Copper Market Commentary – 2010.02.24

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With a slide below a series of key technical points on the charts overnight and a downshift in the global macro economic recovery view recently, we have to leave the bear camp in control of copper prices. With a decline in Chinese January refined copper imports seen overnight, the copper market would seem to be getting both internal and external bearish fundamental news. With a slide below the $3.20 level seen in March copper prices early this morning, we see little in the way of support on the charts until the $3.1490 level. In fact, unless the copper market can come away from the new home sales report this morning and the Bernanke testimony with a layer of fresh optimism, we can’t rule out a continued slide down to consolidation support down at the $3.10 level. Aggressive traders can be short, but one should probably tolerate any trade in March copper back above the $3.20 level.

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