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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-10-07 23:25 | 2015-09-01 | ALLM | BLUE BIOFUELS, INC. | Koch Mark W. | Director, 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.40 | 16,500 | $6,659 | 2,120,500 | -0.8% |
| 2015-10-08 00:09 | 2015-10-05 | AXTA | Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. | Kramvis Andreas | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $26.99 | 80,000 | $2,159,000 | 39,433 | -67.0% |
| 2015-10-07 22:40 | 2015-10-07 | NNUP | NOCOPI TECHNOLOGIES INC/MD/ | White Philip | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.03 | 5,000 | $150 | 5,000 | +100.0% |
| 2015-10-07 01:24 | 2014-09-17 | THMG | THUNDER MOUNTAIN GOLD INC | Beckman Paul Albert | Other | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.46 | 100,346 | $46,019 | 3,608,341 | +2.9% |
| 2015-10-05 20:19 | 2015-10-02 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Baydar Ahmet | Officer; EVP, Research & Development | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $105.00 | 1,700 | $178,500 | 25,985 | -6.1% |
| 2015-10-06 03:51 | 2015-10-01 | SANW | S&W Seed Company | Szot Matthew K | Officer; EVP Finance & Admin; CFO | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $4.59 | 1,100 | $5,054 | 39,528 | -2.7% |
| 2015-10-06 04:10 | 2015-10-05 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Willis Mike | Officer; CFO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $1.92 | 48 | $92 | 19,745 | -0.2% |
| 2015-10-05 17:14 | 2015-09-29 | PENC | Nano Magic Inc. | BERMAN RONALD J | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.03 | 114,700 | $3,028 | 5,036,140 | +2.3% |
| 2015-10-01 19:43 | 2015-09-29 | PENC | Nano Magic Inc. | BERMAN RONALD J | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.26 | 114,700 | $30,258 | 5,036,140 | +2.3% |
| 2015-09-30 17:41 | 2015-09-29 | TRER | Texas Mineral Resources Corp. | SC Fundamental Value Fund, L.P. | 10% owner | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.19 | 19,380 | $3,667 | 3,431,276 | +0.6% |
| 2015-09-30 23:51 | 2015-09-28 | XPL | SOLITARIO RESOURCES CORP. | HERALD CHRISTOPHER E | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.45 | 8,800 | $3,989 | 1,500,000 | +0.6% |
| 2015-10-01 04:01 | 2015-09-29 | SCCO | SOUTHERN COPPER CORP/ | VELASCO GERMAN LARREA MOTA | Director, Officer; Chairman of the Board | Copper | BUY | $25.87 | 122,600 | $3,171,466 | 2,070,567 | +6.3% |
| 2015-10-01 03:59 | 2015-09-28 | SCCO | SOUTHERN COPPER CORP/ | VELASCO GERMAN LARREA MOTA | Director, Officer; Chairman of the Board | Copper | BUY | $25.75 | 27,400 | $705,619 | 1,947,967 | +1.4% |
| 2015-09-29 15:39 | 2015-09-28 | CMT | CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC | Smith Andrew O | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $17.10 | 300 | $5,129 | 300 | +100.0% |
| 2015-09-28 21:43 | 2015-09-28 | NNUP | NOCOPI TECHNOLOGIES INC/MD/ | White Philip | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.02 | 50,000 | $900 | 281,745 | +21.6% |
| 2015-09-28 23:57 | 2015-09-28 | KRO | KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC | WATSON STEVEN L | Director, Officer; Chairman of the Board | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $6.06 | 15,000 | $90,950 | 321,352 | +4.9% |
| 2015-09-28 23:06 | 2015-09-28 | XPL | SOLITARIO RESOURCES CORP. | HUNT WALTER H | Officer; COO | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.46 | 2,000 | $920 | 391,962 | +0.5% |
| 2015-09-25 23:03 | 2015-09-22 | MTX | MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC | DUNHAM DUANE | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $51.41 | 500 | $25,705 | 1,700 | +41.7% |
| 2015-09-26 00:47 | 2015-09-24 | KRO | KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC | WATSON STEVEN L | Director, Officer; Chairman of the Board | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $6.18 | 20,000 | $123,650 | 306,352 | +7.0% |
| 2015-09-25 17:02 | 2015-09-24 | XPL | SOLITARIO RESOURCES CORP. | HERALD CHRISTOPHER E | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.47 | 4,235 | $2,009 | 1,491,200 | +0.3% |
| 2015-09-24 19:04 | 2015-09-23 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Fortanet Francisco | Officer; EVP, Operations | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $104.69 | 1,150 | $120,394 | 26,628 | -4.1% |
| 2015-09-25 00:21 | 2015-09-22 | MTX | MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC | DUNHAM DUANE | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $51.70 | 500 | $25,850 | 1,700 | +41.7% |
| 2015-09-24 18:12 | 2015-09-23 | XPL | SOLITARIO RESOURCES CORP. | HERALD CHRISTOPHER E | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.49 | 4,000 | $1,960 | 1,486,965 | +0.3% |
| 2015-09-24 23:33 | 2015-09-22 | NJMC | Idaho Strategic Resources, Inc. | Swallow John | Director, Officer, 10% owner; President | Gold | BUY | $0.04 | 117,534 | $5,054 | 12,360,154 | +1.0% |
| 2015-09-24 01:53 | 2015-09-23 | IPI | Intrepid Potash, Inc. | Jornayvaz Robert P III | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Exec. Chair, President & CEO | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $5.87 | 39,968 | $234,772 | 10,740,637 | +0.4% |
