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Stocks · Merck & Company, Inc. Newest filing Oct 7, 2026

Congress trades MRK.

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17 members of Congress have disclosed 44 trades in Merck & Company, Inc. between Aug 2024 and Sep 2026 — 20 buys and 24 sells. Amounts are the brackets as filed; timing is counted against the 45-day legal maximum.

Checked Oct 27, 2026

44
trades disclosed
17
members trading
20
buys
24
sells

Disclosed dollar flow, by bracket midpoint: ~$283K bought against ~$364K sold. Filings report ranges, not exact amounts — these are directional estimates, never real position sizes, and 14% of these filings arrived past the legal deadline.

Who trades MRK

Most active filers first
5 buy / 3 sell
8×~$113K
Julie Johnson D · House
2 buy / 3 sell
5×~$40K
Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. R · House
1 buy / 2 sell
3×~$98K
Maria Elvira Salazar R · House
2 buy / 1 sell
3×~$73K
Jared Moskowitz D · House
0 buy / 3 sell
3×~$24K
3 buy / 0 sell
3×~$24K
Jefferson Shreve R · House
1 buy / 1 sell
2×~$65K
Josh Gottheimer D · House
1 buy / 1 sell
2×~$41K
Bruce Westerman R · House
1 buy / 1 sell
2×~$16K
Byron Donalds R · House
0 buy / 2 sell
2×~$16K

Recent MRK trades

Most recent 25 of 44
Member Side Amount Traded Filing
Maria Elvira Salazar R
SELL
$1K – $15K
Sep 24, 2026 filed Oct 7, 2026
on time filing ↗
Maria Elvira Salazar R
BUY
$15K – $50K
Aug 19, 2026 filed Sep 9, 2026
on time filing ↗
Maria Elvira Salazar R
BUY
$15K – $50K
Aug 19, 2026 filed Sep 9, 2026
on time filing ↗
SELL
$15K – $50K
Mar 27, 2026 filed Jul 21, 2026
71d late filing ↗
BUY
$1K – $15K
Feb 4, 2026 filed Mar 16, 2026
on time filing ↗
BUY
$1K – $15K
Dec 19, 2025 filed Jan 12, 2026
on time filing ↗
Julie Johnson D
SELL
$1K – $15K
Dec 18, 2025 filed Jan 15, 2026
on time filing ↗
BUY
$1K – $15K
Nov 18, 2025 filed Dec 15, 2025
on time filing ↗
Julie Johnson D
SELL
$1K – $15K
Nov 13, 2025 filed Dec 11, 2025
on time filing ↗
Val T. Hoyle D
SELL
$1K – $15K
Sep 23, 2025 filed Oct 10, 2025
on time filing ↗
BUY
$1K – $15K
Aug 28, 2025 filed Aug 29, 2025
on time filing ↗
Julie Johnson D
SELL
$1K – $15K
Aug 14, 2025 filed Sep 11, 2025
on time filing ↗
BUY
$1K – $15K
Aug 5, 2025 filed Sep 12, 2025
on time filing ↗
Lisa C. McClain R
SELL
$1K – $15K
Aug 4, 2025 filed Sep 12, 2025
on time filing ↗
Ritchie Torres D
SELL
$1K – $15K
Jul 11, 2025 filed Aug 20, 2025
on time filing ↗
Lisa C. McClain R
BUY
$1K – $15K
Jun 24, 2025 filed Aug 13, 2025
5d late filing ↗
Scott Franklin R
SELL
$1K – $15K
Jun 16, 2025 filed Jul 14, 2025
on time filing ↗
Julie Johnson D
BUY
$1K – $15K
Jun 13, 2025 filed Jul 14, 2025
on time filing ↗
SELL
$1K – $15K
May 30, 2025 filed Jun 6, 2025
on time filing ↗
Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. R
SELL
$15K – $50K
May 15, 2025 filed May 31, 2025
on time filing ↗
BUY
$1K – $15K
May 5, 2025 filed May 6, 2025
on time filing ↗
BUY
$1K – $15K
Apr 29, 2025 filed May 6, 2025
on time filing ↗
Bruce Westerman R
SELL
$1K – $15K
Apr 21, 2025 filed May 12, 2025
on time filing ↗
Jefferson Shreve R
SELL
$15K – $50K
Apr 17, 2025 filed May 8, 2025
on time filing ↗
BUY
$1K – $15K
Apr 9, 2025 filed Apr 11, 2025
on time filing ↗

Every row links to the official filing it came from. Amounts are the brackets as filed; "days late" counts days past the STOCK Act's 45-day maximum (how we count). Disclosures arrive 30–45 days after the trade, so this is a public record — never real-time, and never investment advice.

MarketS&P 500 volatility 9.81+0.04 ptsCalm2026-10-26

Annualised 20-day realized volatility of the S&P 500, computed from daily closes. Our own reading, not the VIX. Bands are our own convention, not an official classification. Market-wide context — not a reading on MRK.

Technical read

Daily snapshot · 2026-10-26

Mechanical readings computed from past daily closes — the same ones the morning report scores. A daily snapshot, not real-time, and not investment advice.

156.45 82.49 140.61 Nov 2025 Oct 2026 156.45 82.49 140.61 Nov 2025 Oct 2026
Weekly closes, last 52 weeks. The two hairlines mark the 52-week low and high; the dot marks the latest close.
Price
No vote
140.61
as of 2026-10-26
1 day
No vote
-3.21%
1 week
Sell vote
-2.10%
1 month
Sell vote
-5.49%
RSI (14)
Hold vote
42.5
neutral
EMA 8/21
Hold vote
-0.18%
145.06 vs 145.33
Muted: price is above its 200-day
vs 50-day
Sell vote
-4.20%
avg 146.74
vs 200-day
Buy vote
+11.60%
avg 126.01
50d vs 200d
Buy vote
+16.45%
146.74 vs 126.01
52w range
No vote
79%
82.49 – 156.45
Rel. vol
No vote
1.32x
vs 20-day average
Vol. (1y)
No vote
30%
2.3x the S&P 500
Mechanical summary

Hold 2 buy · 2 hold · 3 sell votes

A rule-based tally of the seven readings tagged above — each casts one buy/hold/sell vote (the 8-day vs 21-day trend, confirmed against the 200-day; price vs. its 50-day and 200-day averages; the 50-day vs the 200-day; RSI; and the 1-week and 1-month changes). It is reproducible and blind to fundamentals, news and your own goals. Not a recommendation.

Questions about MRK

Answered from the record

Who in Congress has traded MRK stock?

17 members of Congress have disclosed 44 MRK trades since August 2024. The most active is Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr., with 8 trades, followed by Julie Johnson and Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.. Each trade on this page links to the official filing it came from.

Is Congress buying or selling MRK?

Of the 44 disclosed MRK trades, 20 were buys and 24 were sells. By the midpoint of each filed amount bracket, the buying comes to about $283K and the selling to about $364K. Filings disclose brackets, never exact amounts, so these totals are estimates.

How late are MRK trades disclosed?

14% of the disclosed MRK trades were filed late, past the STOCK Act's 45-day legal maximum. The newest trade is dated Sep 24, 2026, and the newest filing arrived on Oct 7, 2026.

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