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Metric/field PCU541810541810
Cadence monthly
Why it matters Measures price realization and pricing power across digital and boutique advertising agencies, setting the macro monetization environment for Truth Social ad inventory.
Signal to watch Declines reflect broader digital ad budget softening and CPM contraction across second-tier ad platforms.
Confidence: high
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Metric/field disbursement_amount where disbursement_purpose_category='Digital Advertising'
Cadence monthly
Why it matters Directly tracks political committee and PAC advertising spending directed into conservative digital media platforms.
Signal to watch Surges in PAC ad spending signal elevated programmatic and direct ad inflow to right-leaning digital networks.
Confidence: high
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Metric/field CBBTCUSD
Cadence monthly
Why it matters Trump Media holds a substantial multi-billion-dollar strategic Bitcoin reserve and token initiative, tying intrinsic book value and asset backing to spot crypto prices.
Signal to watch Persistent drawdowns directly erode balance sheet assets, book value, and speculative trading momentum.
Confidence: high
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Metric/field REV519130QTAX841N (Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals Total Revenue)
Cadence monthly
Why it matters Tracks macro industry-wide top-line revenue for internet publishing, web streaming, and content delivery networks.
Signal to watch Growth deceleration indicates broader industry contraction in programmatic digital ad rates and streaming monetization.
Confidence: high
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Metric/field DTB3 (3-Month Treasury Bill Secondary Market Rate, Discount Basis)
Cadence monthly
Why it matters Interest earned on short-term U.S. Treasury bills and cash reserves represents the majority of Trump Media net operating income and cash buffer.
Signal to watch Yield declines compress interest income generation, accelerating net cash burn rates from operational deficits.
Confidence: high
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Metric/field Form 4 / Schedule 13D transactionShares and ending securities owned
Cadence event_driven
Why it matters Monitors insider equity divestments, lock-up releases, and ownership stake adjustments by Donald Trump and principal insiders.
Signal to watch Net share dispositions or form 144 intent-to-sell notices signal increasing share supply overhang.
Confidence: high
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Metric/field chart_position (Top Free iPhone Apps: News Category)
Cadence daily
Why it matters Serves as a real-time public barometer of organic top-of-funnel user acquisition and cultural engagement for Truth Social.
Signal to watch Ranks dropping below top 50 in category indicate diminishing organic app downloads and platform interest decay.
Confidence: high
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Metric/field interest_over_time (Search Term: 'Truth Social')
Cadence daily
Why it matters Tracks mainstream search awareness and viral news engagement driven by political announcements and platform events.
Signal to watch Sustained low baseline readings indicate isolation to existing core followers without expanding broader user adoption.
Confidence: medium
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Metric/field daily_submission_count and comment sentiment
Cadence daily/weekly
Why it matters Monitors retail shareholder discussion, warrant analysis, and meme stock sentiment specific to Trump Media equity dynamics.
Signal to watch Sharp drops in retail submission volume and negative sentiment shifts highlight retail liquidity exhaustion.
Confidence: medium
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Metric/field mark_status_code (Applications by Trump Media & Technology Group Corp.)
Cadence weekly
Why it matters Signals commercial expansion, product diversification (e.g., Truth+, Truth.Fi, tokenized finance), and licensing rollouts.
Signal to watch New trademark filings identify strategic business model pivots beyond core ad-based microblogging.
Confidence: high
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Metric/field monthly_visits, unique_visitors, and pages_per_visit for truthsocial.com
Cadence monthly
Why it matters Directly tracks web traffic, user retention, and engagement depth, establishing core inventory available for digital ad placement.
Signal to watch Sequential declines in monthly unique visits signal user base stagnation and reduced monetizable impression volume.
Confidence: high
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Metric/field daily_active_users (DAU) and monthly_active_users (MAU) for Truth Social
Cadence daily
Why it matters Provides objective measurement of mobile user engagement and cohort retention across iOS and Android ecosystems.
Signal to watch A deteriorating DAU/MAU ratio reflects weak app stickiness and accelerating customer churn.
Confidence: high
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Metric/field short_interest_shares, short_interest_pct_float, and borrow_fee_rate
Cadence daily
Why it matters Critical for tracking short squeeze vulnerability, lending supply scarcity, and institutional sentiment on DJT common shares.
Signal to watch Borrow fees spiking above 50% coupled with elevated short interest indicates high short squeeze probability.
Confidence: high
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Metric/field estimated_spend and impression_count by advertiser on Truth Social publisher properties
Cadence weekly
Why it matters Provides transparent third-party estimates of actual ad spend, sponsor quality, and brand advertiser penetration on the platform.
Signal to watch Absence of blue-chip national brand advertisers points to ongoing brand-safety discounts and depressed ad yields.
Confidence: high
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Metric/field s_score (daily sentiment polarity) and s_volume (discussion message volume)
Cadence daily
Why it matters Quantifies social chatter sentiment across financial social networks, which serves as a primary driver for retail meme flows.
Signal to watch Divergence where sentiment breaks negative while discussion volume spikes precedes heavy retail distribution.
Confidence: high
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Market https://kalshi.com/markets/kxtruthapiblock
Why it matters A judicial injunction prohibiting Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT) from offering paid early access or institutional data feeds directly eliminates a key commercialization and licensing revenue driver for Truth Social.
Series key pm_truth_social_api_block
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