I consider gold stocks a trade, not a long term investment. On that note, I'm long GDX for what seems like many moons from 48.40. Stop @ 42.95.
I suppose I should trade them more with their volatility. I consider them a long term hold (I believe it is the only primary bull market left) and trade everything else. Needless to say while some of the smaller golds have been fantastic, the gdx and larger gold names have been extremely frustrating for me.