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logan miller
logan miller

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i pulled the baltic dry index and a 72 percent year-over-year climb stopped me

I pulled the latest Baltic Dry Index print and one number did not look like background noise.

The Baltic Dry Index sits at 3584. That is up 0.25 percent on the day. The part that caught my eye: it is up 72.39 percent year over year. This index tracks the going rate to ship raw materials across the world's oceans. A 72 percent annual climb is a loud statement about global trade demand, and it is happening while the equity fear gauges sit calm. That gap between shipping costs and market mood is the interesting part.

Here is what I will not spell out in this post. I am not telling you whether that move is bullish for shipping names or a warning for commodity demand. The full daily series, the 30 day trend, and the signal direction live in the endpoint. Pull it and form your own read.

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