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Copper Is Forming A Bullish Running Triangle PatternHello traders, today we will talk about copper, its price action from technical point of view and wave structure from Elliott wave perspective.
Copper is trading sideways since May 2021 and we see it trapped in consolidation, ideally within a bullish running triangle pattern in wave (4).
Triangles are overlapping five wave affairs A-B-C-D-E that subdivide 3-3-3-3-3 as an a-b-c. They appear to reflect a balance of forces, causing a sideways movement that is usually associated with decreasing volume and volatility. Triangles fall into four main categories i.e. ascending, descending, contracting, expanding. It is quite common, particularly in contracting triangles, for wave b to exceed the start of wave a in what may be termed a running triangle.
Triangles, by far, most commonly occur as fourth waves. Triangles are very tricky and confusing. One must study the pattern very carefully prior to taking action. Prices tend to shoot out of the triangle formation in a swift thrust. When triangles occur in the fourth wave, the market thrusts out of the triangle in the same direction as Wave 3.
Well, looking at the daily chart of copper, seems like it has completed a three-wave a-b-c decline for wave C and it's already trading now in final stages of "c" of wave D, so final leg E yet to come before rally back to highs for wave (5)?
Technically speaking, we see intraday resistance for wave D around 4.6 - 4.8 area, from where we may see final wave E slow down back to 4.3 - 4.1 support zone.
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Copper6.2.22 Copper: short trade.............................................................................small stop.
Copper rallying hardCopper bounced very hard off the Yearly Pivot, however it doesn't look ready for a new sustainable rally. Maybe this bounce had something to do with a fundamental catalyst, but nothing to do with the bull market resuming. To me the market is in a very clear distribution phase, and it simply bounced after taking out several major lows. Essentially this is a short squeeze / dead cat bounce, and going for the retest of the breakdown. The market tends to go back and retest such key areas before moving to the original direction. Similar story for Gold which is also bouncing and has some room to the upside before it reverses to the downside.
In the long term I do believe Copper will be headed much much higher, especially as governments print more and more, along with the ESG movement. Copper is necessary for the green revolution and that's why I can see it much higher in the long term. However in the short term the price got too high, too fast, and as it failed to sustain above the 2011 ATHs, it is probably headed towards 3.75 and maybe even lower in the next few years.
For now the first key target for this trade 3.95, although someone could simply take partial profits there. The trade has a fairly decent R/R and decent probability of playing out as long as the market gets to our entry.
Potential Bullish Momentum On the H4, with price moving above the ichimoku cloud , we have a bullish bias that price will continue to rise from the pivot at 783.50 in line with the overlap support to the resistance at 801.30 in line with the 61.8% fibonacci retracement and 78.6% fibonacci projection . However, we would wait for price to break pivot before going in for the buy. Alternatively, price may reverse off the pivot and drop to the support at 764.45 in line with the horizontal swing low.
Potential Bullish ContinuationOn the H4, with price moving above the ichimoku cloud, we have a bullish bias that price will continue to rise from the buy entry at 783.45 in line with the overlap support to the take profit at 801.65 in line with the 61.8% fibonacci retracement and 78.6% fibonacci projection. However, we would wait for price to break pivot at our entry before going in for the buy. Alternatively, price may reverse off the pivot and drop to the stop loss at 764.2 in line with the horizontal swing low.
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Potential Bearish ContinuationPrice has broken the ascending trendline and is moving below the ichimoku cloud , which supports our bearish bias that price will drop our pivot at 765.75 in line with the 38.2% fibonacci retracement to the support at 755.45 in line with the 50% fibonacci retracement . Alternatively, price may bounce off the pivot to the 1st resistance at 773.7 in line with the 23.6% fibonacci retracement and the 61.8% fibonacci projection .
Potential Bearish ContinuationPrice has broken the ascending trendline and is moving below the ichimoku cloud, which supports our bearish bias that price will drop our pivot at 765.75 in line with the 38.2% fibonacci retracement to the support at 755.45 in line with the 50% fibonacci retracement. Alternatively, price may bounce off the pivot to the 1st resistance at 773.7 in line with the 23.6% fibonacci retracement and the 61.8% fibonacci projection.
