Basic Materials
Exclusive insider sentiment analysis for the Basic Materials sector. Track real-time Director purchases and institutional money flow to identify high-conviction opportunities before the market reacts.
| Filing Date | Trade Date | Ticker | Company Name | Reporting Person | Relationship | Industry | Type | Price | Qty | Total, $ | Owned After | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-01-05 00:06 | 2015-12-31 | MUX | McEwen Inc. | 2190303 Ontario Inc. | 10% owner | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $1.05 | 233,264 | $244,834 | 75,791,658 | +0.3% |
| 2016-01-04 22:45 | 2015-12-30 | AUMN | Golden Minerals Co | Friedman Deborah J | Officer; Sr VP, Gen. Coun. & Corp. Secy | Other Precious Metals & Mining | SALE | $0.21 | 21,667 | $4,531 | 144,685 | -13.0% |
| 2015-12-31 16:00 | 2015-12-29 | MUX | McEwen Inc. | 2190303 Ontario Inc. | 10% owner | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $1.13 | 132,826 | $150,293 | 75,675,026 | +0.2% |
| 2015-12-30 16:19 | 2015-11-16 | ALLM | BLUE BIOFUELS, INC. | Koch Mark W. | Director, 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.41 | 100,000 | $41,000 | 1,978,298 | -4.8% |
| 2015-12-31 00:11 | 2015-12-04 | ODC | Oil-Dri Corp of America | Suckow Paul E | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $30.43 | 128 | $3,885 | 18,628 | +0.7% |
| 2015-12-31 00:10 | 2014-01-15 | ENZR | NextSource Materials Inc. | VR Global Partners, L.P. | 10% owner | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | SALE | $0.16 | 3,541,500 | $582,577 | 15,525,809 | -18.6% |
| 2015-12-31 00:10 | 2014-01-07 | ENZR | NextSource Materials Inc. | VR Global Partners, L.P. | 10% owner | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.13 | 7,870,000 | $990,046 | 19,145,809 | +69.8% |
| 2015-12-30 21:15 | 2015-12-29 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $73.51 | 100,000 | $7,350,630 | 69,774,190 | -0.1% |
| 2015-12-29 04:20 | 2015-12-24 | MUX | McEwen Inc. | 2190303 Ontario Inc. | 10% owner | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $1.12 | 43,466 | $48,682 | 75,608,613 | +0.1% |
| 2015-12-24 03:11 | 2015-12-23 | MUX | McEwen Inc. | 2190303 Ontario Inc. | 10% owner | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $1.08 | 23,584 | $25,471 | 75,586,880 | +0.0% |
| 2015-12-23 17:23 | 2015-12-21 | PENC | Nano Magic Inc. | BERMAN RONALD J | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.01 | 450,000 | $5,940 | 6,430,213 | +7.5% |
| 2015-12-22 19:28 | 2015-12-18 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Ryan Christopher Michael | Officer; President and COO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.60 | 70 | $42 | 31,955 | -0.2% |
| 2015-12-23 02:54 | 2015-12-22 | MUX | McEwen Inc. | 2190303 Ontario Inc. | 10% owner | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $1.04 | 47,172 | $49,059 | 75,575,088 | +0.1% |
| 2015-12-22 23:26 | 2015-11-30 | SMID | SMITH MIDLAND CORP | TAYLOR WESLEY A | Director, Officer; Vice President | Building Materials | OPT+S | $3.37 | 21,000 | $70,806 | 31,750 | -39.8% |
| 2015-12-23 00:54 | 2015-12-18 | KRO | KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC | WATSON STEVEN L | Director, Officer; Chairman of the Board | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $5.07 | 12,500 | $63,350 | 491,652 | +2.6% |
| 2015-12-22 19:44 | 2015-12-21 | AUMN | Golden Minerals Co | Friedman Deborah J | Officer; Sr VP, Gen. Coun. & Corp. Secy | Other Precious Metals & Mining | SALE | $0.21 | 21,666 | $4,565 | 166,352 | -11.5% |
| 2015-12-22 00:05 | 2015-11-17 | ALLM | BLUE BIOFUELS, INC. | de Liege Daniel | Director, Officer, 10% owner; President | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.39 | 800 | $315 | 4,438,315 | +0.0% |
| 2015-12-22 00:05 | 2015-11-03 | ALLM | BLUE BIOFUELS, INC. | de Liege Daniel | Director, Officer, 10% owner; President | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.50 | 15,500 | $7,725 | 4,437,515 | -0.3% |
