Oil Climbs as Fighting Flares in Middle East, Ukraine
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Oil Climbs as Fighting Flares in Middle East, Ukraine WSJ
Directly affected
- No company is named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- LMT Lockheed Martin
Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises
- RTX RTX
Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises
- NOC Northrop Grumman
Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises
- XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR
Energy prices move when Russian supply is at risk
- GD General Dynamics
Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises
- ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense
A fund of aerospace and defense companies
- XOM Exxon Mobil
Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise
- CVX Chevron
Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise
- USO United States Oil Fund
This fund moves with oil prices
- WEAT Teucrium Wheat
Wheat prices rise when Black Sea grain is disrupted
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
Oil Climbs as Fighting Flares in Middle East, Ukraine WSJ
Source: The Wall Street Journal
United States Oil Fund (USO) since this story, compared with the market
Since the first closing price after “Oil Climbs as Fighting Flares in Middle East, Ukraine,” 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVX | that day | +1.30% | final price |
| CVX | the next day | +3.29% | final price |
| CVX | two days later | +2.02% | final price |
| CVX | three days later | +4.63% | final price |
| CVX | three days earlier | -1.61% | final price |
| CVX | five days earlier | -3.45% | final price |
| GD | that day | -0.79% | final price |
| GD | the next day | -0.15% | final price |
| GD | two days later | +0.55% | final price |
| GD | three days later | +2.69% | final price |
| GD | three days earlier | -1.56% | final price |
| GD | five days earlier | -1.12% | final price |
| ITA | that day | -0.98% | final price |
| ITA | the next day | -0.89% | final price |
| ITA | two days later | +0.37% | final price |
| ITA | three days later | +1.47% | final price |
| ITA | three days earlier | -0.59% | final price |
| ITA | five days earlier | +1.03% | final price |
| LMT | that day | -1.60% | final price |
| LMT | the next day | +1.95% | final price |
| LMT | two days later | +4.06% | final price |
| LMT | three days later | +7.83% | final price |
| LMT | three days earlier | -0.82% | final price |
| LMT | five days earlier | -0.43% | final price |
| NOC | that day | -0.75% | final price |
| NOC | the next day | +2.20% | final price |
| NOC | two days later | +2.93% | final price |
| NOC | three days later | +7.22% | final price |
| NOC | three days earlier | -0.13% | final price |
| NOC | five days earlier | -0.38% | final price |
Filings that name United States Oil Fund (USO) around 12 Oct 2026
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Where this story sits: Middle East
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Companies in energy around United States Oil Fund (USO)
Companies mentioned with this story
- USO United States Oil Fund
For “Oil Climbs as Fighting Flares in Middle East, Ukraine,” 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 “Oil Climbs as Fighting Flares in Middle East, Ukraine,” 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
In “Oil Climbs as Fighting Flares in Middle East, Ukraine,” 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 “Oil Climbs as Fighting Flares in Middle East, Ukraine,” 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 “Oil Climbs as Fighting Flares in Middle East, Ukraine,” 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 “Oil Climbs as Fighting Flares in Middle East, Ukraine,” 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 12 Oct 2026 story “Oil Climbs as Fighting Flares in Middle East, Ukraine.” 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
For “Oil Climbs as Fighting Flares in Middle East, Ukraine,” 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
How “Oil Climbs as Fighting Flares in Middle East, Ukraine” reaches United States Oil Fund (USO)
United States Oil Fund (USO) is the company in “Oil Climbs as Fighting Flares in Middle East, Ukraine,” the 12 Oct 2026 Middle East story.
The link for United States Oil Fund (USO) 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
The price range for United States Oil Fund (USO), and the dates in the story
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.
What the saved facts support for United States Oil Fund (USO)
46 out of 100
“Oil Climbs as Fighting Flares in Middle East, Ukraine” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 10 linked companies.