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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-01-14 00:41 | 2010-01-11 | IPI | Intrepid Potash, Inc. | HARVEY HUGH E JR | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chief Technology Officer | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $33.17 | 150,000 | $4,975,890 | 15,136,000 | -1.0% |
| 2010-01-14 00:37 | 2010-01-11 | IPI | Intrepid Potash, Inc. | Jornayvaz Robert P III | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman/CEO | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $33.18 | 150,000 | $4,976,430 | 14,736,000 | -1.0% |
| 2010-01-13 03:14 | 2010-01-12 | RGLD | ROYAL GOLD INC | DEMPSEY STANLEY | Director | Gold | SALE | $49.30 | 10,000 | $493,000 | 301,137 | -3.2% |
| 2010-01-13 01:14 | 2010-01-08 | UXG | McEwen Inc. | 2190303 Ontario Inc. | 10% owner | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $23,811,591.00 | 9,110,227 | $216,928,999,241,157 | 25,427,527 | +55.8% |
| 2010-01-13 01:09 | 2010-01-08 | UXG | McEwen Inc. | McEwen Robert Ross | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman and CEO | Other Precious Metals & Mining | SALE | $23,811,591.00 | 9,110,227 | $216,928,999,241,157 | 25,427,527 | -26.4% |
| 2010-01-13 02:22 | 2010-01-11 | GRZ | GOLD RESERVE LTD | TIMM ROCKNE J | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Gold | SALE | $1.48 | 1,926 | $2,850 | 1,325,325 | -0.1% |
| 2010-01-11 23:46 | 2010-01-11 | VYST | Vystar Corp | Allegra Joseph | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $2.00 | 25,000 | $50,000 | 325,000 | +8.3% |
| 2010-01-09 01:10 | 2010-01-06 | CGA | Enlightify Inc. | Yang Ying | Officer; Chief Financial Officer | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $17.00 | 9,000 | $153,000 | 10,938 | -45.1% |
| 2010-01-09 00:13 | 2010-01-04 | GRMC | Goldrich Mining Company | Forza Capital Management, L.L.C. | 10% owner | Gold | BUY | $0.39 | 15,000 | $5,895 | 5,754,916 | +0.3% |
| 2010-01-09 00:20 | 2010-01-07 | IPI | Intrepid Potash, Inc. | HONEYFIELD DAVID W | Officer; Exec. VP/CFO/Treas./Sec. | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $33.50 | 1,250 | $41,875 | 27,791 | -4.3% |
| 2010-01-09 02:11 | 2010-01-08 | GRZ | GOLD RESERVE LTD | GEYER JAMES P | Director, Officer; Senior Vice President | Gold | SALE | $0.00 | 20,000 | $0 | 374,155 | -5.1% |
| 2010-01-08 00:10 | 2010-01-05 | IPI | Intrepid Potash, Inc. | HARVEY HUGH E JR | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chief Technology Officer | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $31.66 | 150,000 | $4,749,060 | 15,286,000 | -1.0% |
| 2010-01-08 00:06 | 2010-01-05 | IPI | Intrepid Potash, Inc. | Jornayvaz Robert P III | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman/CEO | Agricultural Inputs | SALE | $31.67 | 150,000 | $4,750,980 | 14,886,000 | -1.0% |
| 2010-01-08 00:58 | 2010-01-07 | HL | HECLA MINING CO/DE/ | Poirier Don | Officer; V.P. - Corporate Development | Other Precious Metals & Mining | SALE | $6.70 | 26,000 | $174,200 | 77,452 | -25.1% |
| 2010-01-08 01:47 | 2010-01-05 | HL | HECLA MINING CO/DE/ | McDonald Dean WA | Officer; V.P. - Exploration | Other Precious Metals & Mining | SALE | $6.66 | 44,000 | $292,882 | 99,796 | -30.6% |
