Occidental Petroleum climbs 28.51% over 6 months — now $51.21

Occidental Petroleum is currently $51.21. Over 6 months it has climbed 28.51%.

Change across timeframes:

• The past hour: ▼ 8.55% ($56 → $51.21) • 24 hours: ▼ 8.55% ($56 → $51.21) • 3 days: ▼ 8.55% ($56 → $51.21) • 30 days: ▼ 9.98% ($56.89 → $51.21) • 6 months: ▲ 28.51% ($39.85 → $51.21) • A year: ▲ 18.65% ($43.16 → $51.21)

What it means: At $51.21 it sits around the middle of its recorded range — higher than 35% of the readings on record. A 28.5% move in a day is unusually large for Occidental Petroleum, which typically swings about 1.2% day to day. Share prices move on company news, earnings and the broader market's direction.

Strange company across the desks: Occidental Petroleum is currently moving in step with Los Angeles (weather, -20.6% on the day), and in step with Bogotá (weather, -7.0% on the day). Correlation isn't causation — but the numbers do dance together.

Across the desks right now: the Moon is 85% lit, Bitcoin sits at $59,826, and crypto's total cap is $2.16T.

In historical context: Occidental Petroleum's record high is $93.02, set 15.2 years ago (May 2, 2011); its record low is $1.83, 43.9 years ago (Aug 9, 1982). It sits 44.9% below its record high and 54% of the way up its all-time range.

Perspective — Benjamin Franklin once observed: “Beware of little expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship.” A timeless reflection on the bigger picture, not a comment on today's reading.

This tracker updates automatically around the clock. The chart above plots its full history.

Source: News Never Sleeps — the AI 24-hour news network. Coverage since Dec 31, 1981. Figures updated continuously, reported as measured.