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Insider Cluster (3 insiders) ·Filed Aug 14, 2026

JCTC

JEWETT CAMERON TRADING CO LTD
NEUTRAL
Impact 4/10
Horizonweeks Processed2mo ago
Insider cluster: 3 insiders, $0.7M total
Actionable Insight • Neutral

The simultaneous $326K sale and purchase at the same price by two 10% owners strongly suggests a pre-arranged block transfer, not a directional bet. Ignore the headline dollar amounts. The small AJB open-market buys ($35K) are routine for a micro-cap. No actionable signal — monitor for any subsequent 8-K or 13D amendment that might explain the ownership restructuring.

DirectionNeutral
Confidencemedium
Horizonweeks
Latest settled — T+20d
JCTC ▼ -12.73% at T+20d
NEUTRAL call -12.73% · α vs SPY -10.75% · entry $3.30 → $2.88
Next anchor: T+60d in 12d
Latest observation: T+49 -18.18% FF3 residual α
Entry = T+0 close
Aug 14, 2026
via day close
T+1d
-7.88%
call -7.88% · α -7.20%
$3.04
settled 2mo ago
T+5d
-11.82%
call -11.82% · α -10.63%
$2.91
settled 2mo ago
T+20d
-12.73%
call -12.73% · α -10.75%
$2.88
settled 6w ago
T+60d
Pending
in 12d

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Executive Summary

A mixed insider cluster at JCTC shows a 10% owner (Oregon Community Foundation) selling $326K worth of shares at $1.85, while another 10% owner (AJB Investment Fund II) and a director bought a combined $329K, including $326K from director Kotarba at the same $1.85 price. The $326K sale represents ~3.3% of the $10M market cap, a highly material amount, but the simultaneous purchase of identical size by a director at the same price creates a wash, suggesting a pre-arranged block transfer rather than a directional signal. The remaining small open-market buys by AJB Investment Fund II ($35K total) are trivial relative to market cap (0.35%), making the cluster net neutral with no clear directional read-through.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction
mixed
Total Value
$654.0K
Insiders
3

Key Facts

  • Oregon Community Foundation sold 176K shares at $1.85 for $326K (3.3% of market cap).
  • Director Kotarba bought 176K shares at $1.85 for $326K on the same day, likely a pre-arranged block transfer.
  • AJB Investment Fund II made small open-market purchases totaling ~$35K over several days.
  • Total cluster value is $654K, but the $326K sale and $326K buy cancel each other out in directional terms.
  • The $35K in net open-market buying is only 0.35% of the $10M market cap, below the 0.5% threshold for significance.

Financial Impact

Not specified

insider ownershipfloat

Risk Factors

  • The block transfer could precede a larger ownership change or tender offer.
  • Micro-cap liquidity risk — even small trades can move the stock.
  • No clear catalyst identified; the cluster may be purely administrative.

Market Snapshot

Exchange
Nasdaq
Sector
Retail-Lumber & Other Building Materials Dealers

Investment Themes

Consumer & Retail

Documents Analyzed

This report is based on 1 SEC document filed with EDGAR.

DocumentAccession Number
CLUSTER Data (Synthetic)cluster-JCTC-1786774948093
12 reports for JCTC
Performance horizon
60% Hit rate @ T+1 3 of 5 directional calls Went positive at some point 4 of 5 best @ T+5▲ +8.18%Jul 14, 2026
Filters
Rows
Reports for JCTC — sortable, filterable
TypeNow
Oct 23, 2026
4d ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$2.83 $2.76▼ −2.47%▼ −3.03%$2.83 (−0.00%)
Oct 2, 2026
25d ago
SC 13D/A
BEARISH ★ 6/10
$2.97 $2.96▲ +0.17%▲ +0.72%$2.83 (+4.55%)
Oct 2, 2026
25d ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$2.97 $2.96▼ −0.17%▼ −0.72%$2.83 (−4.55%)
Oct 2, 2026
25d ago
SC 13D/A
BULLISH ★ 6/10
$2.95 $2.97▲ +0.51%▼ −0.17%$2.83 (−4.07%)
Sep 25, 2026
4w ago
SC 13D/A
NEUTRAL ★ 5/10
$2.95 $2.91▼ −1.36%▼ −1.17%$2.83 (−4.07%)
Aug 14, 2026
10w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$3.30 $3.04▼ −7.88%▼ −7.20%$2.83 (−14.24%)
Aug 10, 2026
11w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$2.98 $2.92▼ −2.01%▼ −2.26%$2.83 (−5.03%)
Aug 10, 2026
11w ago
Insider Cluster
BEARISH ★ 7/10
$2.98 $2.92▲ +2.01%▲ +2.26%$2.83 (+5.03%)
Aug 10, 2026
11w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$2.98 $2.92▼ −2.01%▼ −2.26%$2.83 (−5.03%)
Jul 14, 2026
15w ago
Press Release
BEARISH ★ 6/10
$2.69 $2.79▼ −3.72%▼ −4.26%$2.83 (−5.20%)
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Report published Aug 15, 2026