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Wall St jumps back as oil slide eases inflation worries; Nvidia slumps

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Key takeaways

  • US stocks rallied on Monday, as a drop in oil prices tempered inflation fears and helped the S&P 500 bounce off its biggest weekly drop since April 2025, and tech shares jumped even as AI heavyweight...
  • Exposed: USO, XLE, SMH, TIP, NVDA
  • Market reaction: USO −3.9% on the day; XLE +0.6% on the day; SMH +5.1% on the day

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Wall St jumps back as oil slide eases inflation worries; Nvidia slumps

US stocks rallied on Monday, as a drop in oil prices tempered inflation fears and helped the S&P 500 bounce off its biggest weekly drop since April 2025, and tech shares jumped even as AI heavyweight...

Directly affected

  • NVDA Nvidia

    Named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • USO United States Oil Fund

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

  • XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR

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

  • TIP iShares TIPS Bond ETF

    iShares TIPS Bond ETF: it is a common hedge when prices rise. Linked by “inflation” (inflation and prices) in this story.

  • SMH VanEck Semiconductor ETF

    VanEck Semiconductor ETF: it holds chipmakers. Linked by “nvidia” (semiconductors) in this story.

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings

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

  • CVX Chevron

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

  • COP ConocoPhillips

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

  • SHEL Shell

    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
NVDA+8.30%+7.21%base-4.60%after closeafter closeafter close
USO+5.62%-2.06%base-3.90%after closeafter closeafter close
XLE+9.12%+3.08%base+0.56%after closeafter closeafter close
TIP+0.09%-0.20%base-0.25%after closeafter closeafter close
SMH+9.57%+8.79%base+5.09%after closeafter closeafter close
XOM+8.37%+2.16%base-0.67%after closeafter closeafter close
CVX+7.15%+2.05%base-1.18%after closeafter closeafter close
COP+7.74%+0.44%base-1.29%after closeafter closeafter close
SHEL+5.91%+2.77%base-0.22%after closeafter closeafter close

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.

Wall St jumps back as oil slide eases inflation worries; Nvidia slumps marketscreener.com

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United States Oil Fund (USO) since this story, compared with the market

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Conocophillips (COP)that day-1.29%final price
Conocophillips (COP)three days earlier+0.44%final price
Conocophillips (COP)five days earlier+7.74%final price
Chevron (CVX)that day-1.18%final price
Chevron (CVX)three days earlier+2.05%final price
Chevron (CVX)five days earlier+7.15%final price
Nvidia (NVDA)that day-4.60%final price
Nvidia (NVDA)three days earlier+7.21%final price
Nvidia (NVDA)five days earlier+8.30%final price
SHELthat day-0.22%final price
SHELthree days earlier+2.77%final price
SHELfive days earlier+5.91%final price
Vaneck Etf Trust (SMH)that day+5.09%final price
Vaneck Etf Trust (SMH)three days earlier+8.79%final price
Vaneck Etf Trust (SMH)five days earlier+9.57%final price
Ishares Tr (TIP)that day-0.25%final price
Ishares Tr (TIP)three days earlier-0.20%final price
Ishares Tr (TIP)five days earlier+0.09%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)that day-3.90%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)three days earlier-2.06%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)five days earlier+5.62%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)that day+0.56%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)three days earlier+3.08%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)five days earlier+9.12%final price
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)that day-0.67%final price
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)three days earlier+2.16%final price
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)five days earlier+8.37%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

    In “Wall St jumps back as oil slide eases inflation worries; Nvidia slumps,” 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

    Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 9 Nov 2026 story “Wall St jumps back as oil slide eases inflation worries; Nvidia slumps.” Reason on file: Energy Select Sector SPDR: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

  • SMH Vaneck Etf Trust

    For “Wall St jumps back as oil slide eases inflation worries; Nvidia slumps,” Vaneck Etf Trust (SMH) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: VanEck Semiconductor ETF: it holds chipmakers. Linked by “nvidia” (semiconductors) in this story

  • TIP Ishares Tr

    Ishares Tr (TIP) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 9 Nov 2026 story “Wall St jumps back as oil slide eases inflation worries; Nvidia slumps.” Reason on file: iShares TIPS Bond ETF: it is a common hedge when prices rise. Linked by “inflation” (inflation and prices) in this story

  • NVDA Nvidia

    In “Wall St jumps back as oil slide eases inflation worries; Nvidia slumps,” Nvidia (NVDA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Nvidia (semiconductors and related devices): chip demand, export rules and supply drive chipmakers' shares. Linked by “nvidia” (semiconductors) in this story

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings

    ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 9 Nov 2026 story “Wall St jumps back as oil slide eases inflation worries; Nvidia slumps.” 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

    In “Wall St jumps back as oil slide eases inflation worries; Nvidia slumps,” 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

    For “Wall St jumps back as oil slide eases inflation worries; Nvidia slumps,” Conocophillips (COP) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: ConocoPhillips (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

United States Oil Fund (USO) and the energy link

The 9 Nov 2026 story “Wall St jumps back as oil slide eases inflation worries; Nvidia slumps” names United States Oil Fund (USO) because of Energy.

For United States Oil Fund (USO), the reason on file says 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

Price levels for United States Oil Fund (USO)

SMH traded between 506.51 and 639.33 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 508.07. USO traded between 143.02 and 171.80 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 148.41. XLE traded between 63.05 and 70.15 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 66.70.

How solid the energy case looks

62 out of 100

“Wall St jumps back as oil slide eases inflation worries; Nvidia slumps” scores 62 out of 100. The score uses 3 sources, and 8 linked companies.