CROSS-BRANCH CONVERGENCE

What Is Cross-Branch Trading Convergence?

Cross-branch convergenceis when the same security is traded by both a member of Congress and an executive-branch official within a close time window — the point where financial attention from two separate branches of government lands on the same company at roughly the same time.

Because Signal Congress ingests both congressional STOCK Act filings and executive-branch OGE 278-T disclosures into one dataset, it can measure this directly: 1,359 securities have been traded by both branches, and 914 of those show trades on both sides within 90 days of each other.

914
CONVERGENT WITHIN 90 DAYS
1,359
TRADED BY BOTH BRANCHES
2
BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT
A SEQUENCE, NOT AN ACCUSATION
Convergence describes an overlap in the public record. It is not evidence of coordination, communication, or insider trading. Two officials in different branches can independently trade the same widely-held stock. Signal Congress reports the overlap with full provenance to each source filing and leaves the interpretation to you.
HOW IT IS DETECTED

Two disclosure streams, one dataset

Members of Congress disclose securities transactions on STOCK Act periodic transaction reports; senior executive-branch officials disclose theirs on OGE Form 278-T. These live in separate systems and are almost never analyzed together. Signal Congress unifies them, then matches trades by security and time window:

Ingest both streamsCongressional filings (House Clerk, Senate) and executive-branch OGE 278-T filings enter the same normalized dataset.
Match by securityTrades are grouped by the underlying ticker across both branches.
Apply a time windowOverlaps where the two sides trade within a close window (e.g. 90 days) are flagged as convergence.
Preserve provenanceEvery convergence links back to the two original filings, so it can be independently verified.
WHY IT MATTERS

Corroboration from a different vantage point

A congressional trade is a late signal — disclosed weeks after the fact. An executive-branch official may sit closer to the contracts, rulemaking, and regulatory decisions that move a company. When both trade the same security in the same window, the convergence adds an independent data point from a different seat in government. It is corroboration to investigate, not proof of anything.

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FAQ

Convergence, answered

What is cross-branch trading convergence?▾
Cross-branch convergence is when the same security is traded by both a member of Congress (under the STOCK Act) and an executive-branch official (on OGE Form 278-T) within a close time window. It marks where financial attention from two separate branches of government lands on the same company at roughly the same time.
Does convergence mean coordination or insider trading?▾
No. Convergence is a sequence observed in the public disclosure record — not an allegation of coordination, communication, or wrongdoing. Two officials in different branches can independently trade the same widely-held stock. Signal Congress reports the overlap with full provenance to each source filing and leaves interpretation to the reader.
How is convergence detected?▾
Signal Congress ingests congressional STOCK Act filings and executive-branch OGE 278-T disclosures into one dataset, then matches them by security and time window. Each side retains a link to its original filing, so any convergence can be traced back to the two underlying disclosures.
How many stocks show cross-branch convergence?▾
1,359 securities have been traded by both a member of Congress and an executive-branch official, and 914 of those show trades on both sides within 90 days of each other.
Why does cross-branch convergence matter?▾
Congressional trading is only one late signal in a longer chain. When an executive-branch official — who may sit closer to contracts, rulemaking, or regulatory decisions — trades the same security in the same window, it adds an independent data point from a different vantage in government. The convergence is corroboration, not proof.
Where can I see convergence signals?▾
The executive dashboard surfaces cross-branch convergence by security, with links to the underlying congressional and executive filings. Signal Congress is one of the only platforms that ingests both branches’ disclosures into a single searchable dataset.
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Executive-Branch Disclosures→STOCK Act Filing Deadline→Executive Dashboard→How Signal Congress Works→

Signal Congress surfaces public disclosure data from congressional STOCK Act filings and executive-branch OGE 278-T reports. Convergence is an observed overlap in the record; it is not investment advice and does not imply coordination or wrongdoing by any official.