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USO

United States Oil Fund, LP
$162.51+$2.71 · +1.70%USD · daily adjusted close

Market data: 2026-10-22 · Calculated Latest completed session
Bullish regime

Price is 34.2% above its 200-day simple average ($121.10) and 31.7% above its 200-day exponential average ($123.39). Volatility is typical, extension is stretched, and daily moves are only weakly tied to SPY.

Overlays & scale
01 · TrendAbove both
+34.2%vs SMA 200
−30%avg+30%

Bar: distance from SMA 200. Ring: +31.7% from EMA 200.

How to read this

The bullish rule requires price strictly above both the 200-day simple and exponential averages. This describes position, not an investment recommendation.

02 · VolatilityTypical
60thpercentile · own 1y history
LowTypicalStr.Unus.

32.8% annualised, one-year average 46.2%. Trend: contracting.

How to read this

Realized volatility uses 21 daily returns and the equity convention of 252 days. The percentile depends on available history. Low volatility does not mean an investment is safe.

03 · ExtensionStretched
1.82σfrom SMA 200
0σ1σ2σ3σ+

Measured against 756 valid distances. A stretched reading does not establish that price will reverse.

How to read this

Absolute percentage distance from SMA 200 is divided by the rolling standard deviation of those distances over 756 observations, requiring 378 valid distances. Zero or undefined deviation is unavailable.

04 · CouplingWeak
-0.39correlation vs SPY
−10+1

Same regime as SPY. With 10-year yields: 0.41. With gold: -0.09.

How to read this

Pearson correlation ranges from −1 to +1; strength uses its absolute magnitude, while the sign gives direction. 251 paired returns were used; at least 30 are needed. Co-movement can change and does not establish causation.

In plain language

USO follows the bullish trend rule, with price 34.2% above its 200-day simple average. Recent volatility is typical relative to its available history. Absolute extension is 1.8 times the historical deviation of its distance from the average. Return correlation with SPY is -0.39.

Keep the reading in context

The four measurements describe prices. They do not measure business quality or determine fair value. Source reporting dates can differ from the price date.

Company and fund information
Fund overview

Reported trailing P/E: 49.2x. Reported assets: 1,690,582,144 USD.

AUM
$1.69B
Expense Ratio
N/A
Category
Commodities Focused
Ownership
Reported ownership
OwnershipBreakdown
Public Float
100.0%
No institutional holder data available
No recent insider transactions
Cross-Asset Sensitivity · 252-day correlation
vs US 10Y Treasury Yield (^TNX)+0.41
Rate-beneficiary — tends to rise with yields
vs Gold (GLD)-0.09
Low gold sensitivity
Historical outcomes
When today’s structure matched the past

When conditions matched Regime: bullish, Volatility: typical, 90-observation returns had a median of -1.4%. The 10th–90th percentile range ran from -21.0% to 28.6%, based on 38 complete non-overlapping historical windows. A peak-to-trough drawdown of at least 10% occurred in 84.2% of matched 90-observation windows. Completed bullish phases had a median duration of 4 observations. The ongoing phase is excluded.

Matched setup: Regime: bullish, Volatility: typical

At a glance
Regime phase
Bullish
Completed phases: median ~4 trading days
Phase dynamics (empirical)
95% same regime
5% transitioned
Drawdown ≥10% @ 60d
76.3%
Among matched historical windows
Median return @ 60d
-2.6%
Conditional distribution
By horizon

Drawdown column: % of matched past dates where price fell at least 10% from a peak inside the window.

30-day window
Median return
-0.4%
Mean -2.0%
≥10% drawdown47.4%
60-day window
Median return
-2.6%
Mean -2.0%
≥10% drawdown76.3%
90-day window
Median return
-1.4%
Mean +0.8%
≥10% drawdown84.2%
Full breakdown
Horizon≥10% DDMedianMeanp10–p90Reversion
30d47.4%-0.4%-2.0%-14.5% … 11.6%—
60d76.3%-2.6%-2.0%-18.0% … 12.1%—
90d84.2%-1.4%+0.8%-21.0% … 28.6%—
Historical patterns only. Forward outcome tables use complete, non-overlapping windows matched to the stated conditions. Windows may still share market conditions; counts are not a guarantee of statistical independence. Frequencies are descriptive, without confidence intervals or a claim of predictive accuracy. Small samples are omitted.
Sample sizes: Regime (101 completed phases, 19.2y) • Drawdowns (38 non-overlapping windows, 19.9y) • Returns (38 non-overlapping windows, 19.9y)
Historical drawdowns and trend statistics
Regime mix, drawdown depth, and day-to-day jumpiness

The bullish trend rule held on 76% of observations over the trailing year. The largest peak-to-trough decline over that year was 32.5%. 66 daily moves exceeded 3% in magnitude.

At a glance
Days in current regime
79
Max drawdown (1Y)
−32.5%
5Y worst: −36.2%
Median recovery
9 days
From median-sized pullbacks
Trend flips (12M)
7
SPY: 2 flips
Days with |move| > 3%
66
26.2% of sessions (1Y)
Days with |move| > 5%
23
9.1% of sessions (1Y)
Regime mix (12 months)

Share of trading days classified bullish vs bearish vs trend structure.

Bullish 76%Bearish 24%
Regime detail
Days in current regime79
Trend flips (12M)7 · SPY 2
Median bullish phase40.5d
Median bearish phase2d
Drawdown depth

Bars scaled to −60% peak-to-trough within the window.

Max (1Y)−32.5%
Max (5Y)−36.2%
Median pullback−6.8%

Median trading days to recover from a typical (median) drawdown: 9

Daily jumpiness (1 year)
MetricCountShare
|Daily move| > 3%6626.2%
|Daily move| > 5%239.1%
Largest single day (1Y)+12.9%
Largest single day (5Y)+12.9%
Market, volume and options context

The observed curve is normal: long-term rates exceed short-term rates. The 10-year yield is 4.95%.

Volume is 22% below its 30-day average; the recent volume trend is stable.

Implied volatility is 53% above realized volatility. This comparison alone does not establish whether an option is cheap or expensive.

Pillar Readings
descriptive measurements
Extension from Trend+1.82σ

Price is 1.8 times the historical standard deviation of its distance from the 200-day average above that average. This measures extension; it does not establish the likelihood of a reversal.

Market Coupling-0.39 vs SPY

Daily returns show weak correlation with SPY over the latest shared year of observations (r = -0.39). The sign describes movement in the opposite direction. Correlation does not establish causation or measure portfolio diversification on its own.

Calculated from available price history. Separate measurements can be related to one another; they are not independent confirmations of a trading signal.