Insider Data - Week ending 02/20/2010

This past week has been good for the markets. S&P 500 has been going up for past couple of weeks. It is a good thing for investors. Still markets are indecisive as ever. Volatility index is around 20, that tells a lot about the sentiment out there. Is the market in equilibrium? From insiders point of view, past week saw more selling than buying as we show in the sections below.


Top transactions for the week are shown in the table below. GY attracted lot of attention big money poured into the stock during the week. Amazon insiders are cashing out while the going is good not that there is any thing bad on the horizon. Just like a smart investor, it is prudent to diversify.



Interesting trend in the rolling averages table. There was an up tick in selling last week. AMZN and MSFT played a big part but that is expected time to time for big companies. Over all, I am still not losing hope that insiders are seeing great bargains.



Personal products have seen quite a bit of insider buying during the past couple of weeks and this industry has topped the list of insider buys. Seems like insiders are betting on consumers. Let us see if the consumers come around and how soon.



Health care would again take the center stage next week. Let us see what comes out of the President's effort that seems to be genuine and authentic. Good luck to all.