Oil Prices Steady After Trump Appears to Rule Out Iran Strikes Before Midterms
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Oil Prices Steady After Trump Appears to Rule Out Iran Strikes Before Midterms WSJ
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
- LMT Lockheed Martin
Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises
- RTX RTX
Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises
- XOM Exxon Mobil
Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise
- DAL Delta Air Lines
Airlines pay more for fuel when oil prices jump
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
Oil Prices Steady After Trump Appears to Rule Out Iran Strikes Before Midterms WSJ
Source: The Wall Street Journal
Price since this story was published: United States Oil Fund (USO)
Since the first closing price after “Oil Prices Steady After Trump Appears to Rule Out Iran Strikes Before Midterms,” 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | that day | -2.50% | final price |
| DAL | the next day | -3.18% | final price |
| DAL | two days later | -6.69% | final price |
| DAL | three days later | -4.98% | final price |
| DAL | three days earlier | +0.99% | final price |
| DAL | five days earlier | +1.16% | final price |
| DHT | that day | +6.49% | final price |
| DHT | the next day | +7.83% | final price |
| DHT | two days later | +1.26% | final price |
| DHT | three days later | -4.87% | final price |
| DHT | three days earlier | -3.73% | final price |
| DHT | five days earlier | -3.33% | final price |
| FRO | that day | +5.54% | final price |
| FRO | the next day | +5.19% | final price |
| FRO | two days later | +0.27% | final price |
| FRO | three days later | -6.36% | final price |
| FRO | three days earlier | -5.40% | final price |
| FRO | five days earlier | -4.17% | final price |
| INSW | that day | +3.69% | final price |
| INSW | the next day | +4.30% | final price |
| INSW | two days later | -1.00% | final price |
| INSW | three days later | -5.62% | final price |
| INSW | three days earlier | -2.49% | final price |
| INSW | five days earlier | -2.70% | final price |
| LMT | that day | +0.48% | final price |
| LMT | the next day | -1.13% | final price |
| LMT | two days later | +2.44% | final price |
| LMT | three days later | +4.55% | final price |
| LMT | three days earlier | -2.04% | final price |
| LMT | five days earlier | -0.61% | final price |
Official trades in United States Oil Fund (USO) around 12 Oct 2026
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Who gains and who loses around United States Oil Fund (USO)
Companies carried with this story
- USO United States Oil Fund
In “Oil Prices Steady After Trump Appears to Rule Out Iran Strikes Before Midterms,” 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 “Oil Prices Steady After Trump Appears to Rule Out Iran Strikes Before Midterms,” 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 “Oil Prices Steady After Trump Appears to Rule Out Iran Strikes Before Midterms,” 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 “Oil Prices Steady After Trump Appears to Rule Out Iran Strikes Before Midterms.” Reason on file: Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations
- AEIS Advanced Energy Industries
In “Oil Prices Steady After Trump Appears to Rule Out Iran Strikes Before Midterms,” 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
Amplify Energy (AMPY) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 12 Oct 2026 story “Oil Prices Steady After Trump Appears to Rule Out Iran Strikes Before Midterms.” 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 Prices Steady After Trump Appears to Rule Out Iran Strikes Before Midterms.” 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 “Oil Prices Steady After Trump Appears to Rule Out Iran Strikes Before Midterms.” 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)
On 12 Oct 2026, “Oil Prices Steady After Trump Appears to Rule Out Iran Strikes Before Midterms” is the story that connects United States Oil Fund (USO) to 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
United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) is here too. Its reason reads: 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 solid the energy case looks
46 out of 100
“Oil Prices Steady After Trump Appears to Rule Out Iran Strikes Before Midterms” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 10 linked companies.