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Forecast f953c8b4 · published 2026-07-26
job postings count for skill 'financial acumen' is forecast at 13 in Jun 22–28, 2026, within 11-15 at 80% confidence (up from 8 in May 25–31, 2026).
What was claimed
The forecast
- Target period
- Jun 22–28, 2026
- Predicted mentions
- 13 job postings
- Direction
- ↑ Rising
- Method
- Linear trend fit with confidence interval
- Review by
- 2026-06-28
- Expires
- 2026-07-05
Confidence at publication
27%
What happened
Outcome
- Actual mentions
- 6 job postings
- Off by
- 7 postings
- Accuracy
- 47%
- Direction
- ✗ Missed
Interval 10.9-14.9 missed the observed 6.0 (down) in 2026-W26; point estimate was 12.9 (up).
Observed history
financial acumen — the series behind the fit
May 4–10, 2026: 0 mentionsMay 11–17, 2026: 0 mentionsMay 18–24, 2026: 0 mentionsMay 25–31, 2026: 0 mentions
How we know
Evidence
23+
Confidence
27%
Source diversity
0 sources
Last updated
2026-07-26
Reality validation
- Predicted
- 12.9
- Actual
- 6
- Accuracy
- 47%
- Direction
- missed
How this forecast was made
- Approach
- Linear trend fitted to recent weekly counts, with a range to account for uncertainty
- How far ahead
- 4 weeks
- Checked against reality by
- 2026-06-28
- Can it be edited?
- No — forecasts are locked at publication and scored as-is
Track record for financial acumen
8 forecasts published, 4 scored, mean accuracy 64%.
No source documents resolve for this artefact.