Trend Signal Now: The Hot Corner: AI Victim Insiders Step It Up

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Every day, we sift through the filings to spot where the real conviction lies – cutting through the noise to highlight the most meaningful insider moves.

📌 Figma $FIG — Andrew Phillips Reed purchased $36.54 million via Form 4.

Massive insider transaction in a recent issue that's been in a 80% drawdown.

📌 Uber $UBER — The Chief Financial Officer purchased $1.60 million via Form 4.

When the CFO — the executive with the deepest visibility into the company's financials — puts meaningful personal capital to work, it always catches our attention.

📌 Hercules Capital $HTGC — The Chief Executive Officer purchased $452,400 via Form 4.

Continued insider accumulation across the private credit space as executives lean into recent weakness.

Here's The Hot Corner, with data from February 24, 2026:

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📌 Appian $APPN — RPD Fund Management filed a new 13G at 9.10%.

Large institutional entry into the software platform threatening to go even lower.

📌CVR Energy — Carl Icahn purchased $16.4 million via Form 4.

Major follow-through buying from one of the most influential activist investors. Icahn increasing exposure at these levels signals conviction in the refining and energy complex as the stock stabilizes near key support right at the IPO VWAP.

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Alfonso De Pablos | Director of Research, All Star Charts

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