| 2015-12-21 22:01 | 2015-01-16 | ALLM | BLUE BIOFUELS, INC. | Sturm W. Johan | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.39 | 16,300 | $6,344 | 2,899,766 | +0.6% |
| 2015-12-21 22:01 | 2015-10-09 | ALLM | BLUE BIOFUELS, INC. | Sturm W. Johan | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.48 | 6,500 | $3,145 | 2,883,466 | -0.2% |
| 2015-12-21 23:21 | 2015-12-17 | CMT | CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC | Smith Andrew O | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $12.51 | 800 | $10,008 | 2,733 | +41.4% |
| 2015-12-19 00:51 | 2015-12-18 | MUX | McEwen Inc. | Brissenden Richard W. | Director | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.98 | 10,000 | $9,798 | 10,000 | +100.0% |
| 2015-12-18 19:57 | 2015-12-17 | SXC | SunCoke Energy, Inc. | Mangrove Partners Master Fund, Ltd. | 10% owner | Coking Coal | BUY | $2.97 | 10,800 | $32,128 | 6,625,640 | +0.2% |
| 2015-12-19 03:23 | 2015-12-16 | NJMC | Idaho Strategic Resources, Inc. | Swallow John | Director, Officer, 10% owner; President | Gold | BUY | $0.05 | 38,068 | $1,999 | 13,077,003 | +0.3% |
| 2015-12-17 21:19 | 2015-12-16 | SXC | SunCoke Energy, Inc. | Mangrove Partners Master Fund, Ltd. | 10% owner | Coking Coal | BUY | $2.90 | 500 | $1,449 | 6,614,840 | +0.0% |
| 2015-12-18 00:20 | 2015-12-16 | HUN | Huntsman CORP | Ridd Brian V | Officer; Sr. VP, Purchasing | Chemicals | BUY | $10.20 | 3,000 | $30,600 | 211,682 | +1.4% |
| 2015-12-17 20:29 | 2015-12-16 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $72.00 | 100,000 | $7,200,040 | 69,874,190 | -0.1% |
| 2015-12-16 23:05 | 2015-12-15 | AVD | AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP | Trogele Ulrich | Officer; EVP, COO - AMVAC | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $13.30 | 2,000 | $26,600 | 44,500 | +4.7% |
| 2015-12-16 20:25 | 2015-12-14 | SXC | SunCoke Energy, Inc. | Mangrove Partners Master Fund, Ltd. | 10% owner | Coking Coal | BUY | $2.89 | 200,000 | $577,460 | 6,614,340 | +3.1% |
| 2015-12-17 04:17 | 2015-12-14 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Gruber Patrick R. | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.68 | 108 | $73 | 36,966 | -0.3% |
| 2015-12-17 04:16 | 2015-12-14 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Ryan Christopher Michael | Officer; President and COO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.68 | 121 | $82 | 32,167 | -0.4% |
| 2015-12-17 04:10 | 2015-12-14 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Roda Gregory | Officer; Chief Commercial Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.68 | 16 | $11 | 7,148 | -0.2% |
| 2015-12-17 04:07 | 2015-12-15 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Gruber Patrick R. | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.65 | 162 | $105 | 36,804 | -0.4% |
| 2015-12-17 04:04 | 2015-12-15 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Ryan Christopher Michael | Officer; President and COO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.65 | 142 | $92 | 32,025 | -0.4% |
| 2015-12-17 03:25 | 2015-12-14 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Willis Mike | Officer; CFO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.68 | 21 | $14 | 21,744 | -0.1% |
| 2015-12-17 01:49 | 2015-12-14 | USLM | UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC | BYRNE TIMOTHY W | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Building Materials | SALE | $54.08 | 3,000 | $162,254 | 26,136 | -10.3% |
| 2015-12-16 19:47 | 2015-12-15 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $71.50 | 50,000 | $3,575,010 | 69,974,190 | -0.1% |
| 2015-12-17 00:01 | 2015-12-14 | KRO | KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC | WATSON STEVEN L | Director, Officer; Chairman of the Board | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $5.16 | 12,500 | $64,500 | 479,152 | +2.7% |
| 2015-12-15 21:01 | 2015-12-14 | CDE | Coeur Mining, Inc. | Edwards Sebastian | Director | Gold | SALE | $2.47 | 4,090 | $10,110 | 30,186 | -11.9% |
