But what about copper ?

bone said:
The correlation between Copper and S&P 500 used to historically be very high, but the OTR data for the past two years has really made an epic decoupling ( in fact, it is currently - 46% ! ).
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Temporary and spurious. A strong S&P 500 implies future economic growth and strength for HG.
As recently mentioned, the "shadow" inventories are throwing a monkey wrench into this market.
 
You know a lot more about this subject matter than I do. I just thought I'd come and visit and say hello. I appreciate your posts, I have an alert on them and read them, and did not want you to feel completely abandoned and alone. Copper is a material that speaks to many aspects of economic health.

Just look at all the idiots getting electrocuted in order to pilfer the stuff.

syswizard said:
Temporary and spurious. A strong S&P 500 implies future economic growth and strength for HG.
As recently mentioned, the "shadow" inventories are throwing a monkey wrench into this market.
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May contract now the lead. Down a penny this morning.
LME Stock levels remain low at 274,350 tons.
That's the only thing holding this market up.
 
bone said:
You know a lot more about this subject matter than I do. I just thought I'd come and visit and say hello. I appreciate your posts, I have an alert on them and read them, and did not want you to feel completely abandoned and alone. Copper is a material that speaks to many aspects of economic health.
Just look at all the idiots getting electrocuted in order to pilfer the stuff.
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Thanks Bone. The key right now to lower prices is higher inventory levels at the London Metals Exchange (LME). They (strangely) continue to drop.
 
Only a handful of my clients have FCMs who are LME members or who have give-up agreements with LME Member firms.

It's too bad that the exchange membership won't expand access to their markets. The clients that I do have trading LME do very well with it. Lots of spread trading opportunities and correlated lead-lag strategies both within the LME product suite and inter market.
 
May contract now flat. Reason: weak US Dollar.
Emerging market countries have more buying power when the USD declines as copper is denominated in USD.
 
May contract down a penny this morning. LME stock levels steady at 273,725 tons.
Low stocks still holding this weak market up.
 
After yesterday's 4 cent rally, copper now flat.
From the LME: 275,200 tons in stock.
Are stock levels finally bottoming here ?
Could be....stay tuned.
 
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