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IDK Tracker · Updated 20 May 2026

The Four Indonesia Commodities — Will the Floors Hold?

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Snapshot: ESDM/MPOB/LME/LBMA prints through May 2026

Indonesia is the world's largest thermal coal exporter, the largest CPO producer (~58–60% of world), the largest mined nickel supplier (~65% of world), and a meaningful gold producer with the Antam refinery and pergadaian-system as a structural retail sink. All four sit at stress points: Newcastle near $112 (off 2022 peak but holding the cost-curve floor), Rotterdam CPO at $950 (below the BPDPKS funding tier), LME nickel at $16,200 (with Indonesian supply still expanding), and LBMA gold at $3,050 (after the post-2022 central-bank-driven re-rating). This dashboard tracks where each sits, where the modal scenarios point, and the listed Indonesian read-through for an IDX value book.

Working baselines (pre-audit build · 20 May 2026): spot Newcastle $112, Rotterdam CPO $950, LME nickel 3M $16,200, LBMA PM $3,050. Probability weights and drifts shown here are the pre-audit framework; the six-skill audit re-runs Monday 9 AM WIB and writes to idk/stress_test.md. The cross-asset linkage to idrtracker.com (IDR translation leg) and idxtracker.com (listed-name read-through) is the connective tissue — see IDX Linkage tab for the matrix.
Coal · Newcastle 6,000 NAR
Will Newcastle hold $90?
$112
−3.4% 30d · −18% 12m
P-weighted 12m target: $108
Touch $90 (12m)32%
Touch $120 (12m)54%
CPO · Rotterdam CIF
Will CPO recover above $1,000?
$950
−2.1% 30d · −8% 12m
P-weighted 12m target: $985
Touch $1,000 (12m)71%
Touch $850 (12m)38%
Nickel · LME 3M Class 1
Will nickel hold $14,000?
$16,200
−4.8% 30d · −12% 12m
P-weighted 12m target: $15,750
Touch $14k (12m)48%
Touch $18k (12m)41%
Gold · LBMA PM Fix
Will gold stay above $2,800?
$3,050
+1.6% 30d · +14% 12m
P-weighted 12m target: $3,180
Touch $2,800 (12m)27%
Touch $3,300 (12m)58%
Read this carefully. Touch ≠ settle. A 32% probability of Newcastle touching $90 over 12 months means roughly one-in-three chance the contract visits $90 at some point — it does not mean prices will settle there. Indonesian coal at $90 is still profitable for the lowest-cost producers (Bayan, ITMG, HRUM at $30–55/tonne cash); marginal Australian seaborne supply curtails below $90 and the price typically re-tightens within 2–3 quarters. The structural floor is roughly $85–95 by cost-curve logic, not by sentiment.
Newcastle 6,000USD/tonne
Floor: $85–95 cost curve · Ceiling: $135 China import bust
Rotterdam CPOUSD/tonne
B40/B50 floor + soybean cap · Stocks lever everything
LME Nickel 3MUSD/tonne
Indonesian RKEF floor ~$13–14k · LFP-cap ceiling
LBMA GoldUSD/oz
Real-yield model anchor · CB-buying overlay
Coal · HBA latest
$118.5
May 2026 ministerial gazette. Lags spot Newcastle by ~30 days.
MPOB stocks Apr
2.04 mt
Below 2.2mt bearish threshold; not yet at 1.6mt bullish trigger.
Indonesia Ni output 2026E
~2.4mt
65% of world. Each 100kt incremental supply pressures LME ~$1.5k.
CB gold net buying 2025
~1,050 t
Fifth consecutive record-pace year. PBoC + RBI + NBP leading.
SIGNAL · BEAR (coal + nickel)

Indonesian supply concentration is the structural cap

Cost-curve dominance cuts both ways

Indonesia produces ~58% of world CPO and ~65% of mined nickel. Indonesian coal at $30–55/tonne cash cost sits in the lowest quartile globally. This makes Indonesian listed names defensive in low-price regimes (Bayan, ITMG, Harita HPAL stay cash-positive while Western majors curtail) — but caps upside in spike regimes (Indonesian supply ramps faster than Western, suppressing the price recovery). LME nickel cannot sustain $25,000 with Indonesian capacity adding 300–600kt/year. Newcastle cannot sustain $200 with Indonesian thermal export at 550mt/yr available.

SIGNAL · BULL (CPO + gold)

Two structural demand sinks that aren't going away

B40/B50 absorption + central-bank gold

Indonesian biodiesel mandate at B40 absorbs ~13–14 mt CPO/year from the export market. B50 transition adds 3–4 mt incremental. This is price-insensitive demand as long as BPDPKS levy funds the blender margin gap. Separately, central-bank gold buying has averaged ~1,030 tonnes/year for four years — the structural reason gold rose 75% despite rising real yields. Both are policy-driven, both are durable. The two are different commodities with the same structural bid mechanism: a buyer that doesn't care about price.

SIGNAL · WARN (nickel)

LFP keeps killing the nickel-EV narrative

Cathode chemistry mix

Global LFP share rose from ~30% to ~67% in five years. Every 5pp shift to LFP removes ~50–80kt Ni demand per year. Pre-2022 forecasts had nickel-EV demand at 600kt+ by 2026; actual is closer to 350–450kt. Wood Mackenzie, BloombergNEF, and most consultancies have walked their bull cases. The bullish counter is solid-state batteries (commercial 2028–2030) reverting to high-Ni, but that's an option, not a base case. Sit short of the consensus nickel bull case until LFP share inflects.

SIGNAL · OPPORTUNITY (policy)

PP BUMN sole-exporter thesis is the cross-cutting overlay

Hilirisasi policy direction

Under Prabowo, regulatory direction is to route strategic commodity exports through state-owned channels. Winners: PTBA (coal export via MIND ID), ANTM (nickel + gold under MIND ID), INCO (post-divestment), Pegadaian (gold-collateral scale), Pertamina (B40/B50 exclusive blending). Losers: private exporters (BUMI, Bayan, GEMS to some degree, private nickel intermediates). This is the asymmetric policy bet — see the IDX Linkage tab for sensitivity.

Newcastle 6,000 NAR sits at $112, down from the 2022 peak above $400 but defending the $100–115 range that has held for most of 2025–2026. The structural floor is cost-curve driven: Australian Tier-3 mines start cash-loss curtailing below $90, removing 30–60 mt/yr of marginal seaborne supply within 2–3 quarters. Indonesian thermal — the lowest-quartile producer globally at $30–55/tonne cash — remains profitable across the realistic range. The question is less "will coal crash" and more "where does it consolidate and which Indonesian name realizes most of the price into ASP."

Newcastle 6,000 NAR — 12-month history + 18-month scenario fan

Compounded from spot at +18% / +2% / −22% annualized for Bull / Base / Bear. Cost-curve floor ~$85–95, China-import-bust ceiling ~$135–145.

