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.

56 stories trackedUpdated Jun 14, 2026

Gap closure rate

Did mainstream media cover the story within 7 days of detection?
Showing: AI Tech
Building sample size
1 of 5 minimum stories measured
High gap score
score > 70
Measurements begin 7 days after a story is tracked. Updates nightly.
Building sample size
1 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
0 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
±5.39%
Mid gap score
score 40–70
n = 3
Low gap score
score < 40
n = 0

Individual story outcomes

0 of 2 measured gaps closed · showing 6 most recent
Self Hosted Llm
AI Tech · detected Jun 13
68
at detection
pending (1d)
Claude Opus 4.7 Release
AI Tech · detected Apr 16· ADBE WIX FIG
54
at detection
13%0%
msm
+5.4%
T+7d
7d · no coverage
Big Tech Antitrust and Market Dominance
AI Tech · detected Mar 30
82
at detection
0%0%
msm
7d · no coverage
100
at detection
7d · no coverage
AI Regulation and Government Oversight
AI Tech · detected Mar 30
100
at detection
7d · no coverage
AI Automation and Job Displacement
AI Tech · detected Mar 30
100
at detection
7d · no coverage

Sorted by detection date · misses included

What we don't claim

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 Jun 14, 2026