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Bab el-Mandeb Strait effectively closed by September 15?

Everything Else · tracked since September 2, 2026 · no longer updating — this question left the market on September 22, 2026

0.1%

Final tracked odds

As of September 22, 2026, market-consensus odds put the chance at 0.1%.

Unchanged since the previous update. ▼ 1 over the last 7 days. Probabilities are market-consensus forecasts, not predictions.

How the odds have moved

0%25%50%75%100%Sep 2Sep 5Sep 8Sep 10Sep 22Yes — Sep 2: 1.4%Yes — Sep 3: 0.8%Yes — Sep 4: 0.6%Yes — Sep 5: 0.5%Yes — Sep 6: 0.8%Yes — Sep 7: 1.1%Yes — Sep 8: 0.8%Yes — Sep 9: 0.9%Yes — Sep 10: 1.3%Yes — Sep 17: 0.2%Yes — Sep 21: 0.1%Yes — Sep 22: 0.1%0.1%

Every outcome we track

OutcomeSep 21TodayMove
Yes0.1%0.1%—
Full history table
DateYes
2026-09-220.1%
2026-09-210.1%
2026-09-170.2%
2026-09-101.3%
2026-09-090.9%
2026-09-080.8%
2026-09-071.1%
2026-09-060.8%
2026-09-050.5%
2026-09-040.6%
2026-09-030.8%
2026-09-021.4%

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Common questions

Bab el-Mandeb Strait effectively closed by September 15 — what were the odds?
As of the last morning we tracked it, September 22, 2026, the market-consensus chance was 0.1%. That is the aggregated judgment of traders with money at stake, reported by The Morning Line — not our own prediction.
Bab el-Mandeb Strait effectively closed by September 15 — how much did the odds move?
Barely. Across 12 tracked days the odds held near 1.4%, ending at 0.1% on September 22, 2026 — a question the market has not changed its mind about.

About this question

The Morning Line has reported the market-consensus odds on “Bab el-Mandeb Strait effectively closed by September 15” for 12 days, since September 2, 2026. As of September 22, 2026, market-consensus odds sit at 0.1%. The final tracked chance for a yes has fallen from 1.4% to 0.1% across that stretch. These are reported probabilities, not our own predictions. The question left the market on September 22, 2026, and this page is now a permanent record.

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