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Brent Flash Crashes $6 Before Rebounding Towards $104

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Key takeaways

  • Exposed: USO, XLE, XOM, CVX, COP
  • Market reaction: XLE −0.4% on the day (still updating); USO −0.0% on the day (still updating); COP −1.6% on the day (still updating)

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ENERGYBrent Flash Crashes $6 BeforeRebounding Towards $104GEOPOLITICS ALPHA

This report is about oil.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • USO United States Oil Fund+8.9% 30d

    United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “brent” (oil) in this story.

  • XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR+8.9% 30d

    Energy Select Sector SPDR: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “brent” (oil) in this story.

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings+6.2% 16d

    ExxonMobil Holdings (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “brent” (oil) in this story.

  • CVX Chevron+12.5% 30d

    Chevron (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “brent” (oil) in this story.

  • COP ConocoPhillips+4.8% 30d

    ConocoPhillips (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “brent” (oil) in this story.

  • SHEL Shell-2.5% 12d

    Shell (crude petroleum and natural gas): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “brent” (oil) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
USO+4.37%+7.30%base-0.01%after closeafter closeafter close
XLE+1.44%+2.16%base-0.36%after closeafter closeafter close
XOM+0.06%+1.89%base-1.00%after closeafter closeafter close
CVX+0.19%+1.58%base-0.75%after closeafter closeafter close
COP+0.74%+2.12%base-1.56%after closeafter closeafter close
SHEL-0.17%+2.59%base-0.96%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.

Brent Flash Crashes $6 Before Rebounding Towards $104 Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com

Source: Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com

Price since this story was published: United States Oil Fund (USO)

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Conocophillips (COP)that day-1.56%still updating
Conocophillips (COP)three days earlier+2.12%final price
Conocophillips (COP)five days earlier+0.74%final price
Chevron (CVX)that day-0.75%still updating
Chevron (CVX)three days earlier+1.58%final price
Chevron (CVX)five days earlier+0.19%final price
Shell (SHEL)that day-0.96%still updating
Shell (SHEL)three days earlier+2.59%final price
Shell (SHEL)five days earlier-0.17%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)that day-0.01%still updating
United States Oil Fund (USO)three days earlier+7.30%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)five days earlier+4.37%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)that day-0.36%still updating
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)three days earlier+2.16%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)five days earlier+1.44%final price
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)that day-1.00%still updating
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)three days earlier+1.89%final price
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)five days earlier+0.06%final price

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Who is named in “Brent Flash Crashes $6 Before Rebounding Towards $104”

Companies carried with this story

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    United States Oil Fund (USO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 3 Nov 2026 story “Brent Flash Crashes $6 Before Rebounding Towards $104.” Reason on file: United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “brent” (oil) in this story

  • XLE Select Sector Spdr Tr

    For “Brent Flash Crashes $6 Before Rebounding Towards $104,” Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Energy Select Sector SPDR: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “brent” (oil) in this story

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings

    ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 3 Nov 2026 story “Brent Flash Crashes $6 Before Rebounding Towards $104.” Reason on file: ExxonMobil Holdings (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “brent” (oil) in this story

  • CVX Chevron

    In “Brent Flash Crashes $6 Before Rebounding Towards $104,” Chevron (CVX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Chevron (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “brent” (oil) in this story

  • COP Conocophillips

    Conocophillips (COP) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 3 Nov 2026 story “Brent Flash Crashes $6 Before Rebounding Towards $104.” Reason on file: ConocoPhillips (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “brent” (oil) in this story

  • SHEL Shell

    Shell (SHEL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 3 Nov 2026 story “Brent Flash Crashes $6 Before Rebounding Towards $104.” Reason on file: Shell (crude petroleum and natural gas): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “brent” (oil) in this story

United States Oil Fund (USO) and the energy link

“Brent Flash Crashes $6 Before Rebounding Towards $104” (3 Nov 2026) reaches United States Oil Fund (USO) through Energy.

What ties United States Oil Fund (USO) to the headline is this: United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “brent” (oil) in this story

A second company, Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE), is listed for a different reason: Energy Select Sector SPDR: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “brent” (oil) in this story

The price range for United States Oil Fund (USO), and the dates in the story

USO traded between 141.82 and 171.80 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 156.89. XLE traded between 62.95 and 70.15 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 67.26. XOM traded between 172.72 and 188.47 across 15 sessions. The latest close on file is 179.77.

What the saved facts support for United States Oil Fund (USO)

54 out of 100Price not final

“Brent Flash Crashes $6 Before Rebounding Towards $104” scores 54 out of 100. The score uses 2 sources, and 6 linked companies. The price is not final yet.