Question 1

What is a STOCK Act disclosure?

Accepted Answer

Under the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act of 2012, members of the US House and Senate (and their spouses and dependent children) must publicly disclose any security transaction over $1,000 within 45 days of the trade. The disclosures are filed on the official US Senate and House public disclosure portals.

Question 2

Why are amounts shown as ranges instead of exact figures?

Accepted Answer

The STOCK Act only requires disclosure of bracketed amount ranges (e.g. $1,001–$15,000, $15,001–$50,000, $50,001–$100,000, etc.), never the exact transaction amount. Tracefour displays the disclosed range and computes a midpoint for sizing, but never claims a precise dollar value.

Question 3

Where does the Congress data come from?

Accepted Answer

Tracefour ingests STOCK Act disclosures sourced from the official US Senate and House public disclosure portals. Every row links back to the original PDF on the relevant disclosure portal, which is the authoritative record.

Question 4

How fresh is the Congress data?

Accepted Answer

Congress disclosures are refreshed throughout the day. Note that disclosures themselves can lag the actual trade by up to 45 days under the STOCK Act, so even a freshly-pulled disclosure may describe a trade that is several weeks old.

Question 5

What is "Wallets Aligned"?

Accepted Answer

Wallets Aligned lists tickers where both an SEC Form 4 insider and a member of Congress disclosed a same-direction trade above $50,000 within the same 60-day overlap window. It is a factual cross-reference of the two public datasets, not a signal or recommendation.