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.*