Capitol Gains

Every alert carries vast context.

We read the multiple public records around each disclosure and add neutral, sourced context to give you a complete picture:

  • Jurisdiction oversight - the trade sits in a sector a committee they sit on (or, for an official, their agency) oversees.
  • Disclosure lateness - it was filed past the STOCK Act's 45-day deadline.
  • Federal contractor - the company is a major U.S. federal contractor.
  • Bill proximity - the trade came shortly before they sponsored a related bill.
  • Campaign & lobbying ties - the company's PAC donated to their campaigns, or it is a major federal lobbyist.
  • Long-held sell - they sold a position they had held for many years - a notable long-term exit.
  • Consensus move - several politicians made the same buy or sell within a short recent window.

Our signals are drawn from multiple public sources and combined into one rich email output.

All three branches. We cover Congress (the House Clerk's filings and the Senate's eFD system), the executive branch (President, Cabinet, and senior appointees, via their OGE Form 278-T filings), and the federal judiciary (federal judges, via their public disclosure reports) - so a high-signal trade does not slip by just because of who filed it or where.

When do politicians have to report?

US officials must disclose qualifying securities transactions under the federal ethics laws: members of Congress and executive-branch officials under the STOCK Act (Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act), and federal judges under the Ethics in Government Act. For many filers, transactions over $1,000 must be reported within 30 days of notification, but no later than 45 days after the transaction; judges report annually. We email you each newly reported trade as soon as it becomes public.

Capitol Gains is free, distributing public information. It is an independent Pickel Fintech service and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to the US government, the US House, the US Senate, the executive branch, the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, the federal judiciary, the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, or any government agency.