Tech/markets analyst posting data-driven takes on physical commodities (copper, lithium, aluminum, nickel, cobalt), inventories, and the "return of the physical world."
CLANCs = Copper, Lithium, Aluminum, Nickel, Cobalt. Copper ripped 30% in Jan, then erased ~1/3 — still ~+20% YTD. Secular shortage story → oversupply in days as inventories hit multi-year highs. For decades, digital dominated physical. The physical world is back with a vengeance. Which will dominate the world for the next decade?