congress-trading-monitor

Finance and crypto

stock trade tracker

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63points
25comments
#1,032of 4,366 in 2026
Top 24%of 2026 by points

How HN took it

CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments

4 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 11 comments about the project. Thread score +0.21.

Execution: 2 for, 0 againstDesign: 1 for, 1 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Open source and reproducible data pipeline.

    From 1 comment
    • Open-source repo + public source disclosures + reproducible pipeline already puts this above 90% of “AI insight” products.
      bixdot on HN
  • Clean, easy-to-use interface.

    From 1 comment
    • Nice job with this. Easy to use interface with timely info to keep people informed and improve transparency.
      scamdrill on HN

Objections

  • Similar to existing products like Unusual Whales.

    From 1 comment
    • Does it? Unusualwhales already provides the same data with a bit of insight. They also trade via shell companies (used to just call them straw buyers). Id say its just another…
      ramon156 on HN
  • Data pipeline not yet open source.

    From 1 comment
    • The data pipelines need some more work to be OS ready, but it's on my list.
      hubraumhugo on HN

Requests

  • Publish the data collection pipeline.

    From 1 comment
    • Cool. It looks like you're packaging the data as json files in the repo. Would be neat to see the pipeline that collects it.
      conditionnumber on HN
  • Add political affiliation column.

    From 1 comment
    • Could you add a column with the person's political affiliation?
      slater on HN
  • Make it real-time.

    From 1 comment
    • I wish it were realtime. We could all be quazillionnaires.
      exabrial on HN

Questions

  • Is disclosure made within 45 days of the trade?

    From 1 comment
    • Great work and looks really neat. is the disclouse made within 45 days of the trade?
      imviky on HN
  • What does imaginary portfolio mean?

    From 1 comment
    • What does imaginary portfolio mean? It's not clear whether you're claiming these numbers are real or imaginary.
      trick-or-treat on HN

Alternatives named

  • Unusual Whales

    From 1 comment
    • Does it? Unusualwhales already provides the same data with a bit of insight. They also trade via shell companies (used to just call them straw buyers). Id say its just another…
      ramon156 on HN

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