Jamie Gun2Head - Selling CopperTrade Idea: Selling Copper after 78.6% resistance
Reasoning: Intraday head and shoulders top, looking to hit measured move target
Entry Level: 4.276
Take Profit Level: 4.175
Stop Loss: 4.301
Risk/Reward: 4.04:1
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Elliott Wave View: Copper Looking to Turn Lower Soon Short Term Elliott Wave View in Copper (HG #F) suggests cycle from 4/5/2022 high ended as a 5 waves impulse structure at 4.0372. This impulse wave lower ended wave 1 in red. Wave 2 corrective rally is now in progress as double three Elliott Wave Structure. Rally from wave 1 began the first leg of the double correction. Wave (a) ended at 4.2062 and a pullback in wave (b) ended at 4.1332. Copper then resumed higher in wave (c) and ended at 4.2833 as wave ((w)) in higher degree.
Down from wave ((w)) high on May 17, wave (a) ended at 4.1915 and bounce in wave (b) ended at 4.2309. Then the metal extends lower in wave (c) towards 4.1316 which completed the connector as wave ((x)). Rally from wave ((x)) is a zig zag correction to complete wave ((y)) and wave 2. Wave (a) of ((y)) formed an impulse and ended at 4.3274. Correction in wave (b) ended at 4.2556. Next push higher we are calling an ending diagonal as wave (c) to complete wave ((y)) and the whole structure as wave 2 correction. This last leg higher should complete at 100% – 161.8% Fibonacci extension at 4.3776 – 4.53 where Copper should turn lower again or at least see 3 waves pullback.
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copper update -18/05/2022downside focus remains in wave ((2)), expecting wave (C) of ((2)) to end at 3.77 ( wave (C) = 1.382 * wave (A) ).
Jamie's Gun2Head - Selling Copper Trade Idea: Selling Copper on 50% pullback
Reasoning: Rallied into resistance level, looking to continue move lower
Entry Level : 4.2170
Take Profit Level: 4.0370
Stop Loss: 4.2440
Risk/Reward: 6.67:1
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Copper Falls - An OpportunityIn May 2021, the nearby COMEX copper futures contract reached a record $4.8985 per pound. After a correction to just below the $4 level in August 2021, the red nonferrous metal made higher lows and higher highs, leading to another all-time peak at $5.01 per pound in early March 2022.
Range trading gives way to a downside break
Goldman Sachs believes higher highs are on the horizon
Copper is a green metal with the demand outstripping supplies
It will take a decade to bring new production online
Buying copper scale-down on the dip could be the optimal approach
The new record high on March 7 led to a period of consolidation where copper traded between $4.60 and $4.60 per pound. On April 25, the leader of the nonferrous metals fell below the bottom end of its trading range to the $4.40 level. The decline in copper could be the perfect opportunity to load up on the metal that Goldman Sachs calls “the new crude oil” because of its requirements for green energy technology.
Range trading gives way to a downside break
On May 7, the continuous COMEX copper futures reached a new all-time high at over $5 per pound.
The chart highlights the rally that took COMEX copper futures above the May 2021 $4.8985 peak to $5.01 per pound in early March. Copper rallied on the back of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the highest inflation readings in over four decades.
The chart illustrates July copper futures traded in a range from $4.4710 to $4.7660 per pound from mid-March through April 22. On April 25, the price dropped below the bottom of the range on the back of the prospects for higher US interest rates and the rising value of the US dollar against other world reserve currencies.
Higher rates increase the cost of carrying raw material inventories, and a strong dollar tends to be bearish for commodity prices as they rise in other currency terms. However, 2022 is anything but an ordinary year as inflation will keep real interest rates in negative territory, and all currencies, including the US dollar, are losing purchasing power.
July copper futures traded to the most recent low on May 2 at $4.2040 per pound, the lowest price in 2022, and since December 15, 2021, when it found a bottom at $4.1105. The short-term technical trend is bearish, but the longer-term path of least resistance remains bullish. Moreover, supply and demand fundamentals tell us that the current dip in the nonferrous metal is a buying opportunity.
Goldman Sachs believes higher highs are on the horizon
In 2021, as copper was on its way to the May $4.8985 high, Goldman Sachs’ analysts called copper the “new oil” because of its role in green energy technology. Electric vehicles, wind turbines, and other alternative energy initiatives require ever-increasing copper supplies. Goldman pointed out that decarbonization does not occur without copper.
The leading financial firm expects copper prices to rise to $15,000 per ton by 2025. At that level, COMEX futures will eclipse $6.80 per pound, nearly 60% above last week’s closing level at $4.2670. Other analysts expect even higher copper prices. Meanwhile, markets tend to move to prices on the up and downside that defy logic and reasonable and rational analysis. It is impossible to identify tops for bottoms in significant bull and bear market periods. The latest example was crude oil, which fell to below negative $40 per barrel in April 2020. No analyst saw that price coming.
