Insider Buying Week 06-19-26 The Tail That Wags the Dog: How Hyper-Scaler Capex Left the Rest of the Market in the Dust

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Insider Buying Week 06-12-26

The market has not had much love for anything other than the downstream recipients of the largest capex investment boom in history, the semiconductor supply chain.  We continue to track insider buys but it seems like a fools errand. I don’t know when the tide will go out and the picks and shovels will move to applications, consumer spending, or something other than postage stamping the earth with AI data centers.  Inevitably overbuilding will happen. It’s a mathematical certainty but when that happens is beyond anyone’s ability to forecast just yet.  Perhaps insiders have got some feel for this. Certainly … Read more

Insider Buying Week 06-05-26

  Name: Timothy C. StonesiferPosition: Director    Transaction Date: 06-03-2026 Shares Bought: 2,790 shares an average price paid of $143.51 for Cost: $400,393        Company: Insulet Corp (PODD) Insulet Corporation develops and manufactures insulin delivery systems for individuals with insulin-dependent diabetes in the United States and worldwide, including the Omnipod 5 automated insulin delivery system and the Omnipod DASH platform, both of which utilize Bluetooth technology for insulin management and are integrated with continuous glucose monitoring.  The company also produces delivery pods for Amgen’s Neulasta Onpro kit, designed to reduce the risk of infection after chemotherapy.  Insulet sells its products to pharmacies and … Read more

Insider Buying Week 05-29-26

I’ve lived to see many a market but none like this jumps to mind. Bull or bear, this is one that doesn’t look behind.  Tomorrow will just be higher. Name: Brian HannaschPosition: Director     Transaction Date: 05-29-2026 Shares Bought: 165 shares an average price paid of $2,987.00 for Cost: $492,855  Company: Autozone Inc. (AZO) AutoZone, Inc. is a retailer and distributor of automobile replacement parts and accessories in the United States, Mexico, and Brazil. The company sells new and remanufactured automotive hard parts, maintenance items, accessories, and non-automotive products for automobiles, SUVs, vans, and light trucks. It also sells air conditioner compressors, batteries, … Read more

Insider Buying Week 05-22-26 Market is Resilient

This market attempts to go down but the buying is resilient. One has to believe that the individual investors has so much more influence in this era than in the past. Just look at the allocation Elon Musk is rumored to be giving the loyalists. Individual investors are rumored to be getting 30%,of the upcoming Space X IPO, an unprecedented amount. Insiders continue to nibble at stocks that could be classified as value stock, not so much because of their fundamentals, but more based on performance. Insiders buy the dip, not so much the cash flow or the P.E. ratios … Read more

Insider Buying Week 05-15-26

Some would say this is a blowoff top. I think we are just getting started. Ask your Uber drive what he is buying. If he gives you three stock picks, its a top. If he just gives you one, we have a lot more to go. If he tells you he lost a lot of money in crypto, get out of the car as soon as possible. Name: Gerald JohnsonPosition: Director Transaction Date: 05-08-2026  Shares Bought: 961 shares an average price paid of $406.03 for Cost: $390,197 Company: Eaton Corp plc (ETN) Eaton Corporation plc is a multinational power management firm … Read more

Insider Buying Week 05-08-26

Insiders are buying. Is this like saying the fish are biting? Where they are biting though is very interesting. Make your own conclusions but the fishing is very good. Name: David MacLennanPosition: DirectorTransaction Date: 05-04-2026  Shares Bought: 250 shares an average price paid of $876.84 for Cost: $219,210 Company: Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) Caterpillar Inc. is a global provider of construction and mining equipment, engines, turbines, and locomotives. It operates in five segments: construction industries, resource industries, energy and transportation, financial products, and all others. Its product line includes loaders, excavators, mining trucks, drills, generators, gas compressors, and rail goods, as … Read more

Insider Buying Week 05-01-26

Last week, I experienced two insightful realizations. While these seem obvious in retrospect, predicting their occurrence is the trick. Not impossible but reminiscent of the saying, “What’s the difference between being early and being wrong? The Answer- None.” Commodity inflation is likely to increase, as demonstrated by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and the resulting stranded hydrocarbons. The elevated input costs will likely permeate the broader economy, increasing input, transportation, and precursor costs, among others. Commodity inflation is likely to increase. Jeffrey Gundlach of Double Line Capital, in my opinion a knowledgeable individual, has stated his belief that … Read more

