Los Angeles CARB Diesel (OPIS) vs. NY Harbor ULSD Futures

The point forecast beat the no-change baseline overall and in a majority of the evaluated tests.

Model: Agentic Investor TSFM (foundation model)

Accuracy vs naive

+21%Beats the no-change baseline over 10 tests (10 tests, 8 won)

Direction

81%Beats a coin flip (96 of 118 calls right in 10 tests)

Turning points

22 of 57Anticipated some turns (57 turns in 10 tests, 0 without a turn)

Error vs baseline

21% lowerError ratio 0.79; 1.00 is a tie.

Tests won

8 / 10Complete rolling backtests; ties count as no win.

Test period

2016-11-01 to 2026-10-0112 observations ahead per test.

80% band coverage

82%Observed outcomes inside the band across all stored test windows.

• Band coverage uses all stored test windows, including model-selection windows when present; it does not determine the confidence label.
• Evaluated 2026-11-14 against the cached history through 2026-10-01.
• This is an evaluation of the serving model; it does not establish a winner across four model classes.