United States Oil Fund Target of Unusually Large Options Trading (NYSEARCA:USO)

United States Oil Fund LP (NYSEARCA:USO) was the recipient of unusually large options trading activity on Thursday. Stock traders purchased 188,717 call options on the stock. This represents an increase of approximately 164% compared to the typical volume of 71,588 call options.

Key United States Oil Fund News

Here are the key news stories impacting United States Oil Fund this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Geopolitical-driven oil rally boosts upside for USO as investors price a protracted Iran conflict and supply disruptions. Oil Price Rally Reignites Amid Fears of Extended Iran War
• Positive Sentiment: Major newswires report oil prices rising as the Iran conflict widens, driving higher risk premia that benefit USO holdings tied to WTI futures. Oil prices rise as Iran conflict widens
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and market notes are pointing to much higher targets (calls of $100+ oil) if disruptions persist, which supports further upside for USO. Crude Oil Surges on Middle East War Risk as Supply Disruptions Point to $100 Target
• Positive Sentiment: UBS raised its Brent forecasts for Q1 and full‑year 2026 on escalating conflict — a fundamental upgrade that supports commodity‑linked ETFs like USO. UBS raises average Brent price forecasts
• Positive Sentiment: Market activity: unusually large options buying in USO (≈188,717 calls — ~164% above typical volume) signals strong speculative bullish interest. Article not linked
• Neutral Sentiment: Some profit‑taking and intraday pullbacks are appearing after sharp gains; traders are watching technical resistance and moving averages for confirmation. Oil Prices Retreat From Session Highs
• Neutral Sentiment: U.S. policy steps (tankers, insurance, naval escorts) are being discussed; such interventions can both stabilize trade flows and reduce tail‑risk — outcome depends on implementation. Treasury Secretary Bessent says U.S. will make ‘series of announcements’
• Negative Sentiment: U.S. crude inventories unexpectedly rose by ~3.5M barrels (above estimates), which is bearish for near‑term oil price momentum and could cap gains for USO. U.S. Crude Oil Stockpiles Post Weekly Increase
• Negative Sentiment: Official comments that markets remain “well supplied” and possible policy measures to secure tanker traffic could relieve risk premia, reducing upside for USO. US Treasury Secretary Bessent says oil market well supplied
• Negative Sentiment: Some strategists note the current spike is largely a geopolitical premium; absent sustained physical disruptions, prices could re‑rate lower — a risk for USO holders entering at the top. Reality Is Setting In. This Won’t Be A Short-Term Oil Price Spike.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Activest Wealth Management bought a new stake in shares of United States Oil Fund during the 3rd quarter valued at about $28,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in United States Oil Fund in the second quarter valued at approximately $38,000. Financial Consulate Inc. bought a new position in shares of United States Oil Fund during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $42,000. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of United States Oil Fund during the 4th quarter worth approximately $48,000. Finally, Advisory Services Network LLC acquired a new stake in shares of United States Oil Fund during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $57,000. 67.47% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

United States Oil Fund Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:USO opened at $91.56 on Thursday. United States Oil Fund has a 52 week low of $60.67 and a 52 week high of $94.37. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $75.56 and its 200-day moving average is $73.20. The firm has a market cap of $1.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.22 and a beta of 0.40.

United States Oil Fund Company Profile

United States Oil Fund, LP (USO) is a commodity pool that issues limited partnership interests (shares) traded on the NYSE Arca, Inc (the NYSE Arca). The investment objective of USO is for the daily changes in percentage terms of its shares’ per share net asset value (NAV) to reflect the daily changes in percentage terms of the spot price of light, sweet crude oil delivered to Cushing, Oklahoma, as measured by the daily changes in the price of the futures contract for light, sweet crude oil traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange, that is the near month contract to expire, except when the near month contract is within over two weeks of expiration, in which case it will be measured by the futures contract that is the next month contract to expire, less USO’s expenses.