20+ · Will __ ships transit the Strait of Hormuz on any day by May 31
20+ is priced at 49¢ on Polymarket. Current book: 52¢ bid, 54¢ ask, 2¢ spread. This outcome ranks #1 of 4 inside Will __ ships transit the Strait of Hormuz on any day by May 31?.
Price history
49¢ current
−18¢Contract brief
This market will resolve to “Yes” if IMF Portwatch publishes a daily number of transit calls (“Arrivals of Ships”) for the Strait of Hormuz equal to or above the listed value for any date between market creation and May 31, 2026. Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”. The number of daily transit calls/arrivals includes 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 daily number 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 May 31, 2026, however, will not 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.
Outcome
20+
Rank
#1 of 4
Leader
20+ 52¢
Range
6¢-52¢
Family volume
$1.1M
Identifier
0x9bdb4d01...b108
May 25, 2026, 9:38 PM UTC · 18m ago
Implied probability
Bid
52¢
Ask
54¢
Spread
2¢
24h volume
$21K
Family rank
#1 of 4
4 outcomes · Will __ ships transit the Strait of Hormuz on any day by May 31?
Closes
May 31, 2026
Family volume
$1.1M
Orderbook snapshot
52 / 54¢
Contract terms
What resolves this market.
YES condition
This market will resolve to “Yes” if IMF Portwatch publishes a daily number of transit calls (“Arrivals of Ships”) for the Strait of Hormuz equal to or above the listed value for any date between market creation and May 31, 2026. Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”. The number of daily transit calls/arrivals includes 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 daily number 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 May 31, 2026, however, will not 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.
Venue
Polymarket
Closes
May 31, 2026
Identifier
0x9bdb4d01…b108
Event family
Will __ ships transit the Strait of Hormuz on any day by May 31.
The same race as a probability stack: rank, volume, and where this contract sits against the other outcomes.
Total volume
$1.1M
Outcomes
4
Highest price
20+ 52¢
Current share
23%
20+
polymarket · 0x9bdb4d01b7797953c92c03e98cf7d36e62543b37972435e6b4a1c74f4200b108
40+
polymarket · 0xe02033cef06e942fbe1fdc9cc259abe9682265d349642598ab27ad677083d054
60+
polymarket · 0x4dec0ddb49e5b4c025ee04135a4e1c99c47cb47e12113056f84f41979fc4e4de
80+
polymarket · 0xd302682785cc2541dc5f4cc4af51fa881667b603d4ee27f432ca57772ce5e8b2
Indicators
Yield, cliff risk, volatility, and regime.
Regime
taker
Score
0.625
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