FXPM Labs

Updated 2026-10-23 02:52 UTC

Satellite tanker watch and research tools for traders

FXPM Labs schedules checks for new satellite passes about every six hours over the anchorages where oil tankers gather, then publishes the vessels it can see. The update time above shows when this snapshot was built. Alongside it are calculators and research tools for sizing risk and judging a strategy.

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Vessels in latest scenes
402
Likely tankers
133
Baltic AIS tankers · sample 23 Oct 2026
56
Brent spot (EIA) · 20 Oct 2026
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Latest chokepoint scenes

All regions
Strait of HormuzFujairah, Khor Fakkan and the traffic lanes263 vessels · 104 likely tankersLatest pass 19 Oct 2026Bab al-MandebPerim lanes and the Djibouti anchorage65 vessels · 19 likely tankersLatest pass 21 Oct 2026Suez southern anchorageShips waiting at the canal's southern entrance45 vessels · 6 likely tankersLatest pass 19 Oct 2026Southern AfricaAlgoa Bay STS area and Table Bay24 vessels · 3 likely tankersLatest pass 20 Oct 2026

Tanker Watch AIS archive · Dated observations

Baltic AIS activity pulse

The latest archived sample recorded 56 tankers in the northern Baltic receiver network at 2026-10-23 02:52 UTC. Among 17 snapshots across 6 UTC calendar dates within the 168 hours ending at that sample, the observed range was 56–102 and the median was 68. These are observed reports, not a global tanker count or an oil-price forecast.

Receiver coverage and reporting can change; compare snapshots with their timestamps and source notes.

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Tanker Watch Image Lab

Help check what the satellite actually saw

Signed-in readers can mark a proposed object as a tanker, another ship, or not a ship, and draw a box around a missed vessel. Each review joins an advisory community tally tied to that exact image.

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Tanker Watch Pro

Explore the full archive before connecting anything

FXPM schedules updates to the shared Tanker Watch feed; check each published snapshot time for freshness. Pro opens the full archive, alerts and a qualified activity outlook without a personal key. If you need an extra private tile check, Pro and API & Team can optionally connect their own AISstream or Copernicus account; those checks do not change the shared data.

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Dated ECB reference snapshot

FX volatility snapshot

Compare the typical daily move of 28 currency pairs at the published fixing, in pips, and see whether each reading was unusual. Check the date and current market rates before using it to size a trade.

See all 28 pairsEUR/USD

Free tools

All tools
Position size calculatorLots to trade for a fixed risk percentage and stop distance.Pip value calculatorWhat one pip is worth in your account currency.Margin calculatorMargin held, notional value and effective leverage for a position.Risk of ruin calculatorProbability a strategy hits your drawdown limit.Drawdown recovery calculatorGain and time needed to climb back from a drawdown.Expectancy and profit factor calculatorAverage trade, profit factor and breakeven win rate.

FXPM Labs Pro · $19 a month

The full archive, alerts and no ads

  • Every Tanker Watch scene since the archive began, with history charts per anchorage
  • Full Baltic AIS daily activity history and a checked three-day outlook when qualified
  • Alerts when an anchorage you follow moves outside its normal range
  • A weekly chokepoint brief by email
  • FX Volatility Desk: next-week volatility and range forecasts for 28 pairs
  • CSV and JSON exports of the archive
  • Evidence Desk with saved reports and higher limits
  • No ads anywhere on the site
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Guides

All guides
Backtest Overfitting: Why Good Backtests Fail LiveBacktest overfitting explained: curve fitting, multiple testing, degrees of freedom, out-of-sample checks and cost assumptions, with the research behind them.Expectancy and Profit Factor: Measuring a Trading EdgeTrading expectancy and profit factor explained: expectancy in money and R, breakeven win rate, why high win rates mislead, and how many trades you need.Forex Market Sessions: Hours, Overlaps and LiquidityForex market sessions explained: Sydney, Tokyo, London and New York hours in UTC, the overlaps, the weekly open and close, daylight saving and spreads.How AIS Ship Tracking Works: Classes, Messages and GapsHow AIS ship tracking works: Class A and B transponders, position and voyage messages, tanker type codes 80-89, satellite reception, gaps and spoofing.How to Read an MT5 Strategy Tester Report, Field by FieldHow to read the MT5 Strategy Tester report: net profit, profit factor, expected payoff, recovery factor, Sharpe ratio, drawdowns and History Quality explained.Leverage and Margin in Forex: How They Actually WorkLeverage and margin in forex explained: margin as a deposit, notional value, ESMA leverage caps, margin level, margin calls, stop-outs and effective leverage.