Data Sources Explained: Where PoliStock Gets Its Information

PoliStock monitors 30+ direct sources 24/7 to catch market-moving events before they hit the mainstream news cycle. Here is exactly where we get our data and how we process it.

Primary Data Sources

PoliStock focuses on direct, primary sources — meaning we go to the source of market-moving information rather than waiting for media to report on it. This is the core of how we deliver intelligence before it hits the mainstream news cycle.

Social and Political Sources

Truth Social Direct monitoring of Truth Social for posts from market-relevant figures. Social media posts from influential political and business figures have become significant market-moving events — PoliStock monitors these in real time.

White House Announcements Official White House press releases, executive orders, and policy announcements. These are primary sources for policy changes that directly affect markets.

Regulatory and Corporate Filings

SEC 8-K Filings SEC Form 8-K filings report material corporate events that could affect stock prices — acquisitions, executive changes, significant contracts, special items. PoliStock monitors new 8-K filings as they are published and analyzes their potential market impact across 5,000+ stocks.

Industry Reports and Regulatory Changes Monitoring of regulatory agency announcements and industry-specific regulatory filings affecting key sectors.

Community and Forum Sources

Reddit Monitoring of financial subreddits and relevant discussion forums where retail and institutional investors share market-moving information and analysis. Reddit discussions have demonstrated the ability to drive significant stock movements.

Threads Direct monitoring of Threads for market-relevant content from financial figures and investors.

Financial Forums Broad monitoring of financial community discussions for emerging trends and market-moving discussions before they reach mainstream coverage.

Source Philosophy: Direct Over Downstream

The critical difference in PoliStock’s approach is monitoring primary sources directly rather than waiting for media to synthesize and report them.

When an SEC 8-K is filed, PoliStock processes it immediately — not when a financial news site publishes a story about it hours later. When a significant social media post goes live, PoliStock captures and analyzes it in real time — not when it becomes the subject of mainstream coverage.

This direct-source approach is what enables zero-latency alerts for Pro users and is the foundation of the 30-minute vs. real-time differential between free and paid tiers.

Data Processing Pipeline

Step 1: Collection (Real-time)

PoliStock’s AI pipeline continuously monitors 30+ direct sources. When a market-moving event occurs at any monitored source, it is captured and processed within minutes.

Processing:

• Event detected in news stream
• Parsed for key information (date, affected parties, policy area)
• Classified (election, regulatory, trade, geopolitical, etc.)
• Assigned initial impact score

Step 2: Analysis (Immediate)

PoliStock’s AI analyzes event:

• What policy is affected?
• Who benefits/loses?
• Which sectors affected?
• Probability of implementation?

Output: Political event record with:

• Title and description
• Category and subcategories
• Impact score (0-100)
• Affected sectors
• Affected companies
• Probability of occurring

Step 3: Market Impact (Continuous)

Monitor how markets react:

• Which stocks move most?
• Do sectors respond as predicted?
• Are there surprises?
• Update impact score based on actual market reaction

Output: Fine-tune understanding of political-market relationships

Step 4: Distribution (Instant)

Send alerts to users:

• Who should care about this event?
• What accounts have relevant holdings?
• Send notifications to affected users

Output: Users get personalized alerts relevant to their portfolios

Validation and Fact-Checking

We don’t just report news. We validate it.

Validation Process:

1. Cross-check across multiple sources
2. Verify official government sources when available
3. Exclude unconfirmed rumors
4. Flag unverified information clearly

Example:

• Report: Trump says he’ll impose 25% tariffs
• Verification: Did Trump actually say this in official capacity or speculation?
  • If press conference: Confirmed ✓
  • If media report quoting him: Confirmed ✓
  • If unnamed source says what Trump will do: Flagged as rumor

Data Quality Standards

Accuracy

PoliStock maintains <1% error rate in event identification.

Errors caught through:

• User feedback
• Automated quality checks
• Manual review of flagged events
• Continuous improvement

Timeliness

Average detection time from event occurrence to PoliStock alert: 1-2 minutes

How we achieve this:

• Multiple source subscriptions
• Real-time API connections (official government channels)
• AI processing (instant analysis)
• Direct connections to news wire services

Completeness

PoliStock monitors 30+ direct sources continuously:

• Monitoring does not pause
• 24/7 coverage including nights and weekends
• All domestic market-relevant sources

Source Prioritization

PoliStock prioritizes primary, official sources over downstream media coverage. When official sources like White House announcements, SEC filings, or corporate press releases are available, those are processed directly. Social media sources like Truth Social and Reddit are processed with event deduplication and cross-platform trend detection to filter signal from noise.

Handling Misinformation

Political events sometimes have misinformation:

• Rumors about policy changes
• Fabricated statements
• Misattributed quotes
• Parody/satirical accounts mistaken for real

PoliStock approach:

1. Flag unconfirmed reports as “Unverified”
2. Cross-check against multiple sources
3. Verify official government sources
4. Exclude if unable to confirm
5. Correct when misinformation discovered

Real-Time vs. Delayed Updates

Real-time alerts (Immediate):

• Official government announcements
• News agency breaking news
• Market-moving events

Delayed updates (Processed):

• Detailed analysis (1-2 hours after event)
• Sector impact analysis

You get the alert immediately, detailed analysis shortly after.

Data Retention and History

PoliStock maintains a historical event database of 16,000+ analyzed events. This database powers the historical context features available to Pro users through Warren, allowing you to see how similar events have played out in the past and what market impacts followed.

Limitations and Disclaimers

PoliStock is excellent but has limitations:

What we do well:

• Catch major political events quickly
• Analyze market impact
• Identify affected stocks
• Provide historical context

What we can’t do:

• Predict future political outcomes (elections unpredictable)
• Know actual implementation of announced policies (details often differ)
• Trade perfectly (markets sometimes react unexpectedly)
• Guarantee profits (only reduce information asymmetry)

Always remember:

• Past market reactions don’t guarantee future behavior
• Political events interact with economic cycles, Fed policy, earnings, etc.
• Use PoliStock as one input to broader investment strategy
• Never trade on PoliStock alerts alone

Data Privacy

PoliStock values your privacy:

What we collect:

• Your portfolio holdings (you consent when connecting)
• Your alerts and settings
• Your trading history (for your own analysis)

What we don’t do:

• Sell your data to third parties
• Share holdings with other users
• Use your data for our own trading (we don’t trade)
• Store your login credentials (secure OAuth)

See Privacy Policy for full details.

Continuous Improvement

PoliStock’s data quality improves continuously:

We track:

• User feedback (“This alert was wrong”)
• Market outcomes vs. predicted outcomes
• Which events drive largest market moves
• Which sources are most reliable

We adjust:

• Weighting of different sources
• Impact score algorithms
• Alert thresholds
• Data collection priorities

Get Started with PoliStock

PoliStock’s direct-source monitoring pipeline delivers real-time market intelligence to everyday investors — the same kind of institutional-grade event monitoring that has historically only been available to large funds and professional traders.

Sign up for free at polistock.app and start monitoring the events that matter to your portfolio.

Disclaimer: PoliStock provides market event alerts and analysis for educational purposes. We do not offer personalized investment advice. All investments involve risk.