Insiders Are Selling: Don't Let The Door Hit You...



Insiders Are Selling: Don't Let The Door Hit You...


When corporate insiders, the ones who actually know the numbers, are selling as they are now, it's time for the retail investor to follow their lead and head for the exits.

TrimTabs reported today that its ratio of insider selling to insider buying rose to 30.6 -  the highest level since the company started recording the data in 2004. What we're seeing today is a very high level of insider sales, coupled with a greater proportion of investment advisors recommending clients' get into the market (Investors Intelligence). Oh yeah, and I almost forgot to mention the over $105 billion in stock sales by companies since the end of April.

Investors are always heartened when they learn that a company is buying its own stock. When the flip side is true, concern is warranted and the happy talk about the markets' continued recovery on cable news shows must be taken with a bit more than a grain of salt. The combination of the latest data points indicate that it's time to take cover. 

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