3 Oil Stocks Retail Investors Are Watching As Brent Crude Nears $120
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This report is about oil and retail and consumer goods. Names like XOM typically gain because exxonMobil Holdings (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story.
Directly affected
- No company is named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- USO United States Oil Fund+6.3% 30d
United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story.
- XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR+6.9% 30d
Energy Select Sector SPDR: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story.
- XRT SPDR S&P Retail ETF
SPDR S&P Retail ETF: it holds retailers. Linked by “retail” (retail and consumer goods) in this story.
- XOM ExxonMobil Holdings+2.0% 16d
ExxonMobil Holdings (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story.
- CVX Chevron+9.6% 30d
Chevron (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story.
- COP ConocoPhillips+11.6% 30d
ConocoPhillips (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story.
- SHEL Shell+3.5% 11d
Shell (crude petroleum and natural gas): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story.
- WMT Walmart+12.9% 30d
Walmart (variety stores): retailers move with shopper spending and import costs. Linked by “retail” (retail and consumer goods) in this story.
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
| Ticker | T-5 | T-3 | T-1 | T0 | T+1 | T+2 | T+3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USO | -1.54% | -1.29% | base | -7.16% | -6.32% | after close | after close |
| XLE | -0.51% | -2.20% | base | -3.91% | -4.71% | after close | after close |
| XRT | -1.50% | -2.24% | base | +2.01% | +0.06% | after close | after close |
| XOM | -1.45% | -2.77% | base | -4.00% | -5.21% | after close | after close |
| CVX | -1.54% | -2.69% | base | -3.20% | -4.38% | after close | after close |
| COP | -1.71% | -3.24% | base | -4.65% | -6.24% | after close | after close |
| SHEL | -1.66% | -3.31% | base | -3.46% | -4.13% | after close | after close |
| WMT | -2.61% | -3.79% | base | +3.40% | +1.05% | after close | after close |
Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.
3 Oil Stocks Retail Investors Are Watching As Brent Crude Nears $120 Yahoo Finance
Source: Yahoo Finance
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| Company | When | Move | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| COP | that day | -4.65% | final price |
| COP | the next day | -6.24% | final price |
| COP | three days earlier | -3.24% | final price |
| COP | five days earlier | -1.71% | final price |
| CVX | that day | -3.20% | final price |
| CVX | the next day | -4.38% | final price |
| CVX | three days earlier | -2.69% | final price |
| CVX | five days earlier | -1.54% | final price |
| SHEL | that day | -3.46% | final price |
| SHEL | the next day | -4.13% | final price |
| SHEL | three days earlier | -3.31% | final price |
| SHEL | five days earlier | -1.66% | final price |
| USO | that day | -7.16% | final price |
| USO | the next day | -6.32% | final price |
| USO | three days earlier | -1.29% | final price |
| USO | five days earlier | -1.54% | final price |
| WMT | that day | +3.40% | final price |
| WMT | the next day | +1.05% | final price |
| WMT | three days earlier | -3.79% | final price |
| WMT | five days earlier | -2.61% | final price |
| XLE | that day | -3.91% | final price |
| XLE | the next day | -4.71% | final price |
| XLE | three days earlier | -2.20% | final price |
| XLE | five days earlier | -0.51% | final price |
| XOM | that day | -4.00% | final price |
| XOM | the next day | -5.21% | final price |
| XOM | three days earlier | -2.77% | final price |
| XOM | five days earlier | -1.45% | final price |
| XRT | that day | +2.01% | final price |
| XRT | the next day | +0.06% | final price |
| XRT | three days earlier | -2.24% | final price |
| XRT | five days earlier | -1.50% | final price |
Trades by members of Congress and officials in the stocks in this story
- Rep. Pete Sessions sold ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 14 Oct 2026. That is 17 days before publication. Filed 27 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Kevin Hern sold ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) (jointly held), worth $100,001 - $250,000 on 31 Aug 2026. That is 61 days before publication. Filed 25 Sep 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Pete Sessions sold Chevron (CVX), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 14 Oct 2026. That is 17 days before publication. Filed 27 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Kevin Hern sold Chevron (CVX) (jointly held), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 23 Sep 2026. That is 38 days before publication. Filed 13 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar bought Chevron (CVX), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 2 Sep 2026. That is 59 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Michael T. McCaul sold Conocophillips (COP) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 26 Aug 2026. That is 66 days before publication. Filed 14 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Michael T. McCaul sold Conocophillips (COP) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 24 Aug 2026. That is 68 days before publication. Filed 14 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Donald J Trump, an executive branch official, bought Conocophillips (COP), worth $1,000,001 - $5,000,000 on 21 Aug 2026. That is 71 days before publication. Filed 8 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Pete Sessions sold Walmart (WMT) (held by a spouse), worth $50,001 - $100,000 on 2 Oct 2026. That is 29 days before publication. Filed 27 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Jonathan Jackson sold Walmart (WMT) (jointly held), worth $50,001 - $100,000 on 28 Sep 2026. That is 33 days before publication. Filed 19 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Rohit Khanna bought Walmart (WMT) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 25 Sep 2026. That is 36 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
Public disclosure filings, not a recommendation. The filing link is the source document. News use of these reports still sits under 5 U.S.C. § 13107(c).
How solid the energy case looks
12 out of 100
“3 Oil Stocks Retail Investors Are Watching As Brent Crude Nears $120” scores 12 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources.