DETECTOR · P22

Post Vote Trade

Member traded a sector-matched stock in the days after voting on related legislation — post-vote profit-taking.

What this detector measures

Member traded a sector-matched stock in the days after voting on related legislation — post-vote profit-taking.

What to ask the senator's office

  1. Did the senator's vote position correlate with the trade direction (yes-vote + buy in the helped sector, or no-vote + sell)?
  2. Were any committee briefings within 14 days before the vote on classified or non-public information?
  3. Was the trade a routine rebalance or a discretionary directional bet?

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