Middle East

Middle East

ORG Government / Regional Governance Momentum 3.9ML 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

Middle East region (population 400M+, $2.8T combined GDP) encompasses 18+ nations controlling 48% of proven global oil reserves and critical maritime chokepoints. Recent Iran military escalation (February 2026) and ongoing regional conflict triggering commodity price volatility, food security crises in Somalia, and geopolitical realignment involving China and US intervention.

0.08

PSI ScorePlocamium Signal Index - composite z-score from 5 orthogonal signals: news frequency, targeted sentiment, graph centrality, regulatory filings, and clinical trial activity.

3.9

MomentumML Momentum Score (0-100). Weighted composite of 9 features including mention velocity, article breadth, deal context, and relationship density. Retrained weekly.

ConfidenceSignal confidence - percentage of PSI sub-signals with sufficient data (30+ observations). Higher confidence means the PSI score is based on more complete data.

104

ConnectionsDegree centrality - number of unique entities this entity co-occurs with in news signals and articles. Higher = more connected in the intelligence network.

Middle East is getting less coverage than expected — the market may be ignoring a developing story (primary driver: Attention Cascade).

PSI Intelligence

30-Day Trend

Signal Decomposition

Attention Cascade

-1.356

Narrative Drift

0.000

Spectral Shift

566.963

Sentiment-Momentum Divergence

0.000

Source Concentration

0.100

Signal

Middle East is getting less coverage than expected — the market may be ignoring a developing story (primary driver: Attention Cascade).

Driver

Ranked #12 of 29 in — in line with sector peers. PSI stable vs yesterday (-1.00). Confidence: 63% (entity has limited history, score is shrunk toward sector prior).

Action

Baseline conditions. Continue standard monitoring cadence.

Peer Comparison

12 of 29

Sector Rank

+0.00

Peer Z-Score

61%

Sector Percentile

Network Analysis

104 Degree Centrality

Ego Network (top connections)

Centrality History

Entity	Weight	Status
Iran	964	STABLE
United States	770	STABLE
Strait of Hormuz	472	STRENGTHENED
Donald Trump	417	STABLE
Israel	300	STRENGTHENED
Tehran	225	STABLE
Washington	196	STRENGTHENED
President	184	STRENGTHENED
China	158	STRENGTHENED
Gulf	143	STRENGTHENED
Europe	141	STRENGTHENED
Reuters	121	STABLE
Prime Minister	119	STRENGTHENED
Ukraine	114	STABLE
Asia	110	NEW
United Nations	107	STABLE
WASHINGTON	105	STABLE
Russia	105	STRENGTHENED
Pakistan	96	STRENGTHENED
AP	96	STABLE
White House	93	STRENGTHENED
India	82	STRENGTHENED
European Union	75	STABLE
UAE	71	STRENGTHENED
Beijing	69	STRENGTHENED
Fed	65	STABLE
United Kingdom	64	STABLE
Marco Rubio	63	STRENGTHENED
United Arab Emirates	60	NEW
Wall Street	59	STABLE

Article Coverage (0)

Date	Lane	Title
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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