ofac sdn sanctions event
What it checks
OFAC adds new country/entity to sanctions list → US firms with disclosed business there underperform 1-3 weeks.
Mechanism
New OFAC SDN action against country C imposes step-change cost on US firms with disclosed segment exposure to C.
Signal rule
new OFAC action in last 5d AND ticker has ofac_corporate_exposure(C) → short; hold 1/5/20d
Data dependencies
daily_pricesAdjusted-close OHLCV for every US-listed ticker; primary price feed.
ofac_sdnWorker data table — see services/worker schema.
ofac_corporate_exposureWorker data table — see services/worker schema.
Expected edge
- Paper alpha
- -3% to -8%
- Paper Sharpe
- ~0.4
- Paper window
- T+0 to T+20d
-3% to -8% CAR over 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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