{"id":92145,"date":"2026-05-13T16:46:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T16:46:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=92145"},"modified":"2026-05-13T16:46:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T16:46:37","slug":"if-you-want-to-know-where-bitcoin-is-headed-next-watch-the-price-of-copper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=92145","title":{"rendered":"If You Want To Know Where Bitcoin Is Headed Next, Watch The Price Of Copper"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>Bitcoin<\/strong> <a class=\"ticker-link\" data-ticker=\"BTC\" data-exchange=\"CRYPTO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/BTC-USD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(CRYPTO: <\/a><a class=\"ticker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/btc\/usd\">BTC<\/a>) is down to $79,000 after the copper-to-gold ratio broke above its 200-day moving average for the first time since September 2020, a signal that has historically preceded major Bitcoin bull runs.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The 2020 Signal Returns<\/h3>\n<p>The copper-to-gold ratio <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coindesk.com\/markets\/2026\/05\/13\/the-2020-signal-returns-why-the-copper-to-gold-breakout-could-point-to-bitcoin-breakout\">currently<\/a> stands at 0.00142, with copper trading at $6.65 per pound and gold near $4,700 per ounce.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The ratio has climbed above its 200-day moving average for the first meaningful time since September 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Previous surges in the ratio during 2013, 2017, and 2021 aligned with major gains in Bitcoin prices.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The ratio has risen 25% from its lows and historically leads Bitcoin by weeks to months, reinforcing the view that the current crypto rally may still be in its early stages.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Correlation Beginning To Strengthen<\/h3>\n<p>The correlation coefficient between Bitcoin and the copper-to-gold ratio &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/crypto\/cryptocurrency\/26\/05\/52533957\/if-you-want-to-know-where-bitcoin-is-headed-next-watch-the-price-of-copper?utm_source=benzinga_taxonomy&amp;utm_medium=rss_feed_free&amp;utm_content=taxonomy_rss&amp;utm_campaign=channel\" alt=\"If\" you want to know where bitcoin is headed next watch the price of copper>Full story available on Benzinga.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is down to $79,000 after the copper-to-gold ratio broke above its 200-day moving average for the first time since September 2020, a signal that has historically preceded major Bitcoin bull runs. The 2020 Signal Returns The copper-to-gold ratio currently stands at 0.00142, with copper trading at $6.65 per pound and gold near [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-92145","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92145","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=92145"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92145\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=92145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=92145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=92145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}