Copper just broke out to all-time highs. Market watchers have long relied on it as an economic bellwether—track the red metal, and you're tracking real economic health.

Here's what's happening: copper hit $13,300 per ton, up 40% over the last six months. That's not normal noise.

When industrial demand and investment flows push copper this far this fast, it's essentially signaling something significant about where capital thinks the economy is headed. Some see it as a vote of confidence in growth. Others read it as a warning about currency debasement ahead.

Either way, copper's message to the dollar is getting louder.