24 September 2026
Kart-e-Char, Kabul, Afghanistan

Estefano Gomez

Articles by Estefano Gomez

US crude shipments via Panama Canal hit 4-year high amid Hormuz tensions

Crypto April 18, 2026

Oil tankers carrying US crude via the Panama Canal are at a four-year high, while the Polymarket contract on US escorts through Hormuz by April 30 sits at 18% , down from 24% yesterday. Market reac�...

Iran rejects temporary ceasefire, proposes new Hormuz protocol

Crypto April 18, 2026

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister dismissed the idea of a temporary ceasefire and proposed a new protocol for the Strait of Hormuz instead. The April 21 ceasefire market has dropped to 5.5% YES, down...

US loans oil from Strategic Reserve to stabilize supply amid Iran conflict

Crypto April 18, 2026

The US Department of Energy has issued oil loans from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to nine companies, including BP, Energy Transfer Crude Marketing, and ExxonMobil. The market for crude oil �...

Iranian state media questions foreign minister’s tweet on Hormuz Strait reopening

Crypto April 18, 2026

An Iranian state news outlet questioned Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi’s tweet about the Strait of Hormuz reopening. Trump’s blockade announcement by May 31 is at 91.5% YES. Araghchi’s tweet...

Lebanon president seeks permanent agreements post-Israel truce

Crypto April 18, 2026

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun called for “permanent agreements” following the Israel truce, and the odds of an Israel-Lebanon diplomatic meeting by April 30 are at 100% YES on Polymarket. Mark...

Iranian oil tankers breach US blockade, exit Gulf with 5M barrels

Crypto April 18, 2026

Three Iranian oil tankers under US sanctions have left the Gulf carrying five million barrels of crude through the Strait of Hormuz. The odds of Strait of Hormuz traffic returning to normal by April �...

ECB signals restraint on rate cuts amid Middle East conflict

Crypto April 18, 2026

The European Central Bank continues to signal restraint on rate cuts during the Middle East conflict, and the Polymarket contract for a 50+ basis point decrease at the April 2026 meeting sits at 0.3%�...

Iran’s Hormuz blockade threatens oil supply, IEA warns of market underestimation

Crypto April 18, 2026

IEA chief Fatih Birol says markets are underestimating the Strait of Hormuz closure’s impact. Crude oil hitting $90 by June 30 is at 75% YES. Birol’s warning comes as Iran’s blockade of the S...

ECB’s Müller: April rate move possible amid persistent inflation risks

Crypto April 18, 2026

ECB’s Madis Müller said a rate move in April can’t be ruled out. The market for a 50+ bps decrease at the April 2026 meeting sits at 0.3% YES, unchanged from a week ago. Müller’s comments a...

Gulf War aftermath: $58B repair bill, global equipment shortfall persists

Crypto April 18, 2026

The Gulf War’s aftermath has produced a $58 billion repair bill and a global equipment shortfall, as the US-Iran conflict enters its seventh week following an April 8 ceasefire. The market on whethe...