Natural Gas and Oil Forecast: WTI Tests $91.40, Can Brent Break $106 and NG Reach $3.35?

Published 12 Oct 2026, 07:16 UTC. Updated 12 Oct 2026, 07:41 UTC.

Natural Gas and Oil Forecast: WTI Tests $91.40, Can Brent Break $106 and NG Reach $3.35? FXEmpire

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%

Natural Gas and Oil Forecast: WTI Tests $91.40, Can Brent Break $106 and NG Reach $3.35? FXEmpire

Source: FXEmpire

How far United States Oil Fund (USO) has moved since 12 Oct 2026

Since the first closing price after “Natural Gas and Oil Forecast: WTI Tests $91.40, Can Brent Break $106 and NG Reach $3.35?,” 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 “Natural Gas and Oil Forecast: WTI Tests $91.40, Can Brent Break $106 and NG Reach $3.35?.”

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 tied to this story

USO United States Oil Fund
United States Oil Fund (USO) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence in the 12 Oct 2026 story “Natural Gas and Oil Forecast: WTI Tests $91.40, Can Brent Break $106 and NG Reach $3.35?.” 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
In “Natural Gas and Oil Forecast: WTI Tests $91.40, Can Brent Break $106 and NG Reach $3.35?,” 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
XLE Select Sector Spdr Tr
In “Natural Gas and Oil Forecast: WTI Tests $91.40, Can Brent Break $106 and NG Reach $3.35?,” 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
BNO United States Brent Oil Fund
For “Natural Gas and Oil Forecast: WTI Tests $91.40, Can Brent Break $106 and NG Reach $3.35?,” 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
NGS Natural Gas Services Group
For “Natural Gas and Oil Forecast: WTI Tests $91.40, Can Brent Break $106 and NG Reach $3.35?,” Natural Gas Services Group (NGS) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected NGS as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: natural gas, natural. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
UNG United States Natural Gas Fund
United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 12 Oct 2026 story “Natural Gas and Oil Forecast: WTI Tests $91.40, Can Brent Break $106 and NG Reach $3.35?.” Reason on file: Natural-gas or LNG supply changes can transmit through gas pricing and energy-sector cash flows
AEIS Advanced Energy Industries
Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 12 Oct 2026 story “Natural Gas and Oil Forecast: WTI Tests $91.40, Can Brent Break $106 and NG Reach $3.35?.” 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 “Natural Gas and Oil Forecast: WTI Tests $91.40, Can Brent Break $106 and NG Reach $3.35?,” 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

How energy news reaches United States Oil Fund (USO)

“Natural Gas and Oil Forecast: WTI Tests $91.40, Can Brent Break $106 and NG Reach $3.35?” (12 Oct 2026) reaches United States Oil Fund (USO) through 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

Also listed, State Street Spdr S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Etf (XOP): Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations

Price levels for United States Oil Fund (USO)

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. XOP traded between 177.09 and 202.25 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 199.52.

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

46 out of 100

“Natural Gas and Oil Forecast: WTI Tests $91.40, Can Brent Break $106 and NG Reach $3.35?” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 11 linked companies.