WTI Crude Oil via USO ETF up 2.44%, five-session +7.25%

The USO ETF, which tracks WTI Crude Oil, traded at $157.31, rising 2.44% from the prior close and recording a five-session change of +7.25% as of Oct 15, 20:00 UTC.

MarketAlleys Research Desk

Published Oct 16, 2026, 12:33 AM UTC · 3 min read

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Price action

The USO ETF, which tracks WTI Crude Oil, was $157.31 and rose 2.44% from the prior close; it was +7.25% over five sessions. Data are as of Oct 15, 20:00 UTC and reported by Finnhub. The USO ETF is classified as commodities in the markets listing.

Instrument	Last	5-session change	Latest change	As of	Source
WTI Crude Oil (via USO ETF)	$157.31	+7.25%	+2.44%	Oct 15, 20:00 UTC	Finnhub

Trend and momentum

WTI Crude Oil is listed as bullish with RSI(14) 58.5. Its last close was 101.91, above the 50-day moving average 92.59 and the long moving average 85.49. These metrics are reported in the market's trend data.

Instrument	Close	SMA50	Long SMA	RSI(14)	Trend status
WTI Crude Oil	101.91	92.59	85.49	58.5	bullish

Trend status is a rules-based classification of moving averages and MACD on daily closes (as of Oct 15, 22:40 UTC); it is not a recommendation.

News flow

Reuters reported "Oil shipping costs spike, lifting prices from pump to grocery". Reuters also published the commentary "COMMENTARY: Oil's long view darkens as Iran war refuses to end". businessinsider.com published "Oil Prices and AI Are Making US Inflation Harder for the Fed to Tame".

Oil shipping costs spike, lifting prices from pump to grocery — Reuters, Oct 15, 10:29 UTC (also reported by aol.com)
COMMENTARY: Oil's long view darkens as Iran war refuses to end — Reuters, Oct 15, 06:00 UTC
Oil Prices and AI Are Making US Inflation Harder for the Fed to Tame — businessinsider.com, Oct 15, 11:45 UTC
Oil prices ease as investors weigh supply outlook, Middle East tensions — Reuters, Oct 15, 01:30 UTC
Edible oil refiners set to clock 10 - 12 % revenue growth in FY27 despite duty cut : Report — economictimes.indiatimes.com, Oct 15, 13:00 UTC

Across commodities

All percentage moves below are from the prior close. The USO ETF rose 2.44%, the GLD ETF rose 1.79% and the SLV ETF rose 3.39%; the BNO ETF fell 0.31%, the UNG ETF fell 1.16% and the CPER ETF fell 0.53%.

Instrument	Last	Change	Basis	As of	Source
US Dollar Index (via UUP ETF)	$29.00	-0.41%	vs prior close	Oct 15, 20:00 UTC	Finnhub
Gold (via GLD ETF)	$382.71	+1.79%	vs prior close	Oct 15, 20:00 UTC	Finnhub
Silver (via SLV ETF)	$51.92	+3.39%	vs prior close	Oct 15, 20:00 UTC	Finnhub
Brent Crude (via BNO ETF)	$64.86	-0.31%	vs prior close	Oct 15, 20:00 UTC	Finnhub
Natural Gas (via UNG ETF)	$11.09	-1.16%	vs prior close	Oct 15, 20:00 UTC	Finnhub
Copper (via CPER ETF)	$39.45	-0.53%	vs prior close	Oct 15, 20:00 UTC	Finnhub

Sources and data

Reuters (secondary source) — Oil shipping costs spike, lifting prices from pump to grocery
businessinsider.com (secondary source) — Oil Prices and AI Are Making US Inflation Harder for the Fed to Tame
economictimes.indiatimes.com (secondary source) — Edible oil refiners set to clock 10 - 12 % revenue growth in FY27 despite duty cut : Report
Finnhub (market data) — market data
Federal Reserve (primary source) — calendar
U.S. Energy Information Administration via FRED (primary source) — calendar
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (primary source) — calendar

Market data as of Oct 15, 20:00 UTC; report generated Oct 16, 00:30 UTC. All times are UTC. Each table row shows its own timestamp and provider.

This report was produced by the MarketAlleys Research Desk using automated data processing and language tools from the sources listed above, and checked against our automated-content validation rules. It is for information only and is not investment advice.

Terms in this article

WTI crude
West Texas Intermediate, a light, sweet (low-sulphur) US crude oil and the main US price benchmark.
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Exchange-traded fund (ETF)
A fund that trades on a stock exchange like a share, usually tracking an index, sector, commodity or strategy.
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Price-to-earnings ratio (P/E)
Share price divided by earnings per share.
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Relative Strength Index (RSI)
A momentum oscillator, developed by J.
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Moving average
The average price over a rolling window, plotted to smooth out noise.
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Sources & data

Reuters (secondary, retrieved Oct 16, 2026, 12:33 AM UTC)
businessinsider.com (secondary, retrieved Oct 16, 2026, 12:33 AM UTC)
economictimes.indiatimes.com (secondary, retrieved Oct 16, 2026, 12:33 AM UTC)
Finnhub (market-data, retrieved Oct 16, 2026, 12:33 AM UTC)
Federal Reserve (primary, retrieved Oct 16, 2026, 12:33 AM UTC)
U.S. Energy Information Administration via FRED (primary, retrieved Oct 16, 2026, 12:33 AM UTC)
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (primary, retrieved Oct 16, 2026, 12:33 AM UTC)

Market data as of Oct 15, 2026, 08:00 PM UTC.

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