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Houthis seize an oil tanker? — Polymarket Odds

Updated September 24, 2026 · Category: Geopolitics & World · Market end date: October 1, 2026

As of September 24, 2026 at 15:51 UTC, the leading outcome is By October 31 at 32%, followed by By September 30 at 1.8%. The market has $123.0K in total volume and $50.8K in the last 24 hours.

Current odds

OutcomeProbability24h changeVolume
By October 3132%
-19.0 pts$31.1K
By September 301.8%
-0.1 pts$52.6K
By September 15 (settled)0.0%
$39.4K

Total volume $123.0K · 24h volume $50.8K · Liquidity $13.1K. Prices are Polymarket YES-share prices read as probabilities; they are not executable quotes.

30-day price history

0%25%50%75%100%Sep 11Sep 24

By October 31 By September 30 · 30-day price history (12-hour points)

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How this market resolves

This market will resolve to "Yes" if Houthi forces seize control of an oil tanker or a commercial vessel transporting oil as cargo between market creation and the specified date, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No".

"Houthi forces" refers to the military forces of the Houthi movement (Ansar Allah), including any armed force operating under its direction or on its behalf.

Seize control refers to Houthi forces taking custody of or asserting operational control over a commercial ship, including boarding and taking control of the ship, holding or detaining it for an indefinite period, or forcefully rerouting it to a location selected or controlled by the perpetrators. Attacks on military vessels will not be considered. Once a qualifying seizure has occured, any subsequent abandonment, release, rescue, recapture, or other loss of control will not affect the resolution of this market.

Missile/drone strikes or any other form of kinetic attack not resulting in the seizure of the targeted ship will not be considered, regardless of any damage that occurs.

A qualifying seizure must be attributed to Houthi forces.

The primary resolution source for this market will be a consensus of credible reporting.

The occurrence, attribution, and timing of a qualifying seizure will be primarily determined based on a consensus of information available from the resolution sources. Where multiple sources conflict regarding the occurrence of the incident, whether the incident qualifies as a seizure, whether the ship was an oil tanker or commercial vessel transporting oil as cargo, or the attribution of the seizure to Houthi forces, this market will remain open until the earlier of: i) the confirmation of the occurrence, attribution, and timing of the seizure, and of the ship's status as an oil tanker or commercial vessel transporting oil as cargo, based on a consensus of information available from the resolution sources or ii) 3 full calendar days (ET) from the date of the first credibly reported evidence of the seizure. If this period would extend past the end date, this market will remain open to allow for 3 full calendar days to pass. If, at the end of the third calendar day, conflicting reports remain as to the occurrence, attribution, or timing of the seizure, or as to the ship's status, the incident will be judged based on the totality of information available from the resolution sources at that time. No single statement, denial, or presentation of evidence will govern where it is contradicted by the totality of information.

Summary of the market's published rules. The rules on Polymarket control settlement; check them there before relying on any outcome: open this market on Polymarket.

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Frequently asked questions

What are the current Polymarket odds for Houthis seize an oil tanker?

As of September 24, 2026 at 15:51 UTC, the leading outcome is By October 31 at 32%, followed by By September 30 at 1.8%. The market has $123.0K in total volume and $50.8K in the last 24 hours.

When does the Houthis seize an oil tanker market end?

The event's listed end date is October 1, 2026. Each outcome settles under the market's written rules, summarised on this page, which can differ from the end-date field.

How are these odds calculated?

They are the displayed prices of each outcome's YES share on Polymarket. A price of 60¢ implies roughly a 60% chance. This page refreshes the numbers twice a day, so they are not live quotes.

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