GC · Metals / Cross-Asset Coherence Regime
Z32374 – GC WGC Total Holdings Level Z
Institutional gold-ETF flows are the dominant slow-moving driver of GC at 60-90d.
At a glance
IN-SEASON · ACTIVE
Current reading
+0.706
GC WGC Total Holdings Level Z composite, tanh-bounded
Signal state
Extreme POS
36 trading days in current state
Phase
HEALTHY
Positive equals wgc holdings elevated; negative equals wgc holdings depressed
Sample
20 years
Live since 2006-11
As of Nov 06, 2026. Updated nightly.
SIGNAL OVERVIEW
Institutional gold-ETF flows are the dominant slow-moving driver of GC at 60-90d. The composite is bounded between minus one and plus one through. Across 20 years Phase +1 wgc holdings elevated state has returned on average plus 1.61 percent forward 60-day gold return. Phase -1 wgc holdings depressed state has returned on average plus 1.09 percent. Today the composite reads +0.706, in territory.
LIVE CHART
GC WGC Total Holdings Level 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 wgc holdings depressed regime. The pale green band marks wgc holdings elevated regime. The bronze line in the middle panel is the trailing 252-day rolling Spearman information coefficient. The lower panel is COMEX gold continuous back-adjusted price on the right axis in dollars per ounce.
COMPOSITE
+0.706 / tanh
STATE
(nightly)
PHASE
(nightly)
FWD 60d
(nightly, baseline +2.55 percent)
SAMPLE N
5,022 days
TODAY’S PLAYBOOK READING
STATE
Extreme Pos
STATE AND HISTORY
Extreme POS. Sample N=5,022 days since 2006-11.
WHY THE SIGNAL IS HERE
Institutional gold-ETF flows are the dominant slow-moving driver of GC at 60-90d.
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 +0.706 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 gold returns and sample share
Baseline gold forward 60 day return (unconditional): mean plus 2.55 percent, median plus 2.10 percent, across 4,962 trading days.
| State | Phase | Share | Fwd 60d | HAC t | Edge vs baseline | Last firings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WGC holdings elevated TODAY | +1 | 42.0% (2111 d) | +2.80% | +0.25pp | Sep 2026, Feb 2026, Jan 2026 | |
| Normal | 0 | 21.3% (1071 d) | +2.42% | -0.13pp | Sep 2026, Mar 2026, Feb 2026 | |
| WGC holdings depressed | -1 | 36.6% (1840 d) | +2.34% | -0.21pp | Mar 2026, Jan 2026, Jul 2025 |
The historical pattern
How to use the signal today
THE TRACK RECORD
Every state change in the last 2 years
20 state transitions from 12/13/2024 to 11/06/2026. Full history (139 total transitions since 11/17/2006) is downloadable.
| State | Start | End | Duration | Fwd 60d SPY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neutral | 12/13/2024 | 12/19/2024 | 5d | -6.85% |
| Expansion | 12/20/2024 | 01/02/2025 | 8d | -4.60% |
| Neutral | 01/03/2025 | 01/08/2025 | 4d | -4.63% |
| Expansion | 01/10/2025 | 01/23/2025 | 9d | -14.47% |
| Neutral | 01/24/2025 | 02/06/2025 | 10d | -13.28% |
| Expansion | 02/07/2025 | 07/10/2025 | 105d | -6.99% |
| Neutral | 07/11/2025 | 07/17/2025 | 5d | +7.70% |
| Defensive | 07/18/2025 | 08/07/2025 | 15d | +5.65% |
| Neutral | 08/08/2025 | 09/04/2025 | 19d | +7.24% |
| Expansion | 09/05/2025 | 12/18/2025 | 74d | +5.10% |
| Neutral | 12/19/2025 | 01/08/2026 | 13d | -3.05% |
| Defensive | 01/09/2026 | 01/22/2026 | 9d | -2.60% |
| Neutral | 01/23/2026 | 01/29/2026 | 5d | +2.15% |
| Expansion | 01/30/2026 | 02/05/2026 | 5d | +2.85% |
| Neutral | 02/06/2026 | 02/26/2026 | 14d | +4.80% |
| Expansion | 02/27/2026 | 03/05/2026 | 5d | +9.42% |
| Neutral | 03/06/2026 | 03/12/2026 | 5d | +12.97% |
| Defensive | 03/13/2026 | 09/03/2026 | 121d | +11.29% |
| Neutral | 09/04/2026 | 09/17/2026 | 9d | ongoing |
| Expansion LIVE | 09/18/2026 | current | 36d | ongoing |
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
Institutional gold-ETF flows are the dominant slow-moving driver of GC at 60-90d. The composite is z-scored against a and bounded through.
Why it matters
Institutional gold-ETF flows are the dominant slow-moving driver of GC at 60-90d.
The signal flags the current gold regime for the next 60 trading days on average. Pair with price-based signals for precise entry.
State-conditional spreads are empirical averages across 20 years. Individual regime windows can run longer or shorter than mean sample.
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 03:31 PM ET