Copper, Crude Oil to Follow Stocks Higher

Commodity prices are pushing higher amid a broad-based recovery in risk appetite. Growth-geared crude oil and copper are following shares higher while gold and silver are on the upswing as ebbing haven demand weighs on the US dollar. S&P 500 index futures are pointing firmly higher, pointing to more of the same ahead as Wall Street comes online.

On balance, the chipper mood appears corrective after yesterday’s sharp drop across the spectrum of risky assets. Indeed, a disappointing UK GDP print and a resoundingly weaker than expected German IFO business confidence reading published in early European hours hardly seem like supportive catalysts. The longevity of the upswing is likely to depend on the day’s busy earnings docket, with guidance from cycle-sensitive names like Caterpillar and Visa in focus. US new home sales data is also on tap, with expectations pointing to a print at 371,000 to mark the highest outcome since April 2010.

Comex E-Mini Copper (NY Close): $3.354 // -0.026 // -0.77%

Prices took out support at 3.378, the 23.6% Fibonacci expansion, and are now testing a rising trend line capping the downside since early June. A break below that exposes the 38.2% level at 3.268. The 3.378 level has been recast as near-term resistance, with a push back above that targeting 3.445.

WTI Crude Oil (NY Close): $88.50 // +0.36 // +0.41%

Prices are testing support in the 87.65-88.32 area, marked by the July 3 closing high and the 14.6% Fibonacci expansion. A break downward initially exposes the 23.6% level at 85.37. Near-term resistance lines up at 93.21, the July 19 high.