Possible, off the official path: a week below $3.50 before July 2027, 34%, the sum of three scenarios, each our estimate, set by the firm, scored when it resolves.
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Scenarios to 30 June 2027, % of all outcomes, as the one-page sheet groups them; each our estimate, scored when it resolves
34% · a week below $3.50
Source: Strature forecast register, F-0237 to F-0243, registered 16 Oct 2026.
To 14 October 2026, the US weekly pump price had not printed below $3.50 since early March 2026; the EIA's October outlook keeps every month to June 2027 above it.
34% is the sum of three of seven scenarios to 30 June 2027: a deal and a winter week below $3.50 (16%), a deal with the first week below in summer (8%), or a week below without a deal (10%). Each is our estimate, scored when it resolves.
Will US gasoline go below $3.50 by June 2027?
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F-0237 · Deal, and a winter week below $3.50 · 16% · resolves by 30 Jun 2027
“Resolves if: Between 14 Oct 2026 and 28 Jun 2027 the US and Iran agree a text that ends hostilities, lifts the blockade or provides for reopening the strait, AND the first EIA weekly regular-gasoline print below $3.50 is dated 12 Oct 2026 to 26 Apr 2027.”
F-0238 · Deal, first week below in summer · 8% · resolves by 30 Jun 2027
“Resolves if: Between 14 Oct 2026 and 28 Jun 2027 the US and Iran agree a text that ends hostilities, lifts the blockade or provides for reopening the strait, AND no print before 3 May 2027 is below $3.50 but a print dated 3 May to 28 Jun 2027 is.”
F-0240 · A week below $3.50 without a deal · 10.5% · resolves by 30 Jun 2027
“Resolves if: No US-Iran text is agreed between 14 Oct 2026 and 28 Jun 2027, AND at least one EIA weekly regular-gasoline print dated 12 Oct 2026 to 28 Jun 2027 is below $3.50, whether or not the US strikes Iran.”
Resolves · on the forecast register
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“Possible, off the official path: a week below $3.50 before July 2027, 34%, the sum of three scenarios, each our estimate, set by the firm, scored when it resolves.”
On the register: F-0237 16%, open · F-0238 8%, open · F-0240 10%, open. The forecast register
Primary United States Affected Iran
“The official outlook never reaches $3.50 before July 2027: its lowest month, February, sits 15.1 cents above. A week below the line needs Brent near $89, most plausibly after a US-Iran deal, and diesel and jet fuel would stay dear”
The brief’s reading of the evidence; not a registered forecast.Primary United States
“A week below the line needs a crude fall the outlook does not assume, most plausibly a US-Iran deal: Brent near $89 at February's margin, anywhere from about $55 to $98 across 2025-26 margins.”
The brief’s reading of the evidence; not a registered forecast.Primary United States Affected Iran
“Ships counted through the Strait of Hormuz run at 3.9% of their pre-war level. For a fuel buyer, this means the reopening that would lower crude has not started.”
The brief’s reading of the evidence; not a registered forecast.Primary United States
“Spare barrels and emergency stock add little.”
The brief’s reading of the evidence; not a registered forecast.Primary United States
“On the official path, February 2027 is the month nearest the line, 15.1 cents above it. For an airline or trucking firm, that means fuel left open could gain from a dip between January and June 2027.”
The brief’s reading of the evidence; not a registered forecast.Primary United States
“The weekly pump price has not printed below the line since early March 2026. For a fuel buyer, that means the pump price has to fall 85.4 cents, within 38 weekly prints, before the question is answered yes.”
The brief’s reading of the evidence; not a registered forecast.Primary United States
“According to the EIA's October outlook, no month before July 2027 falls below the line, and February comes nearest at $3.651.”
The brief’s reading of the evidence; not a registered forecast.Primary United States
“Diesel stays far dearer than gasoline in every month of the official outlook, and jet fuel has risen faster still. For airlines and truckers, that means a gasoline week below the line says little about their own fuel bill.”
The brief’s reading of the evidence; not a registered forecast.Primary United States
“At the outlook's own February margin, Brent of $89 a barrel puts that month's average at $3.50 (Exhibit 11). The outlook itself has February Brent at $95, about $6 higher.”
The brief’s reading of the evidence; not a registered forecast.Primary United States
“Each past spell of gasoline at $4.00 or more saw a fall larger than today's gap within 38 weeks.”
The brief’s reading of the evidence; not a registered forecast.Primary United States
“Talks without a signed text have not lowered crude: Brent's spot price rose about $42 a barrel from 14 July to 6 October.”
The brief’s reading of the evidence; not a registered forecast.Primary United States Affected Iran
“Over the four weeks to 11 October, the count averaged 3.3 vessels a day, against 84.9 before the war (Exhibit 16).”
The brief’s reading of the evidence; not a registered forecast.Primary United States
“OPEC's spare capacity averages 0.025 million barrels a day from October to March in the official outlook. For a fuel buyer, this means barrels that avoid the strait are not on course to deliver a winter dip on their own.”
The brief’s reading of the evidence; not a registered forecast.Primary United States Affected Saudi Arabia
“The government has authorised up to 44 million more barrels of emergency crude, and is owed at least 166 million back. For a fuel hedger, government barrels arrive before the official path's closest months to $3.50, then compete for crude.”
The brief’s reading of the evidence; not a registered forecast.Primary United States
“US gasoline stocks sit 14.0 million barrels below their five-year average. For a retailer pricing against consumers' fuel budgets, the route below $3.50 through a thinner gasoline margin stays closed.”
The brief’s reading of the evidence; not a registered forecast.Primary United States
Registered forecasts are never changed: they stay as issued and are scored as registered. Facts found after the research date are listed here with their date and source.
Each estimate is our estimate, scored when it resolves.
| No. | Forecast | Our estimate | Issued | Resolves | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-0237 | A deal, and a winter week below $3.50 | 16% | Issued 16 Oct 2026 | Resolves 30 Jun 2027 | Open |
| F-0238 | A deal, but the first week below $3.50 comes in the summer season | 8% | Issued 16 Oct 2026 | Resolves 30 Jun 2027 | Open |
| F-0239 | A deal, but no week below $3.50 | 15.6% | Issued 16 Oct 2026 | Resolves 30 Jun 2027 | Open |
| F-0240 | A week below $3.50 without a deal | 10.5% | Issued 16 Oct 2026 | Resolves 30 Jun 2027 | Open |
| F-0241 | Standoff, no week below $3.50 | 22.2% | Issued 16 Oct 2026 | Resolves 30 Jun 2027 | Open |
| F-0242 | The US strikes Iran, no week below $3.50 | 26.7% | Issued 16 Oct 2026 | Resolves 30 Jun 2027 | Open |
| F-0243 | All other outcomes | 1% | Issued 16 Oct 2026 | Resolves 30 Jun 2027 | Open |
No fact has been added since the research date.
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