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Persian Gulf

LOC Government / Regional Geopolitics Momentum 9.5ML Momentum Score (0-100). Weighted composite of 9 features: mention velocity, article breadth, relationship density, deal context, recency, market cap, enrichment completeness, mention concentration, entity type. CRITICALPSI regime classification. QUIET (<0.3): baseline activity. NORMAL (0.3-0.5): typical deal flow. ELEVATED (0.5-0.7): above-average signals. HIGH (0.7-0.85): significant activity. EXTREME (>0.85): exceptional signal concentration. Primary: Spectral Shift

Persian Gulf (surface area 251,000 km², bordered by 8 nations including Iran, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait) serves as global energy chokepoint with 20-30% of world oil production and 25% of LNG exports. Strategic importance amplified by ongoing geopolitical tensions, regional military buildup, and critical shipping lanes for $2T+ annual trade.

0.10
PSI ScorePlocamium Signal Index - composite z-score from 5 orthogonal signals: news frequency, targeted sentiment, graph centrality, regulatory filings, and clinical trial activity.
9.5
MomentumML Momentum Score (0-100). Weighted composite of 9 features including mention velocity, article breadth, deal context, and relationship density. Retrained weekly.
1%
ConfidenceSignal confidence - percentage of PSI sub-signals with sufficient data (30+ observations). Higher confidence means the PSI score is based on more complete data.
48
ConnectionsDegree centrality - number of unique entities this entity co-occurs with in news signals and articles. Higher = more connected in the intelligence network.
Persian Gulf is graph community structure is reorganizing around this entity — relationship patterns are changing (primary driver: Spectral Shift).
Connected Entities
Strait of Hormuz United States Iran AP Middle East Donald Trump Washington Tehran Israel Gulf China IRGC Kuwait NEW YORK United Arab Emirates
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PSI Intelligence
30-Day Trend
2026-05-18 2026-06-17 65 0 Degree Mentions
Signal Decomposition
Attention Cascade
3.333
Narrative Drift
0.000
Spectral Shift
429.102
Sentiment-Momentum Divergence
0.000
Source Concentration
0.102
Signal
Persian Gulf is graph community structure is reorganizing around this entity — relationship patterns are changing (primary driver: Spectral Shift).
Driver
Ranked #645 of 1191 in Government — in line with sector peers. PSI up 0.43 from yesterday (-0.32 -> 0.10).
Action
Baseline conditions. Continue standard monitoring cadence.
Peer Comparison
645 of 1191
Sector Rank
-0.09
Peer Z-Score
46%
Sector Percentile
Network Analysis
48 Degree Centrality
Ego Network (top connections)
Strait of Hormuz (weight 196.0)United States (weight 146.0)Iran (weight 137.0)AP (weight 63.0)Middle East (weight 62.0)Donald Trump (weight 56.0)Washington (weight 36.0)Tehran (weight 31.0) Strait of HormuzUnited StatesIranAPMiddle EastDonald TrumpWashingtonTehran Persian Gulf (degree 48) Persian Gulf
Centrality History
2026-05-18 2026-06-17 65 0 Degree Mentions
EntityWeight StatusFirst Seen
Strait of Hormuz 196 STABLE
United States 146 STABLE
Iran 137 STABLE
AP 63 STABLE
Middle East 62 STABLE
Donald Trump 56 STABLE
Washington 36 STABLE
Tehran 31 STABLE
Israel 30 STABLE
Gulf 26 STABLE
China 22 STABLE
IRGC 18 NEW
Kuwait 16 NEW
NEW YORK 16 STABLE
United Arab Emirates 15 NEW
President 14 STABLE
Wall Street 14 STABLE
Dubai 13 NEW
Asia 12 STABLE
UAE 12 STABLE
U.S. military 12 NEW
Beijing 12 STABLE
Reuters 11 STABLE
Bahrain 11 NEW
Europe 10 STABLE
Saudi Arabia 10 STABLE
Prime Minister 10 STABLE
Russia 10 STABLE
U.S. Navy 9 NEW
Pakistan 8 STABLE
Article Coverage (0)
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No Plocamium-authored coverage yet. This entity surfaces in upstream signals (news, filings, trials) but has not yet been a primary subject of a published article. Watch this entity to be alerted when one is published.

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Data as of 2026-06-17 ← Intelligence Network