quiverquant.com
Finance and crypto
stock trade tracking
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How HN took it
3 positive, 13 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 7 critical, out of 23 comments about the project. Thread score -0.22.
Idea: 3 for, 3 againstDesign: 0 for, 4 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Fun idea; interest in an ETF based on senator trades
From 2 comments
"Fun" idea. Would love to see an ETF based around this too.
Mizza on HNGreat idea ha
mentos on HN
Objections
Data dump; hard to read without summaries per senator
From 1 comment
This is more list of each stock transaction by a US senator by date. I would show all of the senators line by line sort by name with a summary of: how many transactions,total…
wolco on HN
Missing scrollbar and page content gets cut off
From 2 comments
Please don't mess with the browser default scrollbar (in my case, the scrollbar is not visible and page content gets cut off). Thank you.
dt3ft on HNA party marker (Dem/Rep/Ind) would have been useful. Also not having a scroll bar feels strange. Also does it include purchases made through mutual funds?
billfruit on HN
Unclear whether trades made by trusts or on senators' behalf are included
From 1 comment
I’m pretty sure this also includes stock trades on behalf of senators, so also includes those carried out by a trust, not under the control of the senators themselves. I feel the…
ghufran_syed on HN
Possible violation of the data source's no-commercial-use terms
From 2 comments
Looks like the data may be coming from https://efdsearch.senate.gov/search/home/ IANAL but I’d tread carefully given the language around not being used for commercial purposes
gcmac on HNAgain definitely not a lawyer but I’d imagine advertising an ETF or selling a subscription to an email list based on these trades (both ideas from this thread) would be pretty…
gcmac on HN
Requests
Party marker (Dem/Rep/Ind) for each senator
From 1 comment
A party marker (Dem/Rep/Ind) would have been useful. Also not having a scroll bar feels strange. Also does it include purchases made through mutual funds?
billfruit on HN
Filters by fields
From 2 comments
Filters by all of the different fields would be useful, too.
dpcx on HNnit: clicking on the date column sorts alphabetically on the text of the date, which is not useful. I am aware the default state is sorted in reverse chronological order by date,…
MobiusHorizons on HN
Benchmark returns against S&P 500 and Berkshire Hathaway
From 1 comment
Recommendation: Show the returns for each senator with the S&P 500 and Berkshire Hathaway performance as reference lines. I'd be interested to see the senators who have a better…
DevX101 on HN
Sorting that can return to reverse chronological order
From 1 comment
nit: clicking on the date column sorts alphabetically on the text of the date, which is not useful. I am aware the default state is sorted in reverse chronological order by date,…
MobiusHorizons on HN
Questions
Where does the data come from
From 4 comments
Where does this data come from?
edge17 on HNHow /where does one get the data source?
songzme on HNVery cool. Where is the data coming from?
coffeemug on HNLooks like the data may be coming from https://efdsearch.senate.gov/search/home/ IANAL but I’d tread carefully given the language around not being used for commercial purposes
gcmac on HN
How trades are mapped back to individuals
From 1 comment
How do trades get mapped back to individuals? Is this possible for anyone’s trades?
throwawaysea on HN
Alternatives named
senatestockwatcher.com
From 1 comment
Similar to https://senatestockwatcher.com, posted on HN last month: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22834524 Same data source?
hbcondo714 on HN
unusualwhales.com for options and insider moves
From 1 comment
Hey, I built something similar to this for large options/insider movements. https://unusualwhales.com Here's the twitter, https://twitter.com/unusual_whales
unusual_whales on HN