Senate Stock Watcher 2.0

Senate Stock Watcher 2.0

Watch how your US senator trades in the stock market

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Did you know that US Senators often have pretty substantial trading accounts? Senate Stock Watcher keeps a record of all those transactions in a simple and easy to view user interface. We make the raw data available to you with the click of a button!
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Tim Carambat
Maker
I first built this project back in March of this year right when quarantine was new. My original inspiration was the recent allegations of insider trading occurring in the stock market. I was fascinated by the idea we could finally peer into this data, but I was very disappointed with how the data is presented! I build Senate Stock Watcher to display this data in an easily digestible format and since its initial unveiling, it has gained a ton of popularity! After having this project & its data being featured on The Register, The New York Times, and other amazing organizations - I am happy to unveil the next big feature for Senate Stock Watcher! With Senate Stock Watcher 2.0 You can find the following: - Improved access to all the data. CSV sheets now accompany the traditional JSON files for the less technical crowd - Ticker Tracking: See how a single ticker has been traded over the senate since it was first ever reported and compare that to its market trend - Senator Overviews: Be able to select a single senator and get metrics on their trading behaviors and volume. You can also now export a single senator's trading history straight from the page!
Albert Chang
@tim_carambat is there a way to sort by latest transactions and display it all in a single page view. Also the same for the largest transactions and then the ability to sort by date. I think it should also be possible to construct investments by asset type as well as returns generated by each senator
Ravi Bajnath
Excellent idea. I may need time to mull over how to improve it as most data points are covered. Are you automating "suspicious activity" via social media and Zapping towards targeted media groups?
Tim Carambat
Maker
@ravi_bajnath I do not automate suspicious activity and that mostly is for legal reasons. I am not a financial analyst and do not have the authority or background to dictate if someone it up to something suspicious so that is really to cover myself! That being said, i make the data really available so that other who have that expertise can maybe infer those kinds of deductions.