| 2015-09-23 02:13 | 2015-09-22 | IPI | Intrepid Potash, Inc. | Jornayvaz Robert P III | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Exec. Chair, President & CEO | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $6.16 | 15,720 | $96,865 | 10,700,669 | +0.1% |
| 2015-09-22 01:56 | 2015-09-17 | IPI | Intrepid Potash, Inc. | Jornayvaz Robert P III | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Exec. Chair, President & CEO | Agricultural Inputs | BUY | $6.99 | 75,000 | $524,565 | 10,684,949 | +0.7% |
| 2015-09-21 21:42 | 2015-09-18 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Ryan Christopher Michael | Officer; President and COO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $2.23 | 70 | $156 | 29,737 | -0.2% |
| 2015-09-18 21:25 | 2015-09-16 | MUX | McEwen Inc. | 2190303 Ontario Inc. | 10% owner | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.91 | 108,140 | $98,407 | 72,934,564 | +0.1% |
| 2015-09-18 20:08 | 2015-09-17 | VYST | Vystar Corp | Osborn Keith D. | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.05 | 500,000 | $25,000 | 4,209,000 | +13.5% |
| 2015-09-18 22:15 | 2015-09-18 | HL | HECLA MINING CO/DE/ | TAYLOR ANTHONY P | Director | Other Precious Metals & Mining | SALE | $2.23 | 5,000 | $11,155 | 54,148 | -8.5% |
| 2015-09-18 00:07 | 2015-08-03 | ALLM | BLUE BIOFUELS, INC. | Koch Mark W. | Director, 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.42 | 184,483 | $78,184 | 2,137,000 | -7.9% |
| 2015-09-18 00:04 | 2015-07-17 | ALLM | BLUE BIOFUELS, INC. | de Liege Daniel | Director, Officer, 10% owner; President | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.41 | 41,000 | $16,728 | 4,473,365 | -0.9% |
| 2015-09-18 00:04 | 2015-07-06 | ALLM | BLUE BIOFUELS, INC. | de Liege Daniel | Director, Officer, 10% owner; President | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.47 | 4,500 | $2,102 | 4,473,465 | +0.1% |
| 2015-09-18 00:03 | 2013-12-26 | ALLM | BLUE BIOFUELS, INC. | Koch Mark W. | Director, 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.21 | 1,178,517 | $243,717 | 2,321,483 | -33.7% |
| 2015-09-18 00:03 | 2012-03-28 | ALLM | BLUE BIOFUELS, INC. | Koch Mark W. | Director, 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.00 | 5,000,000 | $5,000 | 5,000,000 | +100.0% |
| 2015-09-18 00:01 | 2013-12-16 | ALLM | BLUE BIOFUELS, INC. | de Liege Daniel | Director, Officer, 10% owner; President | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.25 | 505,000 | $128,624 | 4,505,165 | -10.1% |
| 2015-09-18 00:01 | 2012-03-28 | ALLM | BLUE BIOFUELS, INC. | de Liege Daniel | Director, Officer, 10% owner; President | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.00 | 5,014,965 | $18,555 | 4,509,965 | +100.0% |
| 2015-09-18 00:00 | 2015-05-15 | ALLM | BLUE BIOFUELS, INC. | Sturm W. Johan | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $0.67 | 57,900 | $38,515 | 3,093,416 | -1.8% |
| 2015-09-18 00:00 | 2012-03-28 | ALLM | BLUE BIOFUELS, INC. | Sturm W. Johan | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $0.00 | 5,000,000 | $5,000 | 5,000,000 | +100.0% |
| 2015-09-18 00:59 | 2015-09-15 | KALU | KAISER ALUMINUM CORP | DONNAN JOHN MALCOLM | Officer; EVP - Legal, Compliance & HR | Aluminum | SALE | $81.88 | 1,500 | $122,814 | 20,077 | -7.0% |
| 2015-09-18 00:29 | 2015-09-15 | AXTA | Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. | SHAVER CHARLES W | Director, Officer; CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $28.01 | 50,000 | $1,400,500 | 384,615 | -11.5% |
| 2015-09-18 02:57 | 2015-09-15 | RGLD | ROYAL GOLD INC | JENSEN TONY A | Director, Officer; CEO and President | Gold | SALE | $44.85 | 30,500 | $1,367,925 | 189,728 | -13.8% |
| 2015-09-17 17:48 | 2015-09-15 | BCPC | BALCHEM CORP | ROSSI DINO A | Director, Officer; Chairman | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $58.81 | 14,600 | $858,597 | 146,195 | -9.1% |
| 2015-09-18 00:47 | 2015-09-17 | NG | NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC | Leathley Gillyeard J. | Director | Gold | OPT+S | $4.81 | 45,047 | $216,703 | 276,479 | -14.0% |
| 2015-09-17 23:48 | 2015-09-15 | XPL | SOLITARIO RESOURCES CORP. | HERALD CHRISTOPHER E | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.52 | 4,540 | $2,376 | 1,482,965 | +0.3% |
| 2015-09-17 00:07 | 2015-09-14 | CC | Chemours Co | Snell E Bryan | Officer; President - Titanium Tech | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $8.89 | 8,000 | $71,120 | 22,051 | +56.9% |
| 2015-09-16 23:57 | 2015-09-14 | VGZ | VISTA GOLD CORP | Rozelle John W. | Officer; Senior Vice President | Gold | SALE | $0.26 | 8,716 | $2,266 | 82,525 | -9.6% |
| 2015-09-16 21:54 | 2015-09-14 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Baydar Ahmet | Officer; SVP, Research & Development | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $107.10 | 1,700 | $182,070 | 27,685 | -5.8% |
| 2015-09-16 23:55 | 2015-09-14 | VGZ | VISTA GOLD CORP | Earnest Frederick Hume | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Gold | SALE | $0.26 | 25,171 | $6,544 | 274,699 | -8.4% |
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.