Copper

[Sean K]

The tough times continue for Dr Copper. The Dr is not seeing many Chinese patients and it looks like the Dr may have caught Covid.

Copper has now fallen >20% from the recent exuberant high.

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Really hoping that there's some demand at $4.00/lb. Won't mind if it stays at this level for a few months while China works through it's stockpiles. We copper bulls will rub the patina off our copper stocks and they'll shine again next qtr.

Depends on your time frames I think.

Are you turning into a copper bear, P2?

Unless there's a global depression, around $4 looks like long term buy with your ears pinned back to me.

 

[peter2]

Bear?
I'm holding A1M, CSC, MAC, SFR totaling 25% of portfolio. I'll add to these when they rally next. Looking at COPX (add on) FCX, SCCO in the US.

The market and you desperados got a bit over excited in the last rally. You went off a bit early, pre-mature exuberance I call it. We old-timers know that a slow and steady pace will see the trend last longer. The conditions aren't right yet. We've got to wait until China is ready.

If we see copper back at $3.6/lb (10% lower) I'll be digging up @Garpal Gumnut gold bars and cash them into copper rods.

 

[peter2]

Do you see what I see?

Heh heh. Bought a soupcon of COPX tonight at the low.

 

[divs4ever]

Unless there's a global depression, around $4 looks like long term buy with your ears pinned back to me.

are we so sure there isn't ( a Global Depression )

some areas are plagued with tent cities , financial data defies logic , as do some investing moves ( like leveraging Treasuries 5 times over and more ,)government sections actively suppressing the free-flow of information , ... and the stirrings of civil unrest around the world

given the clean energy and AI narratives it seems infrastructure spending doesn't match the predicted outcomes

my copper exposure is via BHP , S32 , AIS ( where i have a low-ball top-up order in the market ) and various gold miners where copper is a co-product

 

[DaveTrade]

Copper Is Being Crushed, But Not For Long​ By Jeff Clark, editor, Market Minute The price of copper has been crushed. Just two months ago, the metal was trading for $5.11 per pound. It’s now at $4.11. That’s nearly a 20% drop – in two months! This action has just about wiped out all the gains for 2024. Copper has erased the big rally that started the year. And now the bronze metal is in deeply oversold conditions. But this is the sort of rapid decline in a commodity’s price that often creates the conditions for a “snap-back” rally. So, it’s probably a good time to bet on a rally in the price of copper. Copper’s Dreary Setup​ Most folks will probably have a tough time making that bet – because the chart looks like death. But it’s from this sort of setup that sharp, oversold bounces can occur. Here’s how copper looks right now… The price of copper rarely strays more than 10% away from its 50-day moving average (MA), represented by the blue line, before reversing back toward the line. At its high in May, copper was trading 15% above its 50-day MA. It was overbought and overextended to the upside. The chart had gone parabolic and was vulnerable to a decline. It took only two weeks for copper to “snap-back” to its 50-day MA. And, that decline has continued. On Wednesday, copper closed at $4.11 per pound. That’s 10% below its 50-day MA line. This extreme move indicates an oversold and overextended condition. All the various moving averages also expanded far away from each other. And the price of copper is approaching an “obvious” support line near $4.00 per pound. So, the stage is set for another “snap-back” move – this time, to the upside. Of course, it’s not a guaranteed rally. But if copper behaves as it has during previous extreme conditions, then the metal could trade above $4.50 per pound within the next few weeks. That’s a 10% gain from the current price – which is an outstanding return if it happens within the next month or so. Best regards and good trading, Jeff Clark Editor, Market Minute

 

[finicky]

 

[finicky]

Engaging Copper discussion which I've also posted on the WIRE thread. Sees a good chance of a retrace of Cu to $3.50 with only a slim chance of retesting back to the 2.60 top of his buy zone that came off the Mar 2020 low.

 

[JohnDe]

I just put in an extremely low-ball bid for some copper on tomorrows US market, only enough to wet my toe if the price comes down that low.

 

[finicky]

Spot copper dipping below US$4.
60 day chart is closing price, so today/night not showing yet.

Not Held
Am considering the WIRE etf if Cu goes to $3.50, which I suspect will eventually happen fwiw.

 

[mullokintyre]

Copper prices will come under further pressure as it is revealed that Chinese stockpiling of copper is spilling over to other countries.
From Zero hedge


Mick

 

[Chipp]

Another commodity chart not looking that solid 39500 key

 

[Sean K]

Some copper stock ideas and discussion

SFR, MAC, EVN, TECK, FFR

 

[divs4ever]

my copper exposure is mostly via gold ( and mixed mineral ) miners like EVN , BHP and AIS ( but had a very nice ride on OZL )

hasn't been the graveyard of funds like ( most of ) my nickel miners , but not many copper plays catch my buying appetite

 

[redsmartie]

Any hedge fund managers here care to explain where to now for copper stocks? I hold SFR and AIS in the copper play pen, lock in them profits and offer loans, sounds like a good tactic.

 

[JohnDe]

I have watched copper for the past 30 years, and I've learnt that there are better places to invest money. But it does make a decent trading platform, if you're a good trader with time to watch the market.

 

[redsmartie]

I like this chart page, it shows a great comparison.

World - LME Copper Stocks vs. Copper Price | MacroMicro

The London Metal Exchange (LME) publishes data on copper stocks at the opening of the day. When copper stocks increase, demand for copper is weak.

en.macromicro.me

 

[peter2]

The recent impulsive selloff in copper has been annoying as the copper miners I'm holding have fallen as well. However price is now at USD$4.00 /lb. I doubt we're going to see a "V" reversal as there's no new stimulus from China for copper. It's possible that POC falls a little lower and I'll be a buyer at 3.80 and back up the truck at 3.60. It falls below 3.50 I'll borrow @Sean K 's truck.

The lower POC may spur some M&A activity. The longer term need for more copper hasn't disappeared, just delayed. BHP was keen on Anglo and the lower POC should spur more interest.

 

[redsmartie]

Does look very nice over the 25 year period, below $1 USD ...

 

[Dona Ferentes]

.The lower POC may spur some M&A activity. The longer term need for more copper hasn't disappeared, just delayed. BHP was keen on Anglo and the lower POC should spur more ininterest.

BHP still keen, and to spend money in Chile, (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/bhp-set-detail-copper-growth-plans-chile-roadshow-analysts-say-2024-11-14/