Volume Spike + Insider Trade — Insider Activity Around a 3x Volume Day

Updated: Aug 23, 10:41 AM ET

We found 20 stocks with insider buying or selling within ±7 trading days of a volume spike (3x+ the 20-day average).

The biggest spike was LOOP, at 214.1x its typical volume.

Scheduled events like earnings can also cause volume spikes. This page doesn't yet incorporate news or event data, so it can't pinpoint the exact cause of the spike.

20 companies

LOOP

Loop Industries Inc

214.1x

Volume context (as of 2026-08-19)

Volume: 12,578,005 (20-day avg 58,757)

Open / Close: $0.62 / $0.62

GEYGAN JEFFREY RICHART
Buy2026-08-20Shares 107,980 (0.9% of that day's volume)1d after
FGL

Founder Group Ltd

20.2x

Volume context (as of 2026-08-20)

Volume: 34,700,129 (20-day avg 1,714,769)

Open / Close: $0.33 / $0.29

HRT FINANCIAL LP🏢 Institution
Buy2026-08-18Shares 48,100 (0.1% of that day's volume)2d before
HRT FINANCIAL LP🏢 Institution
Buy2026-08-19Shares 123,234 (0.4% of that day's volume)1d before
HRT FINANCIAL LP🏢 Institution
Buy2026-08-21Shares 30,658 (0.1% of that day's volume)1d after
MSS

Maison Solutions Inc

19.9x

Volume context (as of 2026-08-19)

Volume: 56,285,111 (20-day avg 2,825,149)

Open / Close: $2.04 / $1.86

HRT FINANCIAL LP🏢 Institution
Buy2026-08-12Shares 9,232 (0.0% of that day's volume)5d before
HRT FINANCIAL LP🏢 Institution
Buy2026-08-14Shares 60,224 (0.1% of that day's volume)3d before
BTMD

Biote Corp

10.5x

Volume context (as of 2026-08-20)

Volume: 2,158,290 (20-day avg 204,881)

Open / Close: $1.36 / $1.48

Beer Marc D
Buy2026-08-12Shares 263,900 (12.2% of that day's volume)6d before
ATXG

Addentax Group Corp

6.1x

Volume context (as of 2026-08-19)

Volume: 78,145 (20-day avg 12,905)

Open / Close: $4.11 / $3.77

HONG ZHIWANG
Buy2026-08-19Shares 437,500 (559.9% of that day's volume)Same day

This trade accounts for a large share of that day's volume — it may itself be the cause of the spike, not a separate confirming signal.

GRX

Gabelli Healthcare & WellnessRx Trust

5.9x

Volume context (as of 2026-08-19)

Volume: 95,470 (20-day avg 16,269)

Open / Close: $9.98 / $10.15

Saba Capital Management, L.P.🏢 Institution
Buy2026-08-13Shares 400 (0.4% of that day's volume)4d before
Saba Capital Management, L.P.🏢 Institution
Buy2026-08-17Shares 2,406 (2.5% of that day's volume)2d before
Saba Capital Management, L.P.🏢 Institution
Buy2026-08-20Shares 48,204 (50.5% of that day's volume)1d after

This trade accounts for a large share of that day's volume — it may itself be the cause of the spike, not a separate confirming signal.

NAKA

Kindly MD Inc

5.7x

Volume context (as of 2026-08-19)

Volume: 606,383 (20-day avg 106,444)

Open / Close: $5.09 / $6.06

Bailey David F
Buy2026-08-20Shares 9,836 (1.6% of that day's volume)1d after
Bailey David F
Buy2026-08-21Shares 73,972 (12.2% of that day's volume)2d after
PHIO

Phio Pharmaceuticals Corp

5.3x

Volume context (as of 2026-08-19)

Volume: 608,186 (20-day avg 114,338)

Open / Close: $1.10 / $1.15

Bitterman Robert J
Buy2026-08-19Shares 20,000 (3.3% of that day's volume)Same day
Plott Ronald Todd
Buy2026-08-20Shares 30,000 (4.9% of that day's volume)1d after
DFDV

DeFi Development Corp

5.1x

Volume context (as of 2026-08-19)

Volume: 2,887,818 (20-day avg 569,905)

Open / Close: $3.11 / $3.42

Kang Daniel
Buy2026-08-17Shares 26,000 (0.9% of that day's volume)2d before
Kang Daniel
Buy2026-08-21Shares 22,000 (0.8% of that day's volume)2d after
NOMD

Nomad Foods Ltd

4.1x

Volume context (as of 2026-08-19)

Volume: 6,038,977 (20-day avg 1,464,521)

Open / Close: $11.59 / $11.94

BALDEW RUBEN
Buy2026-08-21Shares 56,580 (0.9% of that day's volume)2d after
BKKT

Bakkt Holdings Inc

3.4x

Volume context (as of 2026-08-20)

Volume: 3,654,102 (20-day avg 1,066,031)

Open / Close: $8.37 / $7.50

ALFRED MICHAEL
Buy2026-08-19Shares 593,134 (16.2% of that day's volume)1d before
ASST

Asset Entities Inc

3.3x

Volume context (as of 2026-08-20)

Volume: 9,752,875 (20-day avg 2,933,820)

Open / Close: $16.00 / $16.13

Rochard Pierre
Buy2026-08-18Shares 31,800 (0.3% of that day's volume)2d before
RVSB

Riverview Bancorp Inc

3.3x

Volume context (as of 2026-08-21)

Volume: 181,918 (20-day avg 54,815)

