Corporate Insiders Flash Bullish Stock Sign by Buying Into Rout

Beleaguered stock bulls are getting an encouraging sign from the people who know the companies best.

Corporate insiders scooped up shares of their own companies at the fastest pace in 16 months as the S&P 500 sank in March, and they kept buying at an elevated clip as the rout accelerated this month in the wake of President Donald Trump’s global tariff rollout.

Some 180 corporate insiders purchased their own stock in the first two weeks of the month, data compiled by the Washington Service show. This has tipped the buy/sell ratio to 0.40, keeping it near the highest level ...