Signal Library
Every signal Filing Clarity detects
All 28 signal types, what triggers each one, and an example of how it reads in your feed. Every tier receives every signal type — tiers differ by company count and custom features, not signal access. For exactly how each is classified (transaction codes, thresholds, and known limitations), see the methodology page.
Earnings & guidance
Earnings Beat
Reported EPS or revenue comes in above consensus, from an 8-K earnings release.Example: NVDA Q1 revenue $81.6B beat $78.8B consensus.
Earnings Miss
Reported EPS or revenue falls below consensus.Example: Q2 EPS $0.32 vs. $0.41 estimate — miss.
Earnings In Line
Results land within a narrow band of consensus.Example: Q3 revenue in line at $4.2B.
Guidance Raise
Management raises forward revenue or EPS guidance.Example: NVDA raises Q2 revenue guidance to $91B.
Guidance Cut
Management lowers forward guidance.Example: FY guidance cut; management cites softening demand.
Guidance Reiterated
Management reaffirms previously issued guidance.Example: FY2026 guidance reiterated at Q3 print.
Insider transactions (Form 4)
Insider Buy
An officer or director buys shares on the open market (transaction code P) — a discretionary purchase.Example: CEO bought 10,000 shares ($4.2M) on the open market.
Insider Sale
An officer or director sells shares; we label open-market discretionary vs. scheduled 10b5-1 plan sales.Example: CFO sold 12,400 shares ($5.9M) — open-market, not a scheduled plan.
Insider Sale Cluster
Two or more different insiders sell discretionarily on the open market within a 90-day window.Example: 3 different MSFT insiders sold within 60 days.
Tax Withholding
Shares withheld to cover tax on vesting equity (code F) — routine, labeled as such.Example: EVP had 3,200 shares withheld for tax on vesting RSUs.
Institutional & activist
New Hedge Fund Position
A fund initiates a brand-new position, disclosed in a quarterly 13F.Example: Citadel opened a new PLTR position — 2.1M shares ($47.3M).
Hedge Fund Exit
A fund fully exits a previously held position.Example: Fund exited its entire ABC stake (13F).
Stake Increase
A fund materially increases an existing position quarter-over-quarter.Example: Fund raised its NVDA stake +18% QoQ.
Stake Decrease
A fund materially decreases an existing position.Example: Fund cut its XYZ stake −22% QoQ.
Activist Investor
A Schedule 13D/13G crossing 5% ownership; 13G→13D conversions (passive→active) are flagged.Example: Activist discloses a 6.2% stake with stated intent (13D).
Executive changes (8-K Item 5.02)
Executive Departure
An officer or director departs; classified as planned or abrupt by successor and effective date.Example: CFO departs — no successor named.
Executive Appointment
A new officer or director is appointed.Example: New CEO appointed, effective immediately.
Capital returns
Buyback Announced
A new share-repurchase authorization.Example: Board authorizes a $2B share buyback.
Buyback Increase
An existing repurchase program is expanded.Example: Buyback raised from $1B to $3B.
Dividend Initiated
A company pays its first-ever dividend.Example: Company initiates a $0.20 quarterly dividend.
Dividend Increase
An existing dividend is raised.Example: Quarterly dividend raised 8% to $0.54.
Dividend Cut
A dividend is reduced or suspended.Example: Dividend cut 50% to preserve cash.
Merger Announced
The company agrees to acquire another company (8-K Item 1.01).Example: Company to acquire Target for $4.2B — 28% premium to prior close.
Acquisition Target
The company itself agrees to be acquired.Example: Company to be acquired for $52/share — 31% premium.
Divestiture Announced
The company agrees to sell a business unit, subsidiary, or asset.Example: Company to sell its packaging unit for $1.1B.
Joint Venture Announced
The company forms a new joint venture or strategic partnership.Example: Company forms a 50/50 JV to build a battery plant.
Risk & legal
Going Concern
Substantial-doubt language in the independent auditor's report — distinguished from risk-factor boilerplate.Example: Auditor flags substantial doubt about going concern (10-K).
Material Litigation
A material lawsuit or legal proceeding is disclosed.Example: Company discloses a material patent-infringement suit.
Restatement
A restatement of previously reported financials.Example: Company restates FY2024 revenue.
SEC Investigation
Disclosure of an SEC inquiry, subpoena, or investigation.Example: Company discloses receipt of an SEC subpoena.
Core filings
Quarterly Filing (10-Q)
A quarterly report is filed with the SEC.Example: 10-Q filed — six-month revenue $41.8B.
Annual Filing (10-K)
An annual report is filed with the SEC.Example: 10-K filed for fiscal year 2025.
Pre-built pattern alerts (Pro & Elite)
Composite alerts that combine several base signals into a higher-order pattern.
Management InstabilityPRO
Multiple executive departures and/or governance changes in a short window.Example: 2 C-suite departures within 45 days.
Activist AlignmentPRO
An activist 13D alongside supportive institutional accumulation.Example: 13D filing plus two funds increasing stakes the same quarter.
Risk AmplificationPRO
Compounding risk signals (e.g. going concern + insider selling + litigation).Example: Going-concern language plus an insider sale cluster.
Institutional ExodusPRO
Broad-based institutional selling across multiple 13F filers.Example: Several funds trimming or exiting the same name in one quarter.