NUGT is trading at $145.12 (-2.78%) as the U.S. dollar held near an 18-month high, weighing on gold. - Dollar-priced bullion was less attractive to overseas buyers, while higher yields weighed on non-yielding gold. - Investors positioned ahead of Wednesday’s CPI and Thursday’s PPI, which could influence Federal Reserve rate expectations. - NUGT is a leveraged gold-miners ETF that can amplify bullion and mining-share moves; broader equities were nearly flat, suggesting sector and macro pressures were more relevant.