Question 1

What is an insider trading streak?

Accepted Answer

A streak is a run of consecutive calendar weeks in which the same insider filed at least one Form 4 transaction in the same direction (buy or sell). The streak ends when a calendar week passes without a same-direction filing from that person.

Question 2

How is the track-record performance calculated?

Accepted Answer

Track-record is the percentage change between each filing's reported transaction price and the latest available daily closing price for the ticker. It is a historical price-move recap, not a return; it does not account for compounding, reinvestment, or position sizing, and it is not predictive.

Question 3

How often are streaks recomputed?

Accepted Answer

Streaks are rebuilt hourly from the SEC EDGAR Form 4 feed. Closing prices used for track-record performance are refreshed once per day from Yahoo Finance.

Question 4

Which transactions count toward a streak?

Accepted Answer

Only open-market purchases (P) and sales (S) count. Awards, option exercises, tax-withholding sales, and gifts are excluded. Unlike the /clusters conviction score (which excludes 10b5-1 plan trades because they reflect a past view scheduled months in advance), streaks include 10b5-1 plan filings if they fall on the same direction in consecutive weeks. A long streak driven mostly by plan execution is a calendar pattern, not discretionary insider behaviour. The homepage spotlight skips streaks where 10b5-1 plan trades make up half or more of the dollar value, so the highlighted run reflects discretionary activity; the full list on this page is unfiltered. Always check the linked SEC filings before reading meaning into a streak.