The Fed has a Hammer but needs a Scalpel Insider Buying Week 2-24-23

It’s a commonly held view amongst market strategists that the Fed follows interest rates, not determines them. You don’t have to look very far to see plenty of evidence of that.  It’s a quiet conspiracy amongst talking heads and futures markets that economic events and statistics are immediately reflected in real-time price action in the bond markets, dot plots, and other dynamic markets. The Fed will often talk up its view, and by the time they do take some action on rates, it’s hardly a surprise. This is, of course, by design. The Powell Fed believes in transparency and no … Read more

Two High Conviction Insider Buys $EVRG and $EPD- Week 9-24-21

For trade, details click on this link to the trades.    Name: Andrews Kirkland B Position: CFO Transaction Date: 2021-09-23  Shares Bought: 7,875 Average Price Paid: $63.67 Cost: $501,392 Name: Campbell David A Position: CEO Transaction Date: 2021-09-23  Shares Bought: 7,870 Average Price Paid: $63.66 Cost: $499,699 Company: Evergy Inc. (EVRG) Evergy is an American investor-owned utility (IOU) with publicly traded stock headquarters in Topeka, Kansas, and in Kansas City, Missouri. The company was formed from a merger of Westar Energy of Topeka and Great Plains Energy of Kansas City, Missouri, the parent company of Kansas City Power & Light. … Read more

Insider Buying picks up Last Week- 57 Buys in 41 Different Companies

For trade, details click on this link to the trades.  Wow- Insiders are coming back with a vengeance. The S&P was up 0.71% for the week ending the week with new highs on the S&P 500, the Dow, and the QQQ indices. Insiders returned to the playing field with an average return of 2.67% for the week, easily beating the market.  In this blog post, we analyze, 57 insider buys in about 41 different companies. Now you know what I didn’t do with my weekend.  We highlight the insider purchases that stood out, mostly over $200k and personal money, not … Read more