Trader consensus on Polymarket prices a sharp drop in average daily ship transits through the Strait of Hormuz by end of March, with 71% implying 0-10 vessels amid surging regional tensions. Heightened risks from Iran-backed Houthi attacks in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, coupled with Iranian naval deployments and explicit threats to commercial shipping, have driven major operators to reroute cargoes around Africa, avoiding the chokepoint vital for Persian Gulf oil exports. Recent developments, including US Navy interdictions and escalated missile exchanges between Israel and proxies, reinforce caution; historical norms of 20-25 tankers daily contrast sharply with current low-traffic patterns reported by maritime trackers, positioning higher bins as low-probability outliers unless de-escalation occurs swiftly.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data · UpdatedAvg. # of ships transiting Strait of Hormuz end of March?
Avg. # of ships transiting Strait of Hormuz end of March?
0-10 71%
10-20 12%
60+ 5.7%
50-60 4.5%
$700,364 Vol.
$700,364 Vol.
0-10
71%
10-20
12%
20-30
3%
30-40
2%
40-50
1%
50-60
4%
60+
6%
0-10 71%
10-20 12%
60+ 5.7%
50-60 4.5%
$700,364 Vol.
$700,364 Vol.
0-10
71%
10-20
12%
20-30
3%
30-40
2%
40-50
1%
50-60
4%
60+
6%
Transit calls include container, dry bulk, roll-on/roll-off, general cargo, and tanker ships. Ships not reported by IMF Portwatch will not be considered.
This market will resolve as soon as data for March 31, 2026 has been published. If no data for March 31, 2026 has been published by April 14, 2026, 11:59 PM ET, this market will resolve based on data for the most recent date prior to March 31, 2026 for which data is available.
This market will resolve based on the first publication of data for March 31, 2026. Any subsequent revisions will not be considered.
If the reported value falls exactly between two brackets, this market will resolve to the higher range bracket.
The resolution source for this market will be IMF Portwatch, specifically the transit calls data published for the Strait of Hormuz at https://portwatch.imf.org/pages/cb5856222a5b4105adc6ee7e880a1730, both in the chart and through downloadable files.
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0x69c47De9D...Trader consensus on Polymarket prices a sharp drop in average daily ship transits through the Strait of Hormuz by end of March, with 71% implying 0-10 vessels amid surging regional tensions. Heightened risks from Iran-backed Houthi attacks in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, coupled with Iranian naval deployments and explicit threats to commercial shipping, have driven major operators to reroute cargoes around Africa, avoiding the chokepoint vital for Persian Gulf oil exports. Recent developments, including US Navy interdictions and escalated missile exchanges between Israel and proxies, reinforce caution; historical norms of 20-25 tankers daily contrast sharply with current low-traffic patterns reported by maritime trackers, positioning higher bins as low-probability outliers unless de-escalation occurs swiftly.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data · Updated


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