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▍ STATISTICAL PROJECTION · YEAR-END 2026

Based on current macro regime conditions and south korea treasury holdings's historical behaviour in similar regimes, the model projects 149,218.19 by 2026-12-31 ( +5.9% from 140,900 today). The 68% confidence range is 124,108.9 to 174,327.48; the wider 95% range is 100,003.98 to 198,432.4. Methodology below the headline.

Central Estimate
149,218.19
+5.9% vs current 140,900
68% Range (±1σ)
124,108.9 to 174,327.48
95% Range (±1.96σ)
100,003.98 to 198,432.4
Central estimate uses the unconditional 25-year historical average because current regime buckets had insufficient observations to produce a reliable blend.
METHOD: CENTRAL = SAMPLE-WEIGHTED MEAN OF PER-ANCHOR CURRENT-REGIME 1Y AVERAGES, SCALED TO 211-DAY HORIZON. BAND = ±σ√T USING 19.5% ANNUALIZED REALIZED VOL.
EXPECTED TO BE 149,218.19 BY 2026-12-31 (HIGHER FROM 140,900 ON 2026-02-28). NOT INVESTMENT ADVICE.
▍ MODEL · STATISTICAL FORECAST · 2026

South Korea Treasury Holdings Forecast 2026

Quantitative analysis from 297 observations of South Korea Treasury Holdings history, joined to four universal macro regime classifications. Numbers are computed, not narrated.

ByConvex Research Desk·Edited byBen Bleier·
TREAS-TIC-KOREA · LAST
140,900
AS OF 2026-02-28
Percentile · 25Y History
98.3th

Performance by Window[02]

WINDOWNANN RETANN VOLRET/VOLHIT %TOTAL
1Y1313.09%8.90%1.4775.0%13.08%
3Y357.57%8.17%0.9361.8%23.71%
5Y602.31%11.00%0.2154.2%12.09%
10Y1206.07%11.36%0.5356.3%80.18%
All2977.05%19.48%0.3654.7%439.85%

Annualized total return = (1 + total)^(1/years) - 1. Ret/Vol is the annualized return divided by annualized volatility (Sharpe-equivalent without risk-free subtraction). Hit % = pct of single periods that were positive.

Where We Are Now[03]

Percentile Rank
98.3th
26100.00median 63700.00145100.00
Current value 140900.0000 on a 297-observation history going back to May 31, 2001.
Volatility Regime
very low
8.44%REALIZED 30D ANN
Sits at the 3.0th percentile vs full history. Median 17.93%.

Forward Returns by Macro Regime[04]

How South Korea Treasury Holdings has performed historically conditional on the prevailing macro regime. The current bucket is highlighted; +1Y averages drive the headline signal above.

VIX
Volatility regime: Low (<15), Normal (15-25), Elevated (25-40), Extreme (>40)
CURRENT: 17.26 Normal (15-25)
REGIME BUCKETN+30D+90D+1Y AVG+1Y MEDHIT %
Low (<15)64-0.70%0.81%5.45%6.90%81.0%
Normal (15-25)1040.78%3.28%8.20%6.68%65.3%
Elevated (25-40)350.06%2.76%13.10%5.60%68.6%
Extreme (>40)53.30%12.54%17.96%19.61%100.0%
10Y-2Y Yield Curve
Yield curve regime: Inverted (<0bps), Flat (0-100bps), Steep (>100bps)
CURRENT: 0.50 Flat (0-100bps)
REGIME BUCKETN+30D+90D+1Y AVG+1Y MEDHIT %
Inverted (<0bps)27-0.64%-1.57%-5.06%4.37%66.7%
Flat (0-100bps)740.24%1.63%4.07%5.39%74.6%
Steep (>100bps)1070.51%4.44%14.57%13.24%71.0%
HY OAS Spread
Credit regime: Tight (<350bps), Normal (350-500bps), Stressed (>500bps)
CURRENT: 2.76 Tight (<350bps)
REGIME BUCKETN+30D+90D+1Y AVG+1Y MEDHIT %
Tight (<350bps)390.56%2.31%2.73%6.57%65.5%
Normal (350-500bps)650.90%2.18%6.53%6.49%85.7%
Stressed (>500bps)290.15%3.62%12.59%10.92%100.0%
Trade-Weighted Dollar
Dollar regime: bottom/middle/top tercile of trailing 5Y rolling distribution
CURRENT: 118.04 Weak (bottom tercile)
REGIME BUCKETN+30D+90D+1Y AVG+1Y MEDHIT %
Weak (bottom tercile)32-0.64%-1.43%-0.28%-2.16%21.9%
Neutral (middle)380.19%2.35%4.44%7.65%64.7%
Strong (top tercile)880.08%2.76%10.44%7.63%96.5%

Forward returns are forward-looking from each historical observation in the bucket; +252d corresponds to one trading year. Buckets with fewer than 5 forward-return observations are reported as n/a. These are conditional historical averages, not forecasts.

Lead-Lag Relationships[05]

For each universally-recognised leading indicator, the lag at which the daily-return correlation peaks. Positive lag means the anchor leads South Korea Treasury Holdings; negative means it lags.

