Mar. 21 at 12:27 PM
🚨 MARKET SHOCK: United Air Lines just slashed capacity and warned of a fuel crisis that could reshape airline stocks — and energy names might be the winners & losers play!
$UAL just announced cuts of ~5% of its flight schedule as CEO Scott Kirby warns oil could stay above
$100/bbl all the way through 2027, with scenarios pushing as high as
$175/bbl, potentially adding ~
$11B+ in annual fuel costs — more than twice United’s best profit year.
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Stock pulse right now:
$UAL: 89.95 — sliding on margin stress & capacity cuts.
$DAL: 63.44 — also hugging lows as travel names take heat.
$BA: 195.12 — aircraft OEM in the crosshairs as airlines rethink capex.
$XOM: 159.67 — energy giant flirting with strength on oil price panic.
$CVX: 201.73 — another energy heavyweight staying resilient.
• Airline earnings cycles & capacity guidance will be super volatile — this isn’t a “buy the dip” tape until clear fuel cost trend emerges.