Summary

When reviewing the weekly insider-transaction data from Vickers Stock Research, the quick facts are that one-week insider-sentiment data continues to weaken, as it has for several weeks now, and the eight-week data therefore is creeping further through the neutral zone (perhaps on its way to bearish territory). That state of affairs, as discussed last week, is exactly what we expect to see from insiders when stocks are (were) nearing all-time highs. But suddenly we have a 'hold on' event in the form of the significant uptick in hostilities in the Middle East. That news hit the tape on Friday, too late in the week for resultant insider trades to majorly impact our weekly data (although the sector data below is in-line with what we would expect). Time will tell how stocks will react this week, but our focus in this space will be on the reaction from insiders. Will they become increasingly defensive and sell, will they see any correction in shares prices as a reason to move to the sidelines, or will they jump in and buy? Time will tell. Insider buying outpaced insider selling in the Energy sector over the last week, with shares valued at $5 million bought versus just over $500,000 sold. Sell