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09-12-2009, 04:33 AM
Insiders Dumping Stocks Like There's No Tomorrow
Corporate officers and directors were buying stock when the market hit bottom. What does it say that they're selling now?
By Colin Barr, senior writer
September 11, 2009: 7:27 AM ET
NEW YORK (Fortune) -- Can hundreds of stock-selling insiders be wrong?
The stock market has mounted an historic rally since it hit a low in March. The S&P 500 is up 55%, as U.S. job losses have slowed and credit markets have stabilized.
But against that improving backdrop, one indicator has turned distinctly bearish: Corporate officers and directors have been selling shares at a pace last seen just before the onset of the subprime malaise two years ago.
While a wave of insider selling doesn't necessarily foretell a stock market downturn, it suggests that those with the first read on business trends don't believe current stock prices are justified by economic fundamentals.
Continues and Video: http://money.cnn.com/2009/09/10/news/economy/insider.sales/index.htm?postversion=2009091107
SOURCE for Article: http://www.rense.com/
Corporate officers and directors were buying stock when the market hit bottom. What does it say that they're selling now?
By Colin Barr, senior writer
September 11, 2009: 7:27 AM ET
NEW YORK (Fortune) -- Can hundreds of stock-selling insiders be wrong?
The stock market has mounted an historic rally since it hit a low in March. The S&P 500 is up 55%, as U.S. job losses have slowed and credit markets have stabilized.
But against that improving backdrop, one indicator has turned distinctly bearish: Corporate officers and directors have been selling shares at a pace last seen just before the onset of the subprime malaise two years ago.
While a wave of insider selling doesn't necessarily foretell a stock market downturn, it suggests that those with the first read on business trends don't believe current stock prices are justified by economic fundamentals.
Continues and Video: http://money.cnn.com/2009/09/10/news/economy/insider.sales/index.htm?postversion=2009091107
SOURCE for Article: http://www.rense.com/