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The Basics
What Is an Insider Trading Alert?
Company insiders must report their own stock trades to the SEC within two business days. An insider trading alert reads that filing when it goes public: who bought, how much, and what the filing says. In InsiderWatch that filing lands in your research workspace with its context, and an alert tells you it arrived. All of it is legal, public information. Insider buying is one source we watch, next to Congress trades, activist stakes, offerings, and FDA and policy moves.
The Service
- What is InsiderWatch?
- A research workspace for insider purchases, Congress trades, market news and company research. We monitor public government and market sources, put each item next to its context (price, financials, ownership and related filings), add AI analysis that links back to the original source, and send email and Telegram alerts when something happens. You can also connect your own AI through a read-only MCP server, a REST API and webhooks. See how it works and everything we watch.
- Is this financial advice?
- No. InsiderWatch is an information service, not a financial, investment, legal, or tax advisor. Everything is based on public information and is never a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any security. Always do your own research.
- Is this “insider trading”?
- No. “Insider” here refers to the kind of edge that used to require expensive terminals and full-time analysts - not illegal non-public information. Every alert is built only from publicly available sources: government filings, public posts, and regulator announcements. We never use or distribute material non-public information.
- How do you decide what to flag?
- We optimize for relevance over volume: fixed rules and a fast AI screen remove noise, and a deeper AI read analyzes what’s left. We verify the affected stock against the SEC’s official records and drop anything we can’t confirm, and every item links back to its original source so you can check it yourself. Markets are uncertain: nothing here predicts or guarantees any outcome or return.
- How do alerts work?
- Our pipeline runs every minute, around the clock, and alerts usually go out within minutes of the source publishing; routine insider buys can be held up to 45 minutes and sent together in a digest. The only limit is how quickly the source itself publishes. Pick which sources you want, filter by industry and sector, and set a sensitivity level from “major moves only” to “everything tradeable.” Email is on for everyone by default; connect Telegram from your dashboard to get the same alerts in a chat, and send /stop there to disconnect. The Research Log shows the timing of what we flagged.
Plans and Billing
- What does Pro include?
- Pro ($15/month) is the whole workspace: company charts, financials and earnings, insider, Congress and tracked fund disclosures, AI analysis with original source links, pinned stocks, the Congress tracker with politician profiles, and the API, MCP server and webhooks to connect your own AI. Market-wide email and Telegram alerts across the sources we track come with it. Annual billing is $12 a month ($144, billed once a year).
- Is there a free trial?
- Yes - 7 days free. You’re not charged until day 8, and you can cancel any time before then at no cost.
- How do I cancel?
- Any time, with one click in the Billing tab of your dashboard. Cancel before day 8 and you’re never charged.
Data and Privacy
- How is my data handled?
- We collect only what’s needed to run the service and never sell your information. Payments are handled by Stripe - we never store card details. See our Privacy Policy.