The Silk Risk Dashboard
- Interest Rates↗The 10-year yield is likely to move higher over the next 20 sessions.
- Financial→SPY is expected to trade neutral 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 +0.13 — BTC-USD is likely to move higher over the next 20 sessions.
Cascade threads (interpretive aid)
- Interest Rates signal 3.3σ critical · DS 85% CT 52%
- Financial signal 2.5σ alert p=53% · DS 81% CT 56%
- Crypto signal 2.0σ alert · DS 70% CT 56%
- Interest Rates → Financial chord 3.3σ critical p=65% · DS 85% CT 52%
Market Situation
Commodity Sectors
Commodity Currencies
Signals
| Asset | Class | Entry | Current | Z-Score | Window | Level | Trade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SI=F | commodity | $49.10 | $49.10 | -2.74σ | 60d | alert | SHORT |
| GC=F | commodity | $3,898.90 | $3,898.90 | -2.47σ | 30d | alert | SHORT |
| REMX | commodity | $49.99 | $49.99 | -2.26σ | 252d | alert | SHORT |
| URA | commodity | $33.73 | $33.73 | -2.10σ | 252d | alert | SHORT |
| ZW=F * | commodity | $603.50 | $603.50 | -1.93σ | 60d | watch | SHORT |
| ALB | commodity | $91.00 | $91.00 | -1.80σ | 252d | watch | SHORT |
| SB=F | commodity | $19.36 | $19.36 | +1.71σ | 252d | watch | LONG |
| ZS=F | commodity | $1,222.25 | $1,222.25 | -1.70σ | 30d | watch | SHORT |
| CL=F | commodity | $104.12 | $104.12 | +1.65σ | 30d | watch | LONG |
| PDBC * | commodity | $20.02 | $20.02 | +1.51σ | 252d | watch | LONG |
Risk
Geopolitical Risk
Transmission from persistent Middle East and Eastern Europe hotspots to core market nodes remains weak, with flat oil forward curves, compressed credit spreads, and no material safe-haven bid in funding currencies; diplomatic signaling and actor reflexivity point to contained risks with no VIX>30 or CL=F±15% shock expected over the 20-session window.
Iran-Israel shadow conflict with nuclear posturing and proxy clashes
Ukraine front-line stalemate with winter energy infrastructure threats
Elevated Chinese naval activity near Taiwan alongside US ally drills
Kinetic strike on Iranian facilities triggering Strait of Hormuz supply shock
Invalidate if: Renewed backchannel diplomacy, verifiable Iranian restraint, or joint US-China de-escalation statements
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 (264d) | 177/389 | 46% [41%-50%] | +45.3% | Longs only |
| Recent (7d) | 1/11 | 9% [2%-38%] | -13.5% | Longs only |
| OOS Sharpe | 0.39 (annualized, trade-level) | Longs only | ||
Commodity OOS
Last updated with signals through 2026-10-29 — STALE (5 days behind); figures are not current
| Window | Wins/Total | Rate | Return | Stats Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backtest (2089d) | 2274/4959 | 46% [44%-47%] | +183.7% | Longs only |
| Out of Sample (272d) | 371/700 | 53% [49%-57%] | +39.1% | Longs only |
| Recent (8d) | 7/15 | 47% [25%-70%] | -1.3% | Longs only |
| OOS Sharpe | 0.45 (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 (8 pending)
| Window | Wins/Total | Rate | Return | Stats Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backtest (2396d) | 42/69 | 61% [49%-72%] | +821.2% | Longs only |
| Out of Sample (58d) | 1/2 | 50% [9%-91%] | +1.9% | Longs only |
| OOS Sharpe | 0.58 (annualized, trade-level) | Longs only | ||
Combined
Includes a stale commodity or crypto ledger — see the dates above
| Window | Wins/Total | Rate | Return | Stats Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backtest (2396d) | 2732/5985 | 46% [44%-47%] | +214.2% | Longs only |
| Out of Sample (272d) | 549/1091 | 50% [47%-53%] | +41.2% | Longs only |
| Recent (8d) | 8/26 | 31% [17%-50%] | -6.4% | Longs only |
| OOS Sharpe | 0.43 (annualized, trade-level) | Longs only | ||