ScenarioDrift / σConditions requiredHistorical analogP-weight
Bull+18% / 28%China NDRC quota tightening + India CIL stocks <15 days + Mideast LNG disruption + winter restocking2021 Q4 China shortage; 2022 Russia-Ukraine25–30%
Base+2% / 22%Range-bound $100–125, China stable importer, India CIL meets target, no policy shock, marginal Australian supply discipline holds2015–2019 mean-reversion regime50–55%
Bear−22% / 32%China hydro surge (wet year) + India coal stocks >25 days + Australian + Russian + Colombian seaborne all open + LNG price collapse + global recession2020 Q2 COVID; 2015 commodity crash18–22%
ThresholdScenario6m12m24mNEVER@12m
$80
−29% from $112
Bull5%8%11%92%
Base12%19%28%81%
Bear41%62%82%38%
P-weighted15%23%33%77%
$90
−20% from $112 · the load-bearing floor
Bull10%17%23%83%
Base22%33%44%67%
Bear52%71%87%29%
P-weighted22%32%43%68%
$120
+7% from $112
Bull63%79%92%21%
Base42%55%68%45%
Bear17%22%27%78%
P-weighted42%54%67%46%
$135
+21% from $112
Bull29%52%76%48%
Base11%22%38%78%
Bear3%5%8%95%
P-weighted15%27%44%73%
P-weighted 12m Newcastle: 0.275 × 134 + 0.525 × 114 + 0.20 × 87 = ~$114 with central tendency anchored just above current $112. The model is roughly flat — the cost-curve floor at $85–95 and the China-import-bust ceiling at $135–145 are both close to the modal path, and most probability mass clusters in the $100–125 corridor.
BenchmarkQuoted levelRelation to listed-name ASP
Newcastle 6,000 NAR (ICE)$112Global seaborne reference; only top-CV Indonesian (Bayan Tabang premium, ITMG Indominco) realizes close to this level.
ICI-1 (6,500 GAR / ~6,200 NAR)$104Premium Indonesian. ITMG, HRUM benchmark.
ICI-2 (5,800 GAR)$85Mid-CV — ADRO, parts of BUMI.
ICI-3 (5,000 GAR)$66PTBA workhorse benchmark; Indonesian export workhorse grade.
ICI-4 (4,200 GAR)$48Low-CV, India / China blending — Bayan Tabang sleeve, BUMI Arutmin.
HBA (ministerial reference)$118.5May 2026 gazette. Lags spot ~30d. Sets DMO cap and royalty tier.
TickerRKAB mtCash cost $/tASP realized $/tTerm mixDMO dragFV sensitivity per $5/tBeta to NEX
PTBA (BUMN)~4035–45$55–75~70%High+Rp 75/sh0.30–0.50
ITMG (Banpu)~2240–55$70–95~50%Moderate+Rp 220/sh0.55–0.75
ADRO (split entity)~65 + 5 met40–55$65–85~60%Moderate+Rp 95/sh0.50–0.70
HRUM (coal sleeve)~5 coal40–50$75–95SpotLow+Rp 55/sh0.60–0.85
BUMI (Bakrie / Salim)~75 (KPC+Arutmin)38–52$50–70~70%High+Rp 18/sh0.70–1.00
BYAN (Bayan)~5530–40$60–80~60%Moderate+Rp 480/sh0.50–0.70
INDY (Indika)~3340–55$55–75~60%Moderate+Rp 65/sh0.55–0.75
GEMS (Sinar Mas)~4042–58$50–70~70%Moderate+Rp 70/sh0.45–0.65
The DMO drag is the most under-modeled line. Indonesia's Domestic Market Obligation forces 25% of each producer's output to be sold domestically at capped prices — $70/tonne for PLN power coal (at 6,322 GAR equivalent) and $90/tonne for cement / fertilizer / smelter. PTBA, BUMI, ADRO have the heaviest DMO compliance exposure (heavy SOE / scale book). ITMG, HRUM, BYAN have proportionally more export flexibility. This is why ITMG and Bayan move +30–50% in a Newcastle rally while PTBA moves +12–18% — the same headline price, different realization.
HBA reference bandRoyalty rateEffective on listed names
< $70/t8%Cyclical trough; rarely reached in modern regime.
$70–8010%Bear-case band.
$80–9011.5%Marginal-supply zone.
$90–10012.5%Base-case band.
$100–125 (current at $118.5 HBA)13.0%Where the market is now.
> $12513.5%Bull-case band; structural EBITDA cap kicks in.

China — the import arb

~3.2 bn tonnes total · 330–400 mt seaborne

China is the swing buyer. Import economics flow:

(Newcastle FOB + freight) × USD/CNY vs CCI 5,500 RMB delivered coastal

When the seaborne–domestic gap favours imports by +$8/t, expect rising Chinese arrivals next month. When gap turns −$5 against imports, expect falling Chinese demand. Currently: roughly balanced; arb supports current Newcastle range.

NDRC policy moves are announcements, not gradual. Quota-on (current), quota-off, hydro-led suppression, environmental restrictions on small mines — all create gap moves. Watch the NDRC weekly statements more than the price tape.

India — the CIL stock signal

~1.2 bn tonnes total · 150–200 mt seaborne

Indian Coal India (CIL) stocks at power plants is the cleanest tactical signal. Reported weekly by Central Electricity Authority (CEA):

  • < 15 days cover → India scrambles for seaborne; Newcastle spikes.
  • 15–25 days → balanced; India is steady price-taker.
  • > 25 days → India is price-taker, sits on hands.

India primarily buys ICI-4 (low-CV) for blending — direct competitor: South African RB1. Indonesian listed names with low-CV bias (BUMI Arutmin, Bayan Tabang) benefit most from Indian demand inflection.

Rotterdam CIF CPO sits at $950, below the $1,000 BPDPKS levy threshold ($90/t levy applies in $900–1,000 band) and meaningfully below the $1,150+ super-cycle level that triggered the 2022 cash flow. MPOB April stocks at 2.04 mt sit between the 1.6 mt bullish and 2.2 mt bearish thresholds — the market has no clean directional signal from inventory. The decisive variables are (a) B40/B50 execution (~13–14 mt CPO absorbed via biodiesel mandate), (b) Indian + Chinese physical demand, and (c) EUDR compliance premium (~$40–100/t for certified tonnage). For Indonesian listed planters, the ASP realization gap from Rotterdam to plantation gate runs $150–250/tonne — that gap is where the alpha lives.

Rotterdam CPO CIF — 12-month history + 18-month scenario fan

Compounded from spot at +14% / +4% / −18% annualized for Bull / Base / Bear. Floor ~$750 cash-cost stress; ceiling ~$1,200 super-cycle.

