One month in, the Container Freight Futures Index (CoFIF) were up 13-26% while
the spot freight rates were down by 30%. For the trading interests in CoFIF,
trading volumes has been down by 58% but open interests have been tripled,
meaning less day-trading while more positions taken on longer term views.
Last week, the prices of CoFIF continued to drip while suffered another big
drop. However, the price for CoFIF is still surprisingly resilient, in our view,
given uncertain economic outlook for