ANCHORROLEPEAK LAGPEAK CORRZERO-LAGRELATIONSHIP
NFCIFinancial conditions-52d0.5270.014lags target by 52d
Initial Jobless ClaimsLabor leader+30d-0.357-0.142leads target by 30d
10Y-2Y Yield SpreadRecession leader-31d-0.299-0.058lags target by 31d
HY OAS SpreadCredit risk leader+31d-0.238-0.232leads target by 31d
Trade-Weighted DollarFX driver+41d-0.193-0.049leads target by 41d
VIXVolatility leader+57d-0.181-0.043leads target by 57d
Baa-10Y SpreadCredit risk (slow)+41d-0.181-0.131leads target by 41d
CopperGlobal growth proxy-33d0.1760.076lags target by 33d
10Y Treasury YieldDiscount-rate driver-46d0.1360.013weak
U-Mich Consumer SentimentSurvey leader0d0.0000.000weak

Pearson correlation of daily returns over up to 25 years of overlapping history, searched across a ±60-day lag grid. Indicators classified as “weak” don't have meaningful predictive power at daily resolution; many of these (yield curve, NFCI, sentiment) lead at monthly/quarterly horizons instead.

Historical Analogs[06]

Periods where South Korea Treasury Holdings sat at a similar percentile rank to today, with what happened over the next 30 / 90 / 252 trading days. Analogs are clustered to avoid double-counting nearby dates.

DATEVALUE+30D+90D+1Y
Dec 31, 2024124900.0000-0.24%-0.56%13.13%
Sep 30, 2024127300.00000.00%-2.12%13.90%
Jan 31, 2022123800.0000-1.53%-6.87%-14.54%
Oct 31, 2021125400.00005.42%-2.79%-21.29%
Jul 31, 2021126100.00002.30%4.84%-11.26%

Worst Historical Drawdown[07]

-58.93%PEAK-TO-TROUGH
Peak Feb 28, 2006 → trough Jun 30, 2011. Recovered to prior peak on May 31, 2015 (1,431 days).
All-time high: 145100.0000 on Nov 30, 2025 · Current DD from ATH: -2.89%

Largest Single-Period Moves[09]

▲ Up
  • Jul 31, 200350.13%
  • Dec 31, 201423.29%
  • Dec 31, 201316.38%
  • Dec 31, 201112.35%
  • Jul 31, 201111.71%
▼ Down
  • Jul 31, 2004-22.79%
  • Mar 31, 2012-15.94%
  • Jan 31, 2011-11.88%
  • Jul 31, 2007-11.20%
  • Sep 30, 2022-10.72%

Calendar-Month Seasonality[10]

Average single-period return aggregated by the calendar month in which the period ended.

MONTHAVG RETURNHIT %N
January-0.56%41.7%24
February0.29%52.0%25
March0.03%50.0%24
April0.16%33.3%24
May1.18%62.5%24
June0.16%56.0%25
July1.93%60.0%25
August1.22%68.0%25
September0.20%56.0%25
October0.15%44.0%25
November0.73%64.0%25
December3.07%68.0%25

N = 297 OBS · GENERATED 2026-05-18 14:00Z

Forecast Approach

regime implied: The current macro regime classification (Goldilocks, Reflation, Stagflation, or Deflation) dictates the expected direction and magnitude of movement, calibrated against historical regime performance.

Key Drivers & Risks

  • Macro regime
  • Monetary policy
  • Risk appetite

Historical Volatility

Moderate

Frequently Asked Questions

What factors could push South Korea Treasury Holdings higher?

The primary drivers that tend to lift South Korea Treasury Holdings depend on the current macro regime. Global trade flows carry early signals about inflation and growth that show up in U.S. prints with a lag. The NY Fed Global Supply Chain Pressure Index condenses shipping rates, delivery times, and backlogs into a single number, while Treasury TIC data reveals which foreign creditors are accumulating or shedding U.S. debt. Together they map how real goods and dollar balances circulate through the global system. Convex tracks these drivers live across the TIC Foreign Holdings category and flags when multiple forces align in the same direction. See the "Key Drivers & Risks" section on this page for the current list, and check the regime dashboard for how the macro backdrop is currently tilted.

What factors could push South Korea Treasury Holdings lower?

The same transmission channels that drive South Korea Treasury Holdings higher operate in reverse when conditions flip. The risk drivers listed above map directly to scenarios that, if triggered, would pull this metric in the opposite direction. Convex aggregates these into a scenario-weighted probability distribution rather than a point forecast, so the magnitude depends on which scenarios activate.

Where does consensus see South Korea Treasury Holdings heading?

Rather than publish a point target that goes stale the day after release, Convex assembles consensus from the macro regime classification, active scenario probabilities, and historical base rates. Point forecasts from banks and strategists are worth reading for context, but they typically cluster around the consensus and miss the tail events that actually move markets. The scenario-weighted approach here captures that tail risk explicitly.

What is the historical range for South Korea Treasury Holdings?

Historical ranges for South Korea Treasury Holdings vary dramatically by regime. A level that is extreme in Goldilocks can be routine in Stagflation, and vice versa. The Historical Volatility section on this page describes the typical range and regime-specific behavior. For the full multi-decade history, visit the South Korea Treasury Holdings chart page, which includes selectable time ranges up to five years and downloadable data.

How often is the South Korea Treasury Holdings forecast updated?

This forecast page recalculates whenever the underlying data or regime classification changes, typically within hours of new data releases. The scenario probabilities refresh daily as the macro state is regenerated. Specific drivers listed on this page reflect the current state of the Convex regime engine, not static historical assumptions.

Is this forecast actionable for trading?

Convex forecasts are informational and educational. They describe probability distributions and regime-conditional paths rather than specific entry and exit levels. Traders and portfolio managers use them alongside other inputs including position sizing rules, risk management, and their own conviction calibration. They are not investment advice.

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