What clever copper investors should do now

Copper investors will know that the market has been anything but shiny in recent months. Find out which one important development you should be watching - and whether it's time to turn bearish.

If you've tracked copper prices over the past few months, you'll know that the market has been anything but shiny. As the chart below shows, having topped out in May 2006, the price has endured a steady decline since, and is down about 30% from those lofty levels, even sinking below its 200-day and 50-day moving averages.

Copper market: bullish or bearish?

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