Strategies

What is Insider Trading (Legal)?

Tracking what company executives are buying

Full Explanation

When a CEO or CFO buys their own company's stock with their own money, it's a strong signal they believe in the company's future. This is public info filed with the SEC.

Pro Tip

Our Smart Money page shows this. Executives selling = sometimes concerning. Executives buying = usually bullish.

Related Strategies Terms

Momentum Investing

Buying stocks that are already going up

Swing Trading

Holding stocks for days to weeks to capture medium-term moves

Value Investing

Buying stocks that are cheaper than they're worth

Index Investing

Buying funds that track the whole market instead of picking stocks

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