Copper is a green metal with the demand outstripping supplies
Copper demand is set to rise over the coming years, but supplies to meet requirements will be a challenge for at least three reasons:
Addressing climate change - ironically, copper demand will rise because of green initiatives, but net-zero carbon emission pledges by mining companies will weigh on production. Copper production is energy-intensive, requiring hydrocarbons.
Rising production costs - Inflationary pressures have caused labor, financing, energy, equipment, and all mining input costs to rise, putting upward pressure on prices and downward pressure on output.
Supply chain and political issues - Global supply chain bottlenecks continue to cause problems in transporting all commodities from production sites to consumers. Moreover, the geopolitical landscape is creating price distortions. The war in Ukraine, sanctions on Russia, Russian retaliation, and the “no-limits” support between China and Russia create an ideological bifurcation with the US and Europe. China is the world’s dominant copper consumer. The tensions distort all raw material prices, and copper is no exception.
The prospects for a growing deficit in the copper market are high in 2022.
The five-year trend in LME copper warehouse inventories has made lower highs and lower lows, indicating that robust demand is outpacing supplies.
It will take a decade to bring new production online
The cure for high prices in commodities is always the high price level as producers step up output to take advantage and earn more profits. In copper, it takes eight to ten years to bring a new mine into production, meaning the high prices in 2022 will only yield new and higher output in 2030. Moreover, the leading mining companies are scouring the world for new proven and probable reserves. BHP, a leading mining company, is even exploring the potential for a copper project in the challenging political climate of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. BHP calls the area a “tougher jurisdiction” because of the DRC’s long history of corruption and political instability.
The bottom line is production will struggle to keep up with copper’s growing demand.
Buying copper scale-down on the dip could be the optimal approach- A similar pattern to the May through August price behavior
The latest price action in the copper futures market looks very similar to the move from the May 2021 high to the August 2021 bottom.
The chart shows the decline from $4.8985 in May 2021 to a low of $3.98 in August 2021, an 18.8% correction in five months. Copper futures only traded below the $4 level for one day in August 2021.
The most recent correction took the red metal from $5.01 to $4.1900 per pound or 16.4%. If copper holds above the $3.98 level, it will make another in a long series of higher lows since the March 2020 bottom at just over $2 per pound.
I favor buying copper on a scale-down basis as supply and demand fundamentals and the long-term technical trend remain bullish. The short-term trend is bearish, but that could be an opportunity for those looking to accumulate the nonferrous metal that is a critical component in climate change initiatives. I expect higher highs in copper over the coming years.
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Copper possible scenarioPossible trend turn, Fib level reject the downtrend in the weekly candle. That is a good sign
Copper - next bullish run ? After the next rate hike was confirmed for May, commodities and equities alike took part in a sell-off.
Copper, like silver, was very volatile. However, I think that the next interest rate hike has already been priced into commodity prices. The reaction to the Ukraine invasion has been sold off again and is again reaching the pre-level.
From a technical point of view, one can see a lot of bullish supports. This includes a semicircle undercircle and a bullish triangle in pattern form.
However, should the circle fail, we still have the triangle's hypotenuse as support.
From a fundamental point of view, there are also bullish arguments. Due to the zero-Covid policy in China, it may well be that the effects on the transport chains will be felt again later in hindsight.
If you have anything to add, please write it in the comments.
Thank you for your attention
Copper Futures (HG1! ), H1 Potential for Bearish DipType : Bearish Dip
Resistance: 4.5250
Pivot: 4.4920
Support : 4.4205
Preferred case: We see the potential for a bearish dip from our pivot level of 4.4920 which is in line with 78.6% Fibonacci retracement extension towards our 1st support level of 4.4205 which is in line with 78.6% Fibonacci retracement .
Alternative scenario: Alternatively, price might break our pivot structure and head for 1st resistance level of 4.5250 in line with 38.2% Fibonacci retracement and 127.2% Fibonacci extension .
Fundamentals: No major news.
Copper Futures (HG1! ), H1 Potential for Bearish DipType : Bearish Dip
Resistance: 4.5250
Pivot: 4.4920
Support : 4.4205
Preferred case: We see the potential for a bearish dip from our pivot level of 4.4920 which is in line with 78.6% Fibonacci retracement extension towards our 1st support level of 4.4205 which is in line with 78.6% Fibonacci retracement.
Alternative scenario: Alternatively, price might break our pivot structure and head for 1st resistance level of 4.5250 in line with 38.2% Fibonacci retracement and 127.2% Fibonacci extension.
Fundamentals: No major news.
