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Director's Dip

Board members loading up after a 2–15% pullback.

Mean return @ 30d
+4.7%
Hit rate
59%
Trades scored
104
Unique tickers
49
Worst single loss
-16%
Signals / month
6.6

When the stock has wobbled but not collapsed, and a director still steps in with six-figure conviction. Best mean return in the lineup (+4.7% over 30 days) with the highest drop-top-5 robustness — even after stripping the five biggest winners, the cohort still averages +3.9%.

How the rule fires

Insider role = Board · transaction is a buy · value ≥ €100,000 · trailing-month return between −15% and −2%.
What €1,000 per signal would have done
Cumulative P&L
+4,921
+4.7% mean per signal · 104 trades
-6148762,3653,8555,3452025-05-272025-12-102026-04-10

Hypothetical, frictionless. €1,000staked the moment each signal fired, closed at the screen's default horizon. No trading costs, no slippage, no taxes. Backtest window 2025-05-192026-04-19.

Every backtest trade

104 signals · 30-day horizon · €1,000 notional per trade
Filing dateCompanyInsiderValueHorizonRaw return€ P&L
2026-04-10🇩🇪
MOLOGEN Lifescience AG
Bäumler, Matthias
Aufsichtsrat
€150k30d+0.0%+0
2026-04-08🇨🇭
Investis Holding SA
$IREN
Board Member (Investis Holding SA)
Board Member
€208k30d-1.3%13
2026-03-30🇩🇪
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
$SIE
Snabe, Jim Hagemann
Aufsichtsrat
€409k30d+20.1%+201
2026-03-30🇩🇪
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
$SIE
Snabe, Jim Hagemann
Aufsichtsrat
€205k30d+20.1%+201
2026-03-26🇨🇭
Geberit AG
$GEBN
Board Member (Geberit AG)
Board Member
€506k30d-0.4%4
2026-03-26🇨🇭
Geberit AG
$GEBN
Board Member (Geberit AG)
Board Member
€359k30d-0.4%4
2026-03-26🇨🇭
Geberit AG
$GEBN
Board Member (Geberit AG)
Board Member
€1.0M30d-0.4%4
2026-03-26🇨🇭
Geberit AG
$GEBN
Board Member (Geberit AG)
Board Member
€480k30d-0.4%4
2026-03-26🇨🇭
Geberit AG
$GEBN
Board Member (Geberit AG)
Board Member
€546k30d-0.4%4
2026-03-26🇨🇭
Geberit AG
$GEBN
Board Member (Geberit AG)
Board Member
€379k30d-0.4%4

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⚠️ Risks

Mean-reversion bet: works when the dip is overdone, fails when it's the first leg of a real correction. Partners Group buys carried 38% of the backtest result — a single name's run-up matters more than this cohort's broad ticker count suggests. Hit rate of 59% means ~40% of trades lose.

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