ScenarioDrift / σConditions requiredHistorical analogP-weight
Bull+14% / 24%El Niño-stressed yields · India duty cut · B50 ramp executes · soybean spread widens · MPOB stocks draw below 1.6mt2022 super-cycle, 2008 spike28–35%
Base+4% / 20%Range-bound $900–1,050, B40 holds, MPOB stocks 1.7–2.1 mt, India + China steady buyers, levy tier stable at $90/t2015–2019 mid-cycle45–50%
Bear−18% / 28%La Niña yield surge · BPDPKS depletes & mandate stalls · India duty up · Brent collapse breaks biodiesel arb · soybean glut2018–2019 low ($550), 2015 trough18–22%
ThresholdScenario6m12m24mNEVER@12m
$750
−21% from $950 · marginal-cost stress
Bull4%7%10%93%
Base11%18%26%82%
Bear38%58%78%42%
P-weighted13%21%30%79%
$850
−11% from $950
Bull15%24%31%76%
Base26%38%49%62%
Bear53%72%87%28%
P-weighted26%38%50%62%
$1,000
+5% from $950 · the recovery floor
Bull68%82%93%18%
Base53%68%80%32%
Bear28%36%44%64%
P-weighted53%71%78%29%
$1,150
+21% from $950
Bull22%42%66%58%
Base8%17%30%83%
Bear2%4%6%96%
P-weighted11%22%37%77%
P-weighted 12m CPO Rotterdam: 0.315 × 1,083 + 0.475 × 988 + 0.21 × 779 = ~$985. The recovery to $1,000 is roughly a coin flip in the base case and probable (82%) in the bull case. The 38% touch probability at $850 is meaningful — biodiesel-arb breakdown remains the binary bear-case threat.
StatusAnnual CPO offtakeLevy band currently appliedBPDPKS funding requirement
B40 operational since 2024~13–14 mt/yr$90/t at HRPO $900–1,000Funded — current Brent–CPO arb supports.
B50 transition 2026+3–4 mt incrementalSame tier appliesWatch quarterly fund balance — depletion risk if Brent < $60 sustained.
BPDPKS levy schedule$0 below $750 HRPO · $20 at $750–800 · $50 at $800–900 · $90 at $900–1,000 · $200 above $1,000 — combined with bea keluar tier
The BPDPKS depletion risk is the most under-priced bear catalyst. The fund pays palm-to-biodiesel producers the gap when biodiesel costs more than diesel. When CPO is high and Brent is low, the gap is wide and the fund depletes — at which point Pertamina cannot blend at cash loss and the mandate stalls. A B40 stall would release ~13 mt/yr CPO back to the export market in months, with bear-case price implications. Watch BPDPKS quarterly balance.
TickerPlanted ha (k)CPO production (kt)IntegrationEUDR/RSPOFV sensitivity per $25/tBeta to CPO
AALI (Astra Agro)~287~1,700Integrated refining + retailRSPO high · EUDR-positioned+Rp 380/sh0.45–0.65
LSIP (Indofood)~115~430Pure upstreamRSPO partial+Rp 65/sh0.55–0.75
SIMP (Indofood)~245~1,000Integrated + Bimoli retailRSPO partial+Rp 18/sh0.35–0.55
DSNG~118~600Higher growth, spot-tiltRSPO partial+Rp 85/sh0.65–0.85
SSMS~95~500Pure upstream, matureRSPO full · EUDR leader+Rp 95/sh0.65–0.80
TAPG~85~430Growth, listed 2021RSPO partial+Rp 60/sh0.60–0.80
SGRO~80~400Mid-capRSPO partial+Rp 55/sh0.50–0.70
BWPT~135~520Higher leverageRSPO partial+Rp 12/sh0.70–0.95
Rotterdam CIF $950
− freight to Indonesian port (~$10–25/t)
− FOB-CIF discount (~$10–40/t)
= Indonesian FOB Dumai/Belawan ~$900
− BPDPKS export levy at $900–1,000 tier (~$90/t)
− Bea Keluar export duty tier (~$10–25/t)
− domestic vs export mix discount (~$15–35/t)
− PK/PKO mix adjustment (~$5–15/t)
+ RSPO/EUDR premium addback for certified (~$10–40/t)
= ASP realized ~$720–780/t at plantation gate
The $230/t Rotterdam-to-realization gap is the biggest in the four-commodity universe. SSMS realizes closer to $780 (certified premium + RSPO + EUDR leadership). AALI realizes $740–760 (integrated refining buffers some). DSNG / TAPG realize $720–760 (less downstream drag, more pure-CPO mix). Pure upstream names like LSIP move most per Rotterdam $; integrated names like SIMP move least. EUDR compliance is now a $30–80/t alpha line that the market is still under-pricing.

LME 3M Class 1 nickel sits at $16,200, defending the $14,000–18,000 corridor that has held through 2025–2026. The structural cap is Indonesian supply: from 600kt contained Ni in 2020 to ~2.4mt in 2026 (4x ramp in six years), Indonesia is now ~65% of world mined Ni. Indonesian RKEF cash cost at $9,500–12,000/t contained Ni sits in the lowest decile globally, which is why the LME cannot collapse below the $13,000–14,000 floor — Western marginal supply curtails first. The structural drag is LFP: global LFP cathode share rose from ~30% to ~67% in five years, removing the EV demand story the 2021 forecasters built into models. The result: range-bound nickel, with Indonesia setting both the floor and the ceiling.

LME Nickel 3M — 12-month history + 18-month scenario fan

Compounded from spot at +22% / −3% / −25% annualized for Bull / Base / Bear. Floor ~$13,000–14,000 RKEF cash; ceiling ~$22,000 supply-disruption.

ScenarioDrift / σConditions requiredHistorical analogP-weight
Bull+22% / 32%Indonesian smelter ramp slows (ore-quality constraints) · stainless demand inflects · solid-state Ni revival signal · LME stock cancellations rise · disruption at IMIP/IWIP2022 Tsingshan squeeze; 2020 post-COVID22–28%
Base−3% / 28%Range-bound $14k–18k, Indonesian capacity adds 300–500kt/yr through 2027, LFP share rises modestly, stainless demand muddles, NPI discount steady 8–12%2023–2024 consolidation50–55%
Bear−25% / 38%Indonesian supply over-runs forecast (500kt+/yr capacity) · LFP share >75% · China stainless demand collapse · Eramet/Vale/INCO push tonnes regardless · LME inventory rebuild >250kt2015 trough, 2019 pre-Tsingshan20–25%
ThresholdScenario6m12m24mNEVER@12m
$12,500
−23% from $16,200 · sub-marginal
Bull5%9%13%91%
Base17%26%36%74%
Bear44%62%80%38%
P-weighted19%29%40%71%
$14,000
−14% from $16,200 · the load-bearing floor
Bull13%21%29%79%
Base32%46%58%54%
Bear58%76%90%24%
P-weighted33%48%60%52%
$18,000
+11% from $16,200
Bull52%69%84%31%
Base30%42%52%58%
Bear12%17%22%83%
P-weighted30%41%51%59%
$21,000
+30% from $16,200
Bull18%36%60%64%
Base5%12%23%88%
Bear1%3%5%97%
P-weighted7%16%29%83%
P-weighted 12m LME nickel: 0.25 × 19,775 + 0.525 × 15,720 + 0.225 × 12,610 = ~$15,750, below current spot. The model says nickel drifts modestly lower as base-case drift is negative — Indonesian supply outpacing demand growth. The 48% probability of touching $14,000 within 12 months is material — that's the operative floor for the IDX nickel basket.
YearIndonesia Ni (kt)World total (kt)Indonesia shareNote
20185802,30025%Pre-export-ban policy era
20207602,50030%Ban operational; smelter buildout begins
20221,5803,15050%Tsingshan IMIP/IWIP scale; LME squeeze year
20242,1003,40062%HPAL cluster ramps (Harita Obi, MBMA)
2026E2,4003,70065%Current — capacity adds 300–600kt/yr continuing
2028E~2,800~4,000~70%Forecast — ore-quality constraint by ~2030
TickerProductCapacity (kt Ni)Cash cost $/tLME pass-throughFV sensitivity per $1,000/tBeta to LME
INCO (Vale Indonesia)High-Ni matte (~75%)~65–75$10,500–13,000~82% (matte payable)+Rp 480/sh0.60–0.85
ANTM (BUMN)FeNi + ore + gold + bauxite~25 FeNi$11,000–14,000~75% (FeNi)+Rp 65/sh0.35–0.55
MDKA (multi-commodity)Au + Cu + Ni (via MBMA)via 49% MBMAblended~70% blended+Rp 95/sh0.20–0.30
MBMA (Merdeka Battery)RKEF NPI + HPAL MHP~120 + HPAL adds$9,500–12,000~88% spot+Rp 165/sh0.70–0.95
NCKL (Harita)Integrated mine + RKEF + HPAL~120 MHP + RKEF$9,000–11,500~85% spot+Rp 110/sh0.65–0.90
HRUM (nickel sleeve)NPI JVs with Chinese smelters~30 effective$10,000–13,000~80% NPI-linked+Rp 55/sh0.55–0.80
NICL (PAM Mineral)Ore + intermediatesmalln/avolume-driven+Rp 15/sh0.35–0.55
DKFTOre + intermediatesmalln/avolume-driven+Rp 12/sh0.30–0.50
The product gap matters more than the LME headline. Class 1 (LME-deliverable) is ~$16,200; Indonesian NPI 8–12% trades at a 5–15% discount on contained-Ni basis (so ~$13,800–15,400 equivalent); MHP pays 60–75% of LME on contained Ni plus cobalt by-product credit (~$10,500–13,500 equivalent). The Tsingshan innovation (NPI → matte → sulphate) collapsed the historic Class 1 / Class 2 premium — battery-grade is no longer structurally scarce. Indonesian listed names with HPAL exposure (MBMA, NCKL) realize closer to LME on a payable basis than RKEF/NPI peers; but the cobalt credit varies sharply with cobalt price.
CathodeNi contentEV share 2024EV share 2026EImplication
LFP (LiFePO4)0%55–60%65–70%Removes ~50–80kt Ni demand per 5pp shift. Structural cap.
NCM 811 (high-Ni)~80%18–22%12–15%Premium / long-range tier; declining share.
NCM 622/53260–66%15–18%12–15%Mid-tier; squeezed.
NCA80–85%5–7%3–5%Tesla; declining as LFP takes share.
LMFP / othersmostly 01–2%5–8%Mostly Ni-free; rising rapidly.
The bullish counter is solid-state. Commercial solid-state batteries (2028–2030 timeline) revert to high-Ni chemistry — the cells' energy-density requirement makes LFP unattractive. Toyota, QuantumScape, Samsung SDI, BMW have publicly committed roadmaps. If solid-state ramps as forecast, EV nickel demand recovers to the 600kt+ range by 2030. Until then, LFP keeps share. Indonesian smelter buildout is the swing variable — if Indonesia doesn't ramp another 600kt of capacity in the next 36 months, the supply side could tighten ahead of the solid-state demand inflection.

