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the briefing · 2026-11-01

Energy and defense names where Washington is actively making policy are also showing up in disclosed trades: $CVX drew 10 members of Congress and 1 executive-branch filer against 8-K and Executive Action signals, while $BA drew 7 members of Congress and 1 executive-branch filer amid Federal Contract and USTR signals.

• $CVX leads the convergence list with 10 members of Congress and 1 executive-branch filer trading (20 buys / 15 sells) alongside 8-K and Executive Action signals; $ACN follows with 9 members of Congress and 1 executive-branch filer (11 buys / 12 sells) against Federal Contract signals, and $BA shows 7 members of Congress and 1 executive-branch filer (13 buys / 12 sells) with Federal Contract and USTR signals in the mix.
• Exchange and asset-management tickers under direct regulator attention also show trades: $ICE (3 members of Congress and 1 executive-branch filer, 9 buys / 8 sells) and $CME (2 members of Congress and 1 executive-branch filer, 6 buys / 5 sells) carry CFTC signals, while $BLK (3 members of Congress and 1 executive-branch filer, 8 buys / 5 sells) carries an SEC signal.
• Two outsized disclosed ranges: a Spouse-owned SELL of $AAPL ($5M–$25M) filed by Nancy Pelosi (House), and a Spouse-owned BUY of $AESI ($5M–$25M) filed by Chip Roy (House).
• Big tech dominates the year-to-date congressional ranking, with committee-sector overlaps attached: $AAPL (20 members of Congress, 17 buys / 17 sells, 7 overlaps), $MSFT (18 members, 27 buys / 27 sells, 10 overlaps), $NVDA (14 members, 12 buys / 20 sells, 3 overlaps), and $GOOGL (12 members, 10 buys / 18 sells, 8 overlaps) — members trading sectors their committees oversee.

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