The forward-looking nature of Shipfix’s cargo order data provides market participants with insights into future commodity flows, which can be used to project changes to asset prices and act as a leading economic indicator.
Shipfix's cargo order data provide detailed insights into the volumes of commodities due to be shipped, rather than reflecting past flows. Hence, the user has the ability to predict near-term tonnage demand and seaborne flows of commodities.
The forward-looking nature of Shifix’s cargo order data provides commodity traders with early signals for price movements. Changes in cargo order volumes can act as a leading indicator for commodity prices, as they can provide insight into the supply-demand balance for individual commodity markets in the near term.
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Rather than awaiting official data published long after market-moving events, the Shipfix dataset provides a dynamic image of how the economically-vital seaborne flows of commodities evolve. The cargo order volumes can act as leading indicators for countries’ economic growth and as well as other macroeconomic data.
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For FFA traders the dataset can help visualise the supply and demand dynamics that will affect contracts in the near term. The cargo order data for the individual Baltic Routes combined with the relevant vessel availability can provide an indication of the supply-demand balance.
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