Insomniac Hedge Fund Guy’s Take on Notable Insider Buying

Our take on notable insider purchases

Insider Buying Week 12-12-25 The Rotation Game- How Long will the Contra Trend be the Trend?

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There’s a developing theme from last week’s trading action. It’s not that AI isn’t the real deal, but rather the real beneficiaries are the hundreds if not thousands of companies that can deploy it to solve fundamental business challenges like just-in-time inventory, freight management, help desk support, assembly line automation, legal, and yes, hedge funds banking cash. It’s the almost endless ways AI can improve productivity. The broadening out of the market was apparent as the companies most credited with the AI productivity boom were the losers, not the winners. A vivid example on Friday was Apple up, Google down. … Read more

Insider Buying Week 11-21-25 AI Bubble Bursting or Buying Opportunity

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Volatility isn’t just knocking—it kicked the door down. It had been building gradually, fueled by a series of confidence-shaking events: government shutdown fears, air travel restrictions, Fed dot-plot uncertainty, and persistent warnings of an AI bubble. Last week, that pressure finally exploded like a Yellowstone geyser. The market boogeyman came out of the closet, bringing a 1,000-point Dow reversal that spiked the VIX. While pundits offer endless explanations, this sell-off looks like a classic delayed reaction to Nvidia’s earnings. The rout was most intense in AI and Crypto—with Bitcoin shedding 12.9% and the Nasdaq down 2.7%. Meanwhile, the broader market … Read more

Insider Buying Week 11-07-25 the Printing Press seems more like a Weighing Machine

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Last week was a bit rough. The S&P 500 lost 1.63% and the Nasdaq tumbled 2.94%. It felt a bit like the magic was over.  Warren Buffett said the stock market was a weighing machine but in recent months it seemed more like a printing press. That changed last week. It’s hardly a surprise, though. The equal weighted index has been underperforming since August. The average stock chart looks like crap.   Is it a breather or something more malign? Insiders are the classic dip buyer.  Will they bite now that the earnings season blackout is lifting? Name: Sameh Fahmy Position: DirectorTransaction … Read more

Insider Buying Week 10-31-25 You Are All Lining Up to Lose Your Jobs

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If you’re not in tech, you’re losing money in the stock market. The RSP, the equal weighted index of the 500 largest  companies lost almost 3% (-2.7% actual) The S&P 500 made  a modest gain last week, up 0.70%. It really doesn’t matter that much since everyone is mostly invested in the S&P 500 index as opposed to individual stocks. Indexers have long been the tail which wags the dog. The widely copied S&P 500 index reached a record 37% of Mag 7 tech stocks. If you expand that definition just a bit to tech related, it soars to near … Read more