Strait of Hormuz traffic returns to normal by June 15?

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Market context

Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, which handles roughly one-third of global seaborne oil trade, has fallen significantly below historical norms. The market requires a 7-day moving average of 60 daily transit calls—encompassing container ships, tankers, bulk carriers and general cargo vessels tracked by IMF Portwatch—to resolve affirmatively. Current traffic levels remain substantially depressed, with recent data suggesting arrivals well below this threshold, reflecting ongoing regional tensions and shipping route diversions that have persisted since late 2023.

Historical precedent offers limited comfort to bulls. The 2022 Ukraine invasion disrupted Black Sea shipping for months without swift recovery; similarly, the 2011 Suez Canal closure took weeks to normalise despite rapid clearance of the blockage. The Strait of Hormuz faces a distinct challenge: unlike discrete chokepoint incidents, the current suppression stems from sustained geopolitical risk and shipping companies' deliberate rerouting via longer, costlier alternatives. Recovery to 60 daily calls would require not merely absence of new disruption but active reversal of these routing decisions—a process historically requiring 6–12 months after underlying tensions ease.

Traders should monitor statements from Iran, the United States, and Saudi Arabia regarding regional escalation or de-escalation, alongside shipping industry reports on rerouting costs and insurance premiums. Recent declarations from regional powers show no movement toward the diplomatic settlement that would restore confidence in Hormuz transit. The 9% implied probability reflects the compressed timeframe: achieving normalisation within 18 months requires both geopolitical stabilisation and rapid commercial recalibration, both currently absent from near-term forecasts.

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