# Core Forecast - 2026-06-14

**Version**: v1.0
**Generated**: 09:02
**Confidence Cone**: medium

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## 1. Situation

### Markets

• Interest Rates: → front-end easing priced with long-end sticky, limited near-term volatility expected
• Financial: → ALERT strength in small caps and semis at statistical extremes favoring selective continuation
• Commodity: → soft broad pressure at WATCH lows setting up mean-reversion rebound
• Currency: → modest stability governed by rate differentials with CNY at extremes
• Crypto: → sentiment spillovers from equities and rates dominate with no major shock
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### Quant

• Direction ratio at 67% bullish (+43pp weekly)
• Sigma intensity at 1.50 with 50% ALERT signals
• BULLISH_BIAS streak at 5 consecutive days
• Yield curve normal at +48bp
• Geopolitical risk 0.42 (stable)
• Dispersion index 0.65
• Direction ratio 0.67 bullish (+43pp weekly) → broadening participation aligns with selective rotation to cyclicals and semis
• Breadth momentum -15 → contracting breadth despite bullish tilt signals risk of near-term consolidation
• Sigma intensity 1.50 (moderate) → 0% critical, 50% alert, 50% watch with ALERT UP in AMD (+2.67σ), SOXX (+2.65σ), IWM (+2.26σ)
• Dispersion index 1.84 (moderate) → supports selective strength and rotation away from mega-cap concentration
• Signal distribution (0% critical, 50% alert, 50% watch) → mean reversion base rate 77% [n=1686] for 2σ+ moves favors caution on extended names
• Yield curve normal (48bp spread) → stable transmission consistent with front-end easing and sticky long yields
• Geo risk score 0.42 in stable regime → contained hotspots with Ukraine ceasefire progress offsetting Middle East frictions
• VIX 17.68 (-9.1% 1d) with MOVE 69.36 → declining volatility supportive of risk-on rotation in stable regime

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## 2. Signal

| Asset | Price | Z-Score | Window | Direction |
|-------|-------|---------|--------|-----------|
| AMD | $511.57 | +2.67σ | 252d | up |
| SOXX * | $596.25 | +2.65σ | 252d | up |
| IWM * | $292.95 | +2.26σ | 252d | up |
| PDBC | $17.06 | -1.98σ | 30d | down |
| TSM | $423.93 | +1.86σ | 252d | up |
| CNY=X | $6.76 | -1.65σ | 252d | down |

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## 3. Opportunity

- **Primary**: AMD/SOXX: tactical short bias or reduced long exposure (55%)
- **Primary**: IWM: mean-reversion trade on any VIX spike (64%)
- **Primary**: PDBC/commodities: long bias for mean reversion (68%)
- **Primary**: lithium: tactical long in rotation (59%)
- **Secondary**: Mean reversion after 2σ+ moves: pullback in semis/small caps or rebound in commodities over 4d trades (65%)
- **Secondary**: Disinflation continuation supporting rotation: broadens equity leadership to financials and cyclicals (53%)

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## 4. Probabilities & Metrics

| Entry | Current | 7d Slope | Decay HL | Cascade Depth |
|-------|---------|----------|----------|---------------|
| amd | 55% | -0.8pp/d | TBD | 1 |
| iShares Semiconducto | 55% | N/A | TBD | 1 |
| russell2000 | 64% | N/A | TBD | 1 |
| Invesco Optimum Yiel | 68% | N/A | TBD | 1 |
| tsmc | 50% | N/A | TBD | 0 |

**Performance Scorecard**:
- Backtest (1042d): 574/1292, 44%, +359.7%
- Recent (7d): 0/8, 0%, -27.2%

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**Sources**: FRED, yfinance, Market data
**Next Calibration**: Run sentinel scanner for breakouts; Monitor: Middle East proxy clashes escalate disrupting oil channels (LJ3 overweight bear case, diplomatic offsets limit evidence); Monitor: Inflation surprise (>0.5% CPI) reversing disinflation and lifting long yields; Track: AMD/SOXX pricing; Track: IWM pricing