Analysis, education, and signals from the world of CEO insider stock purchases.
When a CEO spends personal money buying shares on the open market, it's the strongest conviction signal in finance. But not all insider purchases are equal. Here's how to tell signal from noise.
Read more →Insiders sell 5x more often than they buy. Does that mean they're bearish? No. Academic research shows insider buying predicts returns, but selling has zero predictive value. Here's why.
Read more →How to identify the most promising stocks from CEO insider purchases. Our 6-factor scoring methodology, what makes an insider buy meaningful, and why 89% of our backtested signals hit their +10% target.
Read more →March 2026 CEO buying is running 23% above the 5-year average. Sector breakdown, what's driving the spike, and how to identify the strongest signals as Q4 blackout periods lift.
Read more →Decades of academic research show that CEO open-market purchases predict positive abnormal returns. We review the key studies, explain the information hierarchy, and show how we apply this research.
Read more →We backtested 210 C-suite open-market purchases over 3 months using 6-factor scoring with mechanical +10%/-15% exits. Result: 89% win rate, +7.2% return vs S&P 500 at -2.83%. Full methodology, every position, and the limitations.
Read more →Babcock & Wilcox CEO and CFO bought $125K after landing a $2.4B AI data center contract. Uber CFO deployed $1.6M near trading range lows. Combined value: $1.7M+ across AI power delivery and autonomous transport.
Read more →Five of the highest-scoring insider purchases from Q1 2026. $7M+ in open-market buying from executives at Hamilton Lane, RLI Corp, Uber, KKR, and SoFi — each scored on fundamentals, financials, and technicals.
Read more →A practical framework for turning insider buying signals into a trackable portfolio. Covers entry rules, position sizing, target/stop-loss mechanics, and how to benchmark against the S&P 500.
Read more →CEO Pardeep Nijhawan purchased $99K of EDSA shares before positive Phase 3 clinical data and an 80%+ stock surge. Full multi-factor breakdown of the signal.
Read more →Q1 2026 CEO buying activity is 23% above the 5-year average. Sector-by-sector breakdown of purchase volume, average deal sizes, and historical context for elevated insider buying periods.
Read more →When a Co-CEO, Co-CEO, and COO all purchase open-market shares on the same day, it's the strongest insider signal. We break down the HLNE and RLI cluster events from Q1 2026.
Read more →Academic research consistently shows insider purchases generate higher abnormal returns in small-cap stocks. Less analyst coverage means more information asymmetry — and a wider edge for those tracking Form 4 filings.
Read more →The ratio of insider purchases to sales across the market is a leading macro indicator. Current data shows the ratio at 0.35 — above the 10-year average. Here's what that means and what it doesn't.
Read more →A practical comparison of SEC EDGAR direct access, free screeners, and automated scanning tools for tracking CEO open-market stock purchases. Includes filtering criteria and a DIY workflow.
Read more →SEC Form 4 is required within two business days of any insider transaction. This guide covers the filing structure, transaction codes, and how to distinguish signal from noise in CEO stock purchase disclosures.
Read more →Our algorithm scans every SEC Form 4 filing and scores CEO purchases with multi-factor analysis.
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