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Most Unusual Congress Stock Trades Right Now
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Unusual congressional trades are not always the biggest dollar headlines—they are purchases that break a politician's own pattern. Our tracker flags 51 disclosed buys that land far above each member's 24-month median purchase size.
The short answer
We score unusual congress stock trades by size ratio: how many times larger a buy is versus that politician's typical disclosed purchase bucket over the prior two years.
Standout outliers right now:
| Politician | Ticker | Size vs their median | Disclosed range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald J Trump | META | ~462× | $5,000,001–$25,000,000 |
| Donald J Trump | MSFT | ~462× | $5,000,001–$25,000,000 |
| Michael J Kratsios | SWPPX | ~375× | $1,000,001–$5,000,000 |
| Josh Gottheimer | MSFT | ~94× | $500,001–$1,000,000 |
| Donald J Trump | AAPL | ~92× | $1,000,001–$5,000,000 |
Trump's usual buy bucket sits around $15,001–$50,000—so April 2026 META and MSFT filings read as extreme departures from his own baseline, not just large numbers in isolation.
Unusual vs largest
These two questions overlap but are not identical:
- Unusual = biggest jump from that politician's norm (ratio score).
- Largest = emphasis on estimated dollar size in the disclosure range.
A modest $50,000 buy can rank as unusual if the member usually files $1,001–$15,000 purchases. For dollar-weighted outliers, see our largest congress stock trades list.
What we include
- Disclosed purchases only, compared to a rolling 24-month median per politician.
- House, Senate, and applicable executive-branch OGE reports.
What we exclude
- Sales (see stocks congress is selling).
- Legal conclusions—unusual size is a transparency signal, not proof of wrongdoing.
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Disclaimer
Data compiled from public STOCK Act and OGE financial disclosure filings. Size ratios use disclosure range midpoints vs historical medians; they are not audited portfolio statements. This article is for informational purposes only and is not investment advice.