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# Monitor Market-Moving Events in Your Insighthread Feed

> Learn how to use Insighthread's real-time news feed to track 35+ event categories and spot high-impact developments before they hit the headlines.

The most actionable information in financial markets often comes directly from SEC filings — well before it surfaces in financial media or analyst commentary. A bankruptcy filing, an FDA approval, a surprise CEO departure, or an undisclosed equity offering can all appear in Insighthread's feed within 60 seconds of hitting SEC EDGAR. This guide shows you how to use the news feed to stay ahead of market-moving events, filter out the noise, and zero in on the developments that matter most to your strategy.

## Understanding the Feed

Every item in the Insighthread news feed traces back to a real SEC filing. There are no press release aggregations, no editorial rewrites — every event is sourced from a primary regulatory document.

Each feed item shows you:

* **Company name and ticker** — the issuer behind the filing
* **Event category** — a human-readable classification of what happened (e.g., "Mergers and Acquisitions", "FDA Approval/Rejection", "Insider Buy")
* **Headline** — a concise AI-generated summary of the key development
* **5-bar impact signal** — a visual indicator of how market-moving this event type typically is, from minimal to Critical
* **Timestamp** — when the event was processed, typically within 60 seconds of the SEC filing

Insighthread tracks **35+ distinct event categories**, including: Corporate Earnings, C-Level Change, Mergers and Acquisitions, FDA Approval/Rejections, Insider Buy/Sell, Equity/Debt Offerings, Bankruptcy/Liquidation, Litigation/Settlement, Stock Buybacks, and more.

## Filtering by Event Type

When you want to focus on a specific type of corporate action — rather than everything happening across 6,000+ companies — use event type filters to narrow the feed.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the Filter Panel">
    Click the **filter icon** on the news feed toolbar. This opens the filter panel where you can control both event categories and other feed parameters.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Select Event Categories">
    Browse the list of 35+ event categories and select one or more that match your focus. For example:

    * Select **"FDA Approval/Rejections"** to track biotech catalysts
    * Select **"Mergers and Acquisitions"** to monitor deal flow
    * Select **"C-Level Change"** to watch for leadership transitions that often precede strategic shifts

    You can combine multiple categories — for instance, select both "Equity Offerings" and "Debt Offerings" to monitor all capital raises simultaneously.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Apply and Monitor">
    Once you apply the filters, your feed updates immediately to show only events matching those categories — across all 6,000+ covered companies. Leave the feed open and it will surface new matching events in real time as filings arrive.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Filtering by Watchlist

If you've already set up a watchlist with tickers you care about, you can combine watchlist filtering with event type filtering to create a highly focused feed.

Toggle the **Watchlist filter** at the top of the feed to restrict results to only companies on your active watchlist. This is particularly useful for portfolio monitoring — you'll only see events from companies you're tracking, rather than the entire market universe.

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Broad Market Monitoring">
    Leave the watchlist filter **off** and set event type filters for the categories you care about. Ideal for:

    * Discovering new companies entering a theme you're watching (e.g., all M\&A activity in energy)
    * Scanning for sector-wide catalysts like a wave of FDA decisions
    * Finding ideas outside your current holdings
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Portfolio Monitoring">
    Turn the watchlist filter **on** and leave event types broad (or filter for high-impact only). Ideal for:

    * Staying on top of any material event at a company you hold or are researching
    * Catching 8-K filings, insider trades, and earnings releases for your specific tickers
    * Reducing noise to only what's relevant to your current positions
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

## Using the Impact Signal

The **5-bar impact signal** is how Insighthread helps you triage a busy feed. Not every SEC filing is equally important — a routine Form 4 option exercise carries very different weight than a bankruptcy petition.

Use impact levels to prioritize:

| Impact Level          | Description                                                                | Example Events                                                            |
| --------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Critical (5 bars)** | Highly market-moving; typically causes significant same-day price movement | FDA approval/rejection, bankruptcy filing, major acquisition announcement |
| **High (4 bars)**     | Material event with likely near-term price impact                          | CEO resignation, large equity offering, significant litigation settlement |
| **Medium (3 bars)**   | Notable but impact varies by context                                       | Secondary offering, new director appointment, contract win                |
| **Low (1–2 bars)**    | Routine disclosure or minor corporate action                               | Standard proxy filing, routine option grant, minor amendment              |

When the feed is busy — during earnings season or a period of broad market news — filter for **Critical** and **High** impact events to focus only on the most consequential developments.

## Opening the Underlying Filing

Every event in the feed is linked directly to its source SEC document. Click any event to:

* **Read the original filing** — the full text of the 8-K, 10-Q, S-1, or other document that triggered the event
* **Launch AI Chat** — open an AI conversation scoped to that filing. Ask specific questions: "What are the deal terms in this merger filing?" or "What does this FDA rejection mean for their pipeline?"

Going to the source document lets you verify the AI summary and find details the headline may not have captured.

<Tip>
  For the highest-signal real-time monitoring, set your feed to show **Critical impact events on your watchlist only**. This combination cuts through market noise and ensures you see only the most consequential developments for the companies you're following — the moment they file with the SEC.
</Tip>

<Info>
  Insighthread's feed is not delayed. Events appear within **60 seconds** of the filing reaching SEC EDGAR — significantly faster than most financial news outlets and data providers. You're reading the primary source, not a downstream summary.
</Info>

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Use Watchlists" icon="list-check" href="/guides/use-watchlists">
    Learn how to build watchlists so you can filter the event feed down to only the companies you're tracking.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Research a Stock" icon="magnifying-glass" href="/guides/research-a-stock">
    Go deeper on a single company — filings, financials, insider activity, and earnings in one workflow.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>


## Related topics

- [Insighthread News Feed: Real-Time SEC Filing Events](/features/news-feed.md)
- [Real-Time SEC Filings Feed for All Public Companies](/features/sec-filings.md)
- [Using Watchlists to Personalize Your Research Feed](/guides/use-watchlists.md)
- [Watchlists: Monitor and Track Your Stocks in Real Time](/features/watchlists.md)
- [Insighthread Quickstart: From Sign-Up to First AI Query](/quickstart.md)