The Silk Risk Dashboard
- Interest Rates↗Yields likely edge modestly higher over next 20 sessions as restrictive policy and firm oil persist.
- Financial→Equity leadership expected to broaden defensively with broad indices grinding sideways.
- Commodity↗Commodities likely rise modestly led by energy on supply discipline over 20 sessions.
- Currency↗Dollar expected to remain supported and edge higher on rate and geo factors.
- Crypto→20d corr -0.22 — FLAT block likely persists until next boundary absent correlation flip to positive.
Cascade threads (interpretive aid)
- Financial signal 2.2σ alert p=57% · DS 74% CT 56%
- Commodity signal 1.9σ watch · DS 68% CT 53%
- Interest Rates signal 1.8σ watch · DS 67% CT 53%
- Financial → Commodity chord 2.2σ alert p=45% · DS 74% CT 56%
Market Situation
Commodity Sectors
Commodity Currencies
Signals
| Asset | Class | Entry | Current | Z-Score | Window | Level | Trade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB=F | commodity | $20.57 | $20.57 | +2.63σ | 252d | alert | LONG |
| REMX | commodity | $53.36 | $53.36 | -2.42σ | 252d | alert | SHORT |
| ZS=F | commodity | $1,253.50 | $1,253.50 | -2.15σ | 30d | alert | SHORT |
| URA | commodity | $35.27 | $35.27 | -2.13σ | 252d | alert | SHORT |
| ZC=F | commodity | $467.00 | $467.00 | -1.95σ | 30d | watch | SHORT |
| ALB * | commodity | $94.64 | $94.64 | -1.91σ | 252d | watch | SHORT |
| CL=F * | commodity | $103.66 | $103.66 | +1.87σ | 60d | watch | LONG |
| ZW=F | commodity | $655.25 | $655.25 | -1.85σ | 30d | watch | SHORT |
| SI=F | commodity | $56.97 | $56.97 | -1.66σ | 60d | watch | SHORT |
| PDBC | commodity | $20.07 | $20.07 | +1.65σ | 252d | watch | LONG |
| KC=F * | commodity | $315.70 | $315.70 | +1.55σ | 30d | watch | LONG |
Risk
Geopolitical Risk
Active diplomatic channels in Ukraine and the Middle East are containing escalation risks with limited transmission to energy and safe-haven assets so far; independent market signals show muted cascades into rates and risk premia, though Asia-Pacific posturing keeps convexity elevated.
Fragile Israel-Iran proxy truce with sporadic Red Sea incidents but active US-Qatar mediation
Russia-Ukraine winter stalemate with mutual infrastructure threats but backchannel cease-fire talks
Chinese naval patrols near Taiwan paired with North Korea missile tests amid US-Japan coordination
Direct kinetic exchange between Israel and Iran closing Strait of Hormuz for weeks
Invalidate if: Visible de-escalation via renewed multilateral talks in Oman or mutual drawdown of forward-deployed assets confirmed by satellite and shipping data
Finance View — Three Sheets
docs/research/finance_view_validation_2022-2025.md. Sleeve Ledger — Money Management
| Sleeve | Target | Buffer | Admission cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| silk_commodity_etf | 40% | +5pp | $27,000 |
| silk_commodity_futures | 40% | +5pp | $27,000 |
| silk_crypto | 20% | +5pp | $15,000 |
| silk_equity | 40% | +5pp | $27,000 |
| silk_futures | 10% | +5pp | $9,000 |
MM policy vv1.1 is the active production schema since 2026-06-10. Pre-2026-06-10 OOS / trade-log / backtest data is preserved unmodified — equity-curve rows are tagged pre_v1.0 for dates before policy lock. Source: docs/research/money_management_hybrid.md + docs/2026-05-21_sleeves_status.md.
Metrics
Core (Equity)
Commodities
Crypto
No backtest summary available.
Combined
Performance Scorecard
Core Forecast
| Window | Wins/Total | Rate | Return | Stats Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backtest (522d) | 416/957 | 43% [40%-47%] | +328.5% | Longs only |
| Out of Sample (251d) | 174/377 | 46% [41%-51%] | +67.1% | Longs only |
| Recent (7d) | 2/3 | 67% [21%-94%] | -1.7% | Longs only |
| OOS Sharpe | 0.49 (annualized, trade-level) | Longs only | ||
Commodity OOS
Last updated with signals through 2026-10-18
| Window | Wins/Total | Rate | Return | Stats Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backtest (2089d) | 2274/4959 | 46% [44%-47%] | +183.7% | Longs only |
| Out of Sample (259d) | 356/660 | 54% [50%-58%] | +53.0% | Longs only |
| Recent (8d) | 9/17 | 53% [31%-74%] | -5.2% | Longs only |
| OOS Sharpe | 0.63 (annualized, trade-level) | Longs only | ||
Crypto OOS
Last updated with signals through 2026-09-27 — sparse by design: the strategy has not fired a signal old enough to score since then
| Window | Wins/Total | Rate | Return | Stats Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backtest (2396d) | 42/69 | 61% [49%-72%] | +821.2% | Longs only |
| Out of Sample (45d) | 1/2 | 50% [9%-91%] | +1.9% | Longs only |
| OOS Sharpe | 0.58 (annualized, trade-level) | Longs only | ||
Combined
| Window | Wins/Total | Rate | Return | Stats Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backtest (2396d) | 2732/5985 | 46% [44%-47%] | +214.2% | Longs only |
| Out of Sample (259d) | 531/1039 | 51% [48%-54%] | +58.0% | Longs only |
| Recent (8d) | 11/20 | 55% [34%-74%] | -4.7% | Longs only |
| OOS Sharpe | 0.58 (annualized, trade-level) | Longs only | ||