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Modeled fair value
USO · US Crude Oil
-2.1Expensive
507090110130150FAIRMARKET
P10–P90P25–P75Median fair valueToday's market price = 100

Today’s price sits at the 85.5th percentile of modeled fair value — 15% of modeled scenarios put fair value above the market.

Median fair value
87.0
index, market = 100
Upside to median
-13.0%
Last close
$141.45
2026-11-10
Confidence
moderate-high
70/100
Modeled returns

Return distributions, not point forecasts

Percentiles describe the spread of scenario outcomes under the stated method. The width of the range carries as much information as the midpoint.

One year

modeled
P90
+44.0%
P75
+24.6%
Median
+3.0%
P25
-18.6%
P10
-38.0%

54% of modeled scenarios end positive.

Futures-holding return: expected spot decline toward about $75 WTI largely offset by backwardation roll yield, plus collateral income near the T-bill rate; return range from about 32% annual volatility applied symmetrically.

Three years, annualised

modeled
P90
+23.8%
P75
+13.5%
Median
+2.0%
P25
-9.5%
P10
-19.8%

Spot crude converging toward long-run marginal cost with fading roll yield as the curve flattens, plus collateral income; annualized volatility reduced for horizon.

Against the Treasury hurdle

1y Treasury
4.56%
Modeled excess
-1.6%
Basis
proxy

Modeled spread of the 1-year median expected return over the 1-year Treasury par yield; the 1-year Treasury offers a higher central return with far lower uncertainty.

Instruments

5 in this asset class

SymbolValuationFair valueLast close1y modeled
USO
US Crude Oil
-2.1Expensive87.0$141.45+3.0%
BNO
Brent Crude Oil
-2.2Expensive87.0$58.36—
UNG
Natural Gas
-0.8Somewhat expensive95.0$10.42—
XLE
US Energy Sector
-0.8Somewhat expensive96.0$62.21—
XOP
Oil and Gas Producers
-0.8Somewhat expensive95.0$175.52—