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Z5638 – PL Wavelet Coherence HY OAS Lead

The PL Wavelet Coherence HY OAS Lead signal captures a distinct platinum market regime driven by its underlying mechanism; the engine produces a tanh-bounded composite between minus one and plus one.

At a glance

IN-SEASON · ACTIVE

Current reading

+0.324

PL Wavelet Coherence HY OAS Lead composite, tanh-bounded

Signal state

Coupling Above Baseline

25 trading days in current state

Phase

HEALTHY

Positive equals hy oas lead strong; negative equals hy oas lead weak

Sample

35 years

Live since 1991-03

 

As of Nov 04, 2026. Updated nightly.

SIGNAL OVERVIEW

The PL Wavelet Coherence HY OAS Lead signal captures a distinct platinum market regime driven by its underlying mechanism; the engine produces a tanh-bounded composite between minus one and plus one. The composite is bounded between minus one and plus one through tanh. Across 35 years Phase +1 hy oas lead strong state has returned on average plus 0.90 percent forward 60-day platinum return. Phase -1 hy oas lead weak state has returned on average plus 1.36 percent. Today the composite reads +0.324, in Coupling Above Baseline territory.

LIVE CHART

PL Wavelet Coherence HY OAS Lead: 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 hy oas lead weak regime. The pale green band marks hy oas lead strong regime. The bronze line in the middle panel is the trailing 252-day rolling Spearman information coefficient. The lower panel is NYMEX platinum continuous back-adjusted price on the right axis in cents per ounce.

Extreme hy oas lead weak band Extreme hy oas lead strong band

COMPOSITE

+0.324 / tanh

STATE

(nightly)

PHASE

(nightly)

FWD 60d

(nightly, baseline +1.01 percent)

SAMPLE N

8,952 days

TODAY’S PLAYBOOK READING

STATE

Coupling Above Baseline

STATE AND HISTORY

Coupling Above Baseline. Sample N=8,952 days since 1991-03.

WHY THE SIGNAL IS HERE

The PL Wavelet Coherence HY OAS Lead signal captures a distinct platinum market regime driven by its underlying mechanism; the engine produces a tanh-bounded composite between minus one and plus one.

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 +0.324 placing the dot inside the Coupling Above Baseline 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 platinum returns and sample share

Baseline platinum forward 60 day return (unconditional): mean plus 1.01 percent, median plus 0.83 percent, across 8,892 trading days.

State Phase Share Fwd 60d HAC t Edge vs baseline Last firings
HY OAS lead strong TODAY +1 35.7% (3196 d) +0.90% -0.11pp Oct 2026, Nov 2025, Jul 2025
Normal 0 19.0% (1701 d) +0.36% -0.65pp Aug 2026, Oct 2025, May 2025
HY OAS lead weak -1 45.3% (4055 d) +1.36% +0.35pp Aug 2024, Jan 2024, Nov 2022

The historical pattern

How to use the signal today

HY OAS lead strong
2020-07
Composite series maximum
On 2020-07-28 the composite reached its series maximum plus 0.999. Platinum subsequent 60-day behavior aligned with the hy oas lead strong regime pattern.
Composite +0.999 on 2020-07-28
HY OAS lead weak
1991-03
Composite series minimum
On 1991-03-13 the composite reached its series minimum minus 0.921. Platinum subsequent 60-day behavior aligned with the hy oas lead weak regime pattern.
Composite -0.921 on 1991-03-13
Normal
2020-03
COVID shock regime
The March 2020 COVID liquidity shock drove violent regime shifts across platinum 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

The PL Wavelet Coherence HY OAS Lead signal captures a distinct platinum market regime driven by its underlying mechanism; the engine produces a tanh-bounded composite between minus one and plus one. The composite is z-scored against a trailing baseline and bounded through tanh.

Why it matters

The PL Wavelet Coherence HY OAS Lead signal captures a distinct platinum market regime driven by its underlying mechanism; the engine produces a tanh-bounded composite between minus one and plus one.

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

State-conditional spreads are empirical averages across 35 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 06, 2026 05:27 PM ET