Data Sources
Where does the data come from?
Vessel Traffic
Daily chokepoint transit counts via ArcGIS REST API. Satellite AIS-based. Updated once per day.
AIS vessel position stream used to estimate inbound and outbound movement over the latest 24 hours.
Live AIS vessel map embedded via iframe. Real-time vessel positions.
Oil & Gas Prices
WTI, Brent, Henry Hub natural gas, and U.S. gasoline price data.
WTI and Brent futures plus major market indicators used as a fallback when spot data is delayed.
Real-time price charts embedded via widget (TVC:USOIL, TVC:UKOIL, CAPITALCOM:NATURALGAS).
Market Indicators
Snapshots, 5-minute candles, and daily candles for VIX, Nasdaq, S&P 500, KOSPI, KOSDAQ, U.S. index futures, gold futures, the dollar index, gasoline futures, and heating oil futures.
Geopolitical Events
Middle East headlines from BBC News.
Regional news from Turkey's state news agency.
English headlines related to the Middle East, energy, and global markets.
Relevant headlines from selected outlets through Google News RSS search feeds where official RSS access is limited.
Korean international and market headlines classified by keyword.
Trump Truth Social posts collected and translated into Korean.
Update Frequency
| AIS vessel positions and direction estimates | Every 20 minutes |
| Market indicators and 5-minute candles | Every 20 minutes |
| Related issues (RSS) | Every hour |
| Situation summary and Trump translation | Every hour |
| Trump Truth Social collection | Every 2 hours |
| PortWatch, oil, gasoline, and cleanup | Daily at 06:00 UTC |
All data is sourced from publicly available APIs and feeds. Hormuz Monitor is not affiliated with any of the data providers listed above.