Ongoing geopolitical tensions and repeated attacks on vessels have kept commercial transits through the Strait of Hormuz at a small fraction of pre-crisis levels of roughly 73–140 ships per day, with recent daily counts in the single digits according to Kpler and IMF PortWatch data as of mid-August 2026. This has sustained a substantial risk premium in Brent crude, trading near $93 per barrel, alongside elevated war-risk insurance rates that deter most tanker operators. Limited U.S.-facilitated movements via the southern Omani route and occasional dark-fleet activity provide the only meaningful throughput, yet overall volumes remain suppressed amid stalled peace talks and persistent Iranian threats. With resolution by August 31, any uptick in confirmed daily crossings would likely hinge on de-escalation signals or expanded naval escorts that could quickly alter energy market pricing and freight dynamics.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data. This is not trading advice and plays no role in how this market resolves. · UpdatedWill __ ships transit the Strait of Hormuz on any day by August 31?
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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.
Data for a specific date must be finalized before it is considered for this market (namely, once the next date's data point is available, the previous one is finalized).
This market will resolve as soon as a qualifying figure has been finalized or once all relevant data has been finalized. If the data for the final date of the specified timeframe has not been finalized by the end of the third calendar day (ET) after the day on which such data is first released, this market will resolve based on data published up to that point. Additionally, if not all relevant data has been released and finalized within 14 calendar days of the end of the specified period, this market will resolve based on data published up to that point.
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.
Only revisions to previously published data points made before the applicable resolution time will be considered.
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: Jul 31, 2026, 10:15 AM ET
Resolver
0x65070BE91...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.
Data for a specific date must be finalized before it is considered for this market (namely, once the next date's data point is available, the previous one is finalized).
This market will resolve as soon as a qualifying figure has been finalized or once all relevant data has been finalized. If the data for the final date of the specified timeframe has not been finalized by the end of the third calendar day (ET) after the day on which such data is first released, this market will resolve based on data published up to that point. Additionally, if not all relevant data has been released and finalized within 14 calendar days of the end of the specified period, this market will resolve based on data published up to that point.
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.
Only revisions to previously published data points made before the applicable resolution time will be considered.
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 geopolitical tensions and repeated attacks on vessels have kept commercial transits through the Strait of Hormuz at a small fraction of pre-crisis levels of roughly 73–140 ships per day, with recent daily counts in the single digits according to Kpler and IMF PortWatch data as of mid-August 2026. This has sustained a substantial risk premium in Brent crude, trading near $93 per barrel, alongside elevated war-risk insurance rates that deter most tanker operators. Limited U.S.-facilitated movements via the southern Omani route and occasional dark-fleet activity provide the only meaningful throughput, yet overall volumes remain suppressed amid stalled peace talks and persistent Iranian threats. With resolution by August 31, any uptick in confirmed daily crossings would likely hinge on de-escalation signals or expanded naval escorts that could quickly alter energy market pricing and freight dynamics.
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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