The Silk - Commodity Forecast

2026-05-21 · local

Situation

Metals
Copper leads at +1.65σ/252d watch; broad sector lifted by weakening USD
Energies
Uranium -2.06σ/30d alert vs NatGas +1.70σ/30d & WTI +1.63σ/252d; mixed
Ags
Wheat surges +2.52σ/252d alert; Soybeans +1.56σ/252d watch; broad bid
Softs
Coffee crashes -3.08σ/60d critical; Sugar quiet near neutral
AUD
AUD weakening z30=-0.87; diverging from metals strength
CAD
CAD soft z30=-0.63; lagging energy mixed signals
NZD
No z-score data available; direction indeterminate
BRL
BRL sharp weakness z30=-1.60; pressured despite ag strength

Silk Spiderweb Context

Direction ratio: 59% bullish (-26pp weekly)
Sigma intensity: 1.53 (41% 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
KC=F [critical] softs $266.50 -3.08σ 60d LONG 0.45 weakening
ZW=F [alert] agriculture $661.00 +2.52σ 252d LONG 0.37 weakening
PDBC [alert] broad $18.72 +2.14σ 252d LONG 0.52
URA [alert] energy $48.68 -2.06σ 30d SHORT 0.40 weakening
NG=F [watch] energy $3.04 +1.70σ 30d LONG 0.49 weakening
HG=F [watch] metals $6.34 +1.65σ 252d LONG 0.53 weakening
CL=F [watch] energy $98.94 +1.63σ 252d LONG 0.41 weakening
ZS=F [watch] agriculture $1,199.25 +1.56σ 252d LONG 0.43 weakening

Opportunity

PRIMARY
Coffee (KC=F): CRITICAL -3.08σ → long (61%, drivers: z_score, pds_coherence(0.45), currency_z(-1.6), silk_ratio(0.59))
50%
PRIMARY
Wheat (ZW=F): ALERT +2.52σ → long (59%, drivers: z_score, pds_coherence(0.37), currency_z(-1.1), silk_ratio(0.59))
50%
PRIMARY
Diversified Commodity ETF (PDBC): ALERT +2.14σ → long (59%, drivers: z_score, pds_coherence(0.52), silk_ratio(0.59))
50%
PRIMARY
Uranium ETF (URA): ALERT -2.06σ → short (58%, drivers: z_score, pds_coherence(0.40), currency_z(-0.6), silk_ratio(0.59))
50%
SECONDARY
Natural Gas (NG=F): WATCH +1.70σ → long (55%, drivers: z_score, pds_coherence(0.49), currency_z(-0.6), silk_ratio(0.59))
50%
SECONDARY
Copper (HG=F): WATCH +1.65σ → long (56%, drivers: z_score, pds_coherence(0.53), currency_z(-0.9), silk_ratio(0.59))
50%
SECONDARY
Crude Oil WTI (CL=F): WATCH +1.63σ → long (54%, drivers: z_score, pds_coherence(0.41), currency_z(-0.6), silk_ratio(0.59))
50%
SECONDARY
Soybeans (ZS=F): WATCH +1.56σ → long (55%, drivers: z_score, pds_coherence(0.43), currency_z(-1.1), silk_ratio(0.59))
50%

PDS Coherence Dashboard

AssetPDSStability CoherenceCoupling ModeConsonance
KC=F 0.453 0.85 0.38 0.13 composite
ZW=F 0.365 0.59 0.46 0.05 composite
PDBC 0.523 0.69 0.81 0.07 composite
URA 0.404 0.67 0.51 0.04 composite
NG=F 0.492 0.66 0.76 0.06 composite
HG=F 0.532 0.71 0.85 0.04 composite
CL=F 0.413 0.59 0.58 0.07 composite
ZS=F 0.434 0.62 0.65 0.04 composite
GC=F 0.416 0.69 0.55 0.01 composite
SI=F 0.524 0.87 0.63 0.07 atomic
ZC=F 0.397 0.64 0.48 0.07 composite
SB=F 0.578 0.93 0.74 0.06 composite
ALB 0.519 0.65 0.83 0.07 composite
REMX 0.546 0.80 0.80 0.04 composite

Performance Scorecard

Backtest (2645d):717/1467, 49%, +419.6%
In Sample (90d):19/39, 49%, +20.1%
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.