What is congressional trading disclosure data?

Congressional trading data nets the disclosed dollar volume of stock trades by members of the U.S. Congress under the STOCK Act, z-scored against a trailing 1-year baseline.

What the STOCK Act actually requires — and its real limits

Members of Congress must disclose most securities transactions within 30-45 days of the trade date, and the disclosed amount is a dollar range (e.g. "$15,001-$50,000"), not an exact figure. That reporting lag means this data is never a real-time read of what Congress is doing today — Quantustik treats it as a supplementary market-conditions input.

Why this is not a "copy Congress" strategy

Individual congressional trades vary enormously in size, conviction, and disclosure timeliness. Quantustik aggregates net congressional buying across the whole body as one of many inputs to a broader market-conditions read — it is explicitly not a recommendation to mirror any individual disclosed trade, and none of this is personalized investment advice.

Frequently asked questions

How fast are congressional trades disclosed?

Within 30-45 days of the trade date under the STOCK Act, and disclosed amounts are reported as a dollar range, not an exact figure. It is never a real-time feed.

Is this a signal to copy specific lawmakers' trades?

No. Quantustik nets aggregate disclosed buying and selling across Congress as one input to a broader market-conditions read — not a recommendation to mirror any individual trade.

Where does the data come from?

Public disclosures filed by members of the House and Senate under the STOCK Act, aggregated and z-scored against a trailing 1-year monthly baseline.

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