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Sigmacast expected range · 7–28-day calibrated zone
Last Updated: 7/13/26
LC reads range-bound — no clean directional character at any horizon (ER 0.98 / 0.12 / 0.32). Recent action is directionless chop rather than a trend. Term-structure band: ±2.7% / ±3.3% / ±4.1% (7/14/28d).
Nested 60 / 80 / 95 calibrated expected-range · centered on current price (gold tick)
Macro correlations · context (not confirmation)
8 correlated indicators
Observed historical correlations, not forward signals.
Positively correlated: All Car Sales (r=+0.76), BoE Consumer Credit (r=+0.70)
Inversely correlated: Non Defense Goods Orders Ex Air (r=-0.82), PCE Price Index MoM (r=-0.78), ISM Manufacturing New Orders (r=-0.73), CPI Food at Home (r=-0.73), Financial Activities Payrolls (r=-0.72), ISM Manufacturing PMI (r=-0.68)
As of July 14, 2026, LC is trading at 0.00. Our multi-model Sigmanomics forecast for this commodity generates expected price ranges (magnitude, not direction) across 7-day, 14-day, and 28-day horizons, each with a recent-path character readout. Based on ensemble models including SIGMACAST, Σ-Adaptive, and Σ-Trend with model-agreement confidence bands. Updated daily.
Containment = how often the band held (backtest) — magnitude only, not a directional record.
Forecasts generated by Sigmanomics engine. Not financial advice.
Lithium Futures (LC) is a commodity instrument tracked by the Sigmanomics analytics platform. The LC commodity closed at 154,054.49 on July 14, 2026, reflecting a decline of 0.01% from the previous close of 154,067.88.
Over the past 30 days, the commodity has experienced a strong downtrend with a decline of 9.67%, ranging between 151,675.34 and 170,579.96. The price currently trades below its 20-day moving average of 158,340.03. The 14-day RSI stands at 33.5, in the lower part of its range.
Over the same 30-day window, daily-return volatility was 1.71%, reflecting typical price variability for this commodity. Across the past 52 weeks, the commodity has traded between 74,350.00 and 200,600.02, with the current price near the midrange of that range.
Daily-return volatility of 1.71% runs elevated for this commodity, so price ranges are likely to stay wide — watch how price behaves around its recent range rather than treating any single level as fixed. LC is currently trading 2.71% below its 20-day moving average and sitting in the middle of its 52-week range. Its 14-day RSI reads 33.5, currently in neutral territory.
Auto-generated from Sigmanomics market data. Last update Jul 2026.
Sigmacast forecasts span six horizons — 30-minute, 1-hour, 2-hour, 4-hour, 12-hour, and daily — refreshed continuously as new bars arrive.