Three times over the last 30 years.
That’s how often I’ve received the signal to go “all-in” on gold.
The first time was back in the 2000s…
The dot-com mania was nearing its peak, money was flooding into any and all tech stocks, and equity valuations were trading at nosebleed levels.
I was in my mid-20’s. Just starting my first business.
And although I didn’t have much capital to spare, I scrounged together as much money as I could to load up not on tech stocks… but on gold coins.
At the time, gold was despised by Wall Street.
Goldman Sachs called it “a 19th-century asset.”
One of Merrill Lynch’s top investment analysts said that it was only for “grandmothers and conspiracy theorists.”
And two of America’s leading economists at the time called it a “barren asset.”
Yet, I chose to go in at under $300 an ounce.
My second signal came in 2008 when, amidst the chaos of the financial crisis, gold prices dropped briefly below $800 an ounce… and I once again went “all-in” on gold.
And a little over a year ago, I did it again…
I moved roughly 50% of my liquid net worth into gold and Bitcoin:
Three “all-in” decisions… Each of which seemed crazy to most at the time.
But for me… it was the most obvious move to make.
Why?
It’s all thanks to an incredible secret I learned from famed economist Kurt Richebächer - the last of the true Austrian economists.
What he taught me has been incredibly accurate at predicting the price of gold over the years.
It’s helped me make an absolute killing each of the three times I went “all-in.”
And right now, it is again predicting a shocking new price for gold in the near future.
Click here to see my full prediction for gold now.
Good Investing,
Porter Stansberry
These 3 Stocks Just Saw Major Insider Moves—Time to Be Bullish or Bearish?
Reported by Leo Miller. Published: 1/27/2026.
Quick Look
- Three major names saw outsized insider activity: Interactive Brokers, Micron Technology, and AutoZone—each with a different read-through for investors.
- Micron’s large director purchase is the cleanest bullish signal in the group, while Interactive Brokers’ discretionary sale is more cautionary.
- AutoZone’s headline sale looks bearish at first glance, but the Form 4 details tie it to option exercise activity, not a conviction exit.
Interactive Brokers (NASDAQ: IBKR), Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU), and AutoZone (NYSE: AZO) are three notable stocks that recently saw large insider trades. Micron's purchase is a clear bullish signal for one of the best-performing stocks of 2025. However, while insiders at IBKR and AZO were both sellers, the implications for each company differ.
IBKR Insider Initiates Big Sale After +40% Gain in 2025
Interactive Brokers is a major player in the brokerage industry, with a market capitalization of over $130 billion. The stock performed very well in 2025, delivering nearly a 46% total return. The company reported strong full-year revenue growth of 19% and saw its pretax margin reach a record high of 77%. It also experienced robust trading volume growth and added more than 1 million net new accounts — another record.
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See the under-the-radar play fueling AI data centersDespite a strong 2025, Vice Chairman Earl Nemser sold roughly $19 million worth of IBKR shares on Jan. 22 and Jan. 23. Those sales were not executed under a predetermined 10b5-1 plan, suggesting they were discretionary and therefore could be interpreted as a bearish signal. Nemser's disposals averaged near $77, slightly above the stock's Jan. 26 closing price.
That said, insider sales do not always reflect negative views about a company. Nemser may have sold to raise cash for personal reasons rather than because he is bearish on IBKR stock.
Micron's Insider Buy: Director Purchases Over 20,000 Shares
After a stellar 2025, U.S. semiconductor giant Micron Technology recorded a significant insider purchase. Micron shares surged about 240% last year amid strong demand for memory chips used in artificial intelligence systems, which tightened supply. So far in 2026, shares are up another roughly 36% as investors continue to bet on increasing pricing power among memory-chip makers.
On Jan. 13 and Jan. 14, Director Liu Teyin purchased approximately 23,200 Micron shares for around $7.8 million. Insider purchases generally indicate that company insiders are bullish on their stock. While this move is a positive signal for Micron, it's worth noting that shares are already about 15% above Liu's purchase price, near $337.
However, Micron Executive Vice President Manish Bhatia recently sold just over 26,600 shares on Jan. 22, roughly $10.4 million, and those sales were not part of a 10b5-1 plan. Bhatia's disposals averaged near $391, close to Micron's Jan. 26 close of about $389. Those sales temper, to some degree, the bullish implications of Liu's purchase.
AZO Insider's $11M Sale Isn't What It Seems
AutoZone returned an uninspiring roughly 6% in 2025. Revenue growth has been uneven over the past four quarters, ranging from under 1% to 8%. In addition, AutoZone's adjusted operating margin last quarter was about 17%, a decline of more than 350 basis points from the same period a year earlier. The stock has started 2026 on firmer footing, rising nearly 12%.
Amid that recovery, Senior Vice President Richard Smith reported a Jan. 16 transaction totaling more than $11 million that was not under a 10b5-1 plan. At first glance, such a sale could look bearish for AutoZone.
But a closer look at Smith's FORM 4 filing clarifies the situation. Smith both acquired and disposed of 3,190 shares on the same day: an acquisition price near $745 and a disposal price near $3,500. In short, Smith exercised stock options and then sold those shares into the market, realizing the difference between the exercise price and the sale proceeds. Because the options are part of his compensation, these transactions are not a bearish signal but simply Smith converting compensation into cash.
Analysts Keep Boosting MU Targets
The clearest takeaway among these moves is the bullish signal from Micron's insider purchases, albeit with the noted caveats. The MarketBeat consensus price target for Micron is near $347, which implies roughly an 11% downside from current levels. Nevertheless, analyst targets continue to rise: several have set $500 price targets, which would imply almost 29% upside.
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