# Cluenex questions and answers

> Direct answers about what Cluenex is, what it costs, where its numbers come from, and what its data shows.

Canonical: https://cluenex.com/faq/
Last updated: 2026-11-09

### What is Cluenex?

Cluenex is a stock research service for individual investors. Type any of about 1,000 US stocks and it tells you, in plain English, how healthy the business is, what the stock is worth in a cautious, base and optimistic case, what insiders and members of Congress are doing, and what changed since yesterday.

### Is Cluenex free?

Yes, there is a free plan at $0, and the stock check on every stock page needs no account. Fair values and today's verdicts are in the paid Core and Pro plans.

### How much does Cluenex cost?

Free is $0 forever. Core is $58 a month billed yearly ($690 a year, you save $138) or $69 a month with the first month free. Pro is $166 a month billed yearly ($1,990 a year, you save $398) or $199 a month with the first month free. Yearly plans can be refunded in full within 14 days. Founding prices close for new members on December 31, 2026, and stay locked for as long as you stay subscribed.

### Where do Cluenex numbers come from?

Company 10-K and 10-Q filings and Form 4 insider filings from SEC EDGAR, trade reports filed by members of Congress, FINRA short interest, and US Treasury and Federal Reserve data.

### How often is Cluenex updated?

Every covered stock is rechecked every night. Insider filings are read as they land, and prices update during market hours.

### Can I check the Cluenex track record?

Yes. Every valuation call is sealed and timestamped before the outcome and scored against the S&P 500 in public, wrong calls included, on the track record page at https://cluenex.com/track-record/.

### Is Cluenex financial advice?

No. Cluenex is a research and education tool. It shows the evidence and its reasoning so you can make your own decision.

### How late do members of Congress report stock trades?

In the 90 days to Nov 5, 2026, 44 members of Congress disclosed 1,459 stock trades. The median trade was disclosed 25 days after it happened, and 10 of the 44 members disclosed at least one trade after the 45-day limit set by the STOCK Act. One filer, Ro Khanna, accounted for 41% of the trades; without them the median delay was 23 days. House filings run to Nov 5, 2026; Senate filings run to Oct 22, 2026. Source: Cluenex Data, https://cluenex.com/learn/data/congress-trading/

### How many US companies have insider buying right now?

In the 30 days to Nov 6, 2026, executives or directors bought shares on the open market at 40 of the roughly 1,000 largest US-listed companies that Cluenex covers, for $171.5M in total, while insiders sold at 305 companies for $2.9B. 48% of the dollar value sold went through pre-planned 10b5-1 sales. That is fewer companies with insider buying than the 12-month average of 59 per month. Source: Cluenex Data, https://cluenex.com/learn/data/insider-trading/

### How often do US companies beat earnings estimates?

For fiscal quarters ending in 2026 Q3, 73% of 908 reporting companies among the roughly 1,000 largest US-listed companies that Cluenex covers beat the consensus earnings per share estimate, with a median surprise of 4.1%. The average beat rate over the previous 5 quarters was 72%. Source: Cluenex Data, https://cluenex.com/learn/data/earnings-beat-rate/

### What is a typical operating margin, ROE and P/E for a US stock?

As of Nov 8, 2026, the median operating margin across the roughly 1,000 largest US-listed companies that Cluenex covers was 16.3%, the median ROE was 15.8% and the median trailing P/E was 22.4x. A 'good' figure depends on the sector: the median operating margin is 16.5% in Technology. Source: Cluenex Data, https://cluenex.com/learn/data/sector-benchmarks/