here we never saw $3.00 for copper.
like elsewhere non-ferrous is down big time. It should act like steel did, hit bottom and bounce back a little bit.
steel was as low as $15.00 per ton and is now $80.00 per ton ... less than 2 months change.
Non-ferrous may take longer, probably won't be back to last summers prices for a long time, but should get to half way up. When is anyones guess. I service the steel industry and everyone has an idea/opinion, but it ranges from 3 months to 16 months for the steel to bounce back. Nobody really knows. The only advice I may have is ask questions at the yards, people in the industries, and when it bounces back enough to your liking sell.
Me, I'm holding all non-ferrous except the green circuit boards, that price is holding ok at .03 cents a pound. I just need to get more creative in stock piling the stuff, it's getting tight in the garage. I'd hate to sell it now and lose the value of the metal for a short term game.
let's hope for a good summer, happy hunting
Rumblebelly