with great success over the past 2 years. One thing to note is the importance of risk management. Don't overleverage yourself chasing the gains I have enjoyed. The profits flow easily is you abide by a simple set of rules. Getting greedy will cost you, as these 3X products can bleed quickly, almost as bad as the VIX ETF's. Using 10-20% of account value in 4-5 lot increments can drastically increase overall portfolio gains. My total portfolio value is up around 20% YTD thanks to this strategy without having to agonize through huge drawdowns of 20%+ on bad trades. If you risk it all following one strategy sooner or later you will feel the pain, as every strategy is destined to fail or underperform at some point.