Copper prices behave more deliberately than perhaps prices in other commodity markets. Like gold, it is still set by a mix of economic (meaning physical) and financial (meaning collateral and financing). Unlike gold, there doesn't seem to be any rush to get to wherever the commodity market is going. Over the last several years, it has been more long periods of sideways.
That's what makes any potential breakout noteworthy. Dr. Copper's place in the hierarchy is already assured because of its lengthy history of closely mirroring impending economic conditions. When the dollar started "rising" last