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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: 287 detected posts, median alert timing 743ms, and latest detected post at Apr 20, 2026, 6:59 AM UTC. This is about 493ms slower than our ~250ms baseline.

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

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Monitoring snapshot (last 30 days)

Posts detected

287

9.6 per day on average

Activity recency

41

posts in last 24h (287 in last 7d)

Median detection

743ms

p95: 1,310ms

Content coverage

95

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

127ms

Median

743ms

Average

753ms

P95

1,310ms

Slowest

6,916ms

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, 11:00-12:00 UTC, 18:00-19:00 UTC.

Active on 7 distinct days in the current 30-day window.

Most used words (past 30 days)

  • opinion 63
  • iran 38
  • trump 28
  • over 17
  • about 15
  • could 15
  • deal 15
  • more 12

Data freshness date: 2026-04-20. 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: Apr 20, 2026, 6:59 AM UTC Detected: Apr 20, 2026, 6:59 AM UTC 509ms delay 50 chars

    Yes, tokens do have real uses in finance | opinion

    • opinion
  • Posted: Apr 20, 2026, 6:21 AM UTC Detected: Apr 20, 2026, 6:21 AM UTC 831ms delay 198 chars

    Donald Trump said that a US naval destroyer seized an Iranian vessel in the Gulf of Oman, as Washington and Tehran gave conflicting accounts of whether new peace talks were set to begin in Pakistan.

    • trump
  • Posted: Apr 20, 2026, 5:56 AM UTC Detected: Apr 20, 2026, 5:56 AM UTC 878ms delay 57 chars

    The looming battle over the Fed’s balance sheet | opinion

    • opinion
    • over
  • Posted: Apr 20, 2026, 5:13 AM UTC Detected: Apr 20, 2026, 5:13 AM UTC 414ms delay 63 chars

    Risk management must evolve to remain fit for purpose | opinion

    • opinion
  • Posted: Apr 20, 2026, 5:09 AM UTC Detected: Apr 20, 2026, 5:09 AM UTC 998ms delay 235 chars

    FT Exclusive: Stockholm’s military intelligence head said Moscow is systematically manipulating data to fool Ukraine’s western allies into believing its economy has withstood the strain of its lavish war spending and western sanctions.

  • Posted: Apr 20, 2026, 4:57 AM UTC Detected: Apr 20, 2026, 4:57 AM UTC 594ms delay 65 chars

    Landlords need to wise up about the Renters’ Rights Act | opinion

    • opinion
    • about
  • Posted: Apr 20, 2026, 4:57 AM UTC Detected: Apr 20, 2026, 4:57 AM UTC 525ms delay 47 chars

    Out of office, still hyper-responsive | opinion

    • opinion
  • Posted: Apr 20, 2026, 4:37 AM UTC Detected: Apr 20, 2026, 4:37 AM UTC 840ms delay 64 chars

    Defence spending is ‘magnet’ for criminals, warns EU fraud chief

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 11:00-12:00 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: 2026-04-20.

Can I forward @ft alerts to Slack or Discord?

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

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