Nickel has been one of the biggest underperformers in the last year. The metal's price plunged close to 40% on the London Metal Exchange since October 2019 following concerns over a slowdown in China, the world's largest consumer of the metal, surplus inventory. It was further aggravated by corona virus-related production delays.
However, similar to equities, the base metal, used in steelmaking and batteries, has seen a sharp turnaround from its lows, and technical analysts see a distinct pattern that indicates strong upside potential from current levels. "Nickel has reversed its trend since March and has been moving in a higher high higher low formation which is a bullish indicator and also gave a breakout from its inverse head and shoulder pattern.
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