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Hey everyone, welcome back to Wall Street Informative. Today we're looking at the stock and options activity disclosed under Nancy Pelosi's name through the STOCK Act. Most of these trades are reported as belonging to her spouse, Paul Pelosi. I'll cover how the disclosure system works, the recent activity visible in 2025 and 2026 filings, the names that appear most often, and the important limitations of this data. How congressional disclosures work. Members of Congress and their spouses are required to report certain securities transactions under the STOCK Act. These filings show the type of transaction, approximate value ranges, and the date, but they do not provide a complete real-time portfolio snapshot. Exact share counts and precise dollar amounts are usually given only in broad ranges. There is also a reporting lag that can stretch up to 45 days. Recent activity. In the filings available through mid-2026, activity has included both common stock purchases and a significant number of call options. Names that have appeared with some frequency include NVIDIA, Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, and Broadcom. In 2025 and into 2026, there were also disclosures involving Alliance Bernstein common shares and, more recently, call options on Intel and Uber, with a $50 strike price expiring in March 2027. Tracker sites that aggregate these filings often highlight strong estimated performance over multi-year periods, particularly in technology and growth-oriented names. However, because only transactions are reported and not full holdings or cost bases, these performance estimates come with meaningful uncertainty. Important limitations. First, the disclosures do not equal a complete portfolio. Second, many of the more closely watched trades are options rather than straightforward stock purchases, which changes both the risk profile and the capital required. Third, the reporting delays mean the public only learns about trades weeks after they occur. Fourth, Nancy Pelosi has indicated she is not seeking re-election, so the stream of new disclosures is expected to end around early 2027. What this means for investors. Congressional trading disclosures can be interesting data points, but they should not be treated as a ready-made investment strategy. The information is incomplete, lagged, and often involves instruments such as options that carry different risk characteristics than simple stock ownership. Blindly copying any politician's reported trades is not a sound approach. The useful takeaway is more limited. Certain large-cap technology and growth names have appeared repeatedly in these filings over recent years, and the disclosure system itself remains a topic of ongoing public discussion. That is the current picture based on publicly available Stock Act filings as of mid-2026. If you found this useful, hit like and subscribe to Wall Street Informative. Drop a comment and tell me whether you follow congressional trading disclosures or prefer to ignore them entirely. Thanks for watching. I'll see you in the next one.