Copper has been on
a sustained downtrend since reaching its peak in May. More recently we’ve been
seeing some life coming back into the market with an increase in the bullish
momentum last week as the mining giant BHP said
on last Tuesday that it had started removing workers on strike at its
Escondida copper mine in Chile.

In the big picture, stable global growth and major central banks cutting
rates into resilient economies should be bullish drivers for the copper market and
more expansionary policies from Chinese officials might give an even stronger boost.
The timing though is the trickiest part.

Copper
Technical Analysis – Daily Timeframe

On the daily chart, we can
see that copper pulled back into a key level at 4.24 where we can find the confluence
of the previous swing high, the trendline
and the 38.2% Fibonacci
retracement level. This is where we can expect the sellers to step in with
a defined risk above the level to position for a drop into the 3.80 level. The
buyers, on the other hand, will want to see the price breaking higher to pile
in and position for a rally into the 4.68 level next.

Copper Technical Analysis – 4 hour Timeframe

On the 4 hour chart, we can
see that in case we get a pullback from the 4.24 resistance,
the buyers will likely lean on the upward trendline around the 4.14 level to
position for a break above the resistance with a better risk to reward setup.
The sellers, on the other hand, will want to see the price breaking lower to
increase the bearish bets into the 3.80 level.

Copper Technical
Analysis – 1 hour Timeframe

On the 1 hour chart, we can
see that we have a minor support zone around the 4.19 level. We can expect the
buyers to lean on it to position for a break above the key resistance, while
the sellers will look for a break lower to pile in for a drop into the
trendline around the 4.14 level. The red lines define the average daily range for today.

Upcoming
Catalysts

On Thursday we get the US Jobless Claims figures and the US PMIs.
On Friday we conclude with Fed Chair Powell speaking at the Jackson Hole
Symposium.

This article was written by Giuseppe Dellamotta at www.forexlive.com.