Live signal validation

Does the Gap Score
predict anything?

We measure two things: whether mainstream media covers the story within 7 days (gap closure), and whether predicted price moves occur within 72 hours (signal strength). This page shows both — live, with case-level drill-down.

We're early. Sample sizes are small. Read the methodology and draw your own conclusions.

60 stories trackedUpdated Oct 25, 2026

Gap closure rate

Did mainstream media cover the story within 7 days of detection?
Showing: All verticals
Early signal
10% closure · n = 10
High gap score
score > 70
Confidence: low — rate may shift meaningfully as data accumulates (need n ≥ 20 to stabilise).
Building sample size
4 of 5 minimum stories measured
Mid gap score
score 40–70
Measurements begin 7 days after a story is tracked. Updates nightly.
Building sample size
1 of 5 minimum stories measured
Low gap score
score < 40
Measurements begin 7 days after a story is tracked. Updates nightly.

Related stock move at T+7d

Avg absolute % change for stories with ticker entities
—
High gap score
score > 70
n = 0
±1.94%
Mid gap score
score 40–70
n = 1
—
Low gap score
score < 40
n = 0

Individual story outcomes

0 of 0 measured gaps closed · showing 12 most recent
Passed Bill Strengthen
US Politics · detected Oct 24
71
at detection
pending (3d)
Homages Timestamp Yes
Finance · detected Oct 24
79
at detection
pending (3d)
Dcluttering Seiko
Finance · detected Oct 24
65
at detection
pending (3d)
Gambling Sites Canada
Canadian Politics · detected Oct 24
76
at detection
pending (4d)
Economic Risk October
Finance · detected Oct 23
79
at detection
pending (4d)
Crypto Research Websites
Finance · detected Oct 23
79
at detection
pending (4d)
Donna Texas Immigration
US Politics · detected Oct 23
76
at detection
pending (4d)
Sent Tuition Abroad
Canadian Politics · detected Oct 23
70
at detection
pending (4d)
200 Gates Checkpoints
World · detected Oct 23
67
at detection
pending (4d)
Effectively Sets Russia
World · detected Oct 22
76
at detection
pending (5d)
Zelensky Releases Gaslighting
World · detected Oct 22
89
at detection
pending (5d)
Children Killed Families
World · detected Oct 22
76
at detection
pending (5d)

Sorted by detection date · misses included

What we don't claim

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Correlation ≠ causation

A high Gap Score means social media discussed something before mainstream media covered it. It does not mean GapWatch caused the story to break, or that the social discussion was accurate.

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We show misses

High-gap stories sometimes go nowhere. The denominators in every stat include stories where the predicted outcome didn't materialise. We show the full count.

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Small samples

Stats with n < 20 are labelled "Early signal." Below n < 5, we don't publish a rate at all — just a progress count. The sample grows nightly as more stories cross their 7-day measurement window.

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What we measure

Gap Score = ratio of social discussion to mainstream media coverage at detection time. Outcomes = what happened in the 7–30 days after. The relationship is empirical, not theoretical.

How are gap scores computed? Read the methodology →

Outcomes updated nightly · 2:00 AM UTC · last run Oct 25, 2026