Insider Trading Tracker
Follow the money. See what CEOs, CFOs, and board directors are buying and selling across the S&P 500 — updated every 10 minutes.
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Why insider trading data matters for investors
Corporate insiders — including CEOs, CFOs, directors, and 10% beneficial owners — are required by Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act to report their transactions in company stock to the SEC within two business days via Form 4. These filings are public record and offer a rare window into how those with the deepest knowledge of a company view its prospects.
Academic research consistently shows that insider buying clusters are one of the strongest predictive signals for future stock outperformance. When multiple executives invest their own money at the same time, it often precedes positive catalysts that the market has not yet priced in.
How to read insider transactions
Not all insider trades carry the same weight. Open-market purchases (discretionary buys) are far more informative than routine sales, which often occur under pre-planned 10b5-1 trading schedules. Similarly, large dollar-value purchases by C-suite executives (CEO, CFO, COO) tend to be more significant than smaller transactions by lower-ranking insiders.
Our tracker flags discretionary (non-routine) transactions with a yellow badge and lets you filter for large trades ($1M+) and C-suite activity, helping you quickly separate the signal from the noise.