Every 8-K filed by any US-listed company, tagged with the ticker and the item code (2.02, 1.01, 5.02, 8.01, etc.). Sub-15-minute latency. Free tier. Item-code parsed. The most actionable SEC form type, delivered fast.
8-K alerts are on the free Basic plan · Pro adds AI summary of Item 2.02 earnings press releases
An 8-K is one filing type but multiple item codes. The item code tells you what's inside before you read a word. Mastering item codes lets you pre-filter the firehose.
Earnings press releases. Revenue, EPS, guidance numbers live inside Exhibit 99.1. The single most price-moving item code — every quarterly earnings announcement triggers an 8-K Item 2.02.
Entry into a material definitive agreement. Often M&A. Also: licensing deals, major supply contracts, joint ventures. Read for counterparty + deal size + breakup fee.
Departure of directors or principal officers (CEO, CFO, COO). Sudden exits are bearish — often precede accounting issues. Planned successions are neutral.
Company announces previously issued financial statements should not be relied upon. Restatement signal. Always negative — historical numbers were wrong. Often cascades across multiple quarters.
Catch-all category. FDA drug approvals, regulatory enforcement actions, settlement announcements, large contract wins, geopolitical impact disclosures. Wide variance in materiality.
Regulation FD (Fair Disclosure). Voluntary disclosures the company wants on the record — often investor day presentations, analyst meeting materials, conference deck PDFs.
Step-by-step framework for converting raw 8-K filings into actionable trading signals. The structure, the timing, the exhibits.
An 8-K is filed when a material event happens, not on a schedule. That makes it qualitatively different from quarterly 10-Qs and annual 10-Ks:
Every 8-K follows the same structure:
For earnings 8-Ks specifically, Exhibit 99.1 is where revenue/EPS numbers live. Reading just the cover page and Exhibit 99.1 gives you 90% of the signal.
The most repeatable 8-K trade pattern for active traders:
13D filings disclose new 5%+ stakes with activist intent. But the 8-K filed by the target company often confirms the activist's specific demands. Pattern:
Item 5.02 filings come in three flavours:
Read the 8-K Item 5.02 disclosure language carefully. "Resigned" vs "terminated" vs "mutual agreement" each carry different signal.
Every 8-K filing appears in the news feed with its item codes parsed from the header. The headline format: "SEC 8-K · TICKER (Company Name) — Material Events / Results of Operations / Officer Departure". Click the headline to open the filing directly on SEC.gov. Click the ticker tag to filter the feed to that ticker. On Pro, click "✦ AI Summary" on any quarter to get a 5-bullet AI summary of the Item 2.02 earnings press release.
The SEC receives roughly 1,500–2,000 8-K filings per day across all public companies. Three filtering approaches:
An 8-K is a current report that US public companies must file with the SEC within 4 business days of a material event. Material events include earnings releases (Item 2.02), M&A agreements (1.01), CEO/CFO departures (5.02), changes in auditors (4.01), and regulatory actions (8.01). 8-Ks are the most actionable SEC form type for active traders because they disclose price-moving events as they happen.
Typically within 12-15 minutes of filing with the SEC. We poll the official SEC atom feeds every 12 minutes. For comparison, mainstream financial media often picks up 8-Ks 30-60 minutes later when surfaced by financial data vendors.
Item 2.02 (earnings release) is the single most price-moving 8-K item. Item 1.01 (material agreements, often M&A) and Item 5.02 (officer departures) are next. Item 8.01 (other events) covers FDA approvals, contract wins, and regulatory enforcement — wide variance in materiality, read carefully.
Yes. SEC EDGAR ingestion including all 8-K filings is on the free Basic tier. Pro adds zero-delay news, AI earnings summary of the 8-K Item 2.02 press release, historical search, and Telegram alerts.
Yes on Pro. The Telegram bot can be configured to ping you on HIGH-impact events, which includes 8-K filings on tickers in your watchlist. Alerts include the headline, ticker, item code, and a link to the SEC filing.
Type "8-k" in the search box at the top, or click the yellow ⚖ SEC EDGAR source chip and then filter further. The Historical Search modal also has a source filter for archived 8-Ks by ticker and date range.