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3 Stocks Where Lower Oil Prices Could Lift Freight And Airline Margins

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3 Stocks Where Lower Oil Prices Could Lift Freight And Airline Margins Simply Wall Street

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • ZIM ZIM Integrated Shipping

    Container lines are exposed when a shipping lane is disrupted

  • MATX Matson

    Container lines are exposed when a shipping lane is disrupted

  • DAC Danaos

    Ship owners earn more when vessels are tied up longer

  • GSL Global Ship Lease

    Ship owners earn more when vessels are tied up longer

  • XOM Exxon Mobil

    Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise

  • CVX Chevron

    Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise

  • SBLK Star Bulk Carriers

    Dry-bulk carriers move with commodity shipping demand

  • GOGL Golden Ocean

    Dry-bulk carriers move with commodity shipping demand

  • OXY Occidental Petroleum

    Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise

  • COP ConocoPhillips

    Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
ZIM———————
MATX———————
DAC-1.85%-2.49%—+0.32%-2.30%-3.91%-5.70%
GSL+2.96%+0.29%—+1.55%+1.42%-3.39%-5.81%
XOM———————
CVX-2.61%-3.22%—+1.43%+2.75%+4.76%+3.48%
SBLK———————
GOGL-1.26%+0.00%—+0.00%+0.00%+0.00%+0.00%
OXY———————
COP-4.28%-3.18%—+2.57%+5.07%+6.13%+5.67%

3 Stocks Where Lower Oil Prices Could Lift Freight And Airline Margins Simply Wall Street

Source: Simply Wall Street

How far United States Oil Fund (USO) has moved since 12 Oct 2026

Since the first closing price after “3 Stocks Where Lower Oil Prices Could Lift Freight And Airline Margins,” United States Oil Fund (USO) is +5.04%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -1.47% over the same days, a +6.51% difference versus the market. energy stocks (XLE) is +0.92%, a +4.13% difference versus that group of stocks.

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
COPthat day+2.57%final price
COPthe next day+5.07%final price
COPtwo days later+6.13%final price
COPthree days later+5.67%final price
COPthree days earlier-3.18%final price
COPfive days earlier-4.28%final price
CVXthat day+1.43%final price
CVXthe next day+2.75%final price
CVXtwo days later+4.76%final price
CVXthree days later+3.48%final price
CVXthree days earlier-3.22%final price
CVXfive days earlier-2.61%final price
DACthat day+0.32%final price
DACthe next day-2.30%final price
DACtwo days later-3.91%final price
DACthree days later-5.70%final price
DACthree days earlier-2.49%final price
DACfive days earlier-1.85%final price
GOGLthat day0.00%final price
GOGLthe next day0.00%final price
GOGLtwo days later0.00%final price
GOGLthree days later0.00%final price
GOGLthree days earlier0.00%final price
GOGLfive days earlier-1.26%final price
GSLthat day+1.55%final price
GSLthe next day+1.42%final price
GSLtwo days later-3.39%final price
GSLthree days later-5.81%final price
GSLthree days earlier+0.29%final price
GSLfive days earlier+2.96%final price
USO
SPY
XLE

Who collects and who pays in energy

Companies tied to this story

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    For “3 Stocks Where Lower Oil Prices Could Lift Freight And Airline Margins,” United States Oil Fund (USO) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations

  • BNO United States Brent Oil Fund

    United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence in the 12 Oct 2026 story “3 Stocks Where Lower Oil Prices Could Lift Freight And Airline Margins.” Reason on file: Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations

  • XLE Select Sector Spdr Tr

    In “3 Stocks Where Lower Oil Prices Could Lift Freight And Airline Margins,” Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations

  • XOP State Street Spdr S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Etf

    In “3 Stocks Where Lower Oil Prices Could Lift Freight And Airline Margins,” State Street Spdr S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Etf (XOP) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations

  • GSG iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust

    For “3 Stocks Where Lower Oil Prices Could Lift Freight And Airline Margins,” iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

  • DBA Invesco Db Agriculture Fund

    For “3 Stocks Where Lower Oil Prices Could Lift Freight And Airline Margins,” Invesco Db Agriculture Fund (DBA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

  • MOO Vaneck Etf Trust

    In “3 Stocks Where Lower Oil Prices Could Lift Freight And Airline Margins,” Vaneck Etf Trust (MOO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

  • XME Spdr Series Trust

    For “3 Stocks Where Lower Oil Prices Could Lift Freight And Airline Margins,” Spdr Series Trust (XME) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

How energy news reaches United States Oil Fund (USO)

“3 Stocks Where Lower Oil Prices Could Lift Freight And Airline Margins” (12 Oct 2026) reaches United States Oil Fund (USO) through Energy.

What ties United States Oil Fund (USO) to the headline is this: Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations

United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) is here too. Its reason reads: Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations

What this energy story puts on the calendar

BNO traded between 57.39 and 67.79 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 67.10. USO traded between 141.82 and 162.99 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 160.80. XLE traded between 60.95 and 68.51 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 67.80.

A simple score for United States Oil Fund (USO)

46 out of 100

“3 Stocks Where Lower Oil Prices Could Lift Freight And Airline Margins” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 19 linked companies.