If you bought United States Oil Fund (NYSEARCA:USO) a decade ago because you thought oil was cheap, the spot price proved you right, but the fund did not. Spot West Texas Intermediate…
If you bought the United States Oil Fund (NYSEARCA:USO) ten years ago to ride a long-term crude rebound, you are sitting on a total return of 22.46%. Crude oil itself has swung…
Crude oil is the loudest macro story of 2026, and the cleanest way to express a view on it without owning physical barrels is through exchange-traded funds. This piece focuses on four:…
If you bought the United States Oil Fund (NYSEARCA:USO) to bet on rising crude prices, the fund is living up to its reputation. USO is up 114% year to date as WTI…
West Texas Intermediate crude started 2026 at $57 a barrel and now trades near $112, a near-doubling driven by Iran-related tensions around the Strait of Hormuz and a sustained geopolitical risk premium…
Crude oil cleared $100 a barrel multiple times in April 2026, and the move was not subtle. WTI peaked at nearly $115 in early April; Brent reached about $138 in the same…
Brent crude started 2026 near $61 a barrel. Today it trades above $127 (spot price, not futures). That move did not happen because of demand growth or a supply agreement. It happened…
Omor Ibne Ehsan Three supertankers slipped through the Strait of Hormuz last Saturday, each carrying up to two million barrels of oil. That trickle is all that passed during the ceasefire window. Before the war…
Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV | LUV Price Prediction) entered 2026 with its most sweeping operational overhaul in the carrier’s history, only to see shares slide 22% over the past month as a surge…
Starting on March 4, 2026, Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz closed and began attacking ships attempting to transit oil and other commodities. The consequences for global oil supply have been immediate…
The United States Brent Oil Fund (NYSEARCA: BNO) has gained 50.85% year-to-date, climbing from $ 28.32 to $43.60. All the while, retail sentiment on Reddit has followed, sitting in bullish territory with…
David Beren ThinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its weekly petroleum status report Wednesday morning. U.S. commercial crude inventories decreased by 2.4 million barrels last week, maintaining a total U.S. commercial crude inventory…
ThinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its weekly petroleum status report Wednesday morning. U.S. commercial crude inventories increased by 6.6 million barrels last week, maintaining a total U.S. commercial crude inventory…
ThinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its weekly petroleum status report Thursday morning, a day later than usual due to the Veterans Day holiday. U.S. commercial crude inventories increased by 2.6…
ThinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its weekly petroleum status report Wednesday morning. U.S. commercial crude inventories increased by 1.6 million barrels last week, maintaining a total U.S. commercial crude inventory…