Insider Buying Week 04-24-26

Management, led by CEO Terry Duffy, is pragmatic and capital allocation-focused—returning massive cash via dividends while steadily expanding into new areas like crypto derivatives and prediction markets. Name: Kenneth BockhorstPosition: Chairman, President & CEOTransaction Date: 04-21-2026 Shares Bought: 2,200 shares an average price paid of $117.53 for a cost of $258,573 Company: Badger Meter Inc. (BMI) Badger Meter, Inc. manufactures and offers flow measurement, quality control, and communication solutions around the world. The company provides utility water smart metering solutions, software technology, and services to the municipal water utility industry. It also supplies flow instrumentation products, such as meters, valves, … Read more

Insider Buying Week 04-17-26

Management, led by CEO Terry Duffy, is pragmatic and capital allocation-focused—returning massive cash via dividends while steadily expanding into new areas like crypto derivatives and prediction markets. Name: William R. ShepardPosition: DirectorTransaction Date: 03-26-2026 Shares Bought: 1,470 shares an average price paid of $297.38 for a cost of $437,101 Company: CME Group Inc. (CME) CME Group Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates contract markets for the trading of futures and options on futures contracts worldwide. It provides futures and options products based on interest rates, equity indices, and foreign exchange, as well as agricultural, energy, and metals commodities, fixed income, and … Read more

Why I am All IN on the Berkshire Hathaway Trade

With legendary Warren Buffett stepping down, investors are despondent, reflected in BRK B’s flat performance over the last two weeks despite the overall market’s sharp 12% rise. THIS IS ABOUT TO CHANGE. I rely on proprietary technical indicators, but the most reliable is RSI relative strength divergence,which I explain in my book, The Investment Survival Guide, and on my blog, insomniachedge.com/blog. I bought Berkshire yesterday for both the hedge fund I manage and my personal account. Last night, I discovered it flashed a bullish RSI divergence signal—by far the most important and reliable chart pattern. Pro tip: Comparing Berkshire’s recent … Read more

Headline Risk? Sure Why Not? Insider Buying Week 04-13-26

The light of day is coming up on this self imposed quarterly earnings blackout. 1st Quarter Earnings begins in earnest, next week. We will see then if stock are cheap enough for any insiders to jump in. Name: Celeste Beeks MastinPosition: President and CEOTransaction Date: 04-07-2026 Shares Bought: 5,170 shares an average price paid of $57.08  for a cost of $295,104 Company: Fuller H B Co. (FUL) H.B. Fuller Company, through its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and markets adhesives, sealants, coatings, polymers, tapes, encapsulants, additives, and other specialized chemical products. It operates in three segments: hygiene, health, and consumable adhesives; engineering … Read more

Do Insiders have an Edge in the War? Blackout Period in the Fog of War.

The self imposed quarterly earnings blackout could have not happened at a worse time. When market participants most want answers, insiders are restricted from trading in their own stocks generally 30 days before the Quarter end until they publish these results. When Macro trumps everything, like it does now with the current War with Iran, does insider buying have relevance? The answer to this will only be apparent in time. My hunch is that insiders know as much about macro as anyone else- which is to say NOT much. They may have no edge during this time. But they do … Read more

Insider Buying Week 03-27-26

When Macro trumps everything, does insider buying have relevance. The answer to this will only be apparent in time. My hunch is that insiders know as much about macro as anyone else. Name: Charles V. BerghPosition: DirectorTransaction Date: 03-20-2026  Shares Bought: 6,090 shares an average price paid of $164.20 for a cost of $999,978 Company: Lululemon Athletica Inc. (LULU) Lululemon Athletica Inc., along with its subsidiaries, designs, distributes, and sells technical athletic apparel, footwear, and accessories for women and men under the lululemon brand in the United States, Canada, Mexico, China Mainland, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau, and other countries. It … Read more

