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port container la signal mvp
cadence: Weeklydata: mediumlong onlyshort onlylong short
paper
2023
Source
Yu, L., et al (2023). "Tracking global supply-chain bottlenecks with satellite imagery of container ports." Nature Humanities & Social Sciences Communications, 10, 414.
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What it checks
LA/Long Beach port traffic slows → big importers underperform; accelerates → rails/logistics rally.
Mechanism
LA+LB inbound TEU 4w/52w ratio z leads importer / rail-logistics equity 1-4 weeks.
No production champion data for this family yet. Stats appear once the discovery pipeline promotes at least one strategy with this family tag.
Signal rule
LA+LB TEU 4w/52w z < -1 → short WMT/TGT/COST/HD/LOW; z > +1 → long UNP/CSX/NSC/JBHT/ODFL/PLD; hold 5/20d
Data dependencies
daily_pricesAdjusted-close OHLCV for every US-listed ticker; primary price feed.
port_throughputWorker data table — see services/worker schema.
Expected edge
- Paper alpha
- 50-150 bps
- Paper window
- T+0 to T+20d
50-150 bps over 5-20d.
Example tickers where this is likely to fire
Illustrative only — the signal fires based on the live data, not a fixed list.
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