LBMA PM Fix at $3,050/oz, after the 2022–2025 re-rating from ~$1,700 that broke the historic real-yield-as-master-variable model. The driver was record central-bank net buying (~1,030 tonnes/yr four-year average led by PBoC, RBI, NBP) which placed price-insensitive demand under the market through the 2022–2024 real-yield headwind. The structural question for 2026 is whether this central-bank cycle exhausts as Chinese and Indian reserve targets are met, or extends as additional EM central banks join the de-dollarization trade. For Indonesia, gold is the cleanest cross-cutting story: Antam refinery + Pegadaian (gold-collateral lending) form a structural retail demand sink that grew double-digit per year through the rally.

LBMA PM Fix gold — 12-month history + 18-month scenario fan

Compounded from spot at +18% / +6% / −15% annualized for Bull / Base / Bear. Real-yield model anchor with CB-buying overlay.

ScenarioDrift / σConditions requiredHistorical analogP-weight
Bull+18% / 16%Fed cuts more than priced (TIPS < 1%) · CB net buying > 1,200 t · Mideast / Asia geopolitical shock · DXY breaks 95 · India + China physical strong2019–2020 rally, 2024–2025 continuation35–40%
Base+6% / 14%Real yields range-bound 1.5–2.2% · CB net buying 800–1,100 t · ETF flows stable · physical Asia steady · no major geopolitical shock2024 H2 consolidation45–50%
Bear−15% / 22%Real yields break 2.5%+ · CB buying decelerates to <500 t (PBoC pause) · DXY rallies above 110 · ETF outflows persistent · Fed hawkish surprise2013 taper tantrum, 2015 disinflation12–18%
ThresholdScenario6m12m24mNEVER@12m
$2,500
−18% from $3,050 · pre-rally level
Bull2%4%6%96%
Base7%12%19%88%
Bear31%49%70%51%
P-weighted7%12%19%88%
$2,800
−8% from $3,050 · the load-bearing floor
Bull8%13%19%87%
Base18%28%39%72%
Bear48%66%83%34%
P-weighted17%27%38%73%
$3,300
+8% from $3,050
Bull62%81%95%19%
Base38%54%70%46%
Bear11%17%25%83%
P-weighted41%58%72%43%
$3,600
+18% from $3,050
Bull22%47%76%53%
Base7%18%33%82%
Bear1%2%5%98%
P-weighted12%26%45%74%
P-weighted 12m LBMA gold: 0.375 × 3,650 + 0.475 × 3,237 + 0.15 × 2,592 = ~$3,200. Gold has the cleanest bull skew of the four commodities — base + bull together carry 80%+ of probability mass, with structural CB-buying providing the floor support. The 12-month probability of staying above $2,800 is 73%; staying above $2,500 is 88%.
Central bank2022–2024 avg t/yrMotivationContinuation signal
PBoC (China)200–250Reserve diversification, de-dollarisation, geopolitical hedgeOpaque; IMF IFS reports with lag. Watch for pause signal.
NBP (Poland)100–130EU-East reserve diversificationStated target met ~2025; pace may slow.
RBI (India)50–80Steady accumulation, diversificationProgramme continues.
CBR (Russia)30–50Sanction-proofingLess transparent post-2022.
TCMB (Türkiye)50–150 (volatile)Inflation-fighting reserve coverInternal political swing variable.
MAS (Singapore)50–80Reserve diversificationContinues.
Bank Indonesia (BI)5–15Steady, small. Total holding ~78 t (modest globally).Stable. Possible step-up under reserve-target review.
The 2022–2025 anomaly is the most important gold-price story of the decade. Gold rose ~75% while US 10Y TIPS rose from 0% to 2.0%+ — the inverse-real-yield model said gold should have fallen. The driver was central-bank record buying overwhelming the rates lens. The bear-case for gold is that this cycle exhausts — PBoC reaches its reserve target, NBP plateau, RBI continues but at smaller scale. WGC quarterly Gold Demand Trends is the cleanest read; the trigger is two consecutive quarters of net buying < 200t cumulative across all reporting central banks.
TickerAssetProduction koz Au/yrAISC $/ozHedge bookFV sensitivity per $100/ozBeta to LBMA
MDKA (Merdeka)Tujuh Bukit (E. Java)~120–160$900–1,250Partial forward sales+Rp 95/sh0.30–0.50
ANTM (gold sleeve)Pongkor + Cibaliung + Logam Mulia refinery~90–130$1,100–1,400Limited+Rp 60/sh0.35–0.55
ARCI (Archi)Toka Tindung (N. Sulawesi)~150–180$1,100–1,400Unhedged+Rp 35/sh0.65–0.90
PSAB (J Resources)Bakan + Seruyung~100–140$1,150–1,450Partial+Rp 28/sh0.50–0.75
HBD (Hartadinata)Jewelry retail + pergadaian sleeve— (retail)— (spread story)n/a+Rp 18/sh0.40–0.65
DEWAMining services (volume beta)n/a+Rp 8/sh0.15–0.30

Antam Logam Mulia premium structure

Indonesian retail benchmark

PT Aneka Tambang's Logam Mulia refinery is Indonesia's only major LBMA Good Delivery accredited refinery. Antam-branded bars carry premium over LBMA spot (IDR-converted):

1g bar: ~10–12%
5g bar: ~6–8%
25g bar: ~5–6%
100g bar: ~3–4%
1kg bar: ~2–3%

Digital-gold apps (Pluang, Treasury, IndoGold, Tabungan Emas Pegadaian) now offer near-LBMA institutional pricing for storage. Total digital-gold AUM ~Rp 8–12 tn (2025). This compresses the small-bar Antam premium at the retail end and is incremental physical demand on the institutional channel.

Pergadaian P&L sensitivity to gold

Gold-collateral lending channel

Gold +10%: collateral revaluation gain on outstanding book (mark-to-market). LTV cushion increases. Larger ticket per gram on new loans. Lelang recovery values +~10%. NPL probability falls.

Gold −10% (gradual): LTV cushion erodes but typically manageable. Some customers under-water at maturity; modest lelang shortfalls.

Gold −10% (sudden, <1 month): stress event. LTV-breach loans crystallize. Larger lelang shortfalls. Historical references: 2013 gold crash, 2020 March crash.

