Strait of Hormuz traffic returns to normal by July 15?

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Market context

The Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed, with commercial shipping suspended and daily transit calls hovering near zero instead of the normal sixty. This ongoing crisis, driven by the Iran war and US naval blockade, has halted roughly 20% of global oil and gas supply, forcing vessels to reroute via the Cape of Good Hope and tripling tanker spot rates for Gulf-to-Asia routes[2][3].

Historically, such near-standstills in critical chokepoints rarely resolve quickly without a definitive geopolitical shift; the current crowd-implied probability of 22% reflects this entrenched reality where traffic has been virtually shut for weeks[1][3]. Previous disruptions in the region, including mine-laying threats and GPS spoofing by sanctioned fleets, have consistently kept transit numbers below the threshold required for "normal" classification, making a return to sixty daily moving averages by mid-July an exceptionally low-probability event absent a ceasefire[3][6].

Traders must monitor President Trump’s explicit stipulation that reopening the strait is a prerequisite for any ceasefire with Tehran, as peace negotiations have shown minimal progress[3]. The immediate catalysts include any announcement regarding the removal of Iranian-laid mines or the granting of bilateral clearances for VLCCs, which have been absent for the entire last week[3][6]. Without a formal resolution to the conflict or a declared end to the naval blockade, IMF PortWatch data will likely continue showing averages well below the sixty-ship target, keeping the market heavily weighted toward a "No" resolution[8][9].

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Methodology

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Resolution & payout

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FAQ

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How reliable are the quoted odds?

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