Insider Buying Week 01-05-24 the Market is Waiting for Something

The market is waiting for something. If interest rates are going down, the newest popular market obsession, when will they actually go down?  When will the Fed start the interest rate cuts, since…


Insider Buying Week 12-29-23 Here We go Again with Rampant Speculation

Here we go again, two insider buys in small biotech names that rocketed 43% and 76% last week.  This didn't happen in a vacuum. For the last two months or so,  the daily top 50 largest percentage…


Insider Buying Week 12-22-23 Holiday Cheer and the Fed's Retreat Continues to Spike the Market

While some stocks like the Magnificent Seven have had a phenomenal comeback year, many, many companies are depressed in value. For example, many REITs have poor returns, some as a consequence of the…


Insider Buying Week 12-15-23 Glad to See some Big Names and Big Dollars Returning to the Insider Buying Game

While some stocks like the Magnificent Seven have had a phenomenal comeback year, many, many companies are depressed in value. We have no shortage of compelling investment ideas, but getting people…


Insider Buying Week 12-08-23 Energy Swooned, Some Insiders Stepped Up

As we go into the final turn of the year, expect some modest profit-taking in the Magnificent Seven. I expect some good opportunities if mortgage rates drop enough for people trapped in their homes…


Insider Buying Week 12-01-23 AI will Improve everything but the Tesla pickup truck

FOMO  (fear of missing out in a year when the S&P is up over 20%) is in full swing. One thing not making the headlines is the market is essentially where it was two years ago, with investors on a…


Insider Buying Week 11-24-23 Are Investors the Turkey this Thanksgiving?

Trying to read the tea leaves and glean some information from insider buying patterns is seldom obvious.  Directors are generally required to own a percentage of their board compensation in the…


Insider Buying Week 11-17-23 Few Buyers Lots of Sellers

  Finviz Chart There are a few insider buys this week. As…


Insider Buying Week 8-11-23 and the Summer Doldrums

We are not surprised by the momentum of the oil and gas sector, as it was only a matter of time before its strong fundamentals collided with short sellers and skeptical money managers. We wrote last…


Insider Buying Week 8-04-23 Hydrocarbons Make the Modern World Modern

Oil and gas have been the best-performing sector in the market for the last couple of weeks. There is much talk about an oil surplus, and economic weakness in China, the world's largest petroleum…