Pergadaian sector grows 5–15% YoY in volume when gold rallies; still grows at slower pace when flat/falling on customer adoption + branch density. HBD is the closest listed proxy for the gold-collateral lending business model.

This tab is the connective tissue between idktracker.com (commodity prices) and idxtracker.com (listed Indonesian equity). For a value book holding PTBA, ITMG, AALI, INCO, ANTM, MDKA, etc., the question is: given a commodity scenario, what does each name's fair value do? The matrix below answers that across all four commodities × bull / base / bear scenarios × the full listed roster. Pass-through lag, ASP realization, and FX translation are baked in.

Cross-link: for the full IDX framework (IHSG composition, sector heatmap, foreign flows, valuation vs ASEAN peers, BI-hike sector map), see idxtracker.com. For the FX translation leg (IDR scenarios moving USD revenue into rupiah-reported earnings), see idrtracker.com. The three trackers share methodology, design system, and the daily 8 AM WIB refresh.
NameCOALCPONICKELGOLDBull case FV upliftBear case FV downside
PTBAPrimary+22%−18%
ITMGPrimary+38%−28%
ADROPrimary + met sleeve+30%−24%
HRUMSleeve (declining)Primary (growing)+42%−32%
BUMIPrimary (high leverage)+58%−42%
BYANPrimary (lowest cost)+35%−22%
INDYPrimary + diversificationAwak Mas project+28%−22%
GEMSPrimary+24%−20%
AALIPrimary integrated+26%−21%
LSIPPure upstream+34%−26%
SIMPIntegrated + Bimoli+18%−14%
DSNGSpot-tilt+40%−30%
SSMSCertified premium+38%−27%
TAPGGrowth profile+36%−28%
INCOPrimary (matte)+32%−25%
ANTMFeNi (~40% EBITDA)Gold sleeve + Logam Mulia (~35%)+30%−22%
MDKAvia MBMATujuh Bukit + Cu sleeve+33%−24%
MBMAPure-play battery+48%−36%
NCKLIntegrated Obi Island+42%−32%
ARCIPure-play unhedged+30%−22%
PSABBakan + Seruyung+22%−18%
Bull case = bull scenario for the primary commodity. Bear case = bear scenario for the primary commodity. Multi-commodity names blend by EBITDA mix.
Name clusterTypical lagWhy
PTBA, ADRO, BUMI4–8 weeksHeavy term-contract mix; quarterly avg HBA-linked pricing for power coal
ITMG, HRUM, Bayan1–3 weeksMore spot exposure; thinner term-contract book
INCO2–4 weeksLME-linked transfer pricing to Vale plc, monthly-average reference
ANTM3–5 weeksMixed contract mix across FeNi, gold refining, ore
AALI, LSIP, SIMP1–3 weeksIndonesian FOB exposure; less term contracts than coal/nickel
MDKA / MBMA / NCKL2–4 weeksEach commodity sleeve has its own lag; MHP cobalt-credit re-rating quarterly
ARCI, PSAB1–3 weeksUnhedged gold pure-play; near-spot pass-through
USD/IDR 12mScenarioCoal IDR EBITDA ΔCPO IDR EBITDA ΔNickel IDR EBITDA ΔGold IDR EBITDA ΔNote
17,000IDR Bull−4%−4%−4%−4%IDR strength dilutes USD-revenue translation for all four
18,000IDR mild bear+1%+1%+1%+1%Flat to small benefit
19,000IDR Base+7%+7%+7%+7%Translation tailwind across the board
20,000IDR Bear+13%+13%+13%+13%FX translation tailwind significant — but only if IDR isn't dragging IHSG/sentiment
Approximate; assumes USD revenue ratio is 100% (true for coal, nickel, gold pure-plays; 80–90% for CPO due to domestic offtake; lower for refining-integrated names like SIMP). Cost base is partially USD-linked (fuel, fertilizer for CPO; capex amortization across all) — IDR weakness benefit erodes ~20–35% via cost inflation lag.
The double-positive case: bullish commodity + IDR depreciation = compounded IDR EBITDA upside. Example: Newcastle +15% × IDR +8% × pass-through 75% × tax 22% ≈ +25–35% IDR EBITDA at PTBA. This is the historical script for the 2022 coal/CPO super-cycle and why Indonesian commodity names have asymmetric upside when both legs align. The double-negative case (commodity bear + IDR strength) is when domestic-funded SIMP, AALI integrated sleeves outperform pure upstream — they're naturally hedged.
ViewStructureRationale
Long coal, neutralize IHSG betaLong PTBA / short BBRI (or ASII)Strips IHSG beta, keeps coal alpha
Long coal, prefer lowest-costLong Bayan or HRUM / short BUMICost-curve advantage in low-price regime
Long Indonesian nickel exposure, hedge LMELong NCKL or MBMA / short LME nickel futuresCaptures Indonesian cost-advantage spread; NPI discount fluctuates
Long gold via Indonesia equityMDKA + ARCI basket (+ HBD if listed)Cleanest listed gold exposure; pergadaian secondary beta
Long CPO, capture certified premiumLong SSMS or AALI / short BWPTEUDR compliance leadership vs laggard
BUMN sole-exporter thesisLong PTBA + ANTM + INCO / short BUMI + Bayan basketPolicy direction trade
Multi-commodity / lower correlationLong MDKA (Au + Cu + Ni blended)Diversified single-name commodity exposure

A defensible thesis names what would invalidate it. This tab is the mind-change scorecard — the specific, observable indicators that would force probability mass to shift on each of the four commodity calls. It also documents which of the dashboard's load-bearing claims survived the six-skill audit, which were weakened, and which were strengthened. Full audit walkthrough lives in idk/stress_test.md (authored separately).

Stress Test status (20 May 2026): this tab is scaffolded with the pre-audit framework. The first full six-skill audit fires Monday 26 May 2026 09:00 WIB and will populate this tab via the quarterly-tracker-audit scheduled task. Until then, the structures below represent the pre-audit build; weights, drifts, and decompositions are subject to revision per the methodology in TRACKER_AUDIT_METHODOLOGY.md.
Original claimAudit verdictSource skill
Coal Bull/Base/Bear: +18% / +2% / −22%; weights 27.5 / 52.5 / 20%Pending audit — see idk/stress_test.mdem-crisis-historian + bayesian-em-forecaster
CPO Bull/Base/Bear: +14% / +4% / −18%; weights 31.5 / 47.5 / 21%Pending auditcommodity-fundamental-analyst + B40/B50 cross-check
Nickel Bull/Base/Bear: +22% / −3% / −25%; weights 25 / 52.5 / 22.5%Pending auditcommodity-fundamental-analyst + hilirisasi-policy
Gold Bull/Base/Bear: +18% / +6% / −15%; weights 37.5 / 47.5 / 15%Pending auditem-crisis-historian + central-bank-statement-decoder
"Indonesian RKEF cash cost $9,500–12,000/t contained Ni"Pending — verify Wood Mackenzie currentnickel-indonesia-context
"Coal cost-curve floor $85–95"Pending — verify Australian Tier-3 curtailment thresholdcoal-indonesia-context
"B40/B50 absorbs ~13–14mt CPO/yr"Pending — verify BPDPKS quarterlycpo-palm-oil-context
"CB gold buying ~1,030 t/yr 4-year avg"Pending — verify WGC Q1 2026 releasegold-bullion-context
CommodityBear path 1 (continuous drift)Bear path 2 (tail risk)Combined weighted bear drift
CoalChina hydro surge + India CIL meets target = gradual −15% over 12mGlobal recession + LNG collapse = step-down to $75 in <3m (~6% prob)−22% (current build)
CPOLa Niña yields up + soybean glut = gradual −12% over 12mBPDPKS depletes + B40 stall = step-down to $700 (~4% prob)−18% (current build)
NickelIndonesian capacity overruns + LFP share >75% = grind to $13k over 12mChina stainless demand collapse + LME stock dump (~3% prob)−25% (current build)
GoldPBoC pause + real yields normalize = gradual −10% driftDXY mega-rally + Fed hawkish surprise = −18% in <2m (~3% prob)−15% (current build)

Coal — India electrification + LNG-coal switching durability

5-year strategic anchor

Indian per-capita electricity consumption is ~1,300 kWh — vs China ~5,500, vs OECD ~8,000+. Indian power demand is on a 6–8% pa structural rise driven by AC penetration, rural electrification (Saubhagya), and EV charging. Coal India cannot meet incremental demand alone. Indonesian low-CV (ICI-4) is the dominant import grade.

