Welcome to The Capitol Tracker.

This guide is for trial members who want to use the next 7 days to track top congressional stock purchases, read the latest disclosures, and decide whether paid access is worth it. Pin this post and come back to it whenever you need a starting point.

What you can do in 7 days

Use the trial to build one repeatable workflow: pick a few high-activity members of Congress, watch their latest STOCK Act filings, and note the tickers that show up more than once. You do not need to follow every trade on day one.

How to read the latest disclosures

1. Open the latest disclosure feed in this community first. Start with the most recent filings, not older ones.

2. For each filing, note the filer (member or spouse), the ticker or asset, the transaction type (purchase, sale, exchange), the amount range, and the reported transaction date versus the filing date.

3. Treat amount ranges as ranges, not exact sizes. A $15,001–$50,000 purchase is a signal, not a precise position size.

4. Flag delayed filings. A large gap between trade date and filing date is useful context, not a reason to ignore the trade.

5. If a filing lists multiple tickers, scan for clusters in the same sector. That is often more useful than a single name.

Where to find trade data

• Start in this public forum for recaps, alerts, and discussion of new disclosures.

• Use the product’s tracker views for member-level histories, ticker lists, and recent purchases.

• Cross-check names you care about against the latest filings so you are looking at reported trades, not rumors.

• Keep a short personal list: 5–10 members who trade frequently, plus any tickers that repeat across different offices.

How to track top congressional stock purchases

1. Sort or scan for purchases, not sales. Purchases are the cleaner “who is adding exposure” signal during a trial.

2. Rank by recency, then by how often the same ticker appears across different members.

3. Write down the top 5–10 purchase tickers from the last 7–30 days of filings.

4. For each ticker, note which members bought, the date, and the size range.

5. Look for overlap: two or more members buying the same name, or several names in the same industry.

6. Ignore one-off tiny trades unless they sit next to a larger cluster.

Make the most of trial access

• Day 1: Follow this post, skim the latest disclosures, and pick your watchlist of members.

• Days 2–4: Log every notable purchase. Aim for a simple table: date, member, ticker, type, range.

• Days 5–6: Review which tickers repeated. Those are your “top purchases” list.

• Day 7: Decide if you want ongoing alerts and history after the trial. If the workflow already found names you would not have seen otherwise, paid access is the way to keep it running.

Quick rules

• Disclosures are delayed by design. Use them as a research starting point, not as live order flow.

• Do not copy trades blindly. Use them to generate questions, then do your own work.

• If something in a filing is unclear, comment on this post. Admins can post; everyone can comment.

Start with today’s newest purchase filings, add the tickers to a list, and check back here as new disclosures land. That is the whole trial workflow.