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Crude futures settle lower

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Key takeaways

  • Oil prices declined on Tuesday.The West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for December delivery lost 37 cents
  • Exposed: USO, XLE, XOM, CVX, SHEL
  • Market reaction: price tracking starts with the next trading session.

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Crude futures settle lower

Oil prices declined on Tuesday.The West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for December delivery lost 37 cents

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 “crude” (oil) in this story.

  • XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR+8.9% 30d

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

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings+3.3% 15d

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

  • CVX Chevron+12.5% 30d

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

  • COP ConocoPhillips+11.6% 30d

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

  • SHEL Shell+3.5% 11d

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

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
USO+5.38%+6.75%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
XLE+2.64%+4.95%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
XOM+2.57%+5.49%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
CVX+1.76%+4.58%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
COPNo price data for this ticker———————
SHEL+0.85%+4.31%baseafter closeafter 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.

Crude futures settle lower 巴士的報

Source: 블루밍비트

United States Oil Fund (USO) compared with energy stocks (XLE) since 4 Nov 2026

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Chevron (CVX)three days earlier+4.58%final price
Chevron (CVX)five days earlier+1.76%final price
Shell (SHEL)three days earlier+4.31%final price
Shell (SHEL)five days earlier+0.85%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)three days earlier+6.75%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)five days earlier+5.38%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)three days earlier+4.95%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)five days earlier+2.64%final price
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)three days earlier+5.49%final price
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)five days earlier+2.57%final price

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Who gains and who loses around United States Oil Fund (USO)

Companies that tend to gain

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings

    In “Crude futures settle lower,” ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) tends to benefit, medium confidence. Reason on file: ExxonMobil Holdings (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “crude” (oil) in this story

  • CVX Chevron

    In “Crude futures settle lower,” Chevron (CVX) tends to benefit, medium confidence. Reason on file: Chevron (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “crude” (oil) in this story

No up or down call on file

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    For “Crude futures settle lower,” United States Oil Fund (USO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “crude” (oil) in this story

  • XLE Select Sector Spdr Tr

    For “Crude futures settle lower,” 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 “crude” (oil) in this story

  • SHEL Shell

    For “Crude futures settle lower,” Shell (SHEL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Shell (crude petroleum and natural gas): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “crude” (oil) in this story

  • OXY Occidental Petroleum

    In “Crude futures settle lower,” Occidental Petroleum (OXY) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Occidental Petroleum (crude petroleum and natural gas): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “crude” (oil) in this story

How “Crude futures settle lower” reaches United States Oil Fund (USO)

“Crude futures settle lower” (4 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 “crude” (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 “crude” (oil) in this story

Dates and price levels for United States Oil Fund (USO)

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.

How strong the case is around United States Oil Fund (USO)

46 out of 100

“Crude futures settle lower” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 6 linked companies.