Barrick Gold (ABX, $36.39, up $2.68). The January 35 calls (ABXAG, $5.00, up $1.40) were at $3.10 on Friday. Goldcorp (GG, $34.98, up $2.55). The January 32.50 calls (GGAZ, $6.00, up $1.50) were going for $3.30. Gold Fields (GFI, $9.05, up $0.39). The January 10 calls (GFIAB, $1.10, up $0.25) were trading for 88 cents. Newmont Mining (NEM, $45.01, up $1.76). The January 45 calls (NEMAI, $4.90, up $0.90) were profiled at $3.35. If you got into these trades last Friday or earlier this week, protect your profits. No one could have predicted the $6 jump in oil this morning but the Goldman Sachs (GS, $154.55, down $3.70) call of oil at $150 is looking like a real possibility if the tensions with Russia don’t ease. Rick Rouse Rick@OptionsMentoring.com]]>