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Black Sea Shipping Attacks Kill Seafarers, Disrupt Trade

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Key takeaways

  • Exposed: BWET, IYT, ITA, DBA, ZIM
  • Market reaction: BWET +5.3% on the day; IYT −1.1% on the day; ITA −2.2% on the day

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DEFENSE · BLACK SEABlack Sea Shipping Attacks KillSeafarers, Disrupt TradeGEOPOLITICS ALPHA

This report is about container shipping and defense.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • BWET Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF-3.3% 17d

    Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks shipping freight. Linked by “shipping” (container shipping) in this story.

  • IYT iShares U.S. Transportation ETF

    iShares U.S. Transportation ETF: it tracks shipping freight. Linked by “shipping” (container shipping) in this story.

  • ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF+1.2% 30d

    iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF: it holds defense and aerospace contractors. Linked by “black sea” (defense) in this story.

  • DBA Invesco DB Agriculture Fund-6.1% 30d

    Invesco DB Agriculture Fund: it follows farm commodity prices. Linked by “black sea” (grains and farm goods) in this story.

  • ZIM ZIM Integrated Shipping Services+1.8% 30d

    ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (deep sea foreign transportation of freight): shipping lines' rates jump when routes or ports are disrupted. Linked by “shipping” (container shipping) in this story.

  • MATX Matson-3.4% 12d

    Matson (water transportation): shipping lines' rates jump when routes or ports are disrupted. Linked by “shipping” (container shipping) in this story.

  • DAC Danaos

    Danaos (deep sea foreign transportation of freight): shipping lines' rates jump when routes or ports are disrupted. Linked by “shipping” (container shipping) in this story.

  • KEX Kirby-7.4% 30d

    Kirby (water transportation): shipping lines' rates jump when routes or ports are disrupted. Linked by “shipping” (container shipping) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
BWET+23.15%+6.41%base+5.26%after closeafter closeafter close
IYT-2.93%-0.87%base-1.08%after closeafter closeafter close
ITA-7.07%-2.20%base-2.16%after closeafter closeafter close
DBA-0.74%-1.01%base-0.21%after closeafter closeafter close
ZIM-5.29%-1.71%base+0.90%after closeafter closeafter close
MATX+0.69%-1.93%base+0.49%after closeafter closeafter close
DAC-1.44%-2.26%base+0.72%after closeafter closeafter close
KEX-6.69%-2.91%base+0.29%after closeafter closeafter 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.

Black Sea Shipping Attacks Kill Seafarers, Disrupt Trade WSJ

Source: The Wall Street Journal

13 earlier Black Sea stories for Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)

Those 13 earlier stories put Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) at an average move of -13.92% the next day. Largest gain +0.12%, largest drop -22.59%, from 11 prices.

CompanyWhenAverageLargest gainLargest dropPrices
Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)the next day-13.92%+0.12%-22.59%11
Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)three days later-17.94%+4.59%-30.61%6
Ishares Tr (IYT)the next day+0.16%+3.53%-4.59%4
Ishares Tr (IYT)three days later+1.21%+3.21%-1.45%4
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)the next day+0.96%+4.91%-5.60%6
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)three days later+3.03%+5.99%-0.65%5
Invesco Db Agriculture Fund (DBA)the next day-0.61%+0.59%-1.51%5
Invesco Db Agriculture Fund (DBA)three days later-0.56%+0.69%-1.77%5

Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) since “Black Sea Shipping Attacks Kill Seafarers, Disrupt Trade,” compared with the market

