Carpenter Technology

Alcoa

Steel Dynamics

Warrior Met Coal

Commercial Metals

Reliance Steel & Aluminum

Uranium Energy

CONSOL Energy

Freeport-McMoRan

United States Steel

SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF

XME tracks an equal-weighted index of US metals and mining companies.

Global X Copper Miners ETF

United States Copper Index Fund

iPath Bloomberg Copper Subindex Total Return ETN

The United States Copper Index Fund (NYSEARCA: CPER) and the iPath Series B Bloomberg Copper Subindex Total Return ETN (NYSEArca: JJC) are trading modestly higher to start the year, the pair copper exchange traded products could have some upside in store if some market observers’ proclamations about the red metal’s prices prove accurate.

Why This Copper ETN Could be Ready to Rally

Copper has been a laggard in the metals complex this year, but the iPath Series B Bloomberg Copper Subindex Total Return ETN (NYSEArca: JJC) is coming off a strong October and there are inklings that rally in the red metal could be extended. However, dueling views of the industrial metal remain in place.

Bullish Musings Appear in Copper Space

iPath Series B Bloomberg Copper Subindex Total Return ETN

The iPath Series B Bloomberg Copper Subindex Total Return ETN (NYSEArca: JJC) jumped nearly 5% in October, good for one of the best performances among industrial metals exchange traded products, but investors may want to be careful about joining the copper party right now.

A Gloomy Outlook For The Copper ETN

iShares U.S. Utilities ETF

iShares U.S. Energy ETF

iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF

Vanguard Utilities ETF

Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund

Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund

The Best ETF Sector Portfolio Shifts Today

Invesco DB Base Metals Fund

Southern Copper

Defined trendlines suggest that active traders will be watching base metals closely to see if the bulls can take control.

Charts Suggest Base Metals Look Poised to Move Higher

Coming off a rough August in which it lost 6.40%, the SPDR Metals & Mining ETF (NYSEArca: XME), which is designed to track the broad metals and mining segment, could face more challenges in September, a month in which the fund historically performs poorly. XME tracks the S&P Metals and Mining Select Industry Index.

This Mining ETF Could Be In For A Volatile September

Nucor

Steel stocks have traded within a downtrend for most of the past 12 months. Based on these charts, the story will likely continue.

3 Charts That Suggest Steel Stocks Will Struggle

Invesco MSCI Global Timber ETF

VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF

Size aside, there are plenty of opportunities to be had with materials ETFs, and investors should consider these three ETFs in particular.

3 Materials ETFs to Help Build Your Portfolio

News for SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF ETF (XME)