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positive_eps_streak on Western Union CO (WU)
SIC 7389 — Services-Business Services, NEC · CIK 1365135 · default direction: long
Definition
Fires on companies with consecutive years of positive earnings — quality compounder candidates. Surfaces stable franchises with earnings durability, not speculative growth.
Every time the signal fired on WU
| FY | Filing date | Event date | 1d | 5d | 20d | 60d | 252d |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 2026-02-20 | 2026-02-20 | -0.65% | +3.88% | -0.23% | — | — |
| FY2024 | 2025-02-20 | 2025-02-20 | -0.74% | +0.28% | +2.25% | -5.37% | -4.93% |
| FY2023 | 2024-02-22 | 2024-02-22 | +0.08% | +3.55% | +8.68% | +3.26% | -8.85% |
| FY2022 | 2023-02-23 | 2023-02-23 | -1.36% | -3.09% | -16.57% | -5.86% | +4.53% |
| FY2021 | 2022-02-24 | 2022-02-24 | +2.20% | -3.81% | +0.98% | -7.08% | -25.36% |
| FY2020 | 2021-02-19 | 2021-02-19 | -0.04% | -2.89% | +3.22% | +5.08% | -13.50% |
| FY2016 | 2017-02-22 | 2017-02-22 | -0.35% | -0.40% | +1.58% | -4.88% | +4.18% |
| FY2015 | 2016-02-19 | 2016-02-19 | +0.93% | +1.48% | +6.06% | +6.56% | +12.52% |
| FY2014 | 2015-02-20 | 2015-02-20 | -0.93% | +0.36% | -0.50% | +13.96% | -2.52% |
| FY2013 | 2014-02-24 | 2014-02-24 | -1.41% | +1.47% | +1.37% | -3.13% | +21.77% |
| FY2012 | 2013-02-22 | 2013-02-22 | -1.43% | +1.71% | +5.33% | +19.58% | +20.21% |
| FY2011 | 2012-02-24 | 2012-02-24 | +0.39% | -3.30% | +0.84% | -4.79% | -18.56% |
Forward returns are stock returns from event date (next trading day after filing). Sign is raw stock direction; the trade direction is in the calibration table below.
Universe-wide calibration (this signal across all companies)
| Horizon | n events | Gross stock ret | Hit rate | Trade dir | Net PnL | Cost (bps) | r/σ net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1d | 21,256 | +0.05% | +49.53% | long | -0.16% | 22 | -0.04 |
| 5d | 21,258 | +0.10% | +50.10% | long | -0.10% | 22 | -0.00 |
| 20d | 21,218 | -0.80% | +49.80% | long | -1.03% | 22 | -0.04 |
| 60d | 19,852 | +1.64% | +54.15% | long | +1.48% | 22 | +0.04 |
| 252d | 19,501 | +13.65% | +64.44% | long | +13.47% | 22 | +0.27 |
Net PnL is direction × stock return − round-trip execution cost (5 bps half-spread + ADV-tiered borrow). See positive_eps_streak methodology for the full audit.