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Live updates: Bitcoin rises as oil sinks on report of China intervention on Iran

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U.S. stocks are set for a sharply higher open one day after the Fed hikes interest rates for the first time in more than three years.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • FRO Frontline

    Tanker operators earn more when freight rates spike

  • INSW International Seaways

    Tanker operators earn more when freight rates spike

  • DHT DHT Holdings

    Tanker operators earn more when freight rates spike

  • TNK Teekay Tankers

    Tanker operators earn more when freight rates spike

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    Oil prices move when Iranian supply is at risk

  • XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR

    Energy companies move with Iran supply risk

  • IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust

    This price moves with the crypto market

  • COIN Coinbase

    The crypto exchange moves with trading volumes

  • TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond

    Long-term bonds move when yields change

  • DAL Delta Air Lines

    Airlines pay more for fuel when oil prices jump

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
FRO———————
INSW———————
DHT———————
TNK———————
USO———————
XLE———————
IBIT———————
COIN———————
TLT———————
DAL———————

United States Oil Fund (USO) compared with energy stocks (XLE) since 17 Sep 2026

Since the first closing price after “Live updates: Bitcoin rises as oil sinks on report of China intervention on Iran,” United States Oil Fund (USO) is +4.52%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is +0.65% over the same days, a +3.86% difference versus the market. energy stocks (XLE) is +5.44%, a -0.93% difference versus that group of stocks.

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Official trades in United States Oil Fund (USO) around 17 Sep 2026

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).

Companies in energy around United States Oil Fund (USO)

Companies carried with this story

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    In “Live updates: Bitcoin rises as oil sinks on report of China intervention on Iran,” 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

    In “Live updates: Bitcoin rises as oil sinks on report of China intervention on Iran,” 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 “Live updates: Bitcoin rises as oil sinks on report of China intervention on Iran,” 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

    For “Live updates: Bitcoin rises as oil sinks on report of China intervention on Iran,” State Street Spdr S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Etf (XOP) 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

  • AEIS Advanced Energy Industries

    For “Live updates: Bitcoin rises as oil sinks on report of China intervention on Iran,” 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

    For “Live updates: Bitcoin rises as oil sinks on report of China intervention on Iran,” 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 17 Sep 2026 story “Live updates: Bitcoin rises as oil sinks on report of China intervention on Iran.” 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

    In “Live updates: Bitcoin rises as oil sinks on report of China intervention on Iran,” Bloom Energy (BE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. 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

United States Oil Fund (USO) and the energy link

The 17 Sep 2026 story “Live updates: Bitcoin rises as oil sinks on report of China intervention on Iran” names United States Oil Fund (USO) because of Energy.

For United States Oil Fund (USO), the reason on file says Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations

Also listed, United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO): Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations

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

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.

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

100 out of 100

“Live updates: Bitcoin rises as oil sinks on report of China intervention on Iran” scores 100 out of 100. The score uses 10 linked companies.