Strait of Hormuz traffic returns to normal by June 15?

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Market context

Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains well below historical norms, with recent IMF Portwatch data showing a 7-day moving average hovering around 40–45 daily transit calls—roughly 30% below the 60-call threshold required for this market to resolve Yes. No material shift in regional tensions or sanctions enforcement has emerged in the past 48 hours to suggest an imminent recovery to pre-disruption levels by mid-June 2026.

The baseline for comparison is instructive: before the escalation in regional hostilities and heightened US–Iran tensions in 2024, the Strait regularly processed 50–65 daily transits. Recovery to 60 calls would represent a return to that pre-crisis equilibrium, not a surge. Historical precedent from the 2019–2020 period shows that sanctions-driven traffic reductions can persist for 18–24 months, though the current disruption has already lasted roughly 18 months. The 18% crowd probability reflects scepticism that normalisation occurs within the next five months.

Traders should monitor three near-term catalysts: any formal agreement between the US and Iran on nuclear negotiations (which could ease sanctions pressure), announced changes to Houthi maritime operations in the Red Sea, and shipping insurance premium movements—currently elevated, which deters transit routing through Hormuz. Reuters reported in late 2025 that some carriers were still diverting around the Cape of Good Hope despite longer transit times. Unless geopolitical conditions shift materially or sanctions are materially relaxed, the structural incentive to avoid the Strait persists.

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