| 2010-01-07 23:24 | 2010-01-07 | CMC | COMMERCIAL METALS Co | HANNS ZOELLNER | Officer; EVP & Pres. CMC Int'l | Steel | OPT+S | $15.70 | 4,000 | $62,808 | 103,285 | -3.7% |
| 2010-01-07 00:42 | 2010-01-05 | UXG | McEwen Inc. | Spears Stefan | Officer; Vice President, Projects | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.00 | 10,000 | $0 | 10,000 | +100.0% |
| 2010-01-07 01:33 | 2010-01-05 | HL | HECLA MINING CO/DE/ | McDonald Dean WA | Officer; V.P. - Exploration | Other Precious Metals & Mining | SALE | $6.62 | 24,000 | $158,880 | 83,246 | -22.4% |
| 2010-01-07 01:22 | 2010-01-04 | HL | HECLA MINING CO/DE/ | SABALA JAMES A | Officer; Senior V.P. & CFO | Other Precious Metals & Mining | SALE | $6.44 | 85,000 | $547,545 | 57,902 | -59.5% |
| 2010-01-07 00:57 | 2010-01-04 | HL | HECLA MINING CO/DE/ | CLAYTON RONALD W | Officer; Senior V.P. - Operations | Other Precious Metals & Mining | SALE | $6.39 | 116,525 | $744,758 | 84,024 | -58.1% |
| 2010-01-07 01:45 | 2010-01-06 | HL | HECLA MINING CO/DE/ | BAKER PHILLIPS S JR | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Other Precious Metals & Mining | SALE | $6.83 | 130,000 | $887,614 | 707,606 | -15.5% |
| 2010-01-06 01:57 | 2009-12-31 | HUN | Huntsman CORP | Scruggs Samuel D | Officer; Exec VP, GC and Sec | Chemicals | SALE | $11.28 | 112,714 | $1,271,211 | 310,090 | -26.7% |
| 2010-01-06 02:28 | 2010-01-04 | MOS | MOSAIC CO | BEUG NORMAN B | Officer; Senior Vice President | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $60.08 | 20,279 | $1,218,362 | 65,403 | -23.7% |
| 2010-01-05 20:50 | 2010-01-04 | FMC | FMC CORP | WALTER WILLIAM G | Director, Officer; Chairman | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $56.09 | 40,000 | $2,243,560 | 61,964 | -39.2% |
| 2010-01-06 02:02 | 2010-01-04 | HUN | Huntsman CORP | SHOEMAKER ALVIN V | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $11.50 | 81 | $932 | 21,120 | +0.4% |
| 2010-01-05 01:54 | 2009-12-30 | RGLD | ROYAL GOLD INC | GOTH JOHN W | Director | Gold | OPT+S | $46.71 | 5,000 | $233,550 | 48,250 | -9.4% |
| 2010-01-01 00:15 | 2009-12-28 | FTFL | FutureFuel Corp. | Osmium Special Situations Fund Ltd | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $6.98 | 417,900 | $2,916,649 | 3,840,842 | +12.2% |
| 2010-01-01 00:13 | 2009-12-29 | HUN | Huntsman CORP | Huntsman Family Holdings CO LLC | 10% owner | Chemicals | SALE | $11.50 | 181,194 | $2,083,967 | 24,256,212 | -0.7% |
| 2009-12-31 19:00 | 2009-12-30 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $54.01 | 16,800 | $907,430 | 85,436,490 | 0.0% |
| 2009-12-30 22:32 | 2009-12-29 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $54.02 | 125,100 | $6,758,102 | 85,453,290 | -0.1% |
| 2009-12-30 00:59 | 2009-12-24 | RGLD | ROYAL GOLD INC | DEMPSEY STANLEY | Director | Gold | SALE | $48.90 | 200 | $9,780 | 5,850 | -3.3% |
| 2009-12-29 20:34 | 2009-12-28 | DRAM | U.S. GOLD CORP. | Giordano Rose Ann | Director | Gold | SALE | $3.99 | 1,000 | $3,991 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2009-12-30 02:21 | 2009-12-24 | HUN | Huntsman CORP | Huntsman Family Holdings CO LLC | 10% owner | Chemicals | SALE | $11.50 | 465,600 | $5,355,471 | 24,437,406 | -1.9% |
