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Oil prices volatile after Trump claims ‘energy ceasefire’ in Ukraine war

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Oil prices volatile after Trump claims ‘energy ceasefire’ in Ukraine war Financial Times

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

  • JPM JPMorgan Chase

    Bank profits move with lending and interest rates

  • BAC Bank of America

    Bank profits move with lending and interest rates

  • XOM Exxon Mobil

    Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise

  • CVX Chevron

    Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
LMT-0.61%-2.04%—+0.48%-1.13%+2.44%+4.55%
RTX———————
NOC-1.00%-1.50%—+0.86%+0.11%+3.08%+3.81%
XLE———————
GD+0.12%-1.46%—+1.14%+0.35%+0.99%+1.70%
ITA+0.06%-1.47%—-0.28%-1.26%-1.17%+0.09%
JPM———————
BAC———————
XOM———————
CVX-2.61%-3.22%—+1.43%+2.75%+4.76%+3.48%

Oil prices volatile after Trump claims ‘energy ceasefire’ in Ukraine war Financial Times

Source: Financial Times

United States Oil Fund (USO) compared with energy stocks (XLE) since 12 Oct 2026

Since the first closing price after “Oil prices volatile after Trump claims ‘energy ceasefire’ in Ukraine war,” 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.

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
CVXthat day+1.43%final price
CVXthe next day+2.75%final price
CVXtwo days later+4.76%final price
CVXthree days later+3.48%final price
CVXthree days earlier-3.22%final price
CVXfive days earlier-2.61%final price
GDthat day+1.14%final price
GDthe next day+0.35%final price
GDtwo days later+0.99%final price
GDthree days later+1.70%final price
GDthree days earlier-1.46%final price
GDfive days earlier+0.12%final price
ITAthat day-0.28%final price
ITAthe next day-1.26%final price
ITAtwo days later-1.17%final price
ITAthree days later+0.09%final price
ITAthree days earlier-1.47%final price
ITAfive days earlier+0.06%final price
LMTthat day+0.48%final price
LMTthe next day-1.13%final price
LMTtwo days later+2.44%final price
LMTthree days later+4.55%final price
LMTthree days earlier-2.04%final price
LMTfive days earlier-0.61%final price
NOCthat day+0.86%final price
NOCthe next day+0.11%final price
NOCtwo days later+3.08%final price
NOCthree days later+3.81%final price
NOCthree days earlier-1.50%final price
NOCfive days earlier-1.00%final price
USO
SPY
XLE

Official trades in United States Oil Fund (USO) around 12 Oct 2026

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Companies in energy around United States Oil Fund (USO)

Companies mentioned with 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 “Oil prices volatile after Trump claims ‘energy ceasefire’ in Ukraine war.” 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 volatile after Trump claims ‘energy ceasefire’ in Ukraine war,” 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 prices volatile after Trump claims ‘energy ceasefire’ in Ukraine war,” 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

    In “Oil prices volatile after Trump claims ‘energy ceasefire’ in Ukraine war,” 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

    Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 12 Oct 2026 story “Oil prices volatile after Trump claims ‘energy ceasefire’ in Ukraine war.” 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 volatile after Trump claims ‘energy ceasefire’ in Ukraine war.” 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 volatile after Trump claims ‘energy ceasefire’ in Ukraine war.” 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 “Oil prices volatile after Trump claims ‘energy ceasefire’ in Ukraine war,” 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

On 12 Oct 2026, “Oil prices volatile after Trump claims ‘energy ceasefire’ in Ukraine war” is the story that connects United States Oil Fund (USO) to Energy.

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

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

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.

What the saved facts support for United States Oil Fund (USO)

46 out of 100

“Oil prices volatile after Trump claims ‘energy ceasefire’ in Ukraine war” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 10 linked companies.