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WTI

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West Texas Intermediate — The main U.S. benchmark price for a barrel of crude oil.

Coverage of WTI is fading : 3 signals on the latest tracked day, down 40% from its three-week baseline of 5, across 3 domains (up from 2 a week ago).

If WTI matters to your work, attention is draining away — the pace of news no longer demands a daily check.

What’s changed

What the reporting says

Across 89 tracked stories from 36 outlets, reporting on WTI most often describes public statements (20), military action (8), meetings or visits (2), sporting outcomes (2), acquisition (2), rate decisions (1).

It shows up alongside Oil (70), Hormuz (39), Oilprice Com (23), Brent Crude (32), Venezuela (16), Iran (47), Treasury (20), Texas (36).

Two steps out: China (through Oil, 70 shared stories on the weaker link); Inflation (through Oil, 70 shared stories on the weaker link); Middle East (through Oil, 70 shared stories on the weaker link); President Donald Trump (through Oil, 70 shared stories on the weaker link).

Tracked since Apr 4, with coverage on 25 separate days — concentrated in Energy and Prediction Markets.

What the crowd is pricing

The odds the crowd puts on “Will WTI Crude Oil (WTI) hit (HIGH) $100 in September?” fell 2 points between Aug 25 and Sep 4, from 34% to 32%.

Coverage momentum and market odds are separate readings — one can move without the other. A price is what the crowd believes, shown as a signal, not a forecast of ours.
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Counts computed from our committed signal record (Aug 22 – Sep 3, 2 tracked days). Informational only — not financial, legal, or investment advice. Prediction-market prices are shown as a signal of what the crowd believes. Terms · Privacy · page rendered Sep 4, 8:23 PM PT