Why Do Rates Rise Fast — But Fall Slowly?

The spike is fast. The reset takes longer.

Freight rates had started to fall.

Then both WCI and SCFI moved higher again.

The WCI had fallen for three weeks.

Then it turned up.

That points to a bigger pattern.

Rates can rise fast.

The reset usually takes longer.

For Q4 planning, that gap matters.

So what keeps rates high for longer?

Here are 5️⃣ signals behind it:

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1️⃣ Capacity can tighten very quickly