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Retail Oil Flight Geopolitical Panic

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Little coverage in Crude Oil in the 7 days to 21 October.

Judged on the 7-day share of Crude Oil coverage to 21 October

Updated 21 October 2026

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Retail Oil Flight Geopolitical Panic

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The bullish argument: Retail traders shifted to oil instead of Bitcoin during geopolitical panic.

How attention has changed

0% of Crude Oil coverage

Rolling 3-day share · as of 21 Oct 2026

22 Sep — 21 Oct 2026 · 30 days shown. From 0% on 22 Sep to 0% on 21 Oct; low 0% on 22 Sep, high 0.3% on 8 Oct.

This measures attention in published coverage, not the likelihood of a price move.

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Retail Oil Flight Geopolitical Panic · attention

Rolling 3-day share of Crude Oil coverage · 30 days

As of 21 October 2026

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Share of Crude Oil coverage, by day, 22 Sep to 21 Oct 2026: each day's share of Crude Oil coverage (rolling 3-day). Days without an observation are not listed.
DateShare of coverage
2026-09-220%
2026-09-230%
2026-09-240%
2026-09-250%
2026-09-260%
2026-09-270%
2026-09-280%
2026-09-290%
2026-09-300%
2026-10-010%
2026-10-020%
2026-10-030%
2026-10-040%
2026-10-050%
2026-10-060%
2026-10-070%
2026-10-080.3%
2026-10-090.2%
2026-10-100.2%
2026-10-110%
2026-10-120%
2026-10-130%
2026-10-140%
2026-10-150%
2026-10-160%
2026-10-170%
2026-10-180%
2026-10-190%
2026-10-200%
2026-10-210%

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Record dates: 17 Apr–8 Oct 2026

Recent coverage

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Earlier coverage

  • Financial Post · Published 7 Oct 2026

    Kalshi proposes oil contract with 10-year expiry

    In coverage record: 8 Oct 2026

    “The Iran war has turbocharged demand from both institutional and individual speculators seeking to profit from volatile commodity prices.”

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  • CryptoSlate · Published 6 Jun 2026

    Crypto exchanges are losing retail traders but are filling the gap with Wall Street-style bets

    In coverage record: 7 Jun 2026

    “More recently, oil-linked products have grown as energy volatility increased.”

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  • The Economic Times · Published 17 Apr 2026

    Bitcoin (BTC USD) or gold: Which safe haven asset did traders choose during the US-Iran conflict?

    In coverage record: 17 Apr 2026

    “Capital.com noted that retail traders did not immediately move into Bitcoin during the uncertainty. Instead, trading activity rotated heavily into oil, even as Bitcoin itself later rebounded nearly 20% from its post-strike lows.”

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