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Z3226 – BO Sunflower Oil Global YoY

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At a glance

IN-SEASON · ACTIVE

Current reading

-0.847

BO Sunflower Oil Global YoY composite, tanh-bounded

Signal state

Moderate NEG

47 trading days in current state

Phase

STRESS

Positive equals sunflower oil supply surging; negative equals sunflower oil supply weak

Sample

36 years

Live since 1990-11

 

As of Nov 06, 2026. Updated nightly.

SIGNAL OVERVIEW

Dedicated BO analytics beyond ZL-targeted scripts. The composite is bounded between minus one and plus one through. Across 36 years Phase +1 sunflower oil supply surging state has returned on average plus 1.12 percent forward 60-day soybean-oil return. Phase -1 sunflower oil supply weak state has returned on average plus 0.66 percent. Today the composite reads -0.847, in Moderate NEG territory.

LIVE CHART

BO Sunflower Oil Global YoY: 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 sunflower oil supply weak regime. The pale green band marks sunflower oil supply surging regime. The bronze line in the middle panel is the trailing 252-day rolling Spearman information coefficient. The lower panel is CBOT soybean-oil continuous back-adjusted price on the right axis in cents per pound.

Extreme sunflower oil supply weak band Extreme sunflower oil supply surging band

COMPOSITE

-0.847 / tanh

STATE

(nightly)

PHASE

(nightly)

FWD 60d

(nightly, baseline +1.38 percent)

SAMPLE N

9,049 days

TODAY’S PLAYBOOK READING

STATE

Moderate Neg

STATE AND HISTORY

Moderate NEG. Sample N=9,049 days since 1990-11.

WHY THE SIGNAL IS HERE

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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 -0.847 placing the dot inside the Moderate NEG 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 soybean-oil returns and sample share

Baseline soybean-oil forward 60 day return (unconditional): mean plus 1.38 percent, median plus 0.55 percent, across 8,989 trading days.

State Phase Share Fwd 60d HAC t Edge vs baseline Last firings
Sunflower oil supply surging +1 49.0% (4435 d) +1.30% -0.09pp Sep 2024, Sep 2021, Sep 2018
Normal 0 11.7% (1063 d) +0.86% -0.53pp Dec 2019, Nov 2016, Sep 2002
Sunflower oil supply weak TODAY -1 39.2% (3551 d) +1.66% +0.27pp Sep 2026, Sep 2022, Jul 2020

The historical pattern

How to use the signal today

Sunflower oil supply surging
2021-09
Composite series maximum
On 2021-09-02 the composite reached its series maximum plus 1.000. Soybean-oil subsequent 60-day behavior aligned with the sunflower oil supply surging regime pattern.
Composite +1.000 on 2021-09-02
Sunflower oil supply weak
1995-09
Composite series minimum
On 1995-09-05 the composite reached its series minimum minus 1.000. Soybean-oil subsequent 60-day behavior aligned with the sunflower oil supply weak regime pattern.
Composite -1.000 on 1995-09-05
Normal
2021-05
Palm supply shock
The May 2021 Malaysia palm labour crunch tightened global vegetable-oil balances; many soybean-oil signals revalued during the window.
Multi-phase regime across palm supply shock

THE TRACK RECORD

Every state change in the last 2 years

5 state transitions from 11/21/2024 to 11/06/2026. Full history (64 total transitions since 03/14/1996) is downloadable.

State Start End Duration Fwd 60d SPY
Neutral 11/21/2024 12/20/2024 21d +2.81%
Defensive 12/23/2024 03/25/2025 63d -5.16%
Neutral 03/26/2025 04/24/2025 21d +5.55%
Expansion 04/25/2025 05/23/2025 21d +15.18%
Defensive LIVE 05/27/2025 current 366d +7.51%

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

Dedicated BO analytics beyond ZL-targeted scripts. The composite is z-scored against a and bounded through.

Why it matters

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The signal flags the current soybean-oil 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.

GO DEEPER

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.

Signal consumers and siblings

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 07, 2026 05:43 PM ET