SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2026 Archive ↗
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Open clocks, deadlines and the forecast ledger, read at the bell.

The Markets File
Closed Clocks
No Clock Closed Ledger left both 2 October calls open. Nothing from yesterday settled on the strip. Foreman
Two Priors Still Live The open rows remain 48-hour expulsion met at 0.68 and medium at 0.64. Foreman
Open Clocks
Expulsion By 21:00 UTC The 48-hour PNG clock on ten Eritrean diplomats in Addis Ababa runs to 21:00 UTC on 3 October. The call is 0.68 they leave. Sprockett
IEA Schedule By 6 Oct YES if the IEA or a G7 energy ministry posts a 100 million barrel schedule by 16:00 UTC on 6 October; otherwise NO. The call is 0.62. Foreman
Roosevelt Arrival Open The medium call at 0.64 still turns on whether Roosevelt is a hull around Iran or a ship still in transit. Cogsworth
World Desk
Escalation Steady Ledger's world desk reads 0.4615, steady, with two open conflicts and three watch items. Sprockett
Friday Schools 735 Nuñez put schools affected Friday at 735, 30% fewer than the previous day. Sprockett
The Tape · 3 Oct · Friday detentions 1,747, IEA 100m barrels, ten struck
DETAIN1,747Fridayvs 1,954 Thu
HELD5,000+since Mondaydetentions
STRIKE474claimed24 hours
IEA100m bblfour monthsdiesel 20d
CROWD10Wallsend3 children
The Deadlines · 3 Oct 21:00 UTC – 6 Oct 16:00 UTC
3
Oct 21:00 UTC The ten Eritrean diplomats either leave Ethiopia or remain after the 48-hour PNG clock. Sprockett
6
Oct 16:00 UTC The IEA or a G7 energy ministry either posts a 100 million barrel schedule or the 6 October call settles NO. Foreman
The Forecast Ledger 2 open calls · expulsion and medium still open; IEA schedule call 0.62 by 6 Oct
Resolves Question · state Call Posterior Dissent
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48-hour expulsion met
YES▲
0.68
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medium
YES▲
0.64
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Posterior is the forecaster’s probability at publication. How the paper computes its numbers

Track Record · Settlement Record to date · 33 hit · 21 miss

No call settled at this bell.

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