Oil
Crude oil; the world's most-traded commodity, setting the base cost of fuel, transport, and industry.
Coverage of Oil is rising : 77 signals on the latest tracked day, up 157% from its three-week baseline of 30, across 23 domains (down from 24 a week ago). That makes it the #22 most-covered of the 348 concerns we track.
If Oil matters to your work, coverage is climbing off its baseline — worth a closer-than-usual look this week.
What’s changed
7 of the last 7 tracked days ran above the three-week baseline — a sustained move, not a one-day spike.
- Oil Prices Surge as U.S. and Iran Exchange Strikes · Oil Price · 2026-08-31
- How Xi Jinping Turned Oil From a Weakness Into a Geopolitical Weapon · Reddit r/energy · 2026-08-31
- ‘Soap Cocktails’ Help U.S. Shale Boost Oil Production · Oil Price · 2026-08-30
- ‘I think they’re doing it to cling to power’ — Venezuelans bash their government’s deal handing over vast oil reserves to the U.S. · Fortune | FORTUNE · 2026-08-30
- What we know about Trump's deal giving US access to vast oil reserves in Venezuela · Reddit r/energy · 2026-08-30
- Venezuela says it will retain oil sovereignty under $100 billion US agreement · Reddit r/energy · 2026-08-30
What the reporting says
Across 1,199 tracked stories from 207 outlets, reporting on Oil most often describes public statements (88), sanctions or trade (84), military action (48), meetings or visits (35), launches or releases (25), economic releases (18).
It shows up alongside Hormuz (338 — meetings or visits ×3), Iran (517 — sanctions or trade ×16, meetings or visits ×4, ceasefire or deal ×3), Trump (316 — ceasefire or deal ×3, sanctions or trade ×3), China (224 — sanctions or trade ×4), United States (220), Treasury (200), Middle East (187), Israel (165).
Two steps out: Russia (through Iran, 334 shared stories on the weaker link); President Donald Trump (through Trump, 316 shared stories on the weaker link); Tariffs (through Trump, 302 shared stories on the weaker link); White House (through Trump, 280 shared stories on the weaker link).
Tracked since Sep 26, with coverage on 74 separate days — concentrated in Energy.
What the crowd is pricing
The odds the crowd puts on “Will WTI Crude Oil (WTI) hit (HIGH) $90 in August?” fell 66 points between Jul 25 and Aug 31, from 70% to 4%.