OP's point is that those things are correlated to the vaccine announcement (more travel coming, less remote work), so not random stock market decisions. Per my

OP's point is that those things are correlated to the vaccine announcement (more travel coming, less remote work), so not random stock market decisions. Per my understanding though, this would still be considered insider trading as securities are being traded on the basis of non-public information (doesn't have to be your own stock).