Comparison
Coldpine vs Capitol Trades
Capitol Trades is a clean, free feed of what Congress traded. Coldpine starts from the same public disclosures and answers the harder question: which of those trades actually matter. Here’s how the two compare.
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Capitol Trades
A free politician-trading tracker from 2iQ Research, a professional insider-transaction data company. Publishes an enriched disclosure feed near real time, with politician and issuer detail pages, strong filtering, and editorial Insights articles.
Coldpine
Focused on the intelligence layer on top of the same disclosures: every trade scored for signal strength, clusters flagged when members pile into a name, and each member ranked by their real return versus the S&P, within hours of a filing being disclosed.
01 · Feature comparison
The feed, or what the feed means.
| Capability | Capitol Trades | Coldpine |
|---|---|---|
| Raw Congressional disclosure feed | ||
| Free to use | ||
| Signal scoring on every trade | ||
| Cluster detection (members piling into a name) | ||
| Per-member alpha vs the S&P | ||
| AI trade narrativesAI trade narrativesColdpine’s read: a short written analysis generated for every high-conviction trade, connecting the member’s committee assignments, disclosure timing, trade size, and cluster activity into a plain-English rationale. You can see a live example on any member or stock page. Descriptive only, not investment advice. |
Check = yes · dash = partial or limited · x = no. Comparison of publicly documented features, verified August 2026. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Capitol Trades or 2iQ Research.
02 · Where Coldpine focuses
The layer after the feed
Every trade scored
A weighted score combines disclosure speed, trade size, cluster activity, and the member's track record, so you read signal strength, not just a raw feed.
Cluster detection
When several members buy the same ticker in the same week, Coldpine flags it. Cluster activity is one of the strongest conviction signals and the hardest to catch by hand.
Member alpha vs the S&P
Every member is ranked by their realized return against the S&P. Most members do not beat the market; Coldpine shows you the ones who do.
03 · Common questions
Coldpine and Capitol Trades, answered
Is Coldpine a Capitol Trades alternative?
For Congressional trade tracking, yes. Both surface trades filed by members of Congress under the STOCK Act, and both are free to use today. Capitol Trades is a polished disclosure feed from a professional data company. Coldpine starts from the same public data and builds the intelligence layer on top: signal scores on every trade, cluster detection, and per-member returns versus the S&P.
What's the main difference between Coldpine and Capitol Trades?
What happens after the disclosure is published. Capitol Trades shows you what was traded, with strong filters, detail pages, and editorial articles. Coldpine scores each trade for signal strength, flags when several members pile into the same ticker, and ranks every member by real performance against the S&P 500, so you can tell which of the thousands of filings actually matter.
How much does each cost?
Both are free. Capitol Trades states that keeping the site free for the public is part of its mission. Coldpine is free during early access: the full congressional trade database plus the intelligence layer (AI trade narratives, real-time alerts, watchlists, and backtesting), no card required. Paid Coldpine Pro plans return after early access.
Where does the data come from?
The same place for both: public disclosures filed by members of Congress under the STOCK Act. Capitol Trades enriches the filings with data from its parent, 2iQ Research. Coldpine parses each filing within hours, links every row back to the original government document, and computes scores, clusters, and member track records on top.
Is Coldpine affiliated with Capitol Trades?
No. Coldpine is an independent product and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Capitol Trades or 2iQ Research. This comparison reflects publicly documented features as of August 2026.
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Every Congressional stock trade, parsed and scored, free during early access.
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Coldpine LLC · Not affiliated with Capitol Trades · Not financial advice