Today on the Brief:
Initial U.S. jobless claims up to 870,000
Partial lockdowns begin in earnest in Europe and Israel
The global demand for American stocks
Our main discussion: Did corporate insiders perfectly time the market top? 
August saw the largest volume of insider selling since 2015, with more than 1000 corporate officers offloading $6.7B in stock. Subsequently, the market has seen a 10% decline since the S&P500 all time high of Sept. 2. What’s more, according to new statistics, insider selling is happening at the fastest pace since 2012. 
The question is: What do these executives know that the rest of the market doesn’t?

Today on the Brief:

Initial U.S. jobless claims up to 870,000 Partial lockdowns begin in earnest in Europe and Israel The global demand for American stocks

Our main discussion: Did corporate insiders perfectly time the market top? 

August saw the largest volume of insider selling since 2015, with more than 1000 corporate officers offloading $6.7B in stock. Subsequently, the market has seen a 10% decline since the S&P500 all time high of Sept. 2. What’s more, according to new statistics, insider selling is happening at the fastest pace since 2012. 

The question is: What do these executives know that the rest of the market doesn’t?