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Unusual behind-the-scenes activity draws our attention at Adobe π¨ $ADBE
Recently, Adobe has become a symbol and example of a "hated stock" β
The company behind the brands "Photoshop", "PowerPoint" and others has fallen about 70% from its recent peak due to the panic over artificial intelligence... π±
Investors fear - seemingly with good reason, that most image editing operations will shift to chatbots, along with video editing and computer-generated effects creation - and thus Adobe's tools will quickly find themselves in the dustbin of history? π
All this external drama is unfolding - at the same time the company is aggressively buying back its own shares - and while the fundamental foundations still show no weakness against the technological developments of artificial intelligence... π
But quietly, between investor fears and the company's buybacks - last week we identified an event that caught our attention - an unusual insider purchase. π
David Ricks, a senior executive at Adobe, purchased $2,000,000 worth of shares from his private pocket at the market price - $194.5. π
Now -
Don't get us wrong, this purchase alone wouldn't set off our alarms if we didn't know who David Ricks is...
David is not just another senior executive at Adobe.
David is one of the most influential people in the entire world! π
Close to Trump β’οΈ
Close to the media π€
And in his official capacity - very well-connected on Wall Street. π΅
David Ricks is the current CEO of pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly - $LLY. π΅
Ricks manages the largest pharmaceutical company in the entire world.
What makes the CEO of the world's largest and most successful pharmaceutical company (which recently rose 40% from its last bottom) invest $2 million in Adobe, a company threatened by artificial intelligence β
This question takes a turn when examining David's resume in insider purchases - and an interesting picture emerges - he is simply an expert at catching bottoms in the stocks he invests in. π
We go back to September 27, 2022, David purchases 1,200 shares of Adobe at $280 per share after the stock crashed 60% from its peak. π
Ricks caught the bottom -
His purchase occurs just before the price jumps 133% to an all-time high. πΌ
And it doesn't end here -
On 12/8/25, he purchases 1,632 shares of $LLY at $644 after the price fell 35% from its all-time high - and after a daily drop of 15%... π
- just before the price jumps 77% to a new all-time high. π
Is David identifying another bottom at Adobe? β
We are monitoring π
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