Insider Buying Week 03-20-26 When Macro Trumps Everything

When Macro trumps everything, does insider buying have relevance. The answer to this will only be apparent in time. My hunch is that insiders know as much about macro as anyone else. Name: Manuel J. Perez De  La MesaPosition: DirectorTransaction Date: 03-13-2026  Shares Bought: 5,000 shares an average price paid of $205.00 for a cost of $1,025,000 Company: Pool Corp. (POOL) Pool Corporation provides swimming pool supplies, equipment, related recreational, irrigation, and landscape care items in the United States as well as around the world. The company provides maintenance products such as chemicals, supplies, and pool accessories; repair and replacement … Read more

Insider Buying Week 03-13-26 Sitting on our Hands

When the CEO-to-Seller ratio hits a 20-month high, the message is clear: Preservation is currently more important than participation. We are seeing “distribution” from institutional players to retail, and until the inflation data cools or we see a broader base of insider buying across sectors like financials and industrials, we are content to watch from the fence. The outliers are always worth a look, but for the most part, the best trade this week was no trade at all. Name: Richard H. Fearon Position: Director Transaction Date: 03-06-2026  Shares Bought: 1,000 shares an Average Price Paid of $306.34 for Cost: $306,340 … Read more

Insider Step up their Buying when the Bullets are Flying Average Return 7.14%

Insiders step up their buying when the bullets are flying. Name: Mortimer J. Buckley Position: Director Transaction Date: 03-03-2026  Shares Bought: 2,230 shares an Average Price Paid of $224.20 for Cost: $499,966 Company: Boeing Co. (BA) The Boeing Company is a leading aerospace and defense company that designs, manufactures, and services commercial airplanes, military aircraft, satellites, and space systems. Commercial Airplanes, Defense, Space & Security, and Global Services are the company’s segments, which provide goods and services to airlines, governments, and defense customers around the world. Boeing is well-known for its aircraft series, which include the 737, 777, and 787, … Read more

Insider Buying Week 02-27-26 WAR Street Bargains Average Insider Return 5.7%

War adds a new calculus.  Predictable trends crumble in the face of the unpredictable nature of war. I can’t imagine it leading to anything significant enough to disrupt the market.  If this war is over in days or a few weeks, expect a rally. If it lingers on for months, then this is a different game board. Gold Up, Oil up, Dollar stable or up, defense stocks strong.  Insiders don’t play these kind of macro events as their crystal ball is no better than anyone else. We focus on reading the tea leaves left by these insiders.  Average weekly return … Read more

Insider Buying Week 02-20-26 Average Return 1.75% The Waiting Game Bytes to Kilowatts

So far the year is shaping up completely predictable. Last year’s winners or this year’s laggards. The AI trade has moved from the Capex spenders to the Capex beneficiaries.  Let’s call it bytes to kilowatts.  Notable insiders, not just any insiders but the ones that we identify as notable purchases moderately outperformed popular indices last week.  There is a lot of pain but it’s masked by the notable outperformance of the S&P 500 minus the MAG 7.  RSP over S&P. Name: Robert G. Ashe Position: Director Transaction Date: 02-18-2026  Shares Bought: 3,681 shares an Average Price Paid of $543.21 for … Read more

Insider Buying Week 02-13-26 Average Return 6.79%

Notable insiders, not just any insiders but the ones that we identify as notable purchases continue to outperform the indices. The Nasdaq composite was down 2.10% while the S&P was down 1.39% and the RSP was up 0.33%. My gut feel is there is a pattern underway.  The hyperscalers building out the AI infrastructure are getting penalized, SAS Armageddon continues unabetted, and mainstream slow growth industrial and consumer stalwarts are beginning to benefit from their AI efficiency gains. Name: Timothy R. Barakett Position: Director Transaction Date: 02-09-2026  Shares Bought: 50,000 shares an average price paid of $104.93 for Cost: $5,246,500  … Read more

Insider Buying Week 02-06-26 Last Week Average Insider Gain 9.6%

The Nasdaq composite was down 1.84% while the RSP was up 2.11% That pretty much said it all.  There was rotation all right and painful if you weren’t on the right side of it. Most of these insiders were.  The average return last week of the stocks we highlight was 7.89%.  I think you’d be happy with that in your portfolio. Name: William C. Boor Position: President & CEO Transaction Date: 02-04-2026  Shares Bought: 1,000 shares an Average Price Paid of $495.00 for Cost: $495,000 Name: David A. Greenblatt Position: Director Transaction Date: 02-03-2026  Shares Bought: 500 shares an Average … Read more