Separate strategic leg: LNG–coal switching. Coal beat LNG on cost-per-MWh for ~70% of the period since 2022 in Asian markets. Until Indian LNG infra scales (still 5+ years away from full coverage), Indonesian thermal is the strategic backstop. 5-year Newcastle anchor: $90–125 range with low probability of structural collapse below $80.

CPO — B50 + EUDR premium consolidate the structural floor

5-year strategic anchor

B50 transitioning takes ~3–4 mt incremental CPO out of export to biodiesel. If B60 enters the policy discussion (Indonesia public commentary supports), another 3–4 mt removes. Combined, this is ~20 mt of structural Indonesian demand that wasn't there in 2018 — at ~25% of world production.

The EUDR-compliant premium widens as enforcement matures. Compliant operators (SSMS, AALI, Wilmar, GAR) consolidate share; smallholder tonnage stresses. 5-year Rotterdam anchor: $950–1,150 range with B50 the load-bearing driver.

Nickel — solid-state NCM revival + smelter cost-curve consolidation

5-year strategic anchor

Solid-state batteries (commercial 2028–2030) revert to high-Ni chemistry. Toyota / QuantumScape / Samsung SDI / BMW have publicly committed roadmaps. If solid-state ramps as forecast, EV nickel demand recovers to the 600kt+ range by 2030.

Separately, Indonesian smelter buildout slows post-2028 as ore quality declines. The combination — flat-to-rising demand from solid-state + slowing supply growth — could re-tighten the market by 2029–2030. 5-year LME anchor: $15,000–22,000 range with structural floor rising as cost curve consolidates around the Indonesian cluster.

Gold — structural CB de-dollarization + Asian de-FX

5-year strategic anchor

The 2022–2025 central-bank gold buying cycle is the visible part of a 20-year reserve-diversification shift. Emerging Asian central banks (Indonesia ~78t, India ~880t, Thailand ~244t, Vietnam ~10t) all sit below 5% reserve allocation to gold — vs European EM peers at 12–25%. Indonesia could step gold reserve allocation from 5% to 10% over 5 years, adding ~10t/yr structural buying.

Separately, Asian retail demand (jewelry + digital gold apps) grows with middle-class consumption. 5-year LBMA anchor: $3,000–4,200 range with structural floor rising as reserve-target accumulation continues. Pergadaian sector grows volume 8–12% pa structurally.

CommodityTriggerWatch sourceBull Δ
COALChina NDRC announces 2026 import quota tighteningNDRC weekly statements+5–8pp
COALIndia CIL stocks drop below 15 daysCEA weekly+4–6pp
CPOMPOB stocks draw below 1.6mtMPOB monthly+5–7pp
CPOIndia duty cut on CPO > 5ppIndian budget / surprise+4–6pp
NICKELIndonesian RKEF smelter delay or curtailment (IMIP/IWIP)Tsingshan / Eramet press+5–8pp
NICKELSolid-state battery commercial timeline acceleratesToyota / QuantumScape press+4–6pp
GOLDFed delivers more cuts than pricedFOMC dot plot+5–8pp
GOLDCB buying > 1,200t for two consecutive quartersWGC quarterly+3–5pp
CommodityTriggerWatch sourceBear Δ
COALChina hydro output +15% YoY (wet year)NEA / CEC monthly+5–7pp
COALEU CBAM passes accelerated timelineEU Council readout+3–5pp
CPOBPDPKS depletion + B40 mandate stallBPDPKS quarterly+6–9pp
CPOBrent breaks $55 sustained 60 daysICE Brent+4–6pp
NICKELLFP global EV share exceeds 75% in 1 quarterCATL / BYD disclosures + BNEF+6–8pp
NICKELLME nickel stocks rebuild >250ktLME warehouse stocks+4–6pp
GOLDPBoC pauses gold buying (two consecutive quarters)WGC + IMF IFS+5–8pp
GOLD10Y TIPS breaks 2.5% sustained 30 daysUS Treasury+5–7pp
Single events that would force a rebuild of the analytical framework rather than re-weighting:
  • Newcastle breaks $70 within 6 months — model says <6% probability; would suggest cost-curve regime change
  • Rotterdam CPO collapses below $650 in 3 months — would imply B40/B50 mandate failure or soybean substitution faster than modeled
  • LME nickel breaks $10,000 — would imply Indonesian supply ramp far ahead of forecast AND demand crash; structural cost-curve break
  • Gold drops below $2,200 in 6 months — would imply central-bank buying cycle abruptly ended AND real yields broke 3%; pre-2022 regime restored
  • WTO sanctions force Indonesia to lift the nickel ore export ban — entire hilirisasi-policy framework requires rework
  • Major commodity tracker decorrelates from the IDX listed names — would require rebuilding pass-through models
MetricPre-audit (current)Post-audit (TBD)
P-weighted 12m Newcastle$114— see stress_test.md —
P-weighted 12m Rotterdam CPO$985
P-weighted 12m LME nickel$15,750
P-weighted 12m LBMA gold$3,200
Coal bull/base/bear weights27.5 / 52.5 / 20%
CPO bull/base/bear weights31.5 / 47.5 / 21%
Nickel bull/base/bear weights25 / 52.5 / 22.5%
Gold bull/base/bear weights37.5 / 47.5 / 15%
Audit cadence: weekly Mondays 09:00 WIB through August 2026 (first 12 audits), then quarterly. Full re-audit also fires on any single trigger above firing materially (>5pp probability shift). Full audit walkthrough at Tracker/idk/stress_test.md. Universal framework: Tracker/TRACKER_AUDIT_METHODOLOGY.md.

The bull case for the four Indonesia commodities is layered: tactical (90-day catalyst stacking that can fire in any of the four contracts within current scenarios) and strategic (5-year structural anchor per commodity). Probability mass on the tactical bull case sits 25–40% depending on commodity. The strategic case is closer to a directional anchor: the structural drivers (India electrification, B50, solid-state, CB de-dollarization) are durable forces that may take longer than 12 months to fully play out but compound at attractive rates.

TACTICAL · COAL

Newcastle to $130–140 in 90 days

Stack requires 2 of 3 to fire

Catalyst 1: China NDRC import quota relaxation. NDRC sets quota policy; relaxation announcements typically trigger 30–50 mt incremental seaborne demand within one quarter. Watch: NDRC weekly statements, large Chinese utility long-term-contract reviews.

Catalyst 2: India CIL stocks < 15 days. CEA weekly publishes power-plant stock days. Sub-15 = India scrambles seaborne. Indian peak demand season Apr–Jun.

Catalyst 3: Winter restocking + Mideast LNG disruption. Northern Hemisphere Q4 winter + any LNG supply shock pushes coal-gas switching toward coal at the margin. Implied path: $112 → $130–140 within 60–90 days; PTBA / ITMG / ADRO +15–25%, BUMI +25–35%, Bayan / HRUM coal sleeve +18–28%.

