Against the odds: The full downside of the supply chain trade, according to APMM, Hapag, DSV, XPO & friends

Against the odds comes in two forms: a column, on merit when warranted, and a monthly excel calculator, which will be updated around the beginning of each calendar month.

Based on qualitative and quantitative analysis, 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 ...