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Chart of the Day - Wednesday, October 8, 2025


🏆 Today's Chart of the Day was shared by Jason Perz (@JasonP138).
 

  • The Steel ETF ($SLX) broke out to a 14-year high today, surpassing its December 2023 peak of around $74. It surged more than +270% off the COVID lows before entering this four-year consolidation phase. 
     
  • With precious metals defying gravity recently, industrial metals are finally catching some demand, with copper miners ($COPX) also seeing a multi-year breakout today.
     
  • The top-weighted stocks in $SLX are:

    $RIO - Rio Tinto Group (10.7%)
    $VALE - Vale S.A. (8.5%)
    $MT - ArcelorMittal S.A. (5.6%)
    $NUE - Nucor Corporation (5.3%)
    $STLD - Steel Dynamics Inc. (5.1%)


The Takeaway: The Steel ETF ($SLX) broke out to a 14-year high today, potentially marking the end of a grueling multi-year consolidation.