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📡 FUNanc1al Market Radar
🔥 Recent Noteworthy Developments Updated September 18, 2026

📌 Insider Alert

Insiders have recently been buying shares of several noteworthy companies — sometimes quietly, sometimes loudly enough to wake up the spreadsheet.

Kayne Anderson BDC (KBDC) CooperCompanies (COO) Upstart (UPST) Uber Technologies (UBER) Alphatec (ATEC) Group 1 Automotive (GPI) GameStop (GME) Aon (AON) Enovis (ENOV) Vistra Corp. (VST) ITT Inc. (ITT) Klarna (KLAR) DICK’S Sporting Goods (DKS) NGL Energy Partners (NGL) Alibaba (BABA) Erie Indemnity (ERIE) Kura Oncology (KURA) Alaska Air (NYSE: ALK) Primo Brands (PRMB) Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR) Medifast (MED) Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) Ameresco (AMRC) Tractor Supply (TSCO) Aptiv (APTV) Thryv (THRY) Pfizer (PFE) SiteOne Landscape Supply (SITE) Boston Scientific (BSX) Bunge (BG) Huntsman (HUN) Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS) Albertsons (ACI) TORM (TRMD) Hudson Technologies (HDSN) Columbia Financial (CLBK) Standard Nuclear (NYSE: STDN) Elevance Health (NYSE: ELV) Energizer (ENR) Occidental Petroleum (OXY) GitLab (GTLB) Banco Bradesco (BBD) Absci (ABSI) StoneCo (STNE) PayPal (PYPL) RH (NYSE: RH) Autodesk (ADSK) Lovesac (NASDAQ: LOVE) DPC Holdings (NYSE: DPC) Adobe (ADBE) CarMax (KMX)