TACTICAL · CPO

Rotterdam to $1,100–1,150 in 90 days

Stack requires 2 of 3 to fire

Catalyst 1: MPOB stocks draw below 1.6mt. The monthly bulletin is the trade. A sub-1.6 print combined with rising Lunar New Year demand triggers $50–100/t price spike.

Catalyst 2: B50 implementation accelerates. Each 5pp mandate step absorbs ~1.0–1.3 mt/yr CPO. If Pertamina announces B50 operational in Q3 2026, ~3–4 mt incremental annual offtake removes the surplus risk.

Catalyst 3: India duty cut on CPO ≥ 5pp. Indian budget season Feb-March, plus monsoon-stress windows. A duty cut directly raises Indonesian / Malaysian export economics. Implied path: $950 → $1,100–1,150 within 90 days; AALI / SSMS +20–30%, DSNG / TAPG +25–35%, LSIP / BWPT +30–40%.

TACTICAL · NICKEL

LME to $18,000–20,000 in 90 days

Stack requires 2 of 3 to fire

Catalyst 1: Indonesian smelter delay or curtailment. Tsingshan, Eramet, Huayou announcements of ramp delays at IMIP/IWIP. Each 100kt deferred capacity → ~$1,000–1,500 LME upside.

Catalyst 2: LME stock cancellations spike > 15% of total stocks. Physical demand signal. Watch Singapore, Gwangyang, Port Klang warehouses.

Catalyst 3: Solid-state battery commercial timeline accelerates. Toyota / QuantumScape / Samsung SDI confirming 2028 commercial production resets EV-nickel-demand forecast +20–40%. Implied path: $16,200 → $18,500–20,000 within 90 days; INCO +20–30%, MBMA / NCKL +30–45%, HRUM nickel sleeve +25–35%.

TACTICAL · GOLD

LBMA to $3,400–3,600 in 90 days

Stack requires 2 of 3 to fire

Catalyst 1: Fed delivers more cuts than priced. Each 25bp surprise cut typically adds $40–80/oz. The dot-plot inflection is the leverage point.

Catalyst 2: CB buying > 1,200t for the quarter (WGC release). Most recent quarter ended ~270t official-sector; a 350t+ print would re-confirm the structural bid.

Catalyst 3: Geopolitical shock — Mideast or Asia. Each material escalation typically adds $50–150/oz in pulse before mean-reverting in 2–4 weeks if real yields don't confirm. Implied path: $3,050 → $3,400–3,600 within 90 days; MDKA +12–20%, ARCI +20–30%, ANTM gold sleeve +12–18%, pergadaian sector volume +5–10%.

STRATEGIC · 5-year

Coal: India electrification + LNG-coal switching durability

Indian per-capita electricity at 1,300 kWh vs OECD 8,000+. Power demand on 6–8% pa structural rise. Coal India cannot meet incremental demand alone. Indonesian low-CV (ICI-4) is the dominant import grade.

LNG–coal switching favours coal until Indian LNG infrastructure scales (5+ years). 5-year Newcastle anchor: $90–125 range.

STRATEGIC · 5-year

CPO: B50 + EUDR-compliant premium

B50 takes 3–4 mt incremental CPO out of export. If B60 enters policy discussion (Indonesia public commentary supports), another 3–4 mt removes. Combined ~20 mt of structural Indonesian biodiesel demand.

EUDR premium widens; compliant operators (SSMS, AALI, Wilmar, GAR) consolidate. 5-year Rotterdam anchor: $950–1,150.

STRATEGIC · 5-year

Nickel: solid-state revival + smelter cost-curve consolidation

Solid-state batteries (2028–2030) revert to high-Ni chemistry. Toyota / QuantumScape / Samsung SDI / BMW have public roadmaps. Indonesian capacity ramp slows post-2028 as ore quality declines.

Combined: flat-rising demand + slowing supply = market re-tightens 2029–2030. 5-year LME anchor: $15,000–22,000.

STRATEGIC · 5-year

Gold: structural CB de-dollarization + Asian de-FX

Emerging Asian CBs (Indonesia 78t, India 880t, Thailand 244t) all <5% reserve allocation to gold vs EU-East 12–25%. Step-up to 8–10% over 5 years adds ~50–80t/yr structural buying.

Asian retail demand (jewelry + digital apps + pergadaian) grows 8–12% pa. 5-year LBMA anchor: $3,000–4,200.

The four-commodity portfolio bull case compounds asymmetrically. A blended Indonesian commodity-equity book (PTBA / ITMG / AALI / SSMS / INCO / MBMA / MDKA / ARCI) sized at sector weights with bull-case probability mass realizing would deliver ~30–45% over 12 months. The bear-case symmetric drawdown is roughly −22 to −30%. Asymmetric reward because the four commodities are imperfectly correlated and the bull triggers are independent (China NDRC has nothing to do with WGC CB-buying-cycle has nothing to do with B50 implementation).

Indonesia's commodity complex sits at a structural inflection: coal in the post-super-cycle consolidation, CPO range-bound below recovery, nickel structurally capped by Indonesian supply, gold elevated on a central-bank tailwind. The probability-weighted central tendency is roughly flat-to-modestly-down on the three industrial commodities and modestly-up on gold. The strategic 5-year cases are stronger than the tactical 12-month cases for all four. Below are the synthesizing theses that frame portfolio positioning across the IDX commodity book.

Thesis · range-bound consolidation is the modal outcome for three of four

Coal $100–125, CPO $900–1,050, Nickel $14k–18k over 12 months — combined base-case ~50%

The base case across coal, CPO, and nickel is range-bound consolidation. Newcastle drifts between $100 and $125 with cost-curve floor at $85–95 and China-import-bust ceiling at $135. Rotterdam CPO drifts $900–1,050 with B40 absorption setting the floor and soybean substitution capping the upside. LME nickel grinds in the $14k–18k range as Indonesian supply expansion outpaces demand growth. Gold sits modestly above $3,000 with central-bank buying defending the floor.

Portfolio implication: in range-bound regimes, single-name alpha dominates commodity beta. Favor lowest-cost producers (Bayan, ITMG, HRUM in coal; SSMS in CPO with certified premium; NCKL/MBMA HPAL in nickel; ARCI unhedged in gold). Avoid highest-leverage names (BUMI in coal; BWPT in CPO) unless explicit bull-thesis position sizing. Trade against the range — buy weakness near the floor, lighten on strength toward the ceiling.

Thesis · TACTICAL bull — two-catalyst stacking per commodity

12-month catalyst-driven case — combined probability ~25–40% per commodity

The tactical bull case requires two independent catalysts firing within 90 days per commodity. For coal: China NDRC + India CIL + winter restocking. For CPO: MPOB draw + B50 ramp + India duty cut. For nickel: smelter delay + LME stock cancellation + solid-state acceleration. For gold: Fed surprise + CB >1,200t + geopolitical pulse.

Because the catalysts are independent across commodities, the probability of at least one two-catalyst stack firing somewhere is substantially higher than any single-commodity bull. Sizing implication: hold a basket exposure across all four, not concentration in one. The basket bull case (some catalysts firing somewhere) is roughly 55–65% probability of delivering +12–18% over 12 months — meaningful upside without needing any one commodity to break out.

Thesis · STRATEGIC bull — 5-year structural compounding

India electrification + B50 + solid-state + CB de-dollarization combine to ~$50–65bn IDX commodity-sector EBITDA by 2031

The strategic case is the dimension the tactical 12-month dashboard understates. Combined structural drivers:

Coal: India + ASEAN power demand growth at 5–7% pa. Indonesian thermal export sustains $90–125 range; cost-curve consolidation favours lowest-cost names.

CPO: B50 + EUDR-compliance premium structurally lift Indonesian planter realized ASP by $30–80/t over 3–5 years.

Nickel: Solid-state battery commercialization (2028–2030) revives high-Ni demand; combined with Indonesian supply growth slowing post-2028 = re-tightening market by 2029–2030.

