Insider Buying Week 09-13-24 Stock Merry Go Round

The stock market had its best week since November 2023, immediately after its worst week of the year. The market is now spitting distance from where it ended the month of August.  Lately, the market has been on a merry-go-round. Trading is killing buy-and-hold, but one week, two weeks, or even two years doesn’t make great hedge fund managers or investors wizards. It’s fun when you win, and it beats watching network TV in a swing state these days. They said it all comes down to the 500,000 undecided voters in the seven states that will determine the Presidential election … Read more

Spooky September Crushes the Market Insider Buying Week 09-06-24

So far, September is living up to its reputation as the cruelest month in the market, and it’s just week one.  The S&P 500 ended the week down 4 out of five days for the worst week since March 2023, the week Silicon Valley Bank collapsed. If you remember, the regional banking market was holding on by a thread until the Federal Reserve and Treasury changed the rules. It allowed banks unfettered liquidity, staving off a run on the entire banking industry, which would have forced many banks to take actual marks on their long-duration, underwater government bonds. That would … Read more

Insider Buying Week 08-30-24 A Return Visit to Inhibrx Biosciences

Insiders buy their stock when they think it’s cheap or sometimes when they want to keep their jobs. The investor must figure out that difference.  There are a few names I’d venture to short on this list if the Vig is not too high.  There are a few names that offer compelling narratives, if not fundamentals.  You can be an insider, too– by clicking here   Name: Gary L Hinkle Position: Director Transaction Date: 2024-08-23 Shares Bought: 5,000 Average Price Paid: $68.09 Cost: $340,450 Company: Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. (BHRB) Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corporation was formed … Read more

Insider Buying Week 08-23-24- They are Back

The treasure hunt continues.  Will insiders provide any clues for that nugget of gold in the tailings of a well-picked over-market?  There are a few notable buys, insiders coming back to purchase more in stocks that seem hard to rationalize why.  This week, we take a deeper dive into those repeat buyers keeping in mind that the most notable thing is that they are back.    You can be an insider, too– by clicking here   Name: C Raymond Jr Larkin Position: Director Transaction Date: 2024-08-15 Shares Bought: 6,500 Average Price Paid: $235.33 Cost: $1,529,645 Company: Align Technology Inc (ALGN) … Read more

Insider Buying Week 08-16-24 Party On!

The market just posted its best week of the year as investors seemed to grasp that the Federal Reserve’s known rate cuts trumped the unknowns from either Presidential candidate, plus whatever Iran had in mind as payback would not be sufficient to risk the devastation wrought by an Israeli strike bolstered by the U.S. Defense Department. Party on! We have also tracked a noticeable pickup in insider buying, mostly in obscure names but something is better than nothing. This weeks highlights include: Name: Thomas C ERB Position: Director Transaction Date: 2024-08-13 Shares Bought: 2,000 Average Price Paid: $112.94 Cost: $225,880 … Read more

Insider Buying Week 08-09-24

Someone wrote last week that the situation in the market was ripe for a crash, reminiscent of the Crash of 1987. I lived through that, so I have some personal observations. Name: Thomas Arthur Bell Position: CEO Transaction Date: 2024-08-01 Shares Bought: 1,712 Average Price Paid: $145.04 Cost: $248,305 Company: Leidos Holdings Inc. (LDOS) Leidos Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1969 and has its headquarters in Reston, Virginia. Leidos Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries offer services and solutions in the defense, intelligence, civil, and health markets in the United States and abroad. The company’s segments include Defense Solutions, Civil, and … Read more