| 2009-12-28 22:53 | 2009-12-22 | VYST | Vystar Corp | Allegra Joseph | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $2.00 | 25,000 | $50,000 | 300,000 | +9.1% |
| 2009-12-29 02:58 | 2009-12-24 | RGLD | ROYAL GOLD INC | WENGER STEFAN | Officer; CFO and Treasurer | Gold | OPT+S | $48.89 | 3,333 | $162,950 | 63,001 | -5.0% |
| 2009-12-28 22:05 | 2009-12-24 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $54.00 | 51,200 | $2,764,800 | 85,578,390 | -0.1% |
| 2009-12-29 01:20 | 2009-12-24 | RGLD | ROYAL GOLD INC | GROSS KAREN | Officer; VP and Secretary | Gold | OPT+S | $48.89 | 3,750 | $183,338 | 100,518 | -3.6% |
| 2009-12-29 00:38 | 2009-12-23 | RGLD | ROYAL GOLD INC | MARCUS MERRITT E | Director | Gold | SALE | $48.91 | 10,000 | $489,100 | 39,338 | -20.3% |
| 2009-12-29 00:52 | 2009-12-23 | RGLD | ROYAL GOLD INC | HAASE M CRAIG | Director | Gold | BUY | $48.77 | 365 | $17,801 | 7,615 | +5.0% |
| 2009-12-24 21:12 | 2009-12-07 | FTFL | FutureFuel Corp. | Osmium Special Situations Fund Ltd | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $7.14 | 9,800 | $69,967 | 3,422,942 | +0.3% |
| 2009-12-24 21:15 | 2009-12-23 | VMC | Vulcan Materials CO | KHAN EJAZ A | Officer; VP, Controller & CIO | Building Materials | OPT+S | $53.50 | 1,500 | $80,250 | 3,201 | -31.9% |
| 2009-12-24 00:30 | 2009-12-23 | SXT | SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP | CROFT JAMES AD | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $26.09 | 2,000 | $52,180 | 18,655 | -9.7% |
| 2009-12-22 19:00 | 2009-12-16 | VYST | Vystar Corp | HONEYCUTT TRAVIS W | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $1.60 | 100 | $160 | 4,993,900 | 0.0% |
| 2009-12-22 21:59 | 2009-12-18 | SCL | STEPAN CO | WOOD ROBERT JOHN | Officer; V.P. & General Manager | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $66.99 | 2,000 | $133,980 | 7,332 | -21.4% |
| 2009-12-23 01:50 | 2009-12-21 | SCL | STEPAN CO | PACHOLEC FRANK | Officer; Vice President R&D | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $67.48 | 1,500 | $101,220 | 15,731 | -8.7% |
| 2009-12-22 21:46 | 2009-12-22 | VMC | Vulcan Materials CO | KHAN EJAZ A | Officer; VP, Controller & CIO | Building Materials | OPT+S | $52.50 | 1,000 | $52,500 | 3,201 | -23.8% |
| 2009-12-22 21:46 | 2009-12-21 | VMC | Vulcan Materials CO | JAMES DONALD M | Director, Officer; Chairman & CEO | Building Materials | OPT+S | $8.64 | 60,000 | $518,502 | 180,013 | -25.0% |
| 2009-12-21 20:14 | 2009-12-21 | VMC | Vulcan Materials CO | JAMES DONALD M | Director, Officer; Chairman & CEO | Building Materials | OPT+S | $50.00 | 25,000 | $1,250,000 | 180,013 | -12.2% |
| 2009-12-18 23:41 | 2009-12-16 | SCL | STEPAN CO | VENEGONI JOHN V | Officer; VP/GM Surfactants | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $65.99 | 986 | $65,066 | 19,307 | -4.9% |
| 2009-12-18 20:41 | 2009-12-16 | SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | HAGEDORN JAMES | Director, Officer, 10% owner; Chairman and CEO | Agricultural Inputs | OPT+S | $39.35 | 45,090 | $1,774,328 | 78,101 | -36.6% |
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.