Market intelligence, explained.
Short, plain-English explanations of the signals and filings QuantConomy reads, and how AI agents can use them.
What is a market signal?
A market signal is a scored, directional event tied to an asset. It captures what happened, which way it leans, how strong it is, and where it came from.
What is an SEC Form 4 (insider trading)?
An SEC Form 4 is the filing a company insider submits to report a change in their ownership of the company's stock, such as a purchase or a sale.
What is an SEC 8-K filing?
An SEC 8-K is the filing a public company uses to announce a material event that shareholders should know about between its regular quarterly and annual reports.
What is an SEC 13F filing?
An SEC 13F is a quarterly report that large institutional investment managers file to disclose the U.S.-listed equity holdings they manage.
What is MCP for financial data?
MCP (Model Context Protocol) is an open standard for connecting AI assistants to external tools and data. For finance, an MCP server lets an assistant pull real market context instead of guessing.
What is AI-native market intelligence?
AI-native market intelligence means the data is built to be consumed by AI agents and code from the start, not just shown on a human dashboard. The same source-linked signals feed your screen and your assistant.
What is an SEC Form 144?
An SEC Form 144 is a notice a company insider or affiliate files when they intend to sell restricted or control stock. It signals a planned sale, which may or may not happen.
13D vs 13G: what is the difference?
Both Schedule 13D and Schedule 13G are filed by investors who cross 5% ownership of a company. A 13D is for active investors who may seek to influence the company; a 13G is the shorter form for passive holders.
What is unusual options flow?
Unusual options flow is options trading that stands out from the norm, such as a large sweep of call or put contracts far above a name’s usual volume. Traders watch it as a clue to how others are positioning.
What is congressional stock trading (the STOCK Act)?
Members of the U.S. Congress and senior officials must disclose their securities trades under the STOCK Act. People track these disclosures to see what lawmakers are buying and selling.