Did Alan Lowenthal buy ProShares Short S&P500 stock?

Common questions

Did Alan Lowenthal buy ProShares Short S&P500 stock?

Yes. Alan Lowenthal disclosed 14 purchases and 19 sales of ProShares Short S&P500 (SH) stock between Oct 2, 2019 and Nov 9, 2020, in STOCK Act reports. Added together, the disclosed purchases come to $40K-$194K and the disclosed sales to $26K-$159K.

How big were Alan Lowenthal's ProShares Short S&P500 trades?

STOCK Act reports give a range for each trade, such as $1K-$15K, never an exact amount. Added together, the disclosed purchases come to $40K-$194K and the disclosed sales to $26K-$159K.

Did Alan Lowenthal make these ProShares Short S&P500 trades personally?

Not always. The STOCK Act requires members to report trades by themselves, a spouse and dependent children. The owner column of each linked filing says whose trade it was.

Does Alan Lowenthal still own ProShares Short S&P500 stock?

This page lists reported trades, not holdings. A purchase can have been sold since, and the filings shown do not say what is held today.

When did Alan Lowenthal report these trades?

The latest filing is dated Nov 16, 2020. The STOCK Act gives members of Congress 45 days to report a trade, so a filing can trail the trade by weeks. Every row shows both dates.

Where does this data come from?

From periodic transaction reports filed under the STOCK Act with the Clerk of the House. Every trade links to the original filing.