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Nickel sell-off is overdone

Nickel prices have been in freefall since mid-2014 as, contrary to consensus expectations, the market has been comfortably supplied and stocks have been rising. We think this situation will prove temporary and that a supply shortfall will emerge in 2015, leading to a renewed surge in prices.

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