Company insider dossier

Optical Cable Corporation insider intelligence

OCC filings assessed for conviction, transaction quality, insider breadth, clustering, freshness, and price confirmation.

12/100

Concentrated distribution

85/100 confidence
Exchange
NASDAQ
Sector
Technology
Industry
Communication Equipment
Latest evidence
9 Jul 2026

Investment committee read

Concentrated distribution

Priced common-share disposals are concentrated enough to warrant review, but they are not treated as a standalone bearish forecast.

Review exposure and filing context

Evidence in favour

  • Participation spans 6 named insiders rather than one filing source.

Decision risks

  • Qualifying disposal events outnumber acquisitions, although disposals receive a lower directional weight.
  • The latest qualifying filing is more than 30 days old.
Conviction12Concentrated distribution
Confidence85Deep evidence
Named insiders6participating in the tape
Controlled events64directional common-share events
Acquisition value$0normalized amount
Disposal value$2.5Mnormalized amount

Price confirmation map

Weekly price with common-share events

Acquisitions and disposals are aligned to the nearest completed weekly bar.

22.9117.8212.737.652.56 Disposal ยท 9 Jul 2026 ยท $283.5KDisposal ยท 30 Jun 2026 ยท $108.2KDisposal ยท 30 Jun 2026 ยท $85.4KDisposal ยท 30 Jun 2026 ยท $69.1KDisposal ยท 30 Jun 2026 ยท $55.4KDisposal ยท 30 Jun 2026 ยท $20.9KDisposal ยท 30 Jun 2026 ยท $14.3KDisposal ยท 30 Jun 2026 ยท $13.0KDisposal ยท 30 Jun 2026 ยท $10.5KDisposal ยท 30 Jun 2026 ยท $8.7KDisposal ยท 30 Jun 2026 ยท $8.7KDisposal ยท 30 Jun 2026 ยท $5.3KDisposal ยท 30 Jun 2026 ยท $4.3KDisposal ยท 30 Jun 2026 ยท $2.2KDisposal ยท 30 Jun 2026 ยท $2.1KDisposal ยท 30 Jun 2026 ยท $1.3KDisposal ยท 30 Jun 2026 ยท $873Disposal ยท 30 Jun 2026 ยท $704Disposal ยท 30 Jun 2026 ยท $130Disposal ยท 29 Jun 2026 ยท $85.9KDisposal ยท 29 Jun 2026 ยท $59.0KDisposal ยท 29 Jun 2026 ยท $57.8KDisposal ยท 29 Jun 2026 ยท $48.4KDisposal ยท 29 Jun 2026 ยท $48.1KDisposal ยท 29 Jun 2026 ยท $40.4KDisposal ยท 29 Jun 2026 ยท $37.4KDisposal ยท 29 Jun 2026 ยท $31.3KDisposal ยท 29 Jun 2026 ยท $22.0KDisposal ยท 29 Jun 2026 ยท $21.9KDisposal ยท 29 Jun 2026 ยท $20.3KDisposal ยท 29 Jun 2026 ยท $18.7KDisposal ยท 29 Jun 2026 ยท $17.2KDisposal ยท 29 Jun 2026 ยท $13.1KDisposal ยท 29 Jun 2026 ยท $12.0KDisposal ยท 29 Jun 2026 ยท $8.0KDisposal ยท 29 Jun 2026 ยท $7.8KDisposal ยท 29 Jun 2026 ยท $7.8KDisposal ยท 29 Jun 2026 ยท $5.9KDisposal ยท 29 Jun 2026 ยท $5.8KDisposal ยท 29 Jun 2026 ยท $5.4KDisposal ยท 29 Jun 2026 ยท $3.9KDisposal ยท 29 Jun 2026 ยท $2.7KDisposal ยท 29 Jun 2026 ยท $2.1KDisposal ยท 29 Jun 2026 ยท $2.1KDisposal ยท 29 Jun 2026 ยท $2.0KDisposal ยท 29 Jun 2026 ยท $2.0KDisposal ยท 29 Jun 2026 ยท $1.9KDisposal ยท 29 Jun 2026 ยท $1.9KDisposal ยท 29 Jun 2026 ยท $117Disposal ยท 23 Jun 2026 ยท $17.1KDisposal ยท 22 Jun 2026 ยท $28.8KDisposal ยท 22 Jun 2026 ยท $6.9KDisposal ยท 22 Jun 2026 ยท $2.4KDisposal ยท 22 Jun 2026 ยท $70Acquisition ยท 16 Jun 2026 ยท Not reportedAcquisition ยท 16 Jun 2026 ยท Not reportedAcquisition ยท 16 Jun 2026 ยท Not reportedAcquisition ยท 16 Jun 2026 ยท Not reportedDisposal ยท 16 Jun 2026 ยท $196.4KDisposal ยท 16 Jun 2026 ยท $5.3KDisposal ยท 16 Jun 2026 ยท $4.2KDisposal ยท 16 Jun 2026 ยท $4.2KDisposal ยท 11 Jun 2026 ยท $494.0KDisposal ยท 11 Jun 2026 ยท $244.4KDisposal ยท 11 Jun 2026 ยท $90.0KDisposal ยท 11 Jun 2026 ยท $37.3KDisposal ยท 3 May 2026 ยท $27.6KDisposal ยท 3 May 2026 ยท $21.9K
Mar 2025Sep 2026
Weekly closeCommon-share acquisitionCommon-share disposal

