Gold Rises as Markets Weigh Oil Pullback

Published 12 Oct 2026, 01:25 UTC. Updated 12 Oct 2026, 06:41 UTC.

Gold Rises as Markets Weigh Oil Pullback WSJ

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

Ticker	T-5	T-3	T-1	T0	T+1	T+2	T+3
XOM	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CVX	-2.61%	-3.22%	—	+1.43%	+2.75%	+4.76%	+3.48%
OXY	-2.97%	-3.14%	—	+1.72%	+2.59%	+2.20%	+0.96%
COP	-4.28%	-3.18%	—	+2.57%	+5.07%	+6.13%	+5.67%
VLO	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
MPC	-4.71%	-2.77%	—	+0.99%	+4.89%	+6.56%	+4.75%
XOP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
XLE	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
USO	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
OIH	+1.60%	-1.76%	—	+0.08%	+0.59%	-1.55%	-3.03%

Gold Rises as Markets Weigh Oil Pullback WSJ

Source: The Wall Street Journal

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

Since the first closing price after “Gold Rises as Markets Weigh Oil Pullback,” United States Oil Fund (USO) is +5.04%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -1.47% over the same days, a +6.51% difference versus the market. energy stocks (XLE) is +0.92%, a +4.13% difference versus that group of stocks.

Company	When	Move	Status
COP	that day	+2.57%	final price
COP	the next day	+5.07%	final price
COP	two days later	+6.13%	final price
COP	three days later	+5.67%	final price
COP	three days earlier	-3.18%	final price
COP	five days earlier	-4.28%	final price
CVX	that day	+1.43%	final price
CVX	the next day	+2.75%	final price
CVX	two days later	+4.76%	final price
CVX	three days later	+3.48%	final price
CVX	three days earlier	-3.22%	final price
CVX	five days earlier	-2.61%	final price
MPC	that day	+0.99%	final price
MPC	the next day	+4.89%	final price
MPC	two days later	+6.56%	final price
MPC	three days later	+4.75%	final price
MPC	three days earlier	-2.77%	final price
MPC	five days earlier	-4.71%	final price
OIH	that day	+0.08%	final price
OIH	the next day	+0.59%	final price
OIH	two days later	-1.55%	final price
OIH	three days later	-3.03%	final price
OIH	three days earlier	-1.76%	final price
OIH	five days earlier	+1.60%	final price
OXY	that day	+1.72%	final price
OXY	the next day	+2.59%	final price
OXY	two days later	+2.20%	final price
OXY	three days later	+0.96%	final price
OXY	three days earlier	-3.14%	final price
OXY	five days earlier	-2.97%	final price

USO

SPY

XLE

Who reported a United States Oil Fund (USO) trade near this story

Gilbert Cisneros buy Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) ($1,001 - $15,000). That is 13 days before publication, inside 30 days. The filing is listed beside the story “Gold Rises as Markets Weigh Oil Pullback.”

Public disclosure filings, not a recommendation. The filing link is the source document. News use of these reports still sits under 5 U.S.C. § 13107(c).

United States Oil Fund (USO) on one side of this energy story

Companies mentioned with this story

USO United States Oil Fund
For “Gold Rises as Markets Weigh Oil Pullback,” 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 “Gold Rises as Markets Weigh Oil Pullback,” 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
For “Gold Rises as Markets Weigh Oil Pullback,” Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) 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
XOP State Street Spdr S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Etf
State Street Spdr S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Etf (XOP) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence in the 12 Oct 2026 story “Gold Rises as Markets Weigh Oil Pullback.” Reason on file: Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations
AEIS Advanced Energy Industries
For “Gold Rises as Markets Weigh Oil Pullback,” Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. 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 “Gold Rises as Markets Weigh Oil Pullback,” 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
For “Gold Rises as Markets Weigh Oil Pullback,” Atmos Energy (ATO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. 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 12 Oct 2026 story “Gold Rises as Markets Weigh Oil Pullback.” 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

How energy news reaches United States Oil Fund (USO)

The 12 Oct 2026 story “Gold Rises as Markets Weigh Oil Pullback” names United States Oil Fund (USO) because of Energy.

What ties United States Oil Fund (USO) to the headline is this: Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations

A second company, United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO), is listed for a different reason: Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations

Dates in the story, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) price range

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.

A simple score for United States Oil Fund (USO)

46 out of 100

“Gold Rises as Markets Weigh Oil Pullback” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 10 linked companies.