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Iran Says Four Oil Tankers Destroyed by Mines Near Strait of Hormuz

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ENERGY · STRAIT OF HORMUZIran Says Four Oil TankersDestroyed by Mines Near Strait ofHormuzGEOPOLITICS ALPHA

This report is about tanker shipping and oil. Names like FRO and TNK typically gain because frontline (deep sea foreign transportation of freight): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • BWET Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF-3.3% 17d

    Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks tanker freight rates. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story.

  • USO United States Oil Fund+6.3% 30d

    United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story.

  • FRO Frontline+10.3% 30d

    Frontline (deep sea foreign transportation of freight): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story.

  • TNK Teekay Tankers

    Teekay Tankers (water transportation): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story.

  • DHT DHT Holdings

    DHT Holdings (deep sea foreign transportation of freight): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story.

  • INSW International Seaways-4.8% 13d

    International Seaways (water transportation): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story.

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings+2.0% 16d

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

  • CVX Chevron+9.6% 30d

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

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
BWET+7.18%+11.56%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
USO+5.38%+6.75%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
FRO+5.87%+8.47%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
TNK+3.93%+5.50%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
DHT+2.17%+4.51%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
INSW+6.60%+6.75%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

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.

Iran Says Four Oil Tankers Destroyed by Mines Near Strait of Hormuz Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com

Source: Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com

What happened to Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) the last 17 times Strait of Hormuz was in the news

Across 17 earlier stories, Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) the next day averaged +2.19%. The largest gain was +4.46% and the largest drop was +0.48%, from 14 prices.

CompanyWhenAverageLargest gainLargest dropPrices
Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)the next day+2.19%+4.46%+0.48%14
Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)three days later+3.29%+4.59%+1.56%14
United States Oil Fund (USO)the next day+1.12%+3.26%+0.26%17
United States Oil Fund (USO)three days later-0.20%+6.12%-4.19%17
Frontline (FRO)the next day+2.93%+5.19%+1.38%17
Frontline (FRO)three days later+0.29%+2.95%-6.36%17
Teekay Tankers (TNK)the next day-0.02%+2.88%-1.78%17
Teekay Tankers (TNK)three days later-1.80%-0.60%-8.65%17

The price since 4 Nov 2026: Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) versus the S&P 500

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)three days earlier+11.56%final price
Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)five days earlier+7.18%final price
Chevron (CVX)three days earlier+4.58%final price
Chevron (CVX)five days earlier+1.76%final price
DHT Holdings (DHT)three days earlier+4.51%final price
DHT Holdings (DHT)five days earlier+2.17%final price
Frontline (FRO)three days earlier+8.47%final price
Frontline (FRO)five days earlier+5.87%final price
International Seaways (INSW)three days earlier+6.75%final price
International Seaways (INSW)five days earlier+6.60%final price
Teekay Tankers (TNK)three days earlier+5.50%final price
Teekay Tankers (TNK)five days earlier+3.93%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
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)three days earlier+5.49%final price
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)five days earlier+2.57%final price

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The Strait of Hormuz count beside this story

Strait of Hormuz

Geopolitics Alpha has 193 stories about Strait of Hormuz from the past 7 days and 506 stories from the past 30. That is faster than its usual pace over the past month. “Iran Says Four Oil Tankers Destroyed by Mines Near Strait of Hormuz” is tagged to Strait of Hormuz.

Companies in energy around Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)

The side that tends to collect

  • FRO Frontline

    Frontline (FRO) tends to benefit, medium confidence in the 4 Nov 2026 story “Iran Says Four Oil Tankers Destroyed by Mines Near Strait of Hormuz.” Reason on file: Frontline (deep sea foreign transportation of freight): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story

  • TNK Teekay Tankers

    Teekay Tankers (TNK) tends to benefit, medium confidence in the 4 Nov 2026 story “Iran Says Four Oil Tankers Destroyed by Mines Near Strait of Hormuz.” Reason on file: Teekay Tankers (water transportation): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story

  • DHT DHT Holdings

    For “Iran Says Four Oil Tankers Destroyed by Mines Near Strait of Hormuz,” DHT Holdings (DHT) tends to benefit, medium confidence. Reason on file: DHT Holdings (deep sea foreign transportation of freight): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story

  • INSW International Seaways

    International Seaways (INSW) tends to benefit, medium confidence in the 4 Nov 2026 story “Iran Says Four Oil Tankers Destroyed by Mines Near Strait of Hormuz.” Reason on file: International Seaways (water transportation): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story

No up or down call on file

  • BWET Amplify Commodity Trust

    In “Iran Says Four Oil Tankers Destroyed by Mines Near Strait of Hormuz,” Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks tanker freight rates. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    In “Iran Says Four Oil Tankers Destroyed by Mines Near Strait of Hormuz,” 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 “oil” (oil) in this story

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings

    ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 4 Nov 2026 story “Iran Says Four Oil Tankers Destroyed by Mines Near Strait of Hormuz.” Reason on file: ExxonMobil Holdings (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

  • CVX Chevron

    For “Iran Says Four Oil Tankers Destroyed by Mines Near Strait of Hormuz,” Chevron (CVX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Chevron (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

How energy news reaches Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)

On 4 Nov 2026, “Iran Says Four Oil Tankers Destroyed by Mines Near Strait of Hormuz” is the story that connects Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) to Strait of Hormuz.

What ties Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) to the headline is this: Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks tanker freight rates. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story

United States Oil Fund (USO) is here too. Its reason reads: United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

What this energy story puts on the calendar

BWET traded between 788.51 and 1047.07 across 17 sessions. The latest close on file is 907.20. FRO traded between 49.05 and 59.74 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 52.47. USO traded between 142.51 and 171.80 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 158.17.

The energy score for Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)

46 out of 100

“Iran Says Four Oil Tankers Destroyed by Mines Near Strait of Hormuz” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 8 linked companies.