The Silk Risk Dashboard
- Interest Rates↗The 10-year yield is likely to move higher over the next 20 sessions.
- Financial↘SPY is likely to move lower over the next 20 sessions.
- Commodity↗PDBC is likely to move higher over the next 20 sessions.
- Currency↗UUP is likely to move higher over the next 20 sessions.
- Crypto↗20d corr +0.30 — BTC-USD is likely to move higher over the next 20 sessions.
Cascade threads (interpretive aid)
- Financial signal 2.5σ alert p=62% · DS 80% CT 56%
- Commodity signal 1.6σ watch · DS 63% CT 53%
- Financial → Crypto chord 2.5σ alert p=47% · DS 80% CT 56%
Market Situation
Commodity Sectors
Commodity Currencies
Signals
| Asset | Class | Entry | Current | Z-Score | Window | Level | Trade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NG=F | commodity | $2.60 | $2.60 | -2.33σ | 30d | alert | SHORT |
| REMX * | commodity | $51.70 | $51.70 | -2.30σ | 252d | alert | SHORT |
| SI=F | commodity | $54.11 | $54.11 | -2.17σ | 60d | alert | SHORT |
| URA * | commodity | $34.36 | $34.36 | -2.10σ | 252d | alert | SHORT |
| ZW=F | commodity | $616.00 | $616.00 | -2.04σ | 30d | alert | SHORT |
| ALB | commodity | $93.42 | $93.42 | -1.81σ | 252d | watch | SHORT |
| ZS=F * | commodity | $1,241.25 | $1,241.25 | -1.79σ | 30d | watch | SHORT |
| SB=F * | commodity | $19.10 | $19.10 | +1.68σ | 252d | watch | LONG |
| GC=F | commodity | $4,038.40 | $4,038.40 | -1.68σ | 60d | watch | SHORT |
| PDBC | commodity | $20.15 | $20.15 | +1.64σ | 252d | watch | LONG |
| ZC=F * | commodity | $455.00 | $455.00 | -1.59σ | 30d | watch | SHORT |
Risk
Geopolitical Risk
Geopolitical hotspots in the Middle East and East Asia show persistent friction but lack orthogonal market confirmation of imminent transmission; independent pricing in oil curves, FX options, and vol surfaces remains range-bound, supporting a stable 20-session regime with de-escalation equilibria available to rational actors.
Iran-Israel indirect clashes with proxy militia activity
Chinese naval patrols and drills near Taiwan Strait
Russia-Ukraine attrition with winter energy leverage
Direct kinetic strike on Gulf energy infrastructure
Invalidate if: Backchannel diplomacy via third parties yields verifiable restraint signals and physical oil premiums remain subdued
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 (258d) | 176/385 | 46% [41%-51%] | +54.2% | Longs only |
| Recent (7d) | 3/8 | 38% [14%-69%] | -9.5% | Longs only |
| OOS Sharpe | 0.43 (annualized, trade-level) | Longs only | ||
Commodity OOS
Last updated with signals through 2026-10-25
| Window | Wins/Total | Rate | Return | Stats Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backtest (2089d) | 2274/4959 | 46% [44%-47%] | +183.7% | Longs only |
| Out of Sample (266d) | 364/685 | 53% [49%-57%] | +40.9% | Longs only |
| Recent (8d) | 7/22 | 32% [16%-53%] | -7.5% | Longs only |
| OOS Sharpe | 0.48 (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 (3 pending)
| Window | Wins/Total | Rate | Return | Stats Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backtest (2396d) | 42/69 | 61% [49%-72%] | +821.2% | Longs only |
| Out of Sample (52d) | 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 (266d) | 541/1072 | 50% [47%-53%] | +45.6% | Longs only |
| Recent (8d) | 10/30 | 33% [19%-51%] | -8.0% | Longs only |
| OOS Sharpe | 0.46 (annualized, trade-level) | Longs only | ||