Report Summary 1. Report Industry Investment Rating No relevant information provided. 2. Core Viewpoints - The proportion of short positions in commodities has slightly increased, with a significant decline in the black sector. Currently, the relatively strong sectors in cross - section are precious metals and soft commodities, while the relatively weak one is the black sector [3]. - In terms of strategy net worth, different commodities have different factor performance and comprehensive signals. For example, methanol's comprehensive signal is long this week, while glass, iron ore, and lead's comprehensive signals are neutral [5][8][10]. 3. Summary by Commodity Commodity Overview - The momentum of the black sector continues to decline. Gold's time - series momentum stabilizes, and the trading volume of Shanghai Gold marginally rebounds. The non - ferrous sector shows some divergence in trading volume, with copper being relatively strong and zinc relatively weak. In the energy and chemical sector, the cross - sectional momentum of chemicals is still higher than that of energy products. In the agricultural products sector, the trading volume of oilseeds and meals remains low, and soft commodities are relatively strong in the term structure [3]. Methanol - Strategy net worth: Last week, the supply factor weakened by 0.38%, the demand factor strengthened by 0.52%, and the synthetic factor increased by 0.04%. This week, the comprehensive signal is long [5]. - Fundamental factors: The domestic capacity utilization rate of methanol has decreased, but imports have increased. The supply - side long - strength has weakened. The operating load of methanol - to - olefins plants has increased, and the demand - side has changed from short to neutral. The inventory in inland and ports is lower year - on - year, and the inventory - side is long. The import profit of methanol and the regional price difference factor between Inner Mongolia and Shandong have released long signals, and the price - difference side is neutral to long [5]. Float Glass - Strategy net worth: Last week, the inventory factor strengthened by 0.10%, and the synthetic factor increased by 0.07%. This week, the comprehensive signal is neutral [8]. - Fundamental factors: The operating rate of float glass enterprises has increased slightly month - on - month, and the supply - side remains neutral. The number of commercial housing transactions in 30 large - and medium - sized Chinese cities has increased, and the demand - side is neutral to long. The weekly enterprise inventory of Chinese float glass has changed from inventory accumulation to slight inventory reduction, and the inventory - side has changed from short to neutral. The profit of float glass made from pipeline gas and steam coal has slightly declined, and the profit - side remains neutral. The main - continuous basis - Wuhan Changli has released a short signal, but the contribution of this factor is low, and the price - difference side is neutral [8]. Iron Ore - Strategy net worth: Last week, the supply factor strengthened by 0.13%, the inventory factor remained unchanged, the price - difference factor weakened by 0.07%, and the synthetic factor weakened by 0.01%. This week, the comprehensive signal has changed to neutral [10]. - Fundamental factors: The arrival volume of iron ore at Rizhao Port has increased compared with last week, and the supply - side signal has changed to long. The output of WSA blast - furnace pig iron in China this month has continued to decline compared with last month, and the demand - side signal remains short. The inventory of iron ore concentrates in 45 ports has declined, and the inventory - side remains neutral. The price of Atlas iron powder for sale at Rizhao Port has continued to rise, and the price - difference side signal remains neutral [10]. Lead - Strategy net worth: Last week, the supply factor strengthened by 0.02%, the demand factor remained unchanged, the inventory factor strengthened by 0.03%, the price - difference factor strengthened by 0.01%, and the synthetic factor strengthened by 0.02%. This week, the comprehensive signal remains neutral [10]. - Fundamental factors: The domestic lead concentrate processing fee of SMM has continued to decline, and the supply - side signal remains short. The export volume of Chinese lead alloys in May has continued to decrease compared with April, and the demand - side signal remains neutral. The lead inventory in the London Metal Exchange has continued to rise, and the inventory - side has changed to long. The profit of SMM recycled lead has continued to rise, and the price - difference side signal has changed to neutral [10].

