USO is trading 3.3% down today after crude prices dropped below $70 following Iraq’s threat to leave OPEC over production quotas.
- The potential departure of Iraq has sparked fears of cartel instability and a breakdown in production discipline, raising concerns of a global oversupply.
- Broader risk-off sentiment and a general pullback in commodities are adding to the selling pressure as oil-linked assets reprice on near-term uncertainty.