
Summary
Insiders have made a move — and the current weekly insider-sentiment data from Vickers Stock Research is exceedingly bullish. On a scale where any ratio below 2.00 is bullish, the neutral range runs from 2.00 to 6.00, and anything above 6.00 is bearish, Vickers’ Total One-Week Sell/Buy Ratio is now 1.31 (versus 2.72 last week). Drilling down to exchanges, the NYSE One-Week Sell/Buy Ratio is 0.95, versus 2.14, and the Nasdaq One-Week Sell/Buy Ratio is 1.99, versus 3.35. For comparison, the last time Vickers’ one-week data was this bullish was in November of 2023. While the one-week data had been improving gradually over the past few weeks, this current move rocketed Vickers’ sentiment indicators into bullish territory. And that action has had an expected positive impact on Vickers’ longer-term readings. Indeed, Vickers’ Total Eight-Week Sell/Buy Ratio is now 3.10. While that remains a neutral call, the ratio has improved for seven consecutive weeks, dating back to February 24, when the result was a bearish 6.02. On a sector basis, insider buying exceeded selling in Consumer Discretionary last week, with shares valued at $38 million bought versus $1.5 million sold. Buying was also notabl