Spot Crude Oil Price: West Texas Intermediate (WTI)
Latest reading
83.90
Dollars per Barrel · observation 2026-08-01, published 2026-09-02
Last 24 observations.
Signal
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Not in the fit. No verdict.
Use
Supporting: WTI spot, monthly from 1946: Hamilton oil-shock history before DCOILWTICO (1986)
Where it fits
Supporting series: The model averages the standardised signals in each block into a block score, then combines the twelve block scores in a probit. Today the 12-block model reads 1.6%.