Market confirmation

Price and trend context

Latest close
14.62 USD
One-week move
+5.6%
Four-week move
-17.9%
Fair-value gap
+161.0%
Trend signal
Active
Relative strength
31.8

Directional balance

Controlled event mix

0.0%acquisition
Acquisition events
0
Disposal events
64
Net value
-$2.5M

Cadence

Twelve-week filing pressure

Volume shows attention. Controlled events determine direction.

4829 Jun
106 Jul
013 Jul
020 Jul
027 Jul
003 Aug
010 Aug
017 Aug
024 Aug
031 Aug
007 Sep
014 Sep

Named participants

Insider conviction by person

NYGREN, JOHN A JRDirector500 events
HOLLAND, JOHN MDirector281 events
SMITH, TRACY GEVP and CFO252 events
FRAZIER, RANDALL HDirector158 events
WEBER, CRAIG HDirector1229 events
WILKIN, NEIL D JRDirector, Chairman, President and CEO, 10% Owner1224 events

Evidence quality

Security and transaction context

Common equity68
Equity compensation0
Options and derivatives0
Other securities0

Role architecture

Who is participating

Director42
CEO and chair24
Finance leadership2

Transaction evidence

Auditable OCC filing ledger

Showing 1 to 30 of 68.

SMITH, TRACY GEVP and CFO
DisposalCommon equity
16453 sharesCommon Stock
$283.5KDirectional evidence
WILKIN, NEIL D JRDirector, Chairman, President and CEO, 10% Owner
DisposalCommon equity
4986 sharesCommon Stock
$108.2KDirectional evidence
WILKIN, NEIL D JRDirector, Chairman, President and CEO, 10% Owner
DisposalCommon equity
3915 sharesCommon Stock
$85.4KDirectional evidence
WILKIN, NEIL D JRDirector, Chairman, President and CEO, 10% Owner
DisposalCommon equity
3188 sharesCommon Stock
$69.1KDirectional evidence
WILKIN, NEIL D JRDirector, Chairman, President and CEO, 10% Owner
DisposalCommon equity
2679 sharesCommon Stock
$55.4KDirectional evidence
WILKIN, NEIL D JRDirector, Chairman, President and CEO, 10% Owner
DisposalCommon equity
1010 sharesCommon Stock
$20.9KDirectional evidence
WILKIN, NEIL D JRDirector, Chairman, President and CEO, 10% Owner
DisposalCommon equity
658 sharesCommon Stock
$14.3KDirectional evidence
WILKIN, NEIL D JRDirector, Chairman, President and CEO, 10% Owner
DisposalCommon equity
600 sharesCommon Stock
$13.0KDirectional evidence
WILKIN, NEIL D JRDirector, Chairman, President and CEO, 10% Owner
DisposalCommon equity
485 sharesCommon Stock
$10.5KDirectional evidence
WILKIN, NEIL D JRDirector, Chairman, President and CEO, 10% Owner
DisposalCommon equity
400 sharesCommon Stock
$8.7KDirectional evidence
WILKIN, NEIL D JRDirector, Chairman, President and CEO, 10% Owner
DisposalCommon equity
400 sharesCommon Stock
$8.7KDirectional evidence
WILKIN, NEIL D JRDirector, Chairman, President and CEO, 10% Owner
DisposalCommon equity
258 sharesCommon Stock
$5.3KDirectional evidence
WILKIN, NEIL D JRDirector, Chairman, President and CEO, 10% Owner
DisposalCommon equity
200 sharesCommon Stock
