John Dorfman

One stock market indicator that doesn’t get enough attention is the purchase or sale of company shares by insiders.

For much of this year, consumer discretionary stocks were the best performing group in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index . With the economy reviving, consumers started to came out of their shells, and investors figured that trend would continue.

When you buy a stock that has been falling, you have the thrill of trying to catch the bottom and strive for maximum gains.