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Cotton Bulls Head into the Weekend with Their Tails Tucked

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Cotton futures were down 79 to 103 points across the front months on Friday, as December was down 491 points on the week. Crude oil was back down $2.38 per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index down $0.040. CFTC Commitment of Traders data showed managed money trimming...

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

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
XOM———————
CVX———————
OXY———————
COP———————
VLO———————
MPC———————
XOP———————
XLE———————
USO———————
OIH———————

Cotton futures were down 79 to 103 points across the front months on Friday, as December was down 491 points on the week. Crude oil was back down $2.38 per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index down $0.040. CFTC Commitment of Tra…

Source: Nasdaq Markets

The price since 19 Sep 2026: Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) versus the S&P 500

Since the first closing price after “Cotton Bulls Head into the Weekend with Their Tails Tucked,” Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) is -8.37%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -0.89% over the same days, a -7.48% difference versus the market.

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Who reported a Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) trade near this story

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Who gains and who loses around Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS)

Companies mentioned with this story

  • AEIS Advanced Energy Industries

    Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 19 Sep 2026 story “Cotton Bulls Head into the Weekend with Their Tails Tucked.” 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

    In “Cotton Bulls Head into the Weekend with Their Tails Tucked,” Amplify Energy (AMPY) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. 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 19 Sep 2026 story “Cotton Bulls Head into the Weekend with Their Tails Tucked.” 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

    Bloom Energy (BE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 19 Sep 2026 story “Cotton Bulls Head into the Weekend with Their Tails Tucked.” 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

  • BTE Baytex Energy

    For “Cotton Bulls Head into the Weekend with Their Tails Tucked,” Baytex Energy (BTE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected BTE 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

  • CLNE Clean Energy Fuels

    In “Cotton Bulls Head into the Weekend with Their Tails Tucked,” Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected CLNE 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

How “Cotton Bulls Head into the Weekend with Their Tails Tucked” reaches Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS)

“Cotton Bulls Head into the Weekend with Their Tails Tucked” (19 Sep 2026) reaches Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) through this story.

The link for Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) is this: 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

Also listed, Amplify Energy (AMPY): 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

Dates and price levels for Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS)

AEIS traded between 235.20 and 309.05 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 240.77. AMPY traded between 4.11 and 4.67 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 4.53. ATO traded between 154.71 and 167.76 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 164.67.

How solid “Cotton Bulls Head into the Weekend with Their Tails Tucked” looks

46 out of 100

“Cotton Bulls Head into the Weekend with Their Tails Tucked” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 6 linked companies.