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Outcomes of Trump's Strait of Hormuz ultimatum
236
Ṁ2.2kṀ22k
Mar 29
83%
Mukesh
71%
Nothing happens - strait stays closed, no power plant attacks
50%
WTI Crude Oil >= $100 at market close
45%
Widespread damage to Iran's critical infrastructure by the end of March.
32%
Widespread damage to Gulf critical infrastructure by the end of March.
28%
Busehr power plant suffers critical damage
28%
VIX (Volatility Index) closes at or above $30.00 on Monday? (Friday Closed 26.78)
22%
US hits an Iranian power plant by April
21%
Iran hits a desalination plant by April
20%
Trump claims he never made an ultimatum
11%
Widespread damage to Israel's critical infrastructure by the end of March.
5%
S&P500 and Dow Jones both close down on Monday from Fridays Close
2%
Iran says they will open the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours

  • Update 2026-03-22 (PST) (AI summary of creator comment): For answers that did not specify a deadline, the default resolution timeframe is market close (March 29), unless a common-sense reading of the answer clearly implies a longer timeframe is needed.

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@MukeshHaval what does this mean? it's just your name lmao

bought Ṁ200 YES

@JessicaEvans In most programming languages a statement that depends on a single variable with no intermediary operation simply executes if the variable is a non empty non zero value. Since the market resolutions are true/false and Mukesh probably has a non empty value it should resolve true for semantic reasons.

@JessicaEvans I will be appalled if Manifold applies such deleterious typing discipline. This should require an explicit cast at the least.

@d4hines this is textbook N/A lol

opened a Ṁ500 YES at 60% order

Anyone want to do a large bet on the power plant option? I’d place a big bet around 55% on YES.

@bens I believe his threat is a bluff. That's why I've been buying NO.

opened a Ṁ1,000 YES at 55% order

@GuyCohen 1k at 55 for the next hour

bought Ṁ6 NO

@bens I wouldn't do 55 but I'll do 60 if you want

opened a Ṁ100 NO at 38% order

Do the markets resolve based on what happens by March 29 or by March 24 (the end of the ultimatum) ?

@Lilemont Mine specified theirs in the answer. For those who didn't specify, I guess default to market close unless it would very clearly require more time from a common-sense read?

@GuyCohen can you clarify if something happening that isn't a power plant counts? For example, if the U.S. bombs an oil field and says "this is retaliation for the strait"?

bought Ṁ100 YES

see, free money because of prob > 1, lol

bought Ṁ10 YES

Okay but what are the odds their grid gets hit vs totally taken out?

bought Ṁ10 NO

@GuyCohen when will this resolve?

@Jack1 Market close

Can you add some options on Iranian relatlatory attacks.

@GuyCohen Sorry, I think I accidentally set it so I add more options

@MingCat if you press the 3 dots in the top right, press see info, and change one of the settings down the bottom you’ll be able to add more options

@Jack1 Should be possible now, maybe?

I feel like this needs a "neither" option (I know you can simulate one by betting no on both, but still)

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Fun market y’all, bet now

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