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US strategic oil reserves drop to lowest since October 1982

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This report is about oil.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • USO United States Oil Fund+8.2% 30d

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

  • XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR+7.4% 30d

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

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings+11.0% 11d

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

  • CVX Chevron+9.9% 30d

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

  • COP ConocoPhillips+11.7% 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.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
USO-5.13%-5.78%base-1.51%after closeafter closeafter close
XLE-2.19%-1.69%base+0.48%after closeafter closeafter close
XOM-2.72%-2.80%base+0.64%after closeafter closeafter close
CVX-3.75%-2.77%base-0.33%after closeafter closeafter close
COP-3.70%-3.40%base+0.49%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 strategic oil reserves drop to lowest since October 1982 Investing.com

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

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Conocophillips (COP)that day+0.49%still updating
Conocophillips (COP)three days earlier-3.40%final price
Conocophillips (COP)five days earlier-3.70%final price
Chevron (CVX)that day-0.33%still updating
Chevron (CVX)three days earlier-2.77%final price
Chevron (CVX)five days earlier-3.75%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)that day-1.51%still updating
United States Oil Fund (USO)three days earlier-5.78%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)five days earlier-5.13%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)that day+0.48%still updating
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)three days earlier-1.69%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)five days earlier-2.19%final price
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)that day+0.64%still updating
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)three days earlier-2.80%final price
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)five days earlier-2.72%final price

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Who gains and who loses 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, medium confidence in the 26 Oct 2026 story “US strategic oil reserves drop to lowest since October 1982.” Reason on file: United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

  • XLE Select Sector Spdr Tr

    Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 26 Oct 2026 story “US strategic oil reserves drop to lowest since October 1982.” Reason on file: Energy Select Sector SPDR: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings

    In “US strategic oil reserves drop to lowest since October 1982,” ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) is linked, with no stored direction, 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

    For “US strategic oil reserves drop to lowest since October 1982,” Chevron (CVX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Chevron (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

  • COP Conocophillips

    Conocophillips (COP) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 26 Oct 2026 story “US strategic oil reserves drop to lowest since October 1982.” Reason on file: ConocoPhillips (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

  • SHEL Shell

    For “US strategic oil reserves drop to lowest since October 1982,” Shell (SHEL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. 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 “US strategic oil reserves drop to lowest since October 1982” reaches United States Oil Fund (USO)

United States Oil Fund (USO) is the company in “US strategic oil reserves drop to lowest since October 1982,” the 26 Oct 2026 Energy story.

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

Also listed, Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE): 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

USO traded between 141.82 and 169.96 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 169.55. XLE traded between 60.95 and 69.72 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 69.32. XOM traded between 164.06 and 183.70 across 11 sessions. The latest close on file is 183.21.

How strong the case is around United States Oil Fund (USO)

46 out of 100Price not final

“US strategic oil reserves drop to lowest since October 1982” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 6 linked companies. The price is not final yet.