WTI
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West Texas Intermediate — The main U.S. benchmark price for a barrel of crude oil.
Coverage of WTI is accelerating : 10 signals on the latest tracked day, up 233% from its three-week baseline of 3, across 2 domains (down from 4 a week ago).
If WTI matters to your work, the information environment around it is moving faster than its own baseline — worth a daily look while the build lasts.
What’s changed
7 of the last 7 tracked days ran above the three-week baseline — a sustained move, not a one-day spike.
- USOIL / WTI looking for retracement · TradingView Ideas · 2026-09-21
- Oil Price Outlook: Brent-WTI Spread Faces Seasonal Whipsaw as Supply Risks Build · FXEmpire · 2026-09-21
- WTI Retreats as Saudi Oil Workaround Eases Supply Fears · Oil Price · 2026-09-18
- WTI Crude Oil: Elliott Wave Analysis and Forecast for 18.09.26–25.09.26 · LiteFinance · 2026-09-18
- Natural Gas, WTI Oil, Brent Oil Forecasts – WTI Oil Retreats As Saudi Arabia Plans To Restart Half Of East-West Pipeline · FXEmpire · 2026-09-18
- WTI Crude Oil – Bullish Wolfe Wave Reversal Setup · TradingView Ideas · 2026-09-17
What the reporting says
Across 295 tracked stories from 62 outlets, reporting on WTI most often describes public statements (28), military action (24), price levels (21), rate decisions (5), economic releases (4), launches or releases (4).
It shows up alongside Oil (258), Hormuz (140), Brent Crude (134), Texas (129), Saudi Arabia (124), WTI Crude (70), Inflation (84), Iran (177).
Two steps out: China (through Oil, 258 shared stories on the weaker link); Middle East (through Oil, 258 shared stories on the weaker link); Russia (through Oil, 258 shared stories on the weaker link); Trump (through Oil, 258 shared stories on the weaker link).
Tracked since Apr 4, with coverage on 36 separate days — concentrated in Energy and Auto.
What the crowd is pricing
The odds the crowd puts on “Will WTI Crude Oil (WTI) hit (HIGH) $105 in September?” fell 58 points between Sep 16 and Sep 26, from 64% to 6%.