United States Oil Fund (NYSEARCA:USO) Shares Down 3.8% – What’s Next?

United States Oil Fund LP (NYSEARCA:USO)’s share price was down 3.8% on Monday . The stock traded as low as $114.36 and last traded at $115.32. Approximately 12,709,253 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 41% from the average daily volume of 21,490,619 shares. The stock had previously closed at $119.89.

Trending Headlines about United States Oil Fund

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

• Positive Sentiment: Geopolitical risk keeps WTI near $100 and supports oil outlook, underpinning USO’s gains as investors price a potential major supply shock. Natural Gas and Oil Forecast
• Positive Sentiment: IEA and some banks warn of a historic oil shock and have raised price forecasts for Brent—this bullish macro view supports oil ETFs like USO. IEA warns of historic oil shock
• Positive Sentiment: Record retail flows and meme‑style trading into oil have amplified moves and liquidity into ETFs like USO, increasing upside momentum when oil spikes. Retail Goes All-In on Oil
• Neutral Sentiment: Macro context: the Fed decision and broader equity moves are influencing risk appetite; Brent staying above $100 keeps USO tied to macro volatility even as rates and equities react. Fed Meeting Today
• Negative Sentiment: Short interest in USO has surged, raising the risk of further downward pressure if prices stabilize or fall—higher shorts can amplify selloffs in the ETF. USO Short Interest Surges
• Negative Sentiment: Iraq struck export deals to route oil around the Strait of Hormuz, and reports show some supply returning — these developments have eased the tightest supply fears and prompted price pullbacks that can weigh on USO. Oil Prices Drop After Critical Iraq Export Deal
• Negative Sentiment: Market commentary notes rising inventories and Iraqi supply returns causing short-term crude dips—these technical/flow shifts can trigger profit-taking in leveraged and spot oil funds like USO. Iraqi Supply Hits Crude Oil

United States Oil Fund Stock Up 3.3%

The firm has a market capitalization of $1.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.22 and a beta of 0.40. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $82.99 and a 200 day simple moving average of $75.49.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On United States Oil Fund

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Quadrature Capital Ltd increased its stake in United States Oil Fund by 1,005.7% during the 2nd quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd now owns 342,680 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,053,000 after purchasing an additional 311,687 shares in the last quarter. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd lifted its stake in shares of United States Oil Fund by 33.9% in the fourth quarter. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd now owns 239,149 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,030,000 after buying an additional 60,569 shares in the last quarter. Jump Financial LLC grew its holdings in shares of United States Oil Fund by 67.3% during the second quarter. Jump Financial LLC now owns 131,279 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,598,000 after buying an additional 52,830 shares during the last quarter. Caption Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of United States Oil Fund during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $5,201,000. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in shares of United States Oil Fund by 65.1% during the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 66,225 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,842,000 after acquiring an additional 26,102 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 67.47% of the company’s stock.

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.