The United States Oil Fund (USO) is an exchange-traded fund that focuses on investing in the oil market, primarily through derivatives like futures contracts. It aims to mirror the daily movements of the price of light, sweet crude oil, but also invests in other oil types and petroleum-based fuels. Managed by United States Commodity Funds LLC, USO offers investors exposure to the oil commodity market without the need to directly invest in physical oil.
Crude is up 86% this year and a popular midstream ETF is quietly collecting a toll on every dollar chasing that trade. Before your next energy allocation, consider what you might be…
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David Beren USO has crushed energy stocks by 40 points this year, and the gap looks like proof that owning oil futures beats owning oil companies. A closer look at what drives that lead…
While everyone chased crude oil and AI plays in 2026, one obscure ETF quietly turned a geopolitical crisis into a four-digit return by betting on something most investors never think to trade.
The United States Oil Fund (NYSEARCA:USO) does one thing: it gives investors a liquid way to bet on West Texas Intermediate crude without opening a futures account. That utility is real, which…
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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 put $10,000 into United States Oil Fund (NYSEARCA:USO) on the last trading day of 2025, when it closed at $69.16, you were sitting on roughly $19,800 by the close on…
The United States Oil Fund (NYSE:USO) opened 2026 at $69.16 and closed Friday at $129.09, a year-to-date gain of roughly 87% in five months. The one-year number is even better at roughly…
Michael Williams The United States Oil Fund (NYSEARCA:USO) has been the most consequential commodity trade of 2026, and the next 12 months will decide whether that trade survives or unwinds. USO trades near $131…
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The Strategic Petroleum Reserve posted back-to-back record drawdowns in mid-May, with 9.92 million barrels released in the week ending May 15 and 8.6 million the week before. Those twin releases brought the…
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