The Silk - Commodity Forecast

2026-05-26 · local

Situation

Metals
Copper +1.78σ/252d leading upside; Lithium -1.69σ/30d offsetting. USD weak suppo
Energies
Uranium -1.59σ/30d dragging sector; Oil & NatGas lack breakout signals
Ags
Wheat +1.94σ/252d watch-level breakout; Soybeans & Corn subdued
Softs
Coffee -1.97σ/60d sharp pullback dominates; Sugar neutral near baseline
AUD
Mild weakness z30=-0.23; no significant stress vs USD
CAD
CAD z30=-1.69 notable weakening; diverging from firm crude prices
NZD
No z-score data available; direction indeterminate
BRL
BRL z30=-0.71 moderate softness; broad EM commodity FX under pressure

Silk Spiderweb Context

Direction ratio: 62% bullish (-9pp weekly)
Sigma intensity: 1.54 (38% alert)
Yield curve: normal at +52bp
Geopolitical risk: 0.48 (stable)

Commodity Scan Summary

Scanned: 14 contracts
Breakouts: 6
PDS computed: 14
**FALSIFICATION TRIGGERED**: 3 commodity signals oppose Silk direction

Signal

AssetSectorPrice Z-ScoreWindowTrade PDSCurrency
KC=F [watch] softs $272.35 -1.97σ 60d SHORT 0.53 weakening
ZW=F [watch] * agriculture $640.00 +1.94σ 252d LONG 0.47 weakening
HG=F [watch] metals $6.43 +1.78σ 252d LONG 0.56 weakening
PDBC [watch] broad $18.20 +1.76σ 252d LONG 0.48
ALB [watch] * metals $171.58 -1.69σ 30d SHORT 0.48 weakening
URA [watch] * energy $48.96 -1.59σ 30d SHORT 0.41 weakening

Opportunity

SECONDARY
Coffee (KC=F): WATCH -1.97σ → short (55%, drivers: z_score, pds_coherence(0.53), currency_z(-0.7), silk_ratio(0.62))
50%
SECONDARY
Wheat (ZW=F): WATCH +1.94σ → long (54%, drivers: z_score, pds_coherence(0.47), currency_z(-0.4), silk_ratio(0.62))
50%
SECONDARY
Copper (HG=F): WATCH +1.78σ → long (55%, drivers: z_score, pds_coherence(0.56), currency_z(-0.2), silk_ratio(0.62))
50%
SECONDARY
Diversified Commodity ETF (PDBC): WATCH +1.76σ → long (53%, drivers: z_score, pds_coherence(0.48), silk_ratio(0.62))
50%
SECONDARY
Lithium (Albemarle proxy) (ALB): WATCH -1.69σ → short (54%, drivers: z_score, pds_coherence(0.48), currency_z(-0.2), silk_ratio(0.62))
50%
SECONDARY
Uranium ETF (URA): WATCH -1.59σ → short (56%, drivers: z_score, pds_coherence(0.41), currency_z(-1.7), silk_ratio(0.62))
50%

PDS Coherence Dashboard

AssetPDSStability CoherenceCoupling ModeConsonance
KC=F 0.526 0.80 0.42 0.36 composite
ZW=F 0.467 0.68 0.64 0.08 composite
HG=F 0.559 0.96 0.70 0.02 atomic
PDBC 0.485 0.65 0.76 0.04 atomic
ALB 0.479 0.71 0.71 0.02 atomic
URA 0.411 0.67 0.51 0.05 composite
GC=F 0.491 0.61 0.80 0.06 composite
SI=F 0.437 0.64 0.62 0.05 composite
CL=F 0.527 0.93 0.60 0.05 composite
NG=F 0.470 0.65 0.71 0.05 atomic
ZS=F 0.326 0.56 0.36 0.06 composite
ZC=F 0.399 0.75 0.38 0.07 composite
SB=F 0.461 0.73 0.57 0.07 composite
REMX 0.500 0.77 0.65 0.07 atomic

Performance Scorecard

Backtest (2645d):717/1467, 49%, +419.6%
In Sample (95d):19/40, 48%, +17.7%
Recent (7d):0/1, 0%, -2.4%
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.

> LJ3 FALSIFICATION: Commodity Z-scores diverge from Silk direction. New recommendations paused pending inquiry.