CFTC Staff Were Told to Retract Analysis of Suspicious Oil Trades
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CFTC Staff Were Told to Retract Analysis of Suspicious Oil Trades Bloomberg.com
Directly affected
- No company is named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- XOM Exxon Mobil
Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise
- CVX Chevron
Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise
- OXY Occidental Petroleum
Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise
- COP ConocoPhillips
Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise
- VLO Valero
Refiners' profits move with crude and fuel prices
- MPC Marathon Petroleum
Refiners' profits move with crude and fuel prices
- XOP SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration
A fund of oil and gas producers
- XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR
A fund of energy companies
- USO United States Oil Fund
This fund moves with oil prices
- OIH VanEck Oil Services
Oilfield services rise when drilling follows oil prices
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
CFTC Staff Were Told to Retract Analysis of Suspicious Oil Trades Bloomberg.com
Source: Bloomberg
United States Oil Fund (USO) compared with energy stocks (XLE) since 13 Oct 2026
Since the first closing price after “CFTC Staff Were Told to Retract Analysis of Suspicious Oil Trades,” United States Oil Fund (USO) is +4.67%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -0.40% over the same days, a +5.06% difference versus the market. energy stocks (XLE) is +0.27%, a +4.40% difference versus that group of stocks.
| Company | When | Move | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| COP | that day | +2.44% | final price |
| COP | the next day | +3.47% | final price |
| COP | two days later | +3.03% | final price |
| COP | three days later | +6.51% | final price |
| COP | three days earlier | -2.44% | final price |
| COP | five days earlier | -5.98% | final price |
| CVX | that day | +1.30% | final price |
| CVX | the next day | +3.29% | final price |
| CVX | two days later | +2.02% | final price |
| CVX | three days later | +4.63% | final price |
| CVX | three days earlier | -1.61% | final price |
| CVX | five days earlier | -3.45% | final price |
| MPC | that day | +3.86% | final price |
| MPC | the next day | +5.51% | final price |
| MPC | two days later | +3.72% | final price |
| MPC | three days later | +4.08% | final price |
| MPC | three days earlier | +0.92% | final price |
| MPC | five days earlier | -5.88% | final price |
| OIH | that day | +0.51% | final price |
| OIH | the next day | -1.62% | final price |
| OIH | two days later | -3.10% | final price |
| OIH | three days later | -1.60% | final price |
| OIH | three days earlier | -0.38% | final price |
| OIH | five days earlier | +0.75% | final price |
| OXY | that day | +0.85% | final price |
| OXY | the next day | +0.47% | final price |
| OXY | two days later | -0.75% | final price |
| OXY | three days later | +2.06% | final price |
| OXY | three days earlier | -1.39% | final price |
| OXY | five days earlier | -4.58% | final price |
Disclosure records for United States Oil Fund (USO) within two months of 13 Oct 2026
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Who gains and who loses around United States Oil Fund (USO)
Companies tied to this story
- USO United States Oil Fund
In “CFTC Staff Were Told to Retract Analysis of Suspicious Oil Trades,” 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
For “CFTC Staff Were Told to Retract Analysis of Suspicious Oil Trades,” United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) 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
- XLE Select Sector Spdr Tr
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence in the 13 Oct 2026 story “CFTC Staff Were Told to Retract Analysis of Suspicious Oil Trades.” 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 “CFTC Staff Were Told to Retract Analysis of Suspicious Oil Trades,” 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
- AEIS Advanced Energy Industries
Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 13 Oct 2026 story “CFTC Staff Were Told to Retract Analysis of Suspicious Oil Trades.” Reason on file: GA selected AEIS as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: energy. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
- AMPY Amplify Energy
Amplify Energy (AMPY) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 13 Oct 2026 story “CFTC Staff Were Told to Retract Analysis of Suspicious Oil Trades.” Reason on file: GA selected AMPY as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: energy. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
- ATO Atmos Energy
Atmos Energy (ATO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 13 Oct 2026 story “CFTC Staff Were Told to Retract Analysis of Suspicious Oil Trades.” Reason on file: GA selected ATO as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: energy. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
- BE Bloom Energy
In “CFTC Staff Were Told to Retract Analysis of Suspicious Oil Trades,” Bloom Energy (BE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected BE as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: energy. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
United States Oil Fund (USO) and the energy link
On 13 Oct 2026, “CFTC Staff Were Told to Retract Analysis of Suspicious Oil Trades” is the story that connects United States Oil Fund (USO) to Energy.
The link for United States Oil Fund (USO) is this: Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations
Also listed, United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO): Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations
The price range for United States Oil Fund (USO), and the dates in the story
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.
How solid the energy case looks
46 out of 100
“CFTC Staff Were Told to Retract Analysis of Suspicious Oil Trades” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 10 linked companies.