There is saying in copper -- buy on Thanksgiving, sell on Easter. Worked pretty good this year. Although, it was a little hair raising from Thanksgiving to the December low.
China has also been a big buyer of metals like aluminum, nickel, zinc, and tin.
Chart Notes:
- Copper was overbought at the rally highs.
- Copper traded above the red line (two standard deviations above the mean) and was due for a correction.
- The market is currently testing the green line and 2.00.
- The trend is up and the short, intermediate, and long term averages are all pointing up.
- First support is around 2.00 and major support is in a band from 1.80 to 1.90.
- Resistance is at the current highs around 2.23.
- Technicals point to higher prices.
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