“…In December 2019, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic swept globally and engendered severe casualties and continuous economic turbulence. During this period, the stock price crash risk and oil turmoil are critical for investors ( Cao, Wen, Zhang, et al, 2021 ; Duan, Ren, Shi, Mishra, & Yan, 2021 ; He, Zhou, Xia, et al, 2019 ; Wen, Xu, Ouyang, et al, 2019 ). Investors have sought to lower the losses during the market turmoil.…”