The Chokepoint
The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow waterway between Iran and Oman — just 21 nautical miles wide at its narrowest. Through it flows the lifeblood of the global economy.
20 million barrels per day
That's 231 barrels every second passing through the strait
Commodity Flows Through the Strait of Hormuz
One 21-nautical-mile-wide strait connects to your gas station, your electricity bill, your grocery store, your hospital, and your smartphone. That's the interconnectivity of global commodity markets.
Chain Reactions
Click any commodity to trace how a Hormuz disruption cascades from raw materials through supply chains to the products on your shelf.
Domino Effect Timeline — How Fast Does the Shock Spread?
One 21-nautical-mile-wide strait connects to your gas station, your electricity bill, your grocery store, your hospital, and your smartphone. That's the interconnectivity of global commodity markets.
Futures Signal
Real commodity futures data from Jan 2024 to April 2026. Watch how prices moved before and after the Hormuz crisis began. Toggle between normalized view (base 100) and absolute prices.
One 21-nautical-mile-wide strait connects to your gas station, your electricity bill, your grocery store, your hospital, and your smartphone. That's the interconnectivity of global commodity markets.
The Hedge
Choose a role and explore how different hedging strategies protect — or expose — your organization to commodity price shocks from a Hormuz disruption.
One 21-nautical-mile-wide strait connects to your gas station, your electricity bill, your grocery store, your hospital, and your smartphone. That's the interconnectivity of global commodity markets.