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zombie_alert on Liberty Global Ltd. (LBTYA)
SIC 4841 — Cable & Other Pay Television Services · CIK 1570585 · default direction: long
Definition
Fires on companies with persistent negative free cash flow but still operating — 'walking dead' candidates. Useful as oversold-bounce flag.
Every time the signal fired on LBTYA
| FY | Filing date | Event date | 1d | 5d | 20d | 60d | 252d |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 2026-02-18 | 2026-02-18 | -6.06% | -1.53% | -8.90% | — | — |
| FY2024 | 2025-02-18 | 2025-02-18 | +0.09% | +2.52% | +5.95% | -11.90% | +10.37% |
| FY2023 | 2024-02-15 | 2024-02-15 | -6.12% | -5.45% | -12.97% | -13.02% | +11.75% |
| FY2022 | 2023-02-22 | 2023-02-22 | +2.85% | -1.74% | -10.39% | -16.29% | -11.89% |
| FY2018 | 2019-02-27 | 2019-02-27 | +0.34% | -0.57% | -2.48% | -4.23% | -23.88% |
| FY2017 | 2018-02-14 | 2018-02-14 | -6.69% | -12.58% | -9.10% | -18.85% | -29.68% |
| FY2016 | 2017-02-16 | 2017-02-16 | +2.34% | +3.01% | +4.04% | -16.40% | -6.99% |
| FY2015 | 2016-02-16 | 2016-02-16 | +5.75% | +7.62% | +2.92% | +5.41% | +15.35% |
| FY2014 | 2015-02-13 | 2015-02-13 | +0.74% | +2.57% | +0.34% | -4.08% | -28.89% |
| FY2013 | 2014-02-13 | 2014-02-13 | -0.61% | +2.91% | +0.65% | +0.86% | +22.13% |
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 | 1,085 | +13881.81% | +45.90% | long | -0.60% | 28 | -0.10 |
| 5d | 1,079 | +13913.06% | +46.71% | long | -0.46% | 28 | -0.04 |
| 20d | 1,068 | -0.28% | +46.54% | long | -0.67% | 28 | -0.03 |
| 60d | 991 | +3.27% | +49.65% | long | +2.98% | 28 | +0.07 |
| 252d | 970 | +17.15% | +53.51% | long | +17.86% | 28 | +0.22 |
Net PnL is direction × stock return − round-trip execution cost (5 bps half-spread + ADV-tiered borrow). See zombie_alert methodology for the full audit.