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How to Use CapitolGains: A Complete Guide to Congressional Trade Data

2026-03-18 3 min

Getting Started with CapitolGains

CapitolGains makes it easy for anyone to look up stock trades disclosed by US Congress members under the STOCK Act.

Main Page: Real-Time Trade Feed

  • Representative: Click to see that member's full trade history
  • Party: R (Republican) or D (Democrat)
  • Chamber: Senate or House
  • Ticker: Click to see all members who traded that stock
  • Size: Color-coded trade size range

Search & Filter

Type a ticker (e.g., NVDA) or a representative's name to filter results. Use the party filter (R/D/All) and transaction filter (Buy/Sell/All) for more specific views.

Size Color Guide

  • 🔵 Blue: $15,001 – $50,000
  • 🟡 Yellow: $50,001 – $100,000
  • 🟠 Orange: $100,001 – $250,000
  • 🔴 Red: $250,001 – $500,000
  • 🟣 Purple: $500,001 – $1,000,000
  • 💜 Fuchsia: $1,000,001+

Analysis Reports

The Analysis page gives you: Top 10 most active traders, top buy/sell tickers, and a list of large trades ($500K+).

Multilingual Support

Click the 🌐 button in the header to switch between 한국어, English, 日本語, and 中文.


*Data is automatically updated every 6 hours.*