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TSX futures slip as AI worries, elevated oil prices weigh

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ENERGYTSX futures slip as AI worries,elevated oil prices weighGEOPOLITICS ALPHA

This report is about oil and AI and big tech. Names like XOM and CVX typically gain because exxonMobil Holdings (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • USO United States Oil Fund+9.3% 30d

    United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story.

  • XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR+6.9% 30d

    Energy Select Sector SPDR: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story.

  • QQQ Invesco QQQ+0.9% 30d

    Invesco QQQ: it holds the big tech and AI names. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story.

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings+10.9% 15d

    ExxonMobil Holdings (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story.

  • CVX Chevron+10.5% 30d

    Chevron (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story.

  • COP ConocoPhillips+7.7% 30d

    ConocoPhillips (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story.

  • SHEL Shell+0.1% 13d

    Shell (crude petroleum and natural gas): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story.

  • MSFT Microsoft+7.6% 30d

    Microsoft (prepackaged software): big tech's AI spending and demand drive its shares. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
USO+0.80%-2.73%base+0.39%after closeafter closeafter close
XLE+0.88%-0.71%base+1.87%after closeafter closeafter close
QQQNo price data for this ticker———————
XOM+0.03%-1.79%base+2.24%after closeafter closeafter close
CVX+0.78%-1.37%base+1.82%after closeafter closeafter close
COP+0.55%-1.36%base+2.70%after closeafter closeafter close
SHELNo price data for this ticker———————
MSFTNo price data for this ticker———————

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

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TSX futures slip as AI worries, elevated oil prices weigh Reuters

Source: Reuters

The price since 30 Oct 2026: United States Oil Fund (USO) versus the S&P 500

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Conocophillips (COP)that day+2.70%final price
Conocophillips (COP)three days earlier-1.36%final price
Conocophillips (COP)five days earlier+0.55%final price
Chevron (CVX)that day+1.82%final price
Chevron (CVX)three days earlier-1.37%final price
Chevron (CVX)five days earlier+0.78%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)that day+0.39%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)three days earlier-2.73%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)five days earlier+0.80%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)that day+1.87%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)three days earlier-0.71%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)five days earlier+0.88%final price
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)that day+2.24%final price
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)three days earlier-1.79%final price
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)five days earlier+0.03%final price

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Companies in energy around United States Oil Fund (USO)

Companies that tend to gain

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings

    ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) tends to benefit, medium confidence in the 30 Oct 2026 story “TSX futures slip as AI worries, elevated oil prices weigh.” Reason on file: ExxonMobil Holdings (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

  • CVX Chevron

    For “TSX futures slip as AI worries, elevated oil prices weigh,” Chevron (CVX) tends to benefit, medium confidence. Reason on file: Chevron (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

No up or down call on file

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    For “TSX futures slip as AI worries, elevated oil prices weigh,” United States Oil Fund (USO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

  • XLE Select Sector Spdr Tr

    In “TSX futures slip as AI worries, elevated oil prices weigh,” Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Energy Select Sector SPDR: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

  • QQQ Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1

    Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 30 Oct 2026 story “TSX futures slip as AI worries, elevated oil prices weigh.” Reason on file: Invesco QQQ: it holds the big tech and AI names. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story

  • COP Conocophillips

    Conocophillips (COP) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 30 Oct 2026 story “TSX futures slip as AI worries, elevated oil prices weigh.” Reason on file: ConocoPhillips (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

How “TSX futures slip as AI worries, elevated oil prices weigh” reaches United States Oil Fund (USO)

The 30 Oct 2026 story “TSX futures slip as AI worries, elevated oil prices weigh” names United States Oil Fund (USO) because of Energy.

The link for United States Oil Fund (USO) is this: United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

A second company, Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE), is listed for a different reason: Energy Select Sector SPDR: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

The price range for United States Oil Fund (USO), and the dates in the story

QQQ traded between 701.18 and 762.84 across 18 sessions. The latest close on file is 715.42. USO traded between 141.82 and 169.96 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 168.21. XLE traded between 61.91 and 69.86 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 68.72.

How solid the energy case looks

46 out of 100

“TSX futures slip as AI worries, elevated oil prices weigh” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 8 linked companies.