Gold: Asian CB de-dollarization continues; Indonesian + Indian + Thai reserve targets all sit well below diversification benchmarks. ~50–80t/yr structural buying for the next 5 years.

The modal 5-year Indonesian commodity-equity basket return under stable-growth conditions is roughly +10–14% pa compounded — that's the long-Indonesia commodity anchor that doesn't show up in 12-month touch-probability tables.

Thesis · the asymmetric bear — supply over-shooting + policy stall

Bear case is most concentrated in nickel (supply ramp) and CPO (BPDPKS depletion)

The bear cases are not symmetric across the four. Coal has a relatively bounded bear because cost-curve curtailment kicks in below $90 and re-tightens supply within 2–3 quarters. Gold has a relatively bounded bear because central-bank buying provides a price-insensitive floor as long as the cycle continues.

Nickel has the most pronounced bear path: Indonesian supply over-shooting forecast (continued 500kt+/yr capacity adds for 2 more years) combined with LFP share >75% removing EV demand entirely. LME could grind to $12–13k for 12–18 months before solid-state inflection saves the demand side. INCO / MBMA / NCKL would draw down 25–35%.

CPO has the most asymmetric tail: BPDPKS depletion + Brent collapse + B40 mandate stall could release 13mt/yr CPO back to export market in months, pushing Rotterdam to $700–750. AALI / SSMS / DSNG / TAPG would draw 22–30%.

Portfolio implication: bear-protect via underweighting pure-spot nickel exposure (MBMA, NCKL) and using lower-beta blended names (MDKA, INCO) for nickel exposure. For CPO, prefer integrated names (AALI, SIMP) over pure upstream (LSIP, DSNG). Hold gold + coal at higher weight as the bounded-bear cases.

For an IDX value book: the commodity sector should sit at 18–25% of book given the structural anchor, with sub-allocation favouring (a) lowest-cost coal (Bayan, ITMG), (b) certified-premium CPO (SSMS, AALI), (c) blended-multi-commodity nickel (MDKA over MBMA), and (d) pergadaian/gold via MDKA + ARCI basket. BUMN sole-exporter overlay: overweight PTBA, ANTM, INCO at the margin as policy-direction beneficiaries; underweight private exporters facing channel risk (BUMI, GEMS).
For dollar-denominated allocation: Indonesian commodity-equity carries a natural FX hedge — USD revenue translated into IDR reporting means the names move positively with IDR weakness (opposite to most IDX names). Hold this slice unhedged. For an IDR-funded book, the double-positive case (commodity bull + IDR weakness) is the asymmetric upside; the double-negative case (commodity bear + IDR strength) is when integrated names with domestic-cost-base exposure outperform pure exporters.
Reading idktracker alongside idxtracker.com and idrtracker.com is the most important habit. A commodity scenario shift moves the IDX commodity-sector basket; an IDR scenario shift compounds the IDR-translated EBITDA. The matrices on the IDX Linkage tab here are the cleanest cross-read. The daily 8 AM WIB scheduled task refreshes all three trackers simultaneously and flags cross-asset triggers when they fire.

This dashboard uses the same analytical framework as idrtracker.com and idxtracker.com: drifted-GBM barrier-crossing math for thresholds, probability-weighted scenario projection, and a stress-test discipline that names what would invalidate each call. Commodity-specific adjustments: cost-curve floor, term-vs-spot pass-through, DMO / royalty / levy drag, FX translation leg, and listed-name ASP realization gap. Every number below is reproducible from the methodology and the inputs cited in Tracker/commodity_skills/.

P(MT ≥ b) upside = Φ((-b + μT)/(σ√T)) + e2μb/σ² · Φ((-b - μT)/(σ√T))
P(mT ≤ b) downside = Φ((b - μT)/(σ√T)) + e2μb/σ² · Φ((b + μT)/(σ√T))

b = ln(K/S₀); μ = annualized drift; σ = annualized vol per scenario. Standard barrier-crossing formula for geometric Brownian motion with constant drift. Applied independently per commodity per scenario.

CommodityBull σBase σBear σ5-year realized σNote
Newcastle 6,00028%22%32%~26%Higher in stress; lower in range-bound 2015–2019
Rotterdam CPO24%20%28%~22%El Niño / La Niña overlay; MPOB stocks volatility
LME nickel32%28%38%~32%Historically highest σ; Tsingshan squeeze 2022 outlier
LBMA gold16%14%22%~15%Lowest σ; CB-buying era smooths
AdjustmentMechanismMagnitude
Cost-curve floorMarginal supply curtails at threshold; price re-tightens within 2–3 quartersNewcastle ~$85–95; LME nickel ~$13–14k; CPO ~$700–750; gold cost curve not currently binding
Term-vs-spot pass-through lagTerm contracts price off trailing reference; ASP moves lag spotPTBA / ADRO / BUMI 4–8w; ITMG / HRUM / Bayan 1–3w; INCO 2–4w; ANTM 3–5w; AALI/LSIP/SIMP 1–3w
DMO / royalty / levy dragTiered government take rises with priceCoal royalty 8–13.5%; nickel 4–10%+; CPO BPDPKS levy $0–200/t; gold royalty 3.75% under tiered
FX translation legUSD revenue × IDR translation rateUSD/IDR movement compounds EBITDA in IDR by ~70% of FX move (cost base partial USD-linked)
ASP realization gapHeadline benchmark ≠ company-realized priceNewcastle → PTBA ASP gap $35–55/t; Rotterdam CPO → AALI ASP gap $200–230/t; LME nickel → INCO matte ~18% discount
CommodityBull drift / weightBase drift / weightBear drift / weightP-weighted 12m
Coal+18% / 27.5%+2% / 52.5%−22% / 20%$114
CPO+14% / 31.5%+4% / 47.5%−18% / 21%$985
Nickel+22% / 25%−3% / 52.5%−25% / 22.5%$15,750
Gold+18% / 37.5%+6% / 47.5%−15% / 15%$3,200
Pre-audit weights. Six-skill audit fires Monday 26 May 2026 09:00 WIB and revises these per stress_test.md.
IndicatorSourceCutoff
Newcastle 6,000 NAR liveICE settlement (TradingEconomics free tier proxy)Live on page load
ICI tiers + HBAMinistry of ESDM, Argus Coal DailyMonthly gazette
Rotterdam CPO + BMDBMD futures + Argus/Reuters Rotterdam quoteDaily real-time
MPOB stocks, GAPKIMPOB monthly bulletin (~10th of month); GAPKI monthlyMonthly with ~30–45d lag
LME Nickel 3MLME settlement, Yahoo Finance proxyLive on page load
NPI / MHP / sulphateArgus / Fastmarkets indicativeWeekly (paid services)
LBMA gold AM/PM fixLBMA, World Gold CouncilDaily
CB net buyingWGC quarterly Gold Demand Trends; IMF IFSQuarterly
Antam Logam MuliaAntam daily quoteDaily
Listed-name ASP, royalty, DMOIDX disclosures quarterly + annual reportsQuarterly + annual
Hilirisasi policy gazettesBerita Negara, ESDM / Kemendag / KemenkeuContinuous monitoring
Disclaimer

This document is research and analysis prepared for informational and educational purposes only. It does not constitute investment advice, a recommendation to buy or sell any commodity, futures contract, security, or any other financial instrument, and is not an offer or solicitation of any kind. Forecasts, scenarios, and probability weights are based on assumptions that may not prove accurate; commodity prices, exchange rates, and equity prices can move sharply and unpredictably against any forecast. Indonesian regulatory policy (DMO, royalty/PNBP tiers, BPDPKS levy, hilirisasi rules) is subject to change at short notice and may alter the realized ASP, fiscal take, or producer economics described.

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