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Report Summary 1. Report Industry Investment Rating No information provided. 2. Core Viewpoints - Spot prices have reached a short - term peak, and the futures market has declined, in line with the report's expectations. The core issue is the direction of spot freight rates, and the main contract may be in the bottom - building process. It is recommended to participate with a light position or wait and see. Attention should be paid to tariff policies, the Middle East situation, and spot freight rates [2][4]. - The market is in a fierce long - short game with no obvious trading direction, and the futures market is weakly oscillating [4]. 3. Summary by Related Content a. Freight Indexes - On November 17, the Shanghai Export Container Settlement Freight Index (SCFIS) for the European route was 1357.67 points, down 9.8% from the previous period; the SCFIS for the US - West route was 1238.42 points, down 6.9% from the previous period. The Shanghai Export Container Freight Index (SCFI) announced price was 1451.38 points, down 43.72 points from the previous period. The SCFI European line price was 1417 USD/TEU, up 7.1% from the previous period; the SCFI US - West route was 1823 USD/FEU, down 17.59% from the previous period [3]. - On November 14, the Ningbo Export Container Freight Index (NCFI) (composite index) was 999.69 points, down 5.12% from the previous period; the NCFI (European route) was 979.34 points, up 7.42% from the previous period; the NCFI (US - West route) was 1052.43 points, down 21.99% from the previous period. The China Export Container Freight Index (CCFI) (composite index) was 1094.03 points, up 3.4% from the previous period; the CCFI (European route) was 1403.64 points, up 2.7% from the previous period; the CCFI (US - West route) was 846.24 points, up 3.9% from the previous period [3]. b. Economic Data - In October, China's manufacturing PMI was 49.0%, down 0.8 percentage points from the previous month, and the comprehensive PMI output index was 50.0%, down 0.6 percentage points from the previous month. The US October S&P Global services PMI was 55.2, the manufacturing PMI was 52.2, and the composite PMI was 54.8. The eurozone's October manufacturing PMI was 45.9, the services PMI was 51.2, and the composite PMI was 49.7. The eurozone's October Sentix investor confidence index was expected to be - 8.5 [3][4]. c. Futures Market - On November 20, the main contract 2602 closed at 1631.0, down 1.39%, with a trading volume of 32,800 lots and an open interest of 42,000 lots, an increase of 1785 lots from the previous day [4]. d. Strategies - Short - term strategy: The main contract has retreated, and the far - month contracts are relatively strong. Risk - takers were advised to go long lightly in the 1550 - 1600 range of the EC2602 contract, and some profit - taking has been recommended. Attention should be paid to spot trends, and it is not recommended to hold losing positions. Set stop - losses [5]. - Arbitrage strategy: In the context of international turmoil, each contract still follows seasonal logic with large fluctuations. It is recommended to wait and see or try with a light position [5]. - Long - term strategy: It has been recommended to take profits when each contract rises, wait for the callback to stabilize, and then judge the subsequent direction [5]. e. Contract Adjustments - The daily limit for contracts 2508 - 2606 has been adjusted to 18%. The company's margin for contracts 2508 - 2606 has been adjusted to 28%. The daily opening limit for all contracts 2508 - 2606 is 100 lots [5].