Strait of Hormuz traffic returns to normal by December 31?
Window 25 Aug 2026, 19:47 UTC → 25 Aug 2026, 21:17 UTC
Price at window start 36¢ → at trigger 37¢ → at close 40¢
YES up · NO down
Resolves 31 Dec 2026, 00:00 UTC
Frozen payload
REPRICED Repriced +4.0pts: 36¢ at window start → 40¢ at close
OUTSIDE BAND Outside the 7-day band: above the upper bound 36¢ (band 30¢–36¢) band from 164 hourly obs / 7.0d
VOLUME 3.4× this market's 7-day norm, $321.4k in 24h
BOOK Book 1.0:1 bid, $39.3k/$37.7k within 10¢
UNUSUAL SIZE Largest trade $7.2k, 4.9× this market's typical big trade size baseline: 95th pct of 1,365 trades / 7d
Book 1.0:1 bid, $39.3k/$37.7k within 10¢ · spread 1.0¢
Triggers (3)
25 Aug 2026, 19:47 UTC: Band breach (upper): 36¢ → 37¢ (+1.0pts), confirmed over 30s
25 Aug 2026, 19:59 UTC: Sustained reprice: 37¢ → 43¢ (+6.0pts), confirmed over 30s
25 Aug 2026, 20:25 UTC: Sustained reprice: 43¢ → 39¢ (-4.0pts), confirmed over 30s
Context artifact
@unusual_whales · X: posted 30 min before the break
Oman and Iran have agreed on a proposed framework to resume safe navigation through the Strait of Hormuz that includes establishing a joint temporary shipping lane and a mine-clearing project in the waterway, per MiddleEastEye