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CVR Energy Nears $4 Billion Refinery Deal With Marathon

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  • Exposed: CRAK, XLE, MPC, VLO, PSX
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ENERGYCVR Energy Nears $4 BillionRefinery Deal With MarathonCVIMPCGEOPOLITICS ALPHA

This report is about refining.

Directly affected

  • CVI Cvr Energy+7.0% 30d

    Named in this report.

  • MPC Marathon Petroleum+9.5% 10d

    Named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • CRAK VanEck Oil Refiners ETF

    VanEck Oil Refiners ETF: it holds refiners, whose margins move with fuel prices. Linked by “refinery” (refining) in this story.

  • XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR+8.9% 30d

    Energy Select Sector SPDR: it holds refiners, whose margins move with fuel prices. Linked by “refinery” (refining) in this story.

  • VLO Valero Energy+1.1% 30d

    Valero Energy (petroleum refining): refiners' margins move with crude and fuel prices. Linked by “refinery” (refining) in this story.

  • PSX Phillips 66+9.1% 30d

    Phillips 66 (petroleum refining): refiners' margins move with crude and fuel prices. Linked by “refinery” (refining) in this story.

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings+6.2% 16d

    ExxonMobil Holdings (petroleum refining): refiners' margins move with crude and fuel prices. Linked by “refinery” (refining) in this story.

  • CVX Chevron+12.5% 30d

    Chevron (petroleum refining): refiners' margins move with crude and fuel prices. Linked by “refinery” (refining) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
CVI+2.65%+1.64%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
MPC+1.26%+0.47%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
CRAK+1.98%+0.61%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
XLE+1.44%+2.16%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
VLO+1.54%+0.86%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
PSX-2.43%-0.52%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
XOM+0.06%+1.89%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
CVX+0.19%+1.58%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.

CVR Energy Nears $4 Billion Refinery Deal With Marathon Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com

Source: Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com

Vaneck Etf Trust (CRAK) compared with energy stocks (XLE) since 3 Nov 2026

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Vaneck Etf Trust (CRAK)three days earlier+0.61%final price
Vaneck Etf Trust (CRAK)five days earlier+1.98%final price
Cvr Energy (CVI)three days earlier+1.64%final price
Cvr Energy (CVI)five days earlier+2.65%final price
CVXthree days earlier+1.58%final price
CVXfive days earlier+0.19%final price
Marathon Petroleum (MPC)three days earlier+0.47%final price
Marathon Petroleum (MPC)five days earlier+1.26%final price
Phillips 66 (PSX)three days earlier-0.52%final price
Phillips 66 (PSX)five days earlier-2.43%final price
Valero Energy (VLO)three days earlier+0.86%final price
Valero Energy (VLO)five days earlier+1.54%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)three days earlier+2.16%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)five days earlier+1.44%final price
XOMthree days earlier+1.89%final price
XOMfive days earlier+0.06%final price

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Who gains and who loses around Vaneck Etf Trust (CRAK)

Companies tied to this story

  • CRAK Vaneck Etf Trust

    For “CVR Energy Nears $4 Billion Refinery Deal With Marathon,” Vaneck Etf Trust (CRAK) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: VanEck Oil Refiners ETF: it holds refiners, whose margins move with fuel prices. Linked by “refinery” (refining) in this story

  • XLE Select Sector Spdr Tr

    For “CVR Energy Nears $4 Billion Refinery Deal With Marathon,” Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Energy Select Sector SPDR: it holds refiners, whose margins move with fuel prices. Linked by “refinery” (refining) in this story

  • MPC Marathon Petroleum

    Marathon Petroleum (MPC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 3 Nov 2026 story “CVR Energy Nears $4 Billion Refinery Deal With Marathon.” Reason on file: Marathon Petroleum (petroleum refining): refiners' margins move with crude and fuel prices. Linked by “refinery” (refining) in this story

  • VLO Valero Energy

    Valero Energy (VLO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 3 Nov 2026 story “CVR Energy Nears $4 Billion Refinery Deal With Marathon.” Reason on file: Valero Energy (petroleum refining): refiners' margins move with crude and fuel prices. Linked by “refinery” (refining) in this story

  • PSX Phillips 66

    Phillips 66 (PSX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 3 Nov 2026 story “CVR Energy Nears $4 Billion Refinery Deal With Marathon.” Reason on file: Phillips 66 (petroleum refining): refiners' margins move with crude and fuel prices. Linked by “refinery” (refining) in this story

  • CVI Cvr Energy

    Cvr Energy (CVI) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 3 Nov 2026 story “CVR Energy Nears $4 Billion Refinery Deal With Marathon.” Reason on file: CVR Energy (petroleum refining): refiners' margins move with crude and fuel prices. Linked by “refinery” (refining) in this story

Vaneck Etf Trust (CRAK) and the energy link

On 3 Nov 2026, “CVR Energy Nears $4 Billion Refinery Deal With Marathon” is the story that connects Vaneck Etf Trust (CRAK) to Energy.

The link for Vaneck Etf Trust (CRAK) is this: VanEck Oil Refiners ETF: it holds refiners, whose margins move with fuel prices. Linked by “refinery” (refining) in this story

Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) is here too. Its reason reads: Energy Select Sector SPDR: it holds refiners, whose margins move with fuel prices. Linked by “refinery” (refining) in this story

Price levels for Vaneck Etf Trust (CRAK)

MPC traded between 380.66 and 447.00 across 10 sessions. The latest close on file is 430.48. XLE traded between 62.95 and 70.15 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 67.26.

What the saved facts support for Vaneck Etf Trust (CRAK)

46 out of 100

“CVR Energy Nears $4 Billion Refinery Deal With Marathon” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 6 linked companies.