Are one way tickets still an SSSS trigger? A few years ago, I constructed a round trip out of two separate one way tickets on different airlines (which were not in the same alliance) because it was much cheaper that way than any other round trip that fit the schedule. No SSSS in either direction.
Another time, I did a similar thing because I could use a one way award ticket on one airline, but another airline offered a more convenient and cheaper return flight. No SSSS in either direction.
I did 2 1 way trips on UA last month and didn't get the haraSSSSment flag either way.