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April 23, 2026·Oil & Energy·Older · 2mo ago

Oil Shock: WTI Hits $90+ as Strait of Hormuz Fears Drive Historic Price Moves

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USO oil surged 3% today as Strait of Hormuz disruption fears intensify. Prediction markets now price WTI hitting $100 in April at 78 cents (up 23 cents in one day) and $105 at 54 cents. The Hormuz normalcy contract collapsed to 3 cents.

Key takeaways

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USO oil surged 3% today as Strait of Hormuz disruption fears intensify.
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Prediction markets now price WTI hitting $100 in April at 78 cents (up 23 cents in one day) and $105 at 54 cents.
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The Hormuz normalcy contract collapsed to 3 cents.

Full analysis

The oil market is experiencing one of its most significant single-day prediction market moves of 2026. USO closed up 3.02%, and the prediction market data tells an even more dramatic story. The 'WTI hits $100 in April' contract (0x65414628f108533d68) surged 23 cents to 78 cents — meaning traders now see $100 oil this month as nearly a 4-in-5 probability. The '$105 by April' contract (0x3cdf6fa07ce061ab6c) jumped 20 cents to 54 cents, while '$110 by April' (0x35d8c42a467d4e485f) is now at 30 cents (up 6).

The catalyst is clear: the Strait of Hormuz normalcy market (0x924a2942747dd75703) dropped 3 cents to just 3 cents, reflecting near-certainty that the world's most critical oil chokepoint will remain disrupted through April. The US forces seizing oil tankers contract (0x036f32b7b18291ff94) sits at 100 cents.

Kalshi's WTI settle contract KXWTIW-26APR24-T90.9 prices >$90.99 on April 24 at 91 cents with 50k volume, and KXWTI's >$92.99 contract is at 80 cents. The Brent crude close above $100 contract (KXBRENTD-26APR2317-T) is at 59 cents.

For traders: the directional oil trade is crowded but the real edge may be in the Hormuz weekly transit count markets (KXHORMUZWEEKLY-26APR) which are pricing 30+ transits per week at only 41 cents — if traffic partially recovers, this is mispriced. The Kharg Island terminal strike contract (0xc5675bc58c8117391c) at 11 cents (+1) is the highest-risk, highest-reward play if military escalation continues.