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Chemical Reversal Analysis (June 4, 2025)

Key Takeaways

• Focus: Reversal risk in commodity spreads and margin changes, quantified via decile shifts (>10% or >20% of 10-year historical range).
• Methodology: Uses ML models (weighted by accuracy) combining margins, commodity momentum, and macro conditions, excluding capacity utilization/fundamentals.
• Current Signals:
  • Ammonia & Methanol: Strong reversal potential (upside).
  • Corn: Higher risk due to potential margin deterioration.
  • Olefins/China Methanol: Surprising upside driven by tariff relief/bullish long-term outlook.
  • Seasonality: Q2-Q3 volume peaks expected.

ML-Driven Reversal Risks

• 6M/12M High Probability Reversals (Tables 1, 2):
  • Upside: Methanol, Olefins, Ammonia.
  • Downside: Corn, Asia PP.
• Deviation from Trend (Appendices 2-3): Higher probability of reversals when current levels deviate 10/20% from historical range mid-point.

Framework Notes

• Deciles: Splits 10-year range into 10 bands to predict margin shifts.
• Control Charts: Detect regime changes via Shewhart methods, emphasizing investor focus on demand/inventory shifts post-shocks.
• Simple Rules ("KISS"):
  • Momentum: Negative momentum signals likely recovery.
  • ROIC: High ROIC reverses downward, low ROIC rebounds in <6 months.

Highlighted Commodity Spreads

• Key Ratios/Spreads: Corn/gasoline, methanol/naphtha, naphtha/oil.
• Notable: Asia PP/naphtha under the most risk near-term.

Analyst Ratings

Ticker	Company	Rating
CTVA	Corteva	BUY
DOW	Dow	HOLD
GPRE	Green Plains	HOLD
ICL	ICL	HOLD
LXU	LyondellBasell	HOLD
LYB	LyondellBasell	HOLD
MEOH	Methanex	BUY
NTR	Nutrien	BUY

Cyclical Dynamics

• Innovation: Key to offset track erosion (150-200bps/year).
• Supply Response: 1-2 years for profitability-driven new capacity; 3-4 years for plant build-out.