Ever since the massive sell-off in August, insider buying has swamped the selling, and this past week was no different.
One thing is for sure, the insiders at major companies continue to buy shares even as the S&P 500 creeps closer and closer to last year's all-time highs.
With the markets once again bumping up against and trading around all-time highs, we were somewhat surprised to see as much insider buying as we did last week.
With the busiest earnings week behind us, it appears some of the restriction windows at major U.S. corporations are starting to open up a little.
While the late summer doldrums are here, the insider action since the end of the second-quarter earnings season is hardly dull.
Last week's big move up and all the market volatility since the beginning of the year has not put a huge damper on insiders who want to add to their positions.
With volume picking up as traders return from the Labor Day holiday, it should be no surprise that insider volume picked up as well.
With traders taking the day off to celebrate the Good Friday market holiday, insiders had a shortened trading week to acquire more stock. That certainly did not stop anybody.
Despite the current uncertainty in the markets, insiders are once again stepping up to the plate and adding shares aggressively.
It is an incredibly bullish sign for the markets to see insiders adding shares at these levels, especially in the traditionally slow month of August.
In a week that saw multiple moves of over a percentage point up and down, insiders looking to buy stock still were very busy adding to or initiating positions.
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