Methodology · Data sources
ElementWatch data sources
ElementWatch combines official open-data feeds (EIA, USGS, DOE, IEA), commercial spot APIs, and a curated news intake. Every signal carries its source badge in-app so you can verify.
What we track
- EIA — fuels, retail diesel/gasoline (weekly RSS + API), crude (WTI, Brent), heating oil, propane, natural gas
- USGS — Mineral Commodity Summaries; helium, gallium, germanium, rare earths, copper, lithium
- DOE — Critical Materials Strategy, strategic stockpile signals
- IEA — global energy + critical-minerals flows, outlooks
- MetalpriceAPI — copper, aluminum, cobalt, lithium, gallium, neodymium, tellurium spot prices
- AirNav — Western-Pacific Jet-A retail (primary), EIA Gulf Coast wholesale fallback
- AAA Gas Prices — backup retail fuel cross-check
- News intake — Reuters, FreightWaves, Transport Topics, Argus, Fastmarkets, OilPrice, Hellenic Shipping
Who this is for
Buyers and analysts who want full provenance on every signal before acting.
Decisions ElementWatch supports
- Confirming an ElementWatch signal against the original source
- Auditing methodology for procurement governance
- Cross-checking against your own internal data feeds