Radar Watch: The Copper/Gold Ratio

We don’t think copper has a Ph.D. in economics but possibly is an ABD.  If you are not buying copper hand-over-fist here, you should be. We doubt there is not enough copper in the world to electrify the transport sector alone.  

According to Jim Paulsen, chief investment strategist at the Leuthold Group:

“The copper/gold ratio is nearing a new high! Undeterred by yet another stock market decline, confidence nonetheless appears to be gaining ground over fear. Is Dr. Copper picking up on something positive coming soon?”

Copper, an ubiquitous metal with wide-ranging uses from construction involving wiring and plumbing to being a key ingredient in the transition to green energy, is typically purchased when investors feel good about the economy. This is why Paulsen calls the reddish-brown metal “Dr. Copper” for its purported Ph.D in economics due to an “uncanny ability to predict global-economic turning points.”  – Bloomberg