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Michael W Depasquale bought $29k of BKYI

Chief Executive Officer at BIO KEY INTERNATIONAL INC. 165,000 shares at an average of $0.18, traded Oct 30, 2023, filed Nov 1, 2023.

Conviction score
61
Value
$29k
165,000 shares
Holdings after
286,827
+135% from before
From 52-week low
0%
low $28.80, close $28.80
From 52-week high
-90%
high $291.60, as of Oct 30, 2023

Score components

  • Role
    CEO
    +25
  • Trade size
    $29k at market
    +5
  • Relative to holdings
    Holdings up 135%
    +10
  • Price context
    0% above the 52-week low; 90% below the 52-week high
    +18
  • Cluster
    2 insiders buying within 14 days
    +8
  • Repeat buying
    First buy in 90 days
    0
  • Track record
    Median 6-month excess return -26% over 5 past buys
    -5

What happened after comparable buys

Same side and tier, against the S&P 500, at 1, 3 and 6 months. Shown to Pro users; the whole table is on the backtest page.

This signal so far: 1m 0.0%, 3m -41.5%, 6m -50.3%.

Price around the trade, and since

From a quarter before the trade to today. The arrow is the trade, the circle the day the filing reached EDGAR, which is the first day anyone outside could act; the dotted line is the S&P 500 rebased to that day's close.

BKYIOct 9, 2026 · close 1.67
Since filing Nov 1, 2023: -95.1%SPY +90.9% · excess -186.0%

Daily candles, adjusted for splits and dividends. Green arrows are insider buys, red are sells, sized by value; the dashed line is the close on the filing day, the dotted line SPY rebased to it.Charts by TradingView Lightweight Charts™

Rows in this filing

Every transaction in Form 4 0001437749-23-029784, as filed. Open on EDGAR

DateTransactionSharesPriceValueHoldings afterFiled
Oct 30, 2023POpen-market purchase
Common Stock
+165,000$0.18$29k286,827Nov 1, 2023
Oct 30, 2023POpen-market purchase
Warrantderivative
+165,000--204,584Nov 1, 2023

Related signals

Other insiders at BIO KEY INTERNATIONAL INC and this insider’s other filings.

ScoreCompanyInsiderValueHoldingsFiled
33Weak
BKYIbuy
BIO KEY INTERNATIONAL INC
Michael W Depasquale
Chief Executive Officer
$3,233
4,117 shares
+4%
33Weak
BKYIbuy
BIO KEY INTERNATIONAL INC
Michael W Depasquale
Chief Executive Officer
$3,233
4,117 shares
+4%
29Weak
BKYIbuy
BIO KEY INTERNATIONAL INC
James David Sullivan
Chief Legal Officer
$7,700
10,000 shares
+22%
33Weak
BKYIbuy
BIO KEY INTERNATIONAL INC
Michael W Depasquale
Chief Executive Officer
$3,900
5,000 shares
+10%
28Weak
BKYIbuy
BIO KEY INTERNATIONAL INC
Michael W Depasquale
Chief Executive Officer
$3,320
4,000 shares
+9%
28Weak
BKYIbuy
BIO KEY INTERNATIONAL INC
Michael W Depasquale
Chief Executive Officer
$4,050
5,000 shares
+13%
39Weak
BKYIbuy 2
BIO KEY INTERNATIONAL INC
James David Sullivan
Chief Legal Officer
$3,300
20,000 shares
+5%
44Moderate
BKYIbuy 2
BIO KEY INTERNATIONAL INC
Michael W Depasquale
Chief Executive Officer
$3,600
20,000 shares
+7%
39Weak
BKYIbuy 2
BIO KEY INTERNATIONAL INC
James David Sullivan
Chief Legal Officer
$6,505
39,671 shares
+12%
58Moderate
BKYIbuy 2
BIO KEY INTERNATIONAL INC
James David Sullivan
Chief Legal Officer
$50k
285,100 shares
+218%

Not investment advice. Scores and forward returns are decision support built from public SEC filings and past prices; they describe what happened after comparable filings, not what will happen after this one. Do your own research and size your risk.

Michael W Depasquale bought $29k of BKYI | InsiderTell