Report Industry Investment Rating - Not provided in the content Core Viewpoints - The proportion of short positions in commodities increased slightly. The chemical sector rebounded slightly, while the black and non - ferrous sectors declined. Currently, the relatively strong sectors in cross - section are chemicals and precious metals, and the relatively weak one is the black sector [2]. - In terms of strategy net worth, for methanol, the supply factor strengthened by 0.02% last week, the synthetic factor decreased by 0.11%, and this week's comprehensive signal is neutral. For float glass, the inventory factor strengthened by 0.15% last week, the synthetic factor increased by 0.11%, and this week's comprehensive signal is short. For iron ore, the supply factor strengthened by 0.80% last week, the inventory factor remained unchanged, the spread factor strengthened by 0.91%, the synthetic factor strengthened by 0.60%, and this week's comprehensive signal turned short. For lead, the supply factor weakened by 0.16% last week, the demand factor weakened by 0.21%, the inventory factor weakened by 0.16%, the spread factor weakened by 0.21%, the synthetic factor weakened by 0.19%, and this week's comprehensive signal remains short [2][4]. Summary by Related Content Commodity Market Conditions - Precious metals: Gold's time - series momentum stabilized, and the trading volume of Shanghai gold increased marginally. Silver changed relatively little [2]. - Non - ferrous metals: There were certain differences in trading volume, but the cross - section showed significant differentiation, with copper being relatively strong [2]. - Black metals: The differentiation of term structure narrowed, the trading volume factors of iron ore and rebar declined, and the long - term momentum factor decreased [2]. - Energy and chemicals: The cross - section momentum of chemicals in the energy - chemical sector was still higher than that of energy products [2]. - Agricultural products: The trading volume of oilseeds and meals remained at a low level, and soft commodities were relatively strong in the term - structure cross - section [2]. Factor Signals and Fundamentals Methanol - Strategy net worth: Last week, the supply factor strengthened by 0.02%, the synthetic factor decreased by 0.11%, and this week's comprehensive signal is neutral [2]. - Fundamental factors: The domestic capacity utilization rate and import volume of methanol both decreased, and the supply side is bullish [2]. Float Glass - Strategy net worth: Last week, the inventory factor strengthened by 0.15%, the synthetic factor increased by 0.11%, and this week's comprehensive signal is short [4]. - Fundamental factors: The operating rate of float - glass enterprises increased slightly, the supply side is neutral; the number of commercial - housing transactions in third - tier cities increased significantly, but the contribution of this factor is low, and the demand side remains neutral; the weekly enterprise inventory of Chinese float glass continued to increase slightly, and the inventory side continues to be short; the profits of float glass made from pipeline gas and steam - coal declined, and the profit side is slightly bearish [4]. Iron Ore - Strategy net worth: Last week, the supply factor strengthened by 0.80%, the inventory factor remained unchanged, the spread factor strengthened by 0.91%, the synthetic factor strengthened by 0.60%, and this week's comprehensive signal turned short [4]. - Fundamental factors: The arrival volume at Rizhao Port decreased compared with last week, and the supply - side signal turned short; the domestic production of blast - furnace pig iron continued to decline this month compared with last month, and the demand - side signal turned short; the inventory of iron concentrate powder at 45 ports continued to rise, and the inventory side remained neutral; the price of Atlas iron powder sold at Rizhao Port continued to rise, and the spread - side signal turned neutral [4]. Lead - Strategy net worth: Last week, the supply factor weakened by 0.16%, the demand factor weakened by 0.21%, the inventory factor weakened by 0.16%, the spread factor weakened by 0.21%, the synthetic factor weakened by 0.19%, and this week's comprehensive signal remains short [4]. - Fundamental factors: The domestic lead - concentrate processing fee continued to decline, and the supply - side signal remains short; the export volume of Chinese starting - type lead - acid batteries in May continued to decrease compared with April, and the demand - side signal remains neutral; the cancelled warrants of lead at the LME continued to rise, and the inventory side remains short; the profit of recycled lead increased, and the spread - side signal turned bullish [4].