| 2015-12-15 22:21 | 2015-12-14 | AUMN | Golden Minerals Co | Friedman Deborah J | Officer; Sr VP, Gen. Coun. & Corp. Secy | Other Precious Metals & Mining | SALE | $0.21 | 8,333 | $1,759 | 188,018 | -4.2% |
| 2015-12-15 02:13 | 2015-12-14 | TROX | Tronox Holdings plc | Fine Capital Partners, L.P. | 10% owner | Chemicals | SALE | $3.46 | 60,000 | $207,594 | 6,449,841 | -0.9% |
| 2015-12-14 23:22 | 2015-12-11 | CMT | CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC | Zimmer John P | Officer; VP, Treasurer, Secretary & CFO | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $11.26 | 3,000 | $33,780 | 30,074 | +11.1% |
| 2015-12-14 21:05 | 2015-12-11 | CMT | CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC | Jauchius Matthew | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $11.25 | 3,500 | $39,375 | 15,471 | +29.2% |
| 2015-12-10 21:20 | 2015-12-08 | SHW | SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO | Davisson Robert J | Officer; President, The Americas Group | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $272.62 | 3,500 | $954,185 | 14,568 | -19.4% |
| 2015-12-11 02:34 | 2015-12-09 | MUX | McEwen Inc. | 2190303 Ontario Inc. | 10% owner | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.95 | 400,000 | $379,840 | 75,551,502 | +0.5% |
| 2015-12-11 00:08 | 2015-12-09 | PAH | Element Solutions Inc | ASHKEN IAN G H | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $11.36 | 50,000 | $568,000 | 171,555 | +41.1% |
| 2015-12-09 21:19 | 2015-12-07 | TRER | Texas Mineral Resources Corp. | Pingitore Nicholas | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.20 | 35,000 | $7,000 | 333,412 | +11.7% |
| 2015-12-10 01:06 | 2015-12-07 | KRO | KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC | WATSON STEVEN L | Director, Officer; Chairman of the Board | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $5.53 | 60,000 | $331,752 | 466,652 | +14.8% |
| 2015-12-10 04:32 | 2015-12-07 | NJMC | Idaho Strategic Resources, Inc. | Swallow John | Director, Officer, 10% owner; President | Gold | BUY | $0.06 | 67,214 | $3,784 | 13,038,935 | +0.5% |
| 2015-12-09 00:39 | 2015-12-04 | NCQ | Trilogy Metals Inc. | Notela Resource Advisors Ltd. | Other | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | SALE | $0.40 | 5,011,200 | $1,979,925 | 3,340,800 | -60.0% |
Strategic Analysis
Analyzing insider transactions within the Basic Materials sector provides critical insights into institutional sentiment. When multiple executives across different companies in the same industry exhibit similar buying patterns (cluster buying), it often signals an upcoming sector-wide recovery or undervalued market conditions.
Regulatory Transparency
Our platform tracks SEC Form 4 filings in real-time. We differentiate between routine option exercises and open-market purchases to give you a clear view of "Skin in the Game". Understanding the roles of Directors vs. 10% Owners helps prioritize signals that carry the most predictive weight.
UNDERSTANDING THE DATA
FILING DATE: The date and time when the transaction was reported to the SEC. This is when the public first receives the information.
TRADE DATE: The actual day the insider executed the purchase or sale in the market.
INDUSTRY: The specific market sector the company operates in. Useful for identifying broader institutional capital flows across sectors.
OWNED AFTER: The total number of shares held by the insider following the transaction. This highlights the insider's remaining conviction in the company.
CHANGE %: The percentage increase or decrease of the insider's total position. Large percentage changes often carry more weight than the dollar amount alone.
TRADE TYPES DEFINITIONS
BUY: An open market purchase. Typically indicates an insider's belief that the stock is undervalued or poised for growth.
SELL: An open market sale. While often used for diversification or liquidity, large or unexpected sales can be a warning signal.
OPT+S (OPTION EXERCISE & SALE): This occurs when an insider exercises their stock options and sells them immediately. Often part of a structured compensation plan.