Buildup
The US is conducting a significant military buildup in the Middle East ahead of talks with Iran, while Iran conducts naval exercises in the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, crypto markets are showing signs of an altseason momentum buildup.
About Buildup
Buildup refers to the process of accumulation or development over time, applicable to various contexts.
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[-----] unique social accounts have posts mentioning Buildup in the last [--] hours which is up 4.70% from [-----] in the previous [--] hours
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The most influential creators that mention Buildup in the last [--] hours
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| @Rainmaker1973 | [--] | [---------] | [--] | [---------] |
| @sentdefender | [--] | [---------] | [--] | [---------] |
| @buildupwork | [--] | [------] | [--] | [-------] |
| @EGYOSINT | [--] | [------] | [--] | [-------] |
| @foxbusiness | [--] | [---------] | [--] | [-------] |
| @WarMonitor3 | [--] | [-------] | [--] | [-------] |
| @worlddefensebulletin | [--] | [-------] | [--] | [-------] |
Sentiment: 77%
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Current Value: 77%
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[--] Week: 69% no change
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[--] Year: 67% -12%
1-Year High: 95% on 2025-03-20
1-Year Low: 1% on 2025-12-15
Most Supportive Themes:
- Positive Sentiment: (67%) The overall sentiment surrounding Buildup is positive, with a significant portion of recent social posts expressing a favorable view.
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- Low Social Activity: (15%) Both mentions and creators are near their 52-week lows, indicating a significant decrease in social media discussion and participation.
Top Buildup News
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"U.S. and Iran tout progress in nuclear talks as supreme leader warns Trump over military buildup Just as the talks got underway in Geneva Iranian state media reported that parts of the strategic Strait of Hormuz will close while Irans Revolutionary Guard conducts military drills"
News Link @NBCNews 2026-02-17T21:00Z 9.3M followers, 10.4K engagements
"Charts Signal Altseason Momentum Build-Up - Crypto Economy Crypto Patel says charts are flashing bullish signals that an altseason may be near with momentum and capital rotation improving across altcoins"
News Link @CryptoEconomyEN 2026-02-17T17:54Z 1.7M followers, [---] engagements
"Ontario finance minister says rate of health-care spending is ‘unsustainable’ Globalnews.ca In the buildup to the [----] budget Doug Ford's finance minister is raising concerns about the sustainability of health-care spending in Ontario"
News Link @globalnews 2026-02-17T12:15Z 959K followers, 75.4K engagements
"U.S. pressure on Iran to increase The U.S. military is continuing a significant buildup of air and naval assets in the Middle East ahead of planned talks with Iran in Geneva on Tuesday"
News Link @CTVNews 2026-02-17T02:30Z 2.5M followers, [----] engagements
Top Buildup Social Posts
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"As the ongoing buildup of military aircraft in Europe and the Middle East by the U.S. Air Force rapidly intensifies the chances of renewed strikes by Israel against Iran have also begun to increase with the possibility of strikes by the end of June currently at 56%"
X Link @sentdefender 2026-02-18T03:35Z 1.9M followers, 98.8K engagements
"In the past [--] hours [--] USAF E-3G Sentry AWACS aircraft have been observed deploying from the U.S. to Europe: 2x E-3Gs (DENALI [--] & 02) from Elmendorf AFB Alaska to RAF Mildenhall UK 4x E-3Gs (SHUCK [--] [--] [--] & 86) from Tinker AFB Oklahoma to Ramstein AFB Germany The scale and timing of this movement point to a clear shift in U.S. force posture as the military buildup tied to the Middle East accelerates. Large E-3 deployments are widely seen as a late-stage indicator ahead of potential major air operations"
X Link @FaytuksNetwork 2026-02-18T01:09Z 78.7K followers, 489.1K engagements
"Point well made here by Defender. Theres currently many people as per usual playing up the possibility of a regime-change operation in Iran. Irregardless of the Venezuela operation it must be stated in no uncertain terms that Iran is not Venezuela. 1/2 Despite the ongoing aerial buildup we have yet to see any significant movement of ground troops or special forces to the region suggesting that whatever is coming would be purely an air campaign by the United States which is in no way capable of toppling the current regime or Despite the ongoing aerial buildup we have yet to see any significant"
X Link @DefenseBulletin 2026-02-18T00:03Z [----] followers, 209.6K engagements
"Seeing lots of misunderstandings: the US is building up a massive stick to beat the IRGC with because that minimizes the size of the carrot it needs to offer them. The offer to Iran is: Capitulate or die. The more Iran drags things out the bigger the stick getsbut living another day means they die another day (soon) because once their deterrence is gone they cant repress their people by massacring them by the tens of thousands without the world getting involved. And if they cant do that their population will eventually overthrow them. So they need to choose: die now or die soon. (And also no"
X Link @Saul_Sadka 2026-02-17T23:28Z 68.1K followers, 39.9K engagements
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