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)that day+5.26%final price
Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)three days earlier+6.41%final price
Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)five days earlier+23.15%final price
Danaos (DAC)that day+0.72%final price
Danaos (DAC)three days earlier-2.26%final price
Danaos (DAC)five days earlier-1.44%final price
Invesco Db Agriculture Fund (DBA)that day-0.21%final price
Invesco Db Agriculture Fund (DBA)three days earlier-1.01%final price
Invesco Db Agriculture Fund (DBA)five days earlier-0.74%final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)that day-2.16%final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)three days earlier-2.20%final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)five days earlier-7.07%final price
Ishares Tr (IYT)that day-1.08%final price
Ishares Tr (IYT)three days earlier-0.87%final price
Ishares Tr (IYT)five days earlier-2.93%final price
Kirby (KEX)that day+0.29%final price
Kirby (KEX)three days earlier-2.91%final price
Kirby (KEX)five days earlier-6.69%final price
Matson (MATX)that day+0.49%final price
Matson (MATX)three days earlier-1.93%final price
Matson (MATX)five days earlier+0.69%final price
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM)that day+0.90%final price
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM)three days earlier-1.71%final price
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM)five days earlier-5.29%final price

Black Sea, seven days against thirty

Black Sea

Geopolitics Alpha has 9 stories about Black Sea from the past 7 days and 59 stories from the past 30. That is about its usual pace over the past month. “Black Sea Shipping Attacks Kill Seafarers, Disrupt Trade” is tagged to Black Sea.

Companies in defense around Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)

Companies tied to this story

  • BWET Amplify Commodity Trust

    In “Black Sea Shipping Attacks Kill Seafarers, Disrupt Trade,” Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks shipping freight. Linked by “shipping” (container shipping) in this story

  • IYT Ishares Tr

    Ishares Tr (IYT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 12 Nov 2026 story “Black Sea Shipping Attacks Kill Seafarers, Disrupt Trade.” Reason on file: iShares U.S. Transportation ETF: it tracks shipping freight. Linked by “shipping” (container shipping) in this story

  • ITA IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF

    For “Black Sea Shipping Attacks Kill Seafarers, Disrupt Trade,” IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF: it holds defense and aerospace contractors. Linked by “black sea” (defense) in this story

  • DBA Invesco Db Agriculture Fund

    For “Black Sea Shipping Attacks Kill Seafarers, Disrupt Trade,” Invesco Db Agriculture Fund (DBA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Invesco DB Agriculture Fund: it follows farm commodity prices. Linked by “black sea” (grains and farm goods) in this story

  • ZIM ZIM Integrated Shipping Services

    In “Black Sea Shipping Attacks Kill Seafarers, Disrupt Trade,” ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (deep sea foreign transportation of freight): shipping lines' rates jump when routes or ports are disrupted. Linked by “shipping” (container shipping) in this story

  • MATX Matson

    In “Black Sea Shipping Attacks Kill Seafarers, Disrupt Trade,” Matson (MATX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Matson (water transportation): shipping lines' rates jump when routes or ports are disrupted. Linked by “shipping” (container shipping) in this story

  • DAC Danaos

    In “Black Sea Shipping Attacks Kill Seafarers, Disrupt Trade,” Danaos (DAC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Danaos (deep sea foreign transportation of freight): shipping lines' rates jump when routes or ports are disrupted. Linked by “shipping” (container shipping) in this story

  • KEX Kirby

    In “Black Sea Shipping Attacks Kill Seafarers, Disrupt Trade,” Kirby (KEX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Kirby (water transportation): shipping lines' rates jump when routes or ports are disrupted. Linked by “shipping” (container shipping) in this story

How “Black Sea Shipping Attacks Kill Seafarers, Disrupt Trade” reaches Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)

On 12 Nov 2026, “Black Sea Shipping Attacks Kill Seafarers, Disrupt Trade” is the story that connects Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) to Black Sea.

Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) is on the page because Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks shipping freight. Linked by “shipping” (container shipping) in this story

A second company, Ishares Tr (IYT), is listed for a different reason: iShares U.S. Transportation ETF: it tracks shipping freight. Linked by “shipping” (container shipping) in this story

Dates in the story, and the Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) price range

BWET traded between 788.51 and 1047.07 across 17 sessions. The latest close on file is 907.20. ITA traded between 197.59 and 218.73 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 216.38.

How strong the case is around Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)

46 out of 100

“Black Sea Shipping Attacks Kill Seafarers, Disrupt Trade” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 8 linked companies.