Will the Brent spot price be below $100 per barrel on 31 December 2026?

errata now: 30%
Base rate: 25%
Crowd: —
Deadline: 31 December 2026 · 83 days left
Opened: 9 October 2026
Status: open

Criteria

YES if the EIA Europe Brent spot price FOB (series RBRTE) for 31 Dec 2026 is below $100.00; if none is published that day, the last price before it decides. Source: EIA or FRED DCOILBRENTEU. Otherwise NO.

Probability over time

erratabase rate

Method

trend: lognormal, zero drift, from $125.44, annual volatility 0.75, 83 days. base: judgmental 25%: a 20% fall needs a Hormuz reopening or demand destruction; in 2022 Brent fell from $120+ to under $100 within ~3 months of its peak. signals: LR 0.8 no reopening deal in sight, attacks continue; LR 1.2 demand destruction and IEA stock releases (~100 mb) plus Saudi East-West pipeline at 5.8 mb/d.

Models are combined as a mean in log-odds; see How we forecast.

Every update

Date	Probability	Models	Reason
9 October 2026	30%	Base rate 25% Trend 32% Signals 32%	Opening: a fall below $100 requires a political event; volatility makes it far from impossible.

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