While everyone’s drawing lines on charts, I’m watching for CEOs who drop eight figures of their own money on their stock – like Tim Cook’s $36 million Apple bet that delivered 40% gains.
I’ve been perfecting this approach for years, and there’s one signal that beats every technical indicator when it comes to bottom-picking…
When a CEO writes an eight-figure personal check for their company’s stock while everyone else is panicking.
Think about it. These executives know everything – upcoming product launches, pipeline deals, regulatory approvals, and margin improvements.
When Jamie Dimon personally invests $26.6 million in JPMorgan shares during a banking sector selloff, that’s not hope. That’s inside information becoming public signal.
The $100 Million Conviction Test
Tim Cook – Apple, August 2016
Purchase: 334,000 shares at $108 = $36 million personal investment
Context: iPhone sales concerns, innovation pipeline doubt
Result: Stock hit $150+ by mid-2017 (40% gain)
The mainstream narrative was all about Apple losing innovation edge. Cook knew iPhone 7 was crushing expectations and services revenue was about to explode. His $36 million personal bet said everything.
Elon Musk – Tesla, May 2013
Purchase: 1.1 million shares at $92 = $101 million personal investment
Context: First profitable quarter, but EV demand uncertainty
Result: Stock doubled to $193 by the end of 2013 (100% gain)
This was before Tesla became a meme stock. Musk invested $101 million when everyone questioned whether electric vehicles had mass-market appeal. He knew the Model S delivery ramp was about to prove the doubters wrong.
Mark Zuckerberg – Meta, November 2022
Purchase: $3.8 million during metaverse skepticism
Context: Reality Labs losses, Apple privacy changes, and the stock craters.
Result: Stock recovery from $88 to $796+ (800%+ gains)
This was peak pessimism about Meta’s metaverse pivot and Apple crushing their ad business.
Zuckerberg knew the fundamentals were stronger than the narrative and that AI investments would drive the next growth cycle.
These aren’t hope trades. These are information trades disguised as public filings.
How I Track This Edge
I monitor insider buying through SEC Form 4 filings, looking for personal cash investments (not option exercises) during stock weakness.
The key is executives putting serious money at risk when their stock is getting hammered – that’s when they know something the market doesn’t.
When you spot meaningful insider buying, these are the steps to follow…
- Verify it’s personal cash
- Check if multiple executives are buying
- Research what business challenges the market is pricing in
- Start with a small position using a 6-12 month time horizon.
But Bryan Just Showed Me Something That’s Making Me Question Everything I Know About Bottom-Picking
While I’m tracking CEO stock purchases to find undervalued plays, my trading partner Bryan has been working on something entirely different for bottom-picking.
And honestly, his results are making me rethink everything.
Bryan’s developed what he calls “Cash Code X” – a system that spots the exact moment a stock’s momentum is about to flip. I’m talking about the kind of precision that flagged Tesla weeks before it exploded for 1,200% gains – same thing with Palantir and Carvana before their massive runs.
The difference between what I do and what Bryan does? I find the fundamentally cheap plays through insider conviction. Bryan catches the technical breakouts the second they happen.
YOUR ACTION PLAN
Look, I’ve been doing this long enough to spot real systems versus marketing fluff. Bryan’s been running this live and showing me results that frankly seem impossible until you see the data.
He’s documented $1.2 million in profits from one ticker since 2024. His back-testing shows 70% accuracy over seven years on the Nasdaq 100 with an average of 25% wins per trade.
But here’s what really caught my attention: Bryan’s not just talking about stock moves. He’s showing how traders use his system to turn modest stock gains into 15X option returns in three months.
Bryan’s hosting a live trading masterclass this Wednesday at 2 p.m. ET where he’s going to demonstrate this system working in real-time. Not just showing historical examples, but actually running live scans during the event.
This is a one-time live demonstration. Miss Wednesday, miss the methodology.
Registration is limited and closes Tuesday night.
REGISTER FOR BRYAN’S LIVE MASTERCLASS – WEDNESDAY NOV 19 AT 2 P.M. ET
The way I see it, insider buying gives you the fundamental edge for finding value. Bryan’s system gives you the technical precision for timing entries.
Both methods work. But only one is being demonstrated live this week.
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FUN FACT FRIDAY
The Insider Trade That Turned $10,000 into $276 Million!
In 2008, Mathew Martoma, a portfolio manager at SAC Capital Advisors, made what’s considered the largest single insider trading profit in history.
By using non-public information about a failed Alzheimer’s drug trial from Elan and Wyeth, Martoma’s trades netted a staggering $276 million in profits and avoided losses.
That’s like turning a $10,000 investment into a fortune bigger than some small countries’ GDPs!
However, his high-flying scheme crashed when he was convicted in 2014, landing a nine-year prison sentence. Talk about a wild Wall Street rollercoaster!