Insider Buying Week 01-30-26

Name: David N. Farr Position: Director Transaction Date: 01-30-2026  Shares Bought: 1000 shares an average price paid of $304.00 for a cost of $304,000  Company: International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) International Business Machines Corporation and its subsidiaries provide integrated solutions and services throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacific. It operates in four segments: software, consulting, infrastructure, and finance. The software segment provides hybrid cloud and AI solutions that enable clients to achieve digital and AI transformations across their apps, data, and environments. Its consulting division integrates talents for strategy, experience, technology, and operations across domains … Read more

Insider Buying Week 01-23-26

Name: Teyin M. Liu Position: Director Transaction Date: 01-13-2026  Shares Bought: 23,200 shares an average price paid of $337.14 for a cost of $7,821,723 Company: Micron Technology Inc. (MU) Micron Technology Inc. is a global provider of memory and storage solutions that operates in the United States, Asia, and other foreign markets. The corporation is divided into four segments: Cloud Memory, Core Data Center, Mobile and Client, and Automotive and Embedded Business Units. Micron provides a diverse portfolio of memory products, including DRAM components and modules, LPDDR, graphics and high-bandwidth memory, CXL-based solutions, and breakthrough NAND and DRAM technologies. Its … Read more

Insider Buying Week 01-16-26

The change is coming. The current low VIX is just the quiet before the cannon fire. Be ready to trade the chaos, not be consumed by it. You can be an insider, too– by clicking here Name: Teyin M. Liu Position: Director Transaction Date: 01-13-2026  Shares Bought: 23,200 shares an average price paid of $337.14 for a cost of $7,821,723 Company: Micron Technology Inc. (MU) Micron Technology Inc. is a global provider of memory and storage solutions that operates in the United States, Asia, and other foreign markets. The corporation is divided into four segments: Cloud Memory, Core Data Center, … Read more

Insider Buying Week 01-09-26

Whatever I write up here stands the chance of being obsolete by the weekend with Limelightin lovin Trump.  But when the headlines die down and you drift back to the business logic, it’s insiders that carry the water more often than not. So when the hell and furry settle, you’ll ask yourself what did Trump say that was full of sound and fury, signifying nothing, ? Go back and look at the insider trades Name: David M. Boitano Position: EVP & CIO Transaction Date: 12-31-2025  Shares Bought: 10,000 shares an Average Price Paid of $34.44 for Cost: $344,400 Company: LTC … Read more

Insider Buying Week 01-02-26

Whatever I write up here stands the chance of being obsolete by the weekend with Limelightin lovin Trump.  But when the headlines die down and you drift back to the business logic, it’s insiders that carry the water more often than not. So when the hell and furry settle, you’ll ask yourself what did Trump say that was full of sound and fury, signifying nothing, ? Go back and look at the insider trades Name: John Rakolta Jr. Position: Director Transaction Date: 12-24-2025  Shares Bought: 15,000 shares an Average Price Paid of $72.18 for Cost: $1,082,700 Company: Agree Realty Corp. … Read more

Insider Buying Week 12-26-25

Name: Harry L. You Position: Director Transaction Date: 12-18-2025 Shares Bought: 1,000 shares an Average Price Paid of $325.13 for Cost: $325,129 Company: Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) Broadcom Inc. is a global designer, developer, and supplier of semiconductor devices and infrastructure software. The company operates in two segments: Semiconductor Solutions and Infrastructure Software. The company’s semiconductor portfolio comprises networking connectivity solutions, custom silicon, Ethernet switching and routing, wireless connectivity, servers and storage components, broadband access products, and industrial solutions. The infrastructure software section offers private cloud platforms, including VMware Cloud Foundation, as well as application networking and security, data services, and … Read more

Insider Buying Week 12-19-25 Waiting on Godot? the Santa Claus Rally?

The AI trade is on, it’s off. I feel like I’m leaving in two realities. One where the plane is flying along and as soon as the AI Capex cycle hits a speed bump, the plane lurches into stall speed. The other one, completely divorced from the Capex cycle is entirely dependent on stock market levitation and the wealth effect. It’s interest rates not AI.  Of course there is a wealth gap chasm in between- and most of us live there. The change is coming. The current low VIX is just the quiet before the cannon fire. Be ready to … Read more