On: Unusual Stock Trading by Whales in US Congress

[mattnewton]

Honestly some of these trades also seemed small to me; anyone can make a trade that’s up 30% in a year with public information - they can also easily lose as much. It is only problematic when they consistently win by large percentages on the majority of their trades, and this doesn’t appear to do that kind of statistical analysis of average returns?

[BrianOnHN → mattnewton]

> this doesn’t appear to do that kind of statistical analysis of average returns?

Exactly, and you had to be really unlucky not to have significant returns over the past year.

Has anyone looked at their managed retirement find lately? I wouldn't be surprised if you see 30% even in a medium-risk fund.