Copper – recovery rally shows signs of hesitation at strong barriers at $3.0120/88

Slobodan Drvenica Windsor Brokers

COPPER

Four-day rally is taking a breather on Tuesday, holding within narrow consolidation under fresh recovery high at $3.0175, posted on Monday.

Falling 10SMA approaches (currently at $3.0188) and weighs on near-term action, as bearish setup of daily studies warns of limited correction before bears resume.

Pivotal barrier at $3.0120 (Fibo 38.2% of $3.1245/$2.9425 downleg), was cracked but without firm break higher that keeps the downside at risk.

However, extended recovery cannot be ruled out with fresh upside extension to be capped by sideways-moving daily Tenkan-sen ($3.0335) and keep broader bears intact.

Otherwise, break here would sideline existing downside risk and open way for stronger recovery towards next pivots at $3.0587 (daily Kijun-sen) and $3.0755 (daily cloud base).

Res: 3.0120; 3.0188; 3.0335; 3.0587
Sup: 2.9995; 2.9888; 2.9737; 2.9585

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Slobodan Drvenica

Windsor Brokers

Industry veteran with over 22 years’ experience, Slobodan Drvenica joined Windsor Brokers in 1995 when he was an active trader for more than 10 years, managing the trading desk and own account departments.

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