$4.3KDirectional evidence
WILKIN, NEIL D JRDirector, Chairman, President and CEO, 10% Owner
DisposalCommon equity
100 sharesCommon Stock
$2.2KDirectional evidence
WILKIN, NEIL D JRDirector, Chairman, President and CEO, 10% Owner
DisposalCommon equity
100 sharesCommon Stock
$2.1KDirectional evidence
WILKIN, NEIL D JRDirector, Chairman, President and CEO, 10% Owner
DisposalCommon equity
62 sharesCommon Stock
$1.3KDirectional evidence
WILKIN, NEIL D JRDirector, Chairman, President and CEO, 10% Owner
DisposalCommon equity
42 sharesCommon Stock
$873Directional evidence
SMITH, TRACY GEVP and CFO
DisposalCommon equity
32 sharesCommon Stock
$704Directional evidence
WILKIN, NEIL D JRDirector, Chairman, President and CEO, 10% Owner
DisposalCommon equity
6 sharesCommon Stock
$130Directional evidence
WEBER, CRAIG HDirector
DisposalCommon equity
4300 sharesCommon Stock
$85.9KDirectional evidence
WEBER, CRAIG HDirector
DisposalCommon equity
3000 sharesCommon Stock
$59.0KDirectional evidence
WILKIN, NEIL D JRDirector, Chairman, President and CEO, 10% Owner
DisposalCommon equity
2793 sharesCommon Stock
$57.8KDirectional evidence
WEBER, CRAIG HDirector
DisposalCommon equity
2400 sharesCommon Stock
$48.4KDirectional evidence
WEBER, CRAIG HDirector
DisposalCommon equity
2400 sharesCommon Stock
$48.1KDirectional evidence
WEBER, CRAIG HDirector
DisposalCommon equity
2000 sharesCommon Stock
$40.4KDirectional evidence
WEBER, CRAIG HDirector
DisposalCommon equity
1914 sharesCommon Stock
$37.4KDirectional evidence
WEBER, CRAIG HDirector
DisposalCommon equity
1600 sharesCommon Stock
$31.3KDirectional evidence
WEBER, CRAIG HDirector
DisposalCommon equity
1124 sharesCommon Stock
$22.0KDirectional evidence
WILKIN, NEIL D JRDirector, Chairman, President and CEO, 10% Owner
DisposalCommon equity
1058 sharesCommon Stock
$21.9KDirectional evidence
WEBER, CRAIG HDirector
DisposalCommon equity
1000 sharesCommon Stock
$20.3KDirectional evidence

Reading the dossier

Direction and confidence are separate

Conviction

The 0 to 100 score classifies deduplicated priced common-share evidence. Fifty is balanced or non-directional.

Confidence

Confidence rises with controlled event depth, named-insider breadth, fresh evidence, normalized values, and a longer observation span.

Disposals

Selling is not treated as the mirror image of buying. It carries less directional weight because taxes, diversification, compensation, and planned transactions can all create sales.

Price confirmation

The market chart tests whether the filing thesis is being confirmed or rejected by price, fair-value position, relative strength, and the current trend state.

Independent market research for education. This classification is not investment advice, a recommendation, a forecast, or an execution instruction.

Evidence context