More “AI Victim” Insider Buying and Congressional Gold Buy
By Alfonso De Pablos, CMT
February 18, 2026
Every day, we sift through the filings to spot where the real conviction lies – cutting through the noise to highlight the most meaningful insider moves.
📌 MSCI $MSCI — Chairman & CEO purchased $3,560,239 via Form 4.
Notable buy at the helm of the index and analytics provider under pressure from recent AI disruption fears.
📌 Sonos $SONO — Coliseum Capital Management purchased $8,569,585 via Form 4.
A sizable insider transaction in a consumer electronics name that’s been carving out a major reversal base.
Here’s The Hot Corner, with data from February 17, 2026:
📌 TripAdvisor $TRIP — Starboard Value increased its 13D stake from 8.25% to 9.40%.
Activist investor pressing the bet in the travel platform making all-time lows.
📌 Hess Midstream $HESM — Harvest Fund Advisors increased its stake from 3.90% to 5.10%.
Crosses the five percent threshold in an oil & gas midstream operator — a notable accumulation in an income-oriented energy vehicle.
📌 Rep. Gil Cisneros — Disclosed buys in Wheaton Precious Metals $WPM, Franco-Nevada $FNV, and GE Aerospace $GE, each in the $15,000 to $50,000 range.