Ongoing US-Iran hostilities, which began in February 2026, continue to suppress commercial traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, with daily transits hovering in the single digits or low teens—roughly 90% below pre-conflict baselines of 100–140 vessels. Iranian forces have asserted control over routes via the Persian Gulf Strait Authority, issuing warnings and conducting enforcement actions, while the United States maintains facilitation of select corridors amid mutual blockades and periodic strikes. Recent data through mid-August shows stalled recovery, with vessels rerouting, using dark transits, or aborting plans amid elevated risks, war-risk premiums, and deadlocked negotiations. Traders assign a 67.5% probability that traffic will not normalize by year-end, reflecting the entrenched military standoff, absence of a durable ceasefire or diplomatic resolution, and persistent barriers to unrestricted passage.
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Daily 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 IMF Portwatch publishes a 7-day moving average of transit calls equal to or above the specified level, or once data has been published for the final date in the specified period and no such value has been published. If no data has been published for the final date of the specified period within 14 calendar days (ET) after the end of that period, this market will resolve based on data published up to that point.
Revisions to previously published data points made within this market’s timeframe will be considered. However, they will not disqualify a previously published data point from qualifying. Revisions to previously published data points after data is published for December 31, 2026, however, will not be considered.
In case of obvious data integrity issues (i.e., erroneous data), the market may remain open until the end of the third calendar day (ET) after the date on which such data is first released to allow for corrections. Data integrity issues refer only to clerical or other similar errors in the underlying data, and do not include cases where IMF Portwatch differs from alternative sources.
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.
Market Opened: May 11, 2026, 8:59 AM ET
Resolver
0x65070BE91...Daily 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 IMF Portwatch publishes a 7-day moving average of transit calls equal to or above the specified level, or once data has been published for the final date in the specified period and no such value has been published. If no data has been published for the final date of the specified period within 14 calendar days (ET) after the end of that period, this market will resolve based on data published up to that point.
Revisions to previously published data points made within this market’s timeframe will be considered. However, they will not disqualify a previously published data point from qualifying. Revisions to previously published data points after data is published for December 31, 2026, however, will not be considered.
In case of obvious data integrity issues (i.e., erroneous data), the market may remain open until the end of the third calendar day (ET) after the date on which such data is first released to allow for corrections. Data integrity issues refer only to clerical or other similar errors in the underlying data, and do not include cases where IMF Portwatch differs from alternative sources.
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.
Resolver
0x65070BE91...Ongoing US-Iran hostilities, which began in February 2026, continue to suppress commercial traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, with daily transits hovering in the single digits or low teens—roughly 90% below pre-conflict baselines of 100–140 vessels. Iranian forces have asserted control over routes via the Persian Gulf Strait Authority, issuing warnings and conducting enforcement actions, while the United States maintains facilitation of select corridors amid mutual blockades and periodic strikes. Recent data through mid-August shows stalled recovery, with vessels rerouting, using dark transits, or aborting plans amid elevated risks, war-risk premiums, and deadlocked negotiations. Traders assign a 67.5% probability that traffic will not normalize by year-end, reflecting the entrenched military standoff, absence of a durable ceasefire or diplomatic resolution, and persistent barriers to unrestricted passage.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data. This is not trading advice and plays no role in how this market resolves. · Updated
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