Group 1: Report Summary - The report is a weekly tracking of commodity quantitative CTA by Guotou Futures Research Institute's Financial Engineering Group [1][2] Group 2: Methanol Analysis - Last week, the supply factor of methanol increased by 0.08%, the demand factor strengthened by 0.09%, the inventory factor rose by 0.08%, and the synthetic factor decreased by 0.08%. This week's comprehensive signal is neutral [2][3] - The domestic methanol operating rate changed from an increase to a decrease, with the supply side being neutral; the MTO operating rate in the Jiangsu - Zhejiang region decreased last week, turning the demand side bearish; the inventory of production enterprises was low and continued to be destocked, with the inventory side remaining bullish; the methanol futures price and the Inner Mongolia - Shandong regional spread factor released a bearish signal, with the spread side being neutral to bearish [3] Group 3: Float Glass Analysis - Last week, the supply factor of float glass decreased by 0.20%, the inventory factor strengthened by 0.03%, the spread factor remained unchanged, and the synthetic factor decreased by 0.03%. This week's comprehensive signal is bearish [6] - The weekly output of float glass enterprises decreased slightly, with the supply side being neutral; the real - estate transaction volume in first - and second - tier cities decreased, but increased in third - tier cities, with the demand side being neutral; the inventory of float glass enterprises was at a high level and slightly increased, with the inventory side remaining bearish; the main continuous basis released a bearish signal, with the spread side being neutral to bearish; the pre - tax gross profit of pipeline - gas - made float glass turned from negative to positive, with the profit side being neutral to bullish [6] Group 4: Iron Ore Analysis - Last week, the supply factor of iron ore weakened by 0.23%, the demand factor weakened by 0.16%, the inventory factor weakened by 0.24%, the spread factor strengthened by 0.05%, and the synthetic factor weakened by 0.13%. This week's comprehensive signal remains bearish [7] - The SMM domestic lead concentrate price continued to rise, turning the supply side signal bullish; the export volume of Chinese lead alloys in April decreased compared to March, with the demand side signal remaining bearish; the LME lead registered warehouse receipts decreased, with the inventory side remaining neutral to bearish; the SMM domestic lead concentrate processing fee continued to decline, with the spread side signal remaining bearish [7] Group 5: Lead Analysis - Last week, the supply factor of lead weakened by 0.23%, the demand factor weakened by 0.16%, the inventory factor weakened by 0.24%, the spread factor strengthened by 0.05%, and the synthetic factor weakened by 0.13%. This week's comprehensive signal remains bearish [7] - The SMM domestic lead concentrate price continued to rise, turning the supply side signal bullish; the export volume of Chinese lead alloys in April decreased compared to March, with the demand side signal remaining bearish; the LME lead registered warehouse receipts decreased, with the inventory side remaining neutral to bearish; the SMM domestic lead concentrate processing fee continued to decline, with the spread side signal remaining bearish [7]

Report Title - The report is titled "Commodity Quantitative CTA Weekly Tracking" by Guotou Futures Research Institute's Financial Engineering Group, dated March 25, 2025 [1][2] Report Industry Investment Rating - No industry investment rating is provided in the report Core Viewpoints - The commodity sector cross - section has switched, with internal differentiation in the energy and chemical sector, a decline in the agricultural products sector, and the precious metals and non - ferrous sectors remaining relatively strong in the cross - section. Specific sectors show different trends in momentum,持仓量, and term structure [3] Summary by Commodity Categories Overall Commodity Sector - The non - ferrous sector shows upward momentum, while the energy and chemical sector has internal differentiation, the agricultural products sector is down, and the precious metals and non - ferrous sectors are relatively strong. Different sectors have different changes in momentum,持仓量, and term structure indicators [3] Methanol - Strategy net value: The demand factor decreased by 0.23%, the inventory factor decreased by 0.19%, and the synthetic factor weakened by 0.15%. The comprehensive signal this week is neutral. Fundamental factors: The methanol arrival volume gives a long signal, domestic capacity utilization gives a short signal (supply is neutral); methanol - to - olefin plant capacity utilization decreased, acetic acid operating rate increased (demand is neutral); port inventory continued to decrease, and the short - side strength of the inventory factor weakened significantly to neutral; the Inner Mongolia - Shandong regional spread factor gives a long signal, and the spread factor is slightly long [5] Glass - Strategy net value: Last week, the supply factor weakened by 0.20%, the demand factor decreased by 0.19%, the inventory factor decreased by 1.15%, and the synthetic factor weakened by 0.91%. The comprehensive signal this week is short. Fundamental factors: The float glass capacity utilization rate was flat month - on - month (supply is neutral); second - tier city commercial housing transaction data gives a short signal (demand is short); float glass enterprise inventory is relatively high year - on - year (inventory remains short); the domestic float glass market price gives a long signal, but the overall long - side contribution is not high (spread is slightly long) [9] Iron Ore - Strategy net value: The inventory factor weakened by 1.09%, the spread factor remained unchanged, and the synthetic factor weakened by 0.34%. The comprehensive signal this week remains long. Fundamental factors: The iron ore arrival volume at Qingdao Port continued to decline compared with the previous week (supply signal turns neutral); the blast furnace operating rate of 247 steel enterprises increased compared with the previous week (demand signal remains neutral); the inventory of Brazilian iron ore in 31 ports continued to rise (inventory remains long); the spot sales price of Rio Tinto's PB powder at Rizhao Port increased (spread signal remains neutral) [12] Aluminum - Strategy net value: Last week, the supply factor weakened by 0.11%, the demand factor weakened by 0.68%, the inventory factor weakened by 0.12%, the spread factor remained unchanged, and the synthetic factor weakened by 0.20%. The comprehensive signal this week remains long. Fundamental factors: The SMM domestic lead concentrate price continued to rise (supply signal remains long); China's lead alloy exports in March decreased compared with February (demand signal turns short); LME lead registered warrants decreased (inventory turns short); SMM concentrate import profit increased (spread signal is long) [12]