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US insiders sold $77.6bn and bought $6.9bn in six months
Selling exceeds buying by roughly eleven to one, which is close to the normal state rather than an anomaly. Source: EPFR Global Market Intelligence via Bloomberg.
Company executives receive stock as pay, so they sell far more than they buy. In the first half of 2026 US insiders sold 77.6 billion dollars of stock and bought 6.9 billion. Research finds only the buying side predicts returns.
$77.6bnInsider selling, H1 2026
$6.9bnInsider buying, H1 2026
about 11 to 1Sell to buy ratio
40 bp a monthAfter insider buying
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