More insider names (select list) on the radar 👀

[9/17/26] Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (SBLK), Agree Realty Corp (ADC) (Pres, CEO), Xbp Global Holdings, Inc. (XBP) (CEO, CFO), Corebridge Financial, Inc. (CRBG), Cooper Companies, Inc. (COO), Betterware De Mexico, S.A.P.I. De C.V (BMWX) (CEO, Chairman, 10%), United States Oil Fund, LP (USO), Borr Drilling Ltd (BORR), Neighborhood Intelligence, Inc. (NXH), Inhibrx Biosciences, Inc. (INBX) | [9/16/26] Fox Corp (FOX) (Exec Chair, CEO), Mach Natural Resources Units (MNR), Kayne Anderson Bdc, Inc. (key director) (see report), Equipmentshare.Com Inc (Founder, CEO), Celsius Holdings, Inc. (CELH), Corebridge Financial, Inc. (CRBG), Redwood Trust Inc (RWT) | [9/15/26] Flotek Industries Inc (FTK), Neonc Technologies Holdings, Inc.(NTHI) (CEO, CFO), Limbach Holdings, Inc. (LMB), Carlsmed, Inc. (CARL), Cooper Companies, Inc. (COO) (3 directors, CEO bought last year, see report), Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (ARE) (Exec COB), Cosan S.A. (CSAN), Newamsterdam Pharma Co N.V. (CEO), G III Apparel Group Ltd /De/ (GIII) (CEO), Fuelcell Energy Inc (FCEL), Celsius Holdings, Inc. (CELH), Corebridge Financial, Inc. (CRBG), Redwood Trust Inc (RWT) (CEO, CFO), Venu Holding Corp (VENU) (CEO, COB, 10%), Maia Biotechnology, Inc. (MAIA) (CEO) | [9/14/26] Republic Services, Inc. (RSG) (Cascade Investment, L.L.C. again), Devon Energy Corp/De (DVN) (CEO), Crocs, Inc. (CROX), Dream Finders Homes, Inc. (DFH), Angel Studios, Inc. (ANGX), Ecovyst Inc. (ECVT), Smith Douglas Homes Class A (SDHC), American Homes 4 Rent REIT Class A (AMH) | [9/11/26] Pvh Corp (PVH) (CEO), Angel Studios (ANGX), Group 1 Automotive (GPI), Cybin (HELP), Cybin D/B/A Helus Pharma (HELP), Gloo Holdings, Inc. (GLOO), Relmada Therapeutics, Inc. (RLMD) | [9/10/26] Alphatec Holdings, Inc. (ATEC), Carparts.Com, Inc. (PRTS), Upstart Holdings, Inc. (UPST), Qvc Group, Inc. (QVCG), Gamestop Corp. (GME), Celsius Holdings, Inc. (CELH), Republic Services, Inc. (RSG), Uber Technologies, Inc (UBER) (CEO), Grace Therapeutics, Inc. (GRCE) (CEO) | [9/9/26] Alumis Inc. (ALMS), Sol-Gel Technologies Ltd. (SLGL) | [9/8/26] Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc. (AMR), Pamt Corp (PAMT), Suja Life (SUJA), Qvc Group (QVCG), Group 1 Automotive (GPI), Tenax Therapeutics (TENX), Claros Mortgage Trust (CMTG), Eikon Therapeutics (EIKN), Inhibrx Biosciences (INBX), Gold.com (GOLD), Republic Services (RSG), Tyson Foods (TSN), Uber Technologies (UBER), Kennametal (KMT), Team (TISI) | [9/4/26] Liberty Latin America Ltd. (LILA), Equipmentshare.Com (EQPT), Atara Biotherapeutics (ATRA), Msci (MSCI) | [9/2 + 9/3/26] Amrize Ltd (AMRZ), Grab Holdings Limited (GRAB), Prothena Corp (PRTA), Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN), OppFi (OPFI), | [8/28/26] Optimum Communications (OPTU), Suja Life (SUJA), Attovia Therapeutics (ATTO), Siteone Landscape Supply (SITE) [CEO], Republic Services (RSG), American Assets Trust (AAT), Dick'S Sporting Goods, Inc. (DKS) [several directors], Medifast (MED), Jushi Holdings (JUSH), Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance, Inc. (REFI), Klarna Group Plc (KLAR) [CEO] | [8/27/26] Ameresco (AMRC) [CEO], Regenxbio Inc. (RGNX), Loandepot, Inc. (LDI) [CEO], Somnigroup International (SGI), Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP), Immatics (IMTX), Profrac Holding (ACDC) | [8/21/26] Global Water Resources (GWRS), Alaska Air Group (ALK), American Assets Trust (AAT), Nomad Foods (NOMD), Elanco Animal Health (ELAN), Medifast (MED), Prothena (PRTA), Innventure, Inc. (INV) | [8/20/26] Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR), I-80 Gold Corp. (IAUX), Suja Life (SUJA), Energy Transfer LP (ET), Borgwarner (BWA), Pampa Energy (PAM), Republic Services (RSG) | [8/14/26] Borr Drilling Ltd (BORR), Empery Digital (EMPD), Abcellera Biologics (ABCL), Matador Resources (MTDR) | [8/13/26] Attovia Therapeutics (ATTO), Txo Partners (TXO), Dream Finders Homes (DFH), Chiron Real Estate (XRN), Mobility Global (MBGL), Amrize (AMRZ), Liberty Latin America (LILA), Tennant (TNC), Embecta (EMBC), Oppfi (OPFI), Constellation Energy (CEG), Biodesix (BDSX), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B), Regional Management (RM) | [8/12/26] Primo Brands Corp (PRMB), Profrac Holding Corp. (ACDC), Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (FUN), Blossomhill Therapeutics (BLSM) | [8/6/26] Lots of activity: Boston Scientific (BSX), Costar Group (CSGP), Pfizer (PFE), Gbank Financial Holdings (GBFH), Ingersoll Rand (IR), Tiziana Life Sciences (TLSA), Tractor Supply Co (TSCO), Houlihan Lokey (HLI) | [8/5/26] Goosehead Insurance (GSHD), Jersey Mike's Subs (JMKE), Carvana (CVNA), Bunge (BG) | [7/28/26] Albertsons (ACI), Goosehead Insurance (GSHD), Artiva Biotherapeutics (ARTV), Cvb Financial (CVBF) | [7/20/26] Crescent Biopharma (CBIO), Fuelcell Energy (FCEL) |[7/15/26] Robostrategy (BOT), Energizer Holdings (ENR) | [7/3/26] Neutron Holdings (LIME), Burning Rock Biotech Ads (BNR), Hudson Technologies (HDSN), Bank Bradesco (BBD), Boundless Bio (BOLD), Motorsport Games (MSGM) | [7/2/26] RH (RH), Nuvectis Pharma (NVCT), First Guaranty Bancshares (FGBI), Simon Property Group (SPG), Faeth Therapeutics (FTH), Gitlab (GTLB) | [6/24/26] Northern Oil & Gas (NOG), Occidental Petroleum (OXY) | [6/22/26] Mammoth Energy Services, Inc. (TUSK), Borr Drilling Ltd (BORR), First Carolina Financial Services (FCBM), Cencora (COR), Energizer Holdings (ENR), Strategy Inc (MSTR), Lovesac Co (LOVE) / [6/18/26] Abbott Laboratories (ABT) / [6/17/26] Mission Produce (AVO), Autodesk (ADSK), Fiserv (FISV), Pershing Square Us (PSUS) / [6/16/26] Crane Nxt, Co. (CXT), Lululemon Athletica (LULU), Paypal Holdings (PYPL), Sofi Technologies (SOFI), Nerdy (NRDY), VROOM (VRM), Artiva Biotherapeutics (ARTV), Vera Bradley (VRA), McGraw Hill (MH), Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR), Vivani Medical (VANI) [6/15/26] Par Technology (PAR), Hamilton Lane (HLNE), Cervomed (CRVO), Gerdau S.a. (GGB), Blend Labs (BLND), Gpgi, Inc. (GPGI), Aurora Innovation (AUR), Dentsply Sirona (XRAY), Broadcom (AVGO), Mercadolibre (MELI), Corvus Pharmaceuticals (CRVS), Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB) / [6/12/26] Summit Therapeutics (SMMT), Prothena Corp (PRTA), Banco Santander (brasil) S.a. (BSBR), American Assets Trust (AAT), Pics N V (PICS) / [6/11/26] Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN), Artiva Biotherapeutics (ARTV), Bakkt (BKKT), Ecolab (ECL), Brady Corp) BRC), Yext (YEXT), Via Transportation (VIA), Navios Maritime Partners (NMM), Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) / [6/10/26] Horizon Technology Finance (HRZN), Mp Materials (MP), Pics NV (PICS), Caesars Entertainment (CZR) [6/9/26] Liftoff Mobile (LFTO), National Vision Holdings, Inc. (EYE), Gran Tierra Energy Inc.(GTE), Immunome, Inc. (IMNM)[earlier] Quantinuum Inc. (QNT), Genedx Holdings Corp (WGS), Innio N.v. (INIO), First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA), Sunshine Silver Mining & Refining (SSMR), Xometry, Inc. (XMTR), Applied Aerospace & Defense (AADX), Enviri Ii Corp (NVRI), Erie Indemnity (ERIE), Liberty Capital Series C (GLIBK), Expand Energy (EXE), Txo Partners Units (TXO), Domo (DOMO), Comstock (LODE), Ceco Environmental (CECO), Insulet Corporation (PODD), International Flavors & Fragrances IFF), AXIA Energia SA (AXIA), Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH), Black Stone Minerals (BSM), Masterbrand (MBC), Cava Group (CAVA), Similarweb (SMWB), Phibro Animal Health (PAHC), MAIA Biotechnology (MAIA), Vitesse Energy (VTS), Boston Omaha (BOC), Auna S.A. (AUNA), Brera Holdings Plc (SLMT), Annexon (ANNX), Cardinal Infrastructure Group (CDNL), Autozone (AZO), Curiositystream (CURI), Schwab Charles Corp (SCHW), Nakamoto (NAKA), Gibraltar Industries, Inc. (ROCK), Black Rock Coffee Bar (BRCB), Liberty Latin America Ltd. (LILA), Gold.com (GOLD), Sysco (SYY), United Therapeutics Corp (UTHR), Ww International (WW), Aperture (APUR), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. (HIMS), Kalaris Therapeutics (KLRS), Twfg (TWFG), Patria Investments (PAX), Boeing (BA), Cosan S.a. (CSAN), Gold.com (GOLD), Contextlogic Holdings (LOGC), Xponential Fitness (XPOF), Ww International (WW), Mp Materials Corp. (MP), U Power Ltd (UCAR), Koru Medical Systems (KRMD), Amrize (AMRZ), Haoxi Health Technology (HAO), Amc Entertainment Holdings (AMC), Rivian Automotive (RIVN), Elanco Animal Health (ELAN), Stoneco Ltd. (STNE), Republic Services (RSG), Par Technology Corp (PAR), Bakkt, Inc. (BKKT), MSCI (MSCI), Vida Global (VIDA), Zenas Biopharma (ZBIO), Amesite (AMST), Jacobs Solutions (J), Cel Sci Corp (CVM), Nomad Foods (NOMD), Txo Partners, L.p. (TXO), Westrock Coffee (WEST), E.w. Scripps (SSP), Shift4 Payments (FOUR), Tko Group Holdings (TKO), Absci (ABSI), Artiva Biotherapeutics (ARTV), Flutter Entertainment (FLUT), Henry Schein (HSIC), Opendoor Technologies (OPEN), Eaton Corp (ETN), Aptiv (APTV), Bob's Discount Furniture (BOBS), First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA), Arko Petroleum (APC), Automatic Data Processing (ADP), Universal Display (OLED), Parsons Corp (PSN), Mobia Medical (MOBI), Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH), Pulse Biosciences (PLSE), Accel Entertainment (ACEL), Dxc Technology (DXC), Planet Fitness (PLNT), Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE), Ecolab Inc (ECL), EPAM Systems (EPAM), Clorox (CLX), Caterpillar (CAT), and more.

