Barchart Insights

Wed, Jun 18, 2025, 6:38 AM4 min read

When corporate executives, board members, or even members of Congress start buying or selling large amounts of stock — they’re not doing it blindly. These insiders often have access to non-public information or a deep understanding of where their business (or the economy) is headed.

And the good news? You can track these moves easily to drill down on trade opportunities.

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With Barchart’s Insider Trading tools, you can decode insider activity in minutes — filtering by trade size, type, or even tracking what politicians are buying or dumping. In this guide, we’ll show you exactly how to use these tools to find your next trade idea.

First, let's be clear: We’re talking about legal insider trading — the kind that is reported to the SEC and publicly disclosed. These filings are often overlooked by retail traders, but can be powerful indicators of what's coming.

For example: If the CEO of a biotech company buys $1.2M in shares, that could mean upcoming positive trial results are expected.

If a member of Congress sells $250K in defense stocks, is new legislation coming?

These insider signals are real, trackable, and actionable.

Start by heading to Barchart’s Insider Trading Activity page.

You’ll first see a chart of recent insider transactions – buys and sells over the past 60 days. From there, use the dropdown filters to:

• Focus on buys or sells

• Set a minimum transaction size

• Hover over volume spikes to drill down into the most active dates

Then, keep scrolling to see the detailed table of trades:

• Ticker symbol

• Insider name + position

• Date of transaction

• Value and transaction type

Click into any ticker to analyze that stock further.

Each symbol has its own Insider Trading page, where you can sort by name to see more trades organized by which insider made the transaction.

Pro Tip: Look for large cluster buys (multiple insiders buying at once). It’s one of the strongest bullish signals.

Under the “Investing” tab, go to Politician Insider Trading.

You’ll see:

• A chart of recent congressional trades

• Filters by chamber (House/Senate), transaction type, and value

• Lists of top traders, largest trades, and search by politician