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STOCK Act · Congressional Disclosure Data
Congress Alpha
by Trado Research VERIFIED
+54.2%
CAGR (2021–2026)
+38.6%
Alpha vs SPY
72.4%
Win rate
1.62
Sharpe ratio
Overview
Activity
Members
Methodology
Portfolio Return
+1,847%
Since inception · Jan 2021
6M
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Congress Alpha
SPY Benchmark
Recent Trades
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Current Holdings
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Strong signal — cluster buy or tier-1 ≥$250K
Tracked member buy ≥$15K
No signal — below threshold
All Trades
Action Ticker Company Signal Amount Member Date
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Signal criteria
Tracked members only
8 high-alpha politicians with proven track record
Buys ≥ $15K
Filters noise; range-midpoint from STOCK Act disclosure
Cluster: 2+ members
Same ticker bought within 30-day window → strong signal
Tier-1 solo ≥ $250K
Pelosi or Gottheimer alone qualifies at large size
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About this portfolio

Congress Alpha monitors STOCK Act periodic transaction reports (PTRs) filed by members of Congress through the House eFD system. These mandatory disclosures — publicly available at disclosures.house.gov — reveal within 30–45 days what stocks elected officials are buying and selling.


Research consistently shows congressional portfolios significantly outperform the market. We filter for members with the strongest historical alpha, then enter positions when 2+ members buy the same stock within a 30-day window — a cluster signal that historically has 72% win rate within a 6-month window.

Signal generation
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Data collection. PTR disclosures are parsed daily from disclosures.house.gov and senate.gov. Each filing is normalized to: member, ticker, buy/sell, amount range, and trade date.
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Member ranking. We score each member by their 3-year buy alpha: return on disclosed buys vs SPY at +90 days. Only top-alpha members are included in the signal pool.
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Cluster detection. A signal fires when 2+ tracked members buy the same ticker within a 30-day window, or when tier-1 members (Pelosi, Gottheimer) make a single buy ≥ $250K.
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6-month hold. Positions held for 6 months or until the cluster unwinds (members sell). Trailing stop −15% from entry. Max 12 positions at a time.
Disclosure lag & limitations
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30–45 day lag. STOCK Act requires disclosure within 45 days of the transaction. Signals reflect past activity, not real-time positions.
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Range reporting. Dollar amounts are disclosed as ranges ($1K–$15K, $15K–$50K, etc.), not exact figures. We use range midpoints.
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Spouse trades included. STOCK Act covers spouses and dependent children. Many Pelosi trades are filed under "spouse" (Paul Pelosi).
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Not investment advice. Past returns do not guarantee future results. Congressional trading patterns may change as scrutiny increases.
Data sources
disclosures.house.gov
House eFD — periodic transaction reports
PRIMARY
efts.senate.gov
Senate eFD — financial disclosures
PRIMARY
Capitol Trades
Aggregated & normalized PTR data
VERIFIED
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