For instance, we own Kinross Gold ( KGC), which is a major gold miner.

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Now for stock pickers, there are certainly many top operators to choose from, such as Barrick Gold (NYSE:ABX), Kinross Gold (NYSE:KGC) and AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE:AU).

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High beta names like Aurizon Mines (AZK), Kinross Gold (KGC) and Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM) will squeeze metal shorts and run fast and furious.

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Kentucky Grilled Chicken is the product that is featured in our commercial for 'Buckets for the Cure, ' and we are seeing lots of customers ask for pink buckets filled with KGC.

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According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, KGC makes up 4.55% of the Gold Miners ETF ( AMEX: GDX )which is trading lower by about 4.7% on the day Wednesday.

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O'Brien also cites aggressive buying of Harmony, AngloGold and Kinross Gold (nyse: KGC - news - people ) by Fidelity as evidence that big (and smart) money is behind gold's advance.

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Among the largest underlying components of GDX, in trading today Barrick Gold Corporation ( NYSE: ABX) is off about 1.8%, Goldcorp Incorporated ( NYSE: GG) is off about 1.6%, and Kinross Gold Corporation ( NYSE: KGC) is lower by about 1.4%.

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Among the largest underlying components of GDX, in trading today Barrick Gold Corporation ( NYSE: ABX) is down about 1.4%, Goldcorp Incorporated ( NYSE: GG) is off about 2.6%, and Kinross Gold Corporation ( NYSE: KGC) is lower by about 2.6%.

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Among the largest underlying components of GDX, in trading today Barrick Gold Corporation ( NYSE: ABX) is up about 3%, Goldcorp Incorporated New ( NYSE: GG) is up about 2.8%, and Kinross Gold Corporation ( NYSE: KGC) is up by about 1.5%.

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The nine stocks capped at 4.75% during the last index rebalancing were Kinross Gold ( KGC), Anglogold Ashanti ( AU), Gold Fields ( GFI), Polyus Gold (OPYGY), Eldorado Gold ( EGO), Randgold Resources ( GOLD), Osisko Mining ( OSKFF), Petropavlovsk and Centerra Gold.

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Another way to play strength in gold is to buy shares of some lesser known gold stocks: Hesler recommends Kinross Gold (amex: KGC - news - people ) and Golden Star Resources (amex: GSS - news - people ), as well as Cumberland Resources, which trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange as CBD.

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