Comment / Against the odds: new year - no change

© Khunaspix Dreamstime.

Against the odds comes in two forms: a column, on merit when warranted, and a monthly excel calculator, which is updated around the beginning of each calendar month. It challenges common sell-side wisdom in financial markets that the future often has better events in store than the past. The vast majority of consensus estimates from analysts, often modelled against a company’s guidance, are a case in point.

In a typical bearish fashion, this new Loadstar product aims to highlight critical risks that ...