Oil surge keeps S&P 500, Nasdaq in check before earnings; Salesforce lifts Dow

Published 12 Oct 2026, 14:23 UTC. Updated 12 Oct 2026, 18:04 UTC.

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Directly affected

NDAQ Nasdaq
Named in this report.
CRM Salesforce
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
NDAQ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CRM	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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%

Oil surge keeps S&P 500, Nasdaq in check before earnings; Salesforce lifts Dow Kitco

Source: Kitco

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

Since the first closing price after “Oil surge keeps S&P 500, Nasdaq in check before earnings; Salesforce lifts Dow,” 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 “Oil surge keeps S&P 500, Nasdaq in check before earnings; Salesforce lifts Dow.”

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).

Who gains and who loses around United States Oil Fund (USO)

Companies mentioned with this story

USO United States Oil Fund
For “Oil surge keeps S&P 500, Nasdaq in check before earnings; Salesforce lifts Dow,” 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 surge keeps S&P 500, Nasdaq in check before earnings; Salesforce lifts Dow,” 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 surge keeps S&P 500, Nasdaq in check before earnings; Salesforce lifts Dow,” 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 surge keeps S&P 500, Nasdaq in check before earnings; Salesforce lifts Dow.” 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 surge keeps S&P 500, Nasdaq in check before earnings; Salesforce lifts Dow.” 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 surge keeps S&P 500, Nasdaq in check before earnings; Salesforce lifts Dow,” 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
For “Oil surge keeps S&P 500, Nasdaq in check before earnings; Salesforce lifts Dow,” Atmos Energy (ATO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. 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 surge keeps S&P 500, Nasdaq in check before earnings; Salesforce lifts Dow,” 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 energy news reaches United States Oil Fund (USO)

United States Oil Fund (USO) is the company in “Oil surge keeps S&P 500, Nasdaq in check before earnings; Salesforce lifts Dow,” the 12 Oct 2026 Energy 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

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

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)

77 out of 100

“Oil surge keeps S&P 500, Nasdaq in check before earnings; Salesforce lifts Dow” scores 77 out of 100. The score uses 5 sources, and 10 linked companies.