A1M: General Comments, page-568

What is interesting is the breakdown in relationship between futures market and physical.

Futures traders for over a hundred years or more relied on the theory that they can cover short hedge positions. In the paper market by buying long or settling in cash

the Hunt brothers squeeze on silver in 1979/80 is an example of what happens when a long corners the market. Buffett did the same thing on the late 1990,'s with silver.

is a corner possible in copper

let's hope so!

as for the Hunt corner, COMEX changed the rules and stopped anyone going long to save their mates