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energy · sector mood
2003
year mood +0.20 · -0.36 to +0.35 across 12 mo
Monthly mood
bearish −1 +1 bullish
-0.5 -0.25 0 +0.25 +0.5 Jan Feb +0.35 Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec -0.36
month values ▾
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
+0.30+0.35-0.18+0.25+0.25+0.30+0.30+0.30+0.30+0.30+0.35-0.36

Energy sector sentiment is positive this month, driven by rising oil prices amid tightening supply from OPEC output cuts and stronger seasonal demand due to cold winter weather. These factors have reinforced market confidence in near-term price support, underpinning the bullish read. The broader macro backdrop of volatile global energy demand adds context but does not overshadow the sector-specific supply-demand dynamics.

How this mood is scored ▾
Each day the model reads that day's news for the sector and asks, as someone who owns assets or makes their living in it: how am I feeling this month, and why? The month's mood is that running answer, tied to the specific events driving it (the story shown above). It leans on trusted, higher-impact reporting, and on the prior month when a month is quiet, so one loud headline can't swing it. The read updates daily through the month; once a month ends, its mood is locked. This year is read live from the news the pipeline actually collected (hover a bar for its story count). · last computed Jul 11, 2026
Top energy stories of 2003
Mar
Oil plunges on Bush's 48-hour ultimatum to Saddam cnn.com →

Oil prices dropped sharply after President George W. Bush issued a 48-hour ultimatum to Saddam Hussein, reducing market uncertainty about an imminent Iraq invasion. With expectations of a swift conflict and minimal disruption to Middle East oil supplies, U.S. and Brent crude fell to six-week lows, reflecting investor confidence in stable post-war supply despite short-term regional output risks.