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Z11304 – SI USD-INR Inverse Z

India #3 silver consumer via bridal jewelry (Sep-Nov peak) + solar + electronics. Rupee weakness triggers pre-emptive Indian buying. Fills PM-FX-2 RED hole.

At a glance

IN-SEASON · ACTIVE

Current reading

+0.839

SI USD-INR Inverse Z composite, tanh-bounded

Signal state

Extreme POS

10 trading days in current state

Phase

HEALTHY

Positive equals usd-inr tightening (silver bullish); negative equals usd-inr loosening

Sample

36 years

Live since 1990-11

 

As of Nov 05, 2026. Updated nightly.

SIGNAL OVERVIEW

India #3 silver consumer via bridal jewelry (Sep-Nov peak) + solar + electronics. Rupee weakness triggers pre-emptive Indian buying. Fills PM-FX-2 RED hole. The composite is bounded between minus one and plus one through tanh. Across 36 years Phase +1 usd-inr tightening (silver bullish) state has returned on average plus 0.39 percent forward 60-day silver return. Phase -1 usd-inr loosening state has returned on average plus 1.25 percent. Today the composite reads +0.839, in Extreme POS territory.

LIVE CHART

SI USD-INR Inverse Z: composite bounded minus one to plus one.

The dark line in the top panel is the composite bounded between minus one and plus one. The pale red band marks usd-inr loosening regime. The pale green band marks usd-inr tightening (silver bullish) regime. The bronze line in the middle panel is the trailing 252-day rolling Spearman information coefficient. The lower panel is COMEX silver continuous back-adjusted price on the right axis in cents per ounce.

Extreme usd-inr loosening band Extreme usd-inr tightening (silver bullish) band

COMPOSITE

+0.839 / tanh

STATE

(nightly)

PHASE

(nightly)

FWD 60d

(nightly, baseline +1.11 percent)

SAMPLE N

9,024 days

TODAY’S PLAYBOOK READING

STATE

Extreme Pos

STATE AND HISTORY

Extreme POS. Sample N=9,024 days since 1990-11.

WHY THE SIGNAL IS HERE

India #3 silver consumer via bridal jewelry (Sep-Nov peak) + solar + electronics. Rupee weakness triggers pre-emptive Indian buying. Fills PM-FX-2 RED hole.

POSTURE FOR THE WEEKS AHEAD

The signal is a regime detector on a 60-day forward horizon. Pair with price momentum signals for conviction.

WHAT THE CHART SHOWS

Today the composite reads +0.839 placing the dot inside the Extreme POS band.

TOP INPUTS FIRING

  • Silver returns Primary silver price momentum.
  • 10-year TIPS-implied inflation breakeven Market-implied inflation expectation.
  • Rolling coherence trend 5-year first-difference of coherence at 170-day cycles.

THE REGIME MAP

The three regime phases, forward 60-day silver returns and sample share

Baseline silver forward 60 day return (unconditional): mean plus 1.11 percent, median minus 0.04 percent, across 8,964 trading days.

State Phase Share Fwd 60d HAC t Edge vs baseline Last firings
USD-INR tightening (silver bullish) TODAY +1 43.5% (3928 d) +0.39% -0.72pp Oct 2026, Sep 2026, Aug 2026
Normal 0 25.5% (2299 d) +2.17% +1.06pp Oct 2026, Aug 2026, Jul 2026
USD-INR loosening -1 31.0% (2797 d) +1.25% +0.14pp Mar 2026, Dec 2025, Jul 2025

The historical pattern

How to use the signal today

USD-INR tightening (silver bullish)
2007-05
Composite series maximum
On 2007-05-15 the composite reached its series maximum plus 0.997. Silver subsequent 60-day behavior aligned with the usd-inr tightening (silver bullish) regime pattern.
Composite +0.997 on 2007-05-15
USD-INR loosening
1991-07
Composite series minimum
On 1991-07-23 the composite reached its series minimum minus 1.000. Silver subsequent 60-day behavior aligned with the usd-inr loosening regime pattern.
Composite -1.000 on 1991-07-23
Normal
2020-03
COVID shock regime
The March 2020 COVID liquidity shock drove violent regime shifts across silver drivers.
Multi-phase regime across COVID window

THE TRACK RECORD

State changes

State Start End Duration Fwd 60d SPY
Normal 10/28/2024 11/05/2024 7d +3.19%
Extreme Pos (silver Compressed) 11/06/2024 11/06/2024 1d +2.23%
Normal 11/07/2024 11/07/2024 1d +1.80%
Extreme Pos (silver Compressed) 11/08/2024 11/11/2024 2d +0.43%
Normal 11/12/2024 11/20/2024 7d +1.41%
Extreme Pos (silver Compressed) 11/21/2024 12/02/2024 7d +1.06%
Normal 12/03/2024 12/11/2024 7d -4.48%
Extreme Pos (silver Compressed) 12/12/2024 09/24/2025 196d -8.76%
Normal 09/25/2025 10/09/2025 11d +3.24%
Extreme Pos (silver Compressed) 10/10/2025 10/10/2025 1d +5.60%
Normal 10/13/2025 10/17/2025 5d +3.99%
Extreme Pos (silver Compressed) 10/20/2025 10/27/2025 6d +3.12%
Normal 10/28/2025 11/11/2025 11d +0.83%
Extreme Neg (silver Outperforming) 11/12/2025 11/13/2025 2d +1.28%
Normal 11/14/2025 11/17/2025 2d +1.39%
Extreme Neg (silver Outperforming) 11/18/2025 11/20/2025 3d +3.45%
Normal 11/21/2025 11/25/2025 3d +4.61%
Extreme Neg (silver Outperforming) 11/26/2025 10/26/2026 229d +1.98%

Scroll inside the table for the full history. Forward 60-day SPY is measured from each run’s start date; a reader cannot trade off a start-date they only identify in hindsight, so this is a transparency log, not an alpha claim. Asterisked (*) returns are partial. The run is less than 60 trading days old. The full 60-day comparable fills in as more data arrives.

What this measures

India #3 silver consumer via bridal jewelry (Sep-Nov peak) + solar + electronics. Rupee weakness triggers pre-emptive Indian buying. Fills PM-FX-2 RED hole. The composite is z-scored against a trailing baseline and bounded through tanh.

Why it matters

India #3 silver consumer via bridal jewelry (Sep-Nov peak) + solar + electronics. Rupee weakness triggers pre-emptive Indian buying. Fills PM-FX-2 RED hole.

The signal flags the current silver regime for the next 60 trading days on average. Pair with price-based signals for precise entry.

State-conditional spreads are empirical averages across 36 years. Individual regime windows can run longer or shorter than mean sample.

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Want the full depth?

Brief covers wavelet-coherence methodology, three signature episodes (2009-02 QE recoupling series max, 2015-06 decoupling series min, 2020 COVID), and four caveats on reading a cross-asset coherence signal.

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Not investment advice · The analysis on this page is informational and educational. Signal readings, historical case figures, and empirical statistics are derived from publicly available data and are provided without warranty. Hypothetical performance results have inherent limitations, including the benefit of hindsight. Readers who intend to trade should consult a licensed investment professional and see the research brief for the full disclaimer.

Last refreshed Nov 06, 2026 04:57 PM ET