Knifecatcher
Board steps in with €50k+ after the stock dropped 5–25%.
The most aggressive screen in the lineup. When a director buys into a real pullback — not a wobble, not a crash — they're explicitly disagreeing with the market. Hit rate is lower (54%) but the right tail is enormous when it works.
How the rule fires
Insider role = Board · transaction is a buy · value ≥ €50,000 · trailing-month return between −25% and −5%.
0 live signals currently matching "Knifecatcher" in trailing 60 days
Our pipeline actively evaluated European disclosures across 20+ national registries during this morning's run. Because this screen enforces strict high-conviction parameters, it only triggers when exact pattern conditions are satisfied. When a qualifying trade occurs, it will appear here immediately and dispatch to alert subscribers.
12-Month Backtest Performance
The equity curve and statistics below show how this rule performed across our 12-month out-of-sample backtest window (May 19, 2025 – April 19, 2026). Past performance is not indicative of future results.
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 2025-05-19 → 2026-04-19.
12-Month Out-of-Sample Backtest Trades
Historical trades captured during the May 2025 – April 2026 backtest window to validate signal efficacy.
| Filing date | Company | Insider | Value | Horizon | Raw return | € P&L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | 🇨🇭 | Barry Callebaut AG $BARN | Board Member (Barry Callebaut AG) Board Member | €139k | 30d | +11.2% | +€112 |
| 2026-04-10 | 🇩🇪 | MOLOGEN Lifescience AG | Bäumler, Matthias Aufsichtsrat | €150k | 30d | +0.0% | +€0 |
| 2026-04-08 | 🇩🇪 | CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA $EVD | Baur, Dr. Cornelius Aufsichtsrat | €231k | 30d | +5.2% | +€52 |
| 2026-04-08 | 🇩🇪 | CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA $EVD | Baur, Dr. Cornelius Aufsichtsrat | €256k | 30d | +5.2% | +€52 |
| 2026-03-31 | 🇩🇪 | CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA $EVD | Baur, Dr. Cornelius Aufsichtsrat | €249k | 30d | +13.1% | +€131 |
| 2026-03-31 | 🇩🇪 | CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA $EVD | Kundrun, Dr. Bernd Aufsichtsrat | €251k | 30d | +13.1% | +€131 |
| 2026-03-31 | 🇸🇪 | Fasadgruppen Group AB (publ) $FG | KFAB Förvaltning AB Member of the Board of Directors | €87k | 30d | +3.9% | +€39 |
| 2026-03-30 | 🇩🇪 | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft $SIE | Snabe, Jim Hagemann Aufsichtsrat | €409k | 30d | +20.1% | +€201 |
| 2026-03-30 | 🇩🇪 | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft $SIE | Snabe, Jim Hagemann Aufsichtsrat | €205k | 30d | +20.1% | +€201 |
| 2026-03-27 | 🇸🇪 | Terranor Group AB (publ) | Anders Gustafsson Chairman of the Board of Directors | €87k | 30d | +5.7% | +€57 |
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Contrarian momentum bet — when the dip was overdone you win, when it wasn't you compound the loss. Hit rate of 54% is barely above a coin flip; the edge lives in the magnitude of winners (up to +35%) vs losers (capped near −16% in backtest). Don't average down on losing alerts from this screen.
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