Avg. # of ships transiting Strait of HormuzPolymarket historical data and price history
Avg. # of ships transiting Strait of Hormuz: a Polymarket commodities series with markets recurring monthly. Marketlens has captured 12 markets since August 26, 2026, of which 5 resolved, with $212.5K in traded volume. Every market's order book is captured as full depth L2 snapshots at regular intervals, alongside trades, candles, and the final resolution outcome.
For the commodities archive as a whole, see Polymarket price history.
Data as of 2026-10-05 · Polymarket series Hormuz Transits (neg) · slug hormuz-transits-neg
Resolution outcomes
Outcomes across 5 resolved markets with a recorded winning outcome. Settlement in the archive is by winning outcome, not by final traded price.
Markets in this series
The most recently resolved of 12 markets.
Backtest this series
from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
from marketlens import MarketLens, Strategy
class MyStrategy(Strategy):
def on_market_start(self, ctx, market, book):
ctx.buy_yes(size=10)
client = MarketLens()
end = datetime.now(timezone.utc) - timedelta(days=1)
result = client.backtest(
MyStrategy(), "hormuz-transits-neg",
after=end - timedelta(hours=1), before=end, initial_cash=1_000,
)
result.show() # inspect the run in the dashboardAvailable datasets
Common questions
How many Avg. # of ships transiting Strait of Hormuz markets are in the archive?
12 markets from August 26, 2026 through now, of which 5 have resolved and 7 are active.
What data exists for each Avg. # of ships transiting Strait of Hormuz market?
Full depth L2 order book snapshots at regular intervals, individual trades, OHLC candles, and the resolution outcome. All of it is queryable by the series slug "hormuz-transits-neg" through the API and Python SDK, or downloadable as Parquet.
How much does a typical Avg. # of ships transiting Strait of Hormuz market trade?
Average traded volume is $17.7K per market, $212.5K across the series.
Can I backtest strategies on Avg. # of ships transiting Strait of Hormuz?
Yes. Pass the slug "hormuz-transits-neg" to client.backtest() in the Python SDK. Execution mode replays order books against real historical depth; Alpha mode, one bar per market, covers every market in the series and suits its longer horizons.
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$ pip install marketlens