March 17, 2021 The ‘reopening’ trade isn’t just relegated to strength in equities as the economy recovers. Copper prices are also rising, and ETF investors can capture the forthcoming upside with the ”The narrative we’ve been hearing is that it’s really a play on the broader reopening of the economy,” says Spencer Barnes, associate vice-president of mutual fund and ETF strategy at Raymond James Ltd., in a The Globe and Mail article. “Copper is cyclical and driven by market expansion, so it’s not surprising how it’s been bid up thanks to the massive push to reopen the economy, and the stimulus we’re seeing.”