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@ft

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@ft is a widely followed public account. Traders typically monitor this account for headline-driven sentiment changes that can create short-term trading opportunities. In the last 30 days, its content clustered around general updates.

Last 30 days: 285 detected posts, median alert timing 755ms, and latest detected post at Jun 1, 2026, 9:04 AM UTC. This is about 505ms slower than our ~250ms baseline.

Source profile: https://x.com/ft

Monitoring snapshot (last 30 days)

Posts detected

285

9.5 per day on average

Activity recency

52

posts in last 24h (285 in last 7d)

Median detection

755ms

p95: 1,382ms

Content coverage

97

avg chars per detected post

Detection performance profile

These values show how quickly alerts typically fire after a post appears. Use them to judge whether this account fits fast-reaction or slower confirmation strategies.

Fastest

134ms

Median

755ms

Average

788ms

P95

1,382ms

Slowest

6,413ms

Posting window histogram (UTC)

00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00

Peak windows: 04:00-05:00 UTC, 17:00-18:00 UTC, 11:00-12:00 UTC.

Active on 6 distinct days in the current 30-day window.

Most used words (past 30 days)

  • opinion 62
  • iran 20
  • trump 19
  • after 13
  • deal 13
  • here 13
  • more 13
  • over 13

Data freshness date: 2026-06-01. Terms are recalculated from the most recent 30-day window.

Recent detected X posts

These snippets come from recent detected posts for this handle. Each row includes post time, alert time, and measured delay.

  • Posted: Jun 1, 2026, 9:04 AM UTC Detected: Jun 1, 2026, 9:04 AM UTC 977ms delay 47 chars

    Young Britons pay the price of Labour’s choices

  • Posted: Jun 1, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC Detected: Jun 1, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC 846ms delay 131 chars

    Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Khaled has become a growing force in global dealmaking and diplomacy as he readies to take over. Read more here:

    • here
    • more
    • over
  • Posted: Jun 1, 2026, 7:13 AM UTC Detected: Jun 1, 2026, 7:13 AM UTC 670ms delay 198 chars

    Are you obsessed with your credit score? According to Experian, the number of people checking their score has surged by 18% in the past year. Claer Barrett shares tips on how to get your numbers up.

  • Posted: Jun 1, 2026, 7:07 AM UTC Detected: Jun 1, 2026, 7:07 AM UTC 860ms delay 55 chars

    Starmer braced for release of Mandelson files on Monday

  • Posted: Jun 1, 2026, 7:03 AM UTC Detected: Jun 1, 2026, 7:03 AM UTC 262ms delay 254 chars

    From dams, roads and factories to hotels and ski fields, Beijing has unleashed a hydra of policies to transform western China as it defies international censure and spends billions turning Tibet and Xinjiang into economic hubs. Our @FT visual story here:

    • here
  • Posted: Jun 1, 2026, 6:33 AM UTC Detected: Jun 1, 2026, 6:33 AM UTC 755ms delay 59 chars

    EasyJet says a takeover bid would be ‘highly opportunistic’

  • Posted: Jun 1, 2026, 6:29 AM UTC Detected: Jun 1, 2026, 6:29 AM UTC 1,045ms delay 110 chars

    Which makes for a better life: a high minimum or the quest for excellence? Tap here for Janan Ganesh's column:

    • here
  • Posted: Jun 1, 2026, 6:19 AM UTC Detected: Jun 1, 2026, 6:19 AM UTC 1,131ms delay 48 chars

    AI and real GDP: how big and how fast? | opinion

    • opinion

Who this account is

@ft is a widely followed public account. Traders typically monitor this account for headline-driven sentiment changes that can create short-term trading opportunities. In the last 30 days, its content clustered around general updates.

This section is written for traders: who this account represents and why its posts can matter for markets.

Alert strategy ideas

  • Use this as an intraday signal stream: frequent posts can create repeated reaction windows for momentum and mean-reversion setups.
  • Build theme-based alerts around "opinion", "iran", "trump" and map those to the sectors or instruments most exposed to that narrative.
  • Use the peak posting windows (04:00-05:00 UTC and 17:00-18:00 UTC) to tighten monitoring during likely headline clusters.
  • Pair instant post alerts with your execution checklist so you can react during the first market repricing rather than after social commentary spreads.

FAQ for @ft alerts

How fresh are these X account stats?

Stats come from the rolling 30-day window and update as new posts are detected. Current freshness date: 2026-06-01.

Can I forward @ft alerts to Slack or Discord?

Yes. ProfileTracer supports HTTP webhooks plus native formatting for Slack and Discord destinations.

Informational use only. ProfileTracer does not provide investment advice. Timing and content can vary based on upstream platform behavior, account activity, and destination delivery conditions.