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Show HN: A website that tracks every stock trade Congress makes
Congressional trading data is relatively commoditized, but I couldn't find any open-source version with the features I wanted.
The data is lagged (median 28 days from trade to disclosure, and 19% miss this deadline), but there's still interesting patterns to explore.
Repo: https://github.com/kadoa-org/congress-trading-monitor https://github.com/kadoa-org/congress-trading-monitor
Let me know if you have any suggestions for improvements!
- zitoshi 6mo agoTrumps not holding Micron?
- hubraumhugo 6mo agoAt least it's not disclosed in any of his 278-T transactions (1,391 trades, which is not the full picture)
- conditionnumber 6mo agoCool. It looks like you're packaging the data as json files in the repo. Would be neat to see the pipeline that collects it.
- hubraumhugo 6mo agoThe data pipelines need some more work to be OS ready, but it's on my list.
- exabrial 6mo agoI wish it were realtime. We could all be quazillionnaires.
- ALLTaken 6mo ago[dead]
- tracker1 6mo agoI wish congress members, staffers and 2nd level family all had to pre-announce buy/sale orders by 1 business day.
- deleted 6mo ago[deleted]
- exabrial 6mo agoprecisely!
- Laurel1234 6mo agoIt's crazy they don't need to, honestly.
- dzhiurgis 6mo agoCan you make sure cmd+click works correctly
- frasermarlow 6mo agoRemind me to come check this tracker after the SpaceXAI IPO.
- frasermarlow 6mo agoOn that topic: this is both entertaining and scary, especially the bit that says they fast-tracked into the NASDAQ 100 so whether you like it or not you have to buy into Elon Musk's financial house of cards. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHD8BDFYyGI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHD8BDFYyGI
- troyvit 6mo agoNaive question but you could move all your stuff out of NASDAQ before the IPO right? The downside is that you'd have to keep it out of NASDAQ until SPCX is finished cratering it? There's a section in this article that offers some slightly different views on the IPO: https://rubbishtalk.com/world/dow-50k-2t-ipo-and-the-iran-deal/ https://rubbishtalk.com/world/dow-50k-2t-ipo-and-the-iran-de... It make it more solidly clear how this really is an IPO for all 3 orgs: SpaceX, X, and xAI which helped me understand more of the video. > The Launch segment posted $4.1 billion in revenue but a $657 million operating loss, driven by roughly $3 billion in Starship R&D — a deliberate strategic bet, not a distressed business. All in all it reflects a ton of what the youtube video says though (I haven't finished the video though). It adds some color.
- 3eb7988a1663 6mo agoIs there going to be any accountability to the people at NASDAQ who made this decision? Surely the big investors not on the inside of SpaceX must be mad about these shenanigans? Or is it all an insider's club, where each party is hoping for their own turn to make a big gift?
- candizdar 6mo ago[flagged]
- trick-or-treat 6mo agoWhat does imaginary portfolio mean? It's not clear whether you're claiming these numbers are real or imaginary.
- bixdot 6mo agoOpen-source repo + public source disclosures + reproducible pipeline already puts this above 90% of “AI insight” products.
- ramon156 6mo agoDoes it? Unusualwhales already provides the same data with a bit of insight. They also trade via shell companies (used to just call them straw buyers). Id say its just another version
- krunck 6mo agoIt's the undisclosed trades hidden behind shell companies and family connections that we should all be scrutinizing.
- photonair 6mo agouseful data. thanks for putting it together. what's some of your data source?
- slater 6mo agoCould you add a column with the person's political affiliation?
- tithos 6mo ago[dead]
- tkcashman 6mo agoThis is exactly the kind of visibility we need for our leaders. Unfortunately, these days many people are so jaded about them that we accept any malfeasance to be business as usual.
- bicepjai 6mo agoHow is this okay? Public service used to mean sacrifice. Now it’s just self-enrichment
- _blk 6mo agoWhat do you mean? Prohibit trading while in office? I'd argue that it's a pretty big sacrifice to have to make your trades public while in office (but IMHO the reporting deadline should be sooner i.e. automated instant-reporting.)
- imviky 6mo agoGreat work and looks really neat. is the disclouse made within 45 days of the trade?
- nexadecimal 6mo agoThis looks cool. Exactly what I've been looking for.
- scamdrill 5mo agoNice job with this. Easy to use interface with timely info to keep people informed and improve transparency.