Corporate Jet Acquisition Target Signal
In plain terms
When an acquirer's corporate jet visits the target's HQ region, the target's stock tends to outperform over 2-4 weeks.
How it works
Acquirers visit target boards by corporate jet 30d before announcement (and during due diligence). Single-jet acquirer→target HQ-region visits are a different geometric signal from #255 corp_jet_cluster_ma_leak (multi-jet co-presence).
Live results
0 times picked on its own · 480 times inside a blend (460 beat the stock) · updated 2026-06-06Data dependencies
- Daily prices
Adjusted-close OHLCV for every US-listed ticker; primary price feed.
- Corporate jet flights
Corporate-jet flight history derived from OpenSky/ADSB sources and mapped to tickers.
- Firm hq locations
A data feed this strategy reads, refreshed on its normal schedule.
Expected edge
- Reported return
- 100-400 bps
- Tested over
- T+1 to T+20d
100-400 bps over 10-20d (M&A premium leak).
Example tickers where this is likely to fire
Illustrative only, the signal fires based on the live data, not a fixed list.
Related families
If multiple companies' corporate jets land at the same airport within 48 hours and yours is one of them, an M&A is likely brewing. We buy the target's stock and hold for two to four weeks.
When a regulated company's corporate jet starts flying to Washington DC more often than usual, a policy or regulatory tailwind is being engineered behind the scenes. We buy that company for one to three months.
When a ticker files an 8-K signaling an M&A deal, the stock drifts directionally for 1-3 months as the market re-rates it.
Corporate jet flies to unusual city → possible M&A coming.
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