Strait of Hormuz is closed.

[roamer65]

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/irans-revolutionary-guards-tell-ships-passage-through-strait-hormuz-not-allowed-2026-02-28/

No insurers will honor losses if a tanker is damaged or sunk. It’s effectively closed.

Market futures are looking horrible for Monday.

Good. Let Dump eat a crashing stock market.

[Sneederbunk]

1. Time to fill up.

[WarGamer]

2. Buying Put Options on Monday morning!!

[Disaffected]

6. Umm, it'll likely be a little late by then(?). nt

[ColoringFool]

3. Uh, I'd rather not see my retirement portfolio tank.

[gulliver]

4. The article doesn't say that.

And rooting against people's retirement savings is far from a Democratic position. Not sure who in their right mind would be for that, but we aren't.

[Disaffected]

5. DJIA futures down 600 but

that was yesterday.

Oil futures now up only about $2.

[Greg_In_SF]

7. It is not

closed. There are oil tankers transiting the straight right this minute.

[Another Jackalope]

9. But are any new ones entering? nt

[Greg_In_SF]

10. You can check all

the action on the Marine Traffic website.

[Another Jackalope]

11. It's hard to tell.

The traffic looks thinner than I expected, but I don't know what it looks like on a normal day. AIS reports current position, course and speed, but the site doesn't appear to track movement over time. Traffic into the Red Sea looks pretty sparse.

[roamer65]

8. The stock market is a casino.

If you are invested in it for your retirement, you’re a fool.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

12. I just filled up

[roamer65]

13. Smart move.