The Silk - Commodity Forecast

2026-05-11 · local

Situation

Metals
Copper alert at +2.02σ/60d leads broad metals rally; REMX +1.86σ, ALB +1.81σ
Energies
WTI crude +1.65σ/252d in watch zone; NatGas & Uranium quiet, no breakouts
Ags
Wheat +1.70σ/252d, Soybeans +1.62σ/252d both on watch; Corn neutral
Softs
No breakout signals; Coffee & Sugar within normal bands
AUD
AUD strengthening at z30=+1.26, consistent with metals/energy bid
CAD
CAD mild strength z30=+0.65, supported by crude oil watch signal
NZD
No z-score data available; direction indeterminate
BRL
BRL strongest commodity FX at z30=+1.58, aligned with ag rally

Silk Spiderweb Context

Direction ratio: 86% bullish (-4pp weekly)
Sigma intensity: 2.00 (43% alert)
Yield curve: normal at +52bp
Geopolitical risk: 0.48 (stable)

Commodity Scan Summary

Scanned: 14 contracts
Breakouts: 8
PDS computed: 14

Signal

AssetSectorPrice Z-ScoreWindowTrade PDSCurrency
PDBC [alert] broad $18.07 +2.04σ 252d LONG 0.49
HG=F [alert] * metals $6.25 +2.02σ 60d LONG 0.41 strengthening
REMX [watch] metals $106.38 +1.86σ 252d LONG 0.44 strengthening
ALB [watch] metals $203.52 +1.81σ 60d LONG 0.42 strengthening
ZW=F [watch] agriculture $607.50 +1.70σ 252d LONG 0.42 strengthening
CL=F [watch] energy $95.42 +1.65σ 252d LONG 0.50 strengthening
ZS=F [watch] agriculture $1,194.25 +1.62σ 252d LONG 0.48 strengthening
SI=F [watch] metals $80.39 +1.50σ 30d LONG 0.43 strengthening

Opportunity

PRIMARY
Diversified Commodity ETF (PDBC): ALERT +2.04σ → long (61%, drivers: z_score, pds_coherence(0.49), silk_ratio(0.86))
50%
PRIMARY
Copper (HG=F): ALERT +2.02σ → long (62%, drivers: z_score, pds_coherence(0.41), currency_z(1.3), silk_ratio(0.86))
50%
SECONDARY
Rare Earths ETF (REMX): WATCH +1.86σ → long (57%, drivers: z_score, pds_coherence(0.44), currency_z(1.3), silk_ratio(0.86))
50%
SECONDARY
Lithium (Albemarle proxy) (ALB): WATCH +1.81σ → long (57%, drivers: z_score, pds_coherence(0.42), currency_z(1.3), silk_ratio(0.86))
50%
SECONDARY
Wheat (ZW=F): WATCH +1.70σ → long (58%, drivers: z_score, pds_coherence(0.42), currency_z(1.6), silk_ratio(0.86))
50%
SECONDARY
Crude Oil WTI (CL=F): WATCH +1.65σ → long (57%, drivers: z_score, pds_coherence(0.50), currency_z(0.7), silk_ratio(0.86))
50%
SECONDARY
Soybeans (ZS=F): WATCH +1.62σ → long (58%, drivers: z_score, pds_coherence(0.48), currency_z(1.6), silk_ratio(0.86))
50%
SECONDARY
Silver (SI=F): WATCH +1.50σ → long (57%, drivers: z_score, pds_coherence(0.43), currency_z(1.3), silk_ratio(0.86))
50%

PDS Coherence Dashboard

AssetPDSStability CoherenceCoupling ModeConsonance
PDBC 0.490 0.74 0.70 0.03 composite
HG=F 0.410 0.78 0.43 0.02 composite
REMX 0.439 0.62 0.69 0.01 composite
ALB 0.417 0.55 0.69 0.02 composite
ZW=F 0.419 0.77 0.43 0.06 atomic
CL=F 0.503 0.81 0.68 0.02 composite
ZS=F 0.479 0.72 0.68 0.03 composite
SI=F 0.433 0.58 0.70 0.02 composite
GC=F 0.470 0.61 0.77 0.03 composite
NG=F 0.392 0.61 0.56 0.00 atomic
ZC=F 0.372 0.62 0.48 0.02 composite
KC=F 0.486 0.79 0.47 0.20 atomic
SB=F 0.429 0.68 0.56 0.04 composite
URA 0.477 0.65 0.73 0.05 composite

Performance Scorecard

Backtest (2645d):674/1643, 41%, +363.2%
In Sample (80d):20/48, 42%, +3.2%
Recent (8d):0/2, 0%, -5.3%
Brier Score:0.254 FAIL (threshold: 0.25)

About This Report

This is the downstream commodities report — a daily forecast of metals, agriculture, energies, and softs that extends the Silk Report's spiderweb analysis into commodity markets.

Silk Report linkage. The Silk Report scans equities, forex, rates, and crypto for statistical breakouts and generates a daily spiderweb summary (direction ratio, sigma intensity, yield curve, geopolitical risk). This commodity report ingests that spiderweb as its primary context, then runs an independent scan of 14 commodity contracts and 4 commodity-linked currencies (AUD, CAD, NZD, BRL) to find where commodity prices diverge from or confirm the broader market picture.

Signal table. Each row is a commodity that triggered a statistical breakout. The PDS column is a Polyphonic Drift Score (0-1) measuring how coherent the asset's frequency-domain structure is — higher scores mean the price signal is more internally consistent.

Opportunity panel and percentages. Each opportunity shows a conjunction-bounded probability — the estimated chance that the trade is profitable over a 4-day holding period. The percentage starts from a calibrated base rate (55% for ALERT signals, 50% for WATCH) and is adjusted by how many supporting drivers align: PDS coherence, commodity-currency direction, and Silk spiderweb direction. When multiple correlated drivers agree, the probability is decayed (not stacked) to avoid overconfidence from signals that share a common cause.

PDS Coherence Dashboard. The bottom panel decomposes the PDS score into its three components: amplitude stability (how steady the signal's strength is), phase coherence (how aligned its frequency cycles are), and coupling (how strongly the voices interact). The Mode column shows whether the score is driven by one dominant frequency (atomic) or a blend of several (composite). Consonance describes whether the frequency voices are harmonically related (consonant), competing (tense), or breaking apart (dissonant). Use this panel for deeper signal-quality analysis beyond the headline PDS number in the signal table.