How To Use
Fuelcore is a decision system, not a chart. Follow this 9-step routine and the platform will tell you — whether you're buying or selling — the right price to act on, and when.
- 01
Start at the Live Wire
Open Market. The Live Wire shows LME Copper 3M (derived from COMEX HG=F × 2204.62 lbs/tonne), COMEX Copper in $/lb, Silver in $/oz, and USD/NAD. Numbers refresh every 30 seconds. Day-delayed % change confirms intraday direction.
Open Market → - 02
Read the trend & action signal
Under each metal the system computes 30D, 90D, 180D moving averages, 12-month range position and confidence. The coloured action banner gives you one of five orders: BUY AGGRESSIVELY, BUY SELECTIVELY, HOLD STOCK, SELL / MARKET ORE, or WAIT FOR BETTER PRICING.
- 03
Cross-check the News engine
Open News. Live headlines from Reuters, Bloomberg, Mining.com, FT and more are matched against a library of historical analogues (mine shutdowns, Fed pivots, China stimulus, EV/AI capex, sanctions, tariffs, inventory swings). Each story gets a directional bias, expected % move and horizon. The two panels at the top aggregate the net Cu and Ag news-implied move.
Open News → - 04
Combine market + news bias
Decision rule: if Market trend AND News bias agree → act with size. If they disagree → reduce size or wait. If both say bearish → sellers should market ore quickly and buyers should hold cash. If both say bullish → sellers should hold for a better tape and buyers should lock supply at the fair price.
- 05
Price a specific ore lot
Open Calculator. Enter tonnage, grade, payables, treatment + transport USD/ton and USD/NAD. The engine returns Fair Price/ton, Max Buying Price (buyer ceiling), Min Selling Price (seller floor), margin/ton and margin quality (NEGATIVE / THIN / HEALTHY / STRONG) — the same number both sides should anchor to.
Open Calculator → - 06
If you are buying
Only bid when the calculator shows BUY AGGRESSIVELY or BUY SELECTIVELY AND market trend is not Bearish AND your offer ≤ Max Buying Price. Anchor every counter-offer to the Max Buying Price — never to the seller's asking price.
- 07
If you are selling
Market the lot when (a) Market action is SELL / MARKET ORE (last price > MA90 + MA180 + range position > 80%), or (b) News aggregate bias is < -2% for the next 30 days, or (c) the calculator shows HEALTHY/STRONG margin quality at or above your Min Selling Price. Never accept a bid below the Min Selling Price the calculator returns.
- 08
Daily routine (5 minutes)
Morning: glance Live Wire → check 30D & 90D forecasts → scan top 3 news cards → confirm action signal hasn't flipped. Afternoon: re-run calculator on any pending lots with refreshed prices. End of day: log decisions against the signal that triggered them — this is how the system gets sharper over time.
- 09
Risk rules
Buyers: never bid when Market = Bearish AND News bias < 0 simultaneously, never pay above Max Buying Price, cap any single lot at 25% of working capital. Sellers: never accept below Min Selling Price, never market a full stockpile into a single tape day. If confidence = Low across your tracked metals, halve position size on both sides.