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US crude oil inventories down 0.5% in week ending Oct. 23

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ENERGYUS crude oil inventories down 0.5%in week ending Oct. 23GEOPOLITICS ALPHA

This report is about oil. 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+7.3% 30d

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

  • XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR+6.2% 30d

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

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings+10.3% 14d

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

  • CVX Chevron+8.4% 30d

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

  • OXY Occidental Petroleum+1.5% 30d

    Occidental Petroleum (crude petroleum and natural gas): 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.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
USO-2.52%-0.26%base-0.91%after closeafter closeafter close
XLE-1.29%+1.72%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
XOM-2.14%+1.35%base+0.63%after closeafter closeafter close
CVX-1.18%+1.19%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
OXY-0.60%+1.91%base+0.29%after closeafter closeafter close
SHELNo 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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US crude oil inventories down 0.5% in week ending Oct. 23 Anadolu Ajansı

Source: Anadolu Ajansı

Price since this story was published: United States Oil Fund (USO)

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Chevron (CVX)three days earlier+1.19%final price
Chevron (CVX)five days earlier-1.18%final price
Occidental Petroleum (OXY)that day+0.29%still updating
Occidental Petroleum (OXY)three days earlier+1.91%final price
Occidental Petroleum (OXY)five days earlier-0.60%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)that day-0.91%still updating
United States Oil Fund (USO)three days earlier-0.26%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)five days earlier-2.52%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)three days earlier+1.72%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)five days earlier-1.29%final price
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)that day+0.63%still updating
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)three days earlier+1.35%final price
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)five days earlier-2.14%final price

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United States Oil Fund (USO) on one side of this energy story

Companies that tend to gain

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings

    For “US crude oil inventories down 0.5% in week ending Oct. 23,” ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) tends to benefit, medium confidence. 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

    Chevron (CVX) tends to benefit, medium confidence in the 29 Oct 2026 story “US crude oil inventories down 0.5% in week ending Oct. 23.” 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 “US crude oil inventories down 0.5% in week ending Oct. 23,” 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

    For “US crude oil inventories down 0.5% in week ending Oct. 23,” 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

  • OXY Occidental Petroleum

    For “US crude oil inventories down 0.5% in week ending Oct. 23,” Occidental Petroleum (OXY) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Occidental Petroleum (crude petroleum and natural gas): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

  • SHEL Shell

    Shell (SHEL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 29 Oct 2026 story “US crude oil inventories down 0.5% in week ending Oct. 23.” Reason on file: Shell (crude petroleum and natural gas): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

How energy news reaches United States Oil Fund (USO)

The 29 Oct 2026 story “US crude oil inventories down 0.5% in week ending Oct. 23” names United States Oil Fund (USO) because of Energy.

What ties United States Oil Fund (USO) to the headline 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

Dates in the story, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) price range

USO traded between 141.82 and 169.96 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 166.69. XLE traded between 61.05 and 69.86 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 68.46. XOM traded between 165.22 and 184.89 across 13 sessions. The latest close on file is 182.08.

The energy score for United States Oil Fund (USO)

54 out of 100Price not final

“US crude oil inventories down 0.5% in week ending Oct. 23” scores 54 out of 100. The score uses 2 sources, and 6 linked companies. The price is not final yet.