🧬 Market Snapshot

Markets are firing on all cylinders: the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 are close to all-time highs, while hedge funds have attracted $45 billion in Q1 inflows, pushing total industry assets to a record $5.2 trillion.

Meanwhile, trend-following quant funds are up roughly 10% year-to-date — reinforcing the sense that “everything is working” across traditional and alternative strategies.

Beneath the momentum lies a valuation reality check: the S&P 500 trades at a P/E of roughly 32, nearly double its historical mean and median.

That does not guarantee an immediate downturn, but it does mean thinner margins for error, elevated expectations, and higher sensitivity to shocks.

Read the Carpe Diem Bear Market Black Swan?

🌍 Hedge Funds

🚀 Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan have recently highlighted rising leverage and increasingly crowded AI trades as potential sources of market fragility. Although no one can predict the timing of corrections, history suggests that concentrated positions and borrowed conviction tend to amplify volatility once sentiment shifts. Expensive assets are not necessarily bad investments—they simply leave less room for error. As Warren Buffett famously observed, it is only when the tide goes out that investors discover who has been swimming naked.

Perhaps most intriguing, insider buying activity in 2026 has often been concentrated outside the most fashionable areas of the market. Financials, industrials, insurance companies, and various value plays have attracted considerably more attention from corporate insiders than many high-profile AI names. At FUNanc1al, we continue to monitor these contrarian signals carefully. Bull markets create optimism. Leverage creates fragility. When the two combine, humility itself becomes an asset class. ☀️⚖️🍷📈

Read the original Carpe Diem