The Vickers Top Buyers & Sellers is a daily report that identifies the five companies the largest insider purchase transactions based on the dollar value of the transactions as well as the five companies the largest insider sales transactions based on the dollar value of the transactions.

OXY is an international oil and gas exploration and production company with operations in the United States, the Middle East, and Latin America. Occidental is one of the largest U.S. oil and gas companies, based on equity market capitalization. Occidental's midstream and marketing segment gathers, processes, and markets hydrocarbons and other commodities. The company was founded in 1920 and is based in Houston. It has about 10,400 employees and is a component of the S&P 500 index.

The major stock indices are mixed at midday, as conflicting signals from the Middle East are creating a whipsaw impact on sentiment and oil prices. With earnings news now down to a trickle, the offset from any good corporate results is fading -- leaving geopolitical headlines above the fold.

Occidental Petroleum is an independent exploration and production company with operations in the United States, Latin America, and the Middle East. At the end of 2025, the company reported net proved reserves of 4.6 billion barrels of oil equivalent. Net production averaged 1.4 million barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2025 at a ratio of roughly 74% oil and natural gas liquids and 26% natural gas.