Read the record. Understand the result.
A better way to research political stock trades.
Practical guides to the filings, dates and comparisons behind a trading headline. Start with the source, then test the claim.
How to track Congress stock trades from public disclosures
A practical workflow for finding congressional stock disclosures, checking ownership and dates, and comparing post-publication results.
Read the guide ↗Trade date vs. disclosure date: why the gap matters
Understand transaction, publication, detection, and modeled entry dates before interpreting a politician’s stock return.
Read the guide ↗Did a congressional stock trade beat the S&P 500?
Compare disclosed stock purchases with SPY on matching dates, and distinguish stock gains, excess returns, and portfolio performance.
Read the guide ↗CopyGov methodology, sources, and coverage
How CopyGov reads public disclosures, models post-publication stock signals, handles missing data, and separates research from portfolio returns.
Read the guide ↗Put the workflow into practice with the free politician profiles.