Crude Oil Trend API

Crude oil price trends with macro regime classification — signals inflation momentum and global demand conditions.

Webhook URL

https://api.hunchmachine.com/webhook/indicators?indicator=crude_oil_trend&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY

Description

Tracks the trend and macro implications of crude oil prices — a core driver of global inflation, production costs, and energy-related sentiment. Because oil influences both growth expectations and inflation pressure, its trend helps automations and agents infer whether the macro environment is inflationary, disinflationary, or stagflationary.

What this endpoint provides

A multi-timeframe view of oil price performance with built-in interpretation of trend direction, momentum, and macro regime classification. This lets AI systems understand not only how oil prices are moving but also what that movement implies for the broader economy.

Response fields

latest_date

Date of the latest price observation.

value

Current crude oil price (USD per barrel).

change_7d_pct, change_30d_pct, change_60d_pct, change_90d_pct

Percentage changes across several timeframes.

trend

Directional trend label (up, down, flat).

momentum

Qualitative descriptor of recent trend speed (accelerating, decelerating).

regime

Interpreted macro state based on price dynamics (inflationary, disinflationary, etc.).

timestamp

UTC time when the data was last updated.

Output example

[
  {
    "indicator": "crude_oil_trend",
    "timestamp": "2025-11-01T01:51:08.269Z",
    "latest_date": "2025-10-27",
    "value": 62.13,
    "change_7d_pct": 6.5,
    "change_30d_pct": -6.57,
    "change_60d_pct": -4.36,
    "change_90d_pct": -7.72,
    "trend": "down",
    "momentum": "decelerating",
    "regime": "disinflationary"
  }
]

Interpretation & Use

Oil trends are a powerful proxy for global demand and inflation momentum. A rising trend (especially with accelerating momentum) tends to signal inflationary or growth-driven conditions. A falling trend indicates easing price pressures and may correspond to a disinflationary macro regime. Automations can use the trend and regime fields to infer whether the energy component of inflation is building or cooling — useful for adjusting risk models, macro reasoning, or AI decision-making on cycle positioning.