Trend Signal Now: The Hot Corner: More “AI Victim” Insider Buying and Congressional Gold Buy

Wednesday, February 18, 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.

📌 MSCI $MSCI — Chairman & CEO purchased $3,560,239 via Form 4.

Notable buy at the helm of the index and analytics provider under pressure from recent AI disruption fears.

📌 Sonos $SONO — Coliseum Capital Management purchased $8,569,585 via Form 4.

A sizable insider transaction in a consumer electronics name that's been carving out a major reversal base.

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📌 TripAdvisor $TRIP — Starboard Value increased its 13D stake from 8.25% to 9.40%.

Activist investor pressing the bet in the travel platform making all-time lows.

📌 Hess Midstream $HESM — Harvest Fund Advisors increased its stake from 3.90% to 5.10%.

Crosses the five percent threshold in an oil & gas midstream operator — a notable accumulation in an income-oriented energy vehicle.

📌 Rep. Gil Cisneros — Disclosed buys in Wheaton Precious Metals $WPM, Franco-Nevada $FNV, and GE Aerospace $GE, each in the $15,000 to $50,000 range.

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Alfonso De Pablos | Director of Research, All Star Charts

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