Open / Close: $5.12 / $5.14

Lightheart Charmaine
Buy2026-08-13Shares 500 (0.3% of that day's volume)6d before
Lam David
Buy2026-08-18Shares 2,000 (1.1% of that day's volume)3d before
Carlson Bradley
Buy2026-08-20Shares 2,000 (1.1% of that day's volume)1d before
TPL

Texas Pacific Land Corp

3.3x

Volume context (as of 2026-08-20)

Volume: 1,095,639 (20-day avg 329,668)

Open / Close: $376.85 / $369.56

HORIZON KINETICS ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC🏢 Institution
Buy2026-08-11Shares 2 (0.0% of that day's volume)7d before
HORIZON KINETICS ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC🏢 Institution
Buy2026-08-12Shares 2 (0.0% of that day's volume)6d before
HORIZON KINETICS ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC🏢 Institution
Buy2026-08-13Shares 2 (0.0% of that day's volume)5d before
HORIZON KINETICS ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC🏢 Institution
Buy2026-08-14Shares 2 (0.0% of that day's volume)4d before
HORIZON KINETICS ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC🏢 Institution
Buy2026-08-17Shares 2 (0.0% of that day's volume)3d before
HORIZON KINETICS ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC🏢 Institution
Buy2026-08-18Shares 2 (0.0% of that day's volume)2d before
HORIZON KINETICS ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC🏢 Institution
Buy2026-08-19Shares 2 (0.0% of that day's volume)1d before
HORIZON KINETICS ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC🏢 Institution
Buy2026-08-20Shares 2 (0.0% of that day's volume)Same day
HORIZON KINETICS ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC🏢 Institution
Buy2026-08-21Shares 2 (0.0% of that day's volume)1d after
VRCA

Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc

3.3x

Volume context (as of 2026-08-19)

Volume: 168,214 (20-day avg 50,756)

Open / Close: $5.22 / $4.99

Kirby John J.
Buy2026-08-18Shares 10,000 (5.9% of that day's volume)1d before
Rieger Jayson
Buy2026-08-18Shares 50,000 (29.7% of that day's volume)1d before

This trade accounts for a large share of that day's volume — it may itself be the cause of the spike, not a separate confirming signal.

Rosenberg Noah L.
Buy2026-08-18Shares 12,460 (7.4% of that day's volume)1d before
Zawitz David
Buy2026-08-18Shares 12,000 (7.1% of that day's volume)1d before
IDAI

T Stamp Inc

3.3x

Volume context (as of 2026-08-20)

Volume: 120,457 (20-day avg 36,767)

Open / Close: $2.86 / $3.18

Genner Gareth Neville
Buy2026-08-20Shares 14,600 (12.1% of that day's volume)Same day
Francis Andrew Scott
Buy2026-08-21Shares 3,200 (2.7% of that day's volume)1d after
Genner Gareth Neville
Buy2026-08-21Shares 20,000 (16.6% of that day's volume)1d after
Potts Charles Edward
Buy2026-08-21Shares 1,254 (1.0% of that day's volume)1d after
PTIX

Protagenic Therapeutics Inc

3.2x

Volume context (as of 2026-08-20)

Volume: 25,750 (20-day avg 8,026)

Open / Close: $0.40 / $0.60

ARMEN GARO H
Buy2026-08-12Shares 4,440 (17.2% of that day's volume)6d before
ARMEN GARO H
Buy2026-08-20Shares 38,668 (150.2% of that day's volume)Same day

This trade accounts for a large share of that day's volume — it may itself be the cause of the spike, not a separate confirming signal.

SGRY

Surgery Partners Inc

3.2x

Volume context (as of 2026-08-20)

Volume: 6,397,889 (20-day avg 2,019,415)

Open / Close: $13.99 / $13.94

DeLuca Teresa
Buy2026-08-19Shares 20,000 (0.3% of that day's volume)1d before
YQ

17 Education & Technology Group Inc ADR

3.1x

Volume context (as of 2026-08-20)

Volume: 18,325 (20-day avg 5,938)

Open / Close: $2.55 / $2.45

Liu Chang
Buy2026-08-11Shares 6,590 (36.0% of that day's volume)7d before

This trade accounts for a large share of that day's volume — it may itself be the cause of the spike, not a separate confirming signal.

Liu Chang
Buy2026-08-14Shares 1,706 (9.3% of that day's volume)4d before
RICK

RCI Hospitality Holdings Inc

3.0x

Volume context (as of 2026-08-20)

Volume: 154,302 (20-day avg 50,716)

Open / Close: $31.25 / $30.79

Barabash Yura V
Buy2026-08-13Shares 1,776 (1.2% of that day's volume)5d before
LANGAN ERIC SCOTT
Buy2026-08-17Shares 3,260 (2.1% of that day's volume)3d before

Calculation criteria

  • · Target metric: days when volume was at least 3x the 20-day average
  • · Matching window: ±7 trading days around the spike day
  • · Buy/sell split: uses the SEC Form 4 transaction type (Buy/Sell) as reported; option exercises and similar are excluded
  • · The 20-day average volume excludes the spike day itself, as provided by the API
  • · Updated: Aug 23, 10:41 AM ET

Glossary

SEC Form 4 transaction code P: an open-market purchase made by the insider with their own funds.

Option exercises (M), stock grants (A), and tax-withholding dispositions (F) are not counted as buys.

This page is a mechanical aggregation of SEC Form 4 filings. It is not investment advice or a buy/sell recommendation. Insider trading data and daily stock chart (OHLCV) data are not guaranteed to be accurate or up to date — please do not rely on them blindly, and always verify against the original source (e.g. SEC EDGAR) before acting. Investment decisions are your own responsibility and should be made carefully; we accept no legal liability whatsoever for any loss arising from the use of this information.