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This Week's Bonus News Insiders Are Selling These 3 High-Flying StocksSubmitted by Leo Miller. Posted: 1/19/2026. 
Key Takeaways - MP Materials and Oklo have seen sizable insider selling, but a meaningful portion occurred under 10b5-1 plans, which reduces the near-term bearish read.
- Non-10b5-1 selling at MP Materials and Oklo occurred below current prices, creating a moderately bearish signaldespite strong prior-year gains.
- Redwire’s January 2026 insider selling stands out most because it is large, concentrated, and not tied to 10b5-1 plans.
Some of the market's most volatile stocks have seen substantial insider selling recently, including names in the rare-earth metals, nuclear energy, and aerospace industries. While insider selling is often viewed as a bearish signal, each trade deserves scrutiny. Let's examine MP Materials (NYSE: MP), Oklo (NYSE: OKLO), and Redwire (NYSE: RDW) and assess their recent insider activity. MP Insiders Sell More Than $40 Million in Two Months MP Materials, the rare-earth metals producer that surged 224% in 2025, has seen nearly $46 million in insider sales since the start of December 2025. The former CEO of Google calls it the most important thing to happen in 500, maybe 1,000 years of human society. A former U.S. Treasury Secretary says when your great-grandchildren write the history of this period, the political headlines will be the second or third story. The first story is something none of us have seen before. The dot-com collapse, global financial crisis, and COVID-19 pandemic don't compare to what's coming next. We may be entering a period of dramatic, almost unimaginable change. See the full warning and how to prepare now. That amount represents more than 40% of the company's insider selling activity since the beginning of 2025. Much of the selling came from two of the company's top executives: CEO James H. Litinsky and CFO Ryan Corbett. About $19 million of those sales occurred under predetermined 10b5-1 plans, which limits their near-term bearish implications because such plans are set up well in advance of execution. The remaining $26 million in sales are more concerning. Corbett and Litinsky executed those sales between $60 and $63 per share. With MP Materials now trading near $69 per share, the recent insider activity is a moderately bearish signal. Insider Selling Soars at Oklo as the Year Turns Oklo, the aspiring nuclear energy provider, jumped more than 100% in 2024 and then surged 238% in 2025. Since early December 2025, the stock has seen a large wave of selling — about $136 million in insider sales. Nearly all of those sales were executed by CEO Jacob Dewitte, with CFO Richard Craig Bealmear accounting for some additional transactions. Despite Dewitte's role, his sales are the least worrying here: all were made under a 10b5-1 plan. As a holder of more than 10% of Oklo, Dewitte is likely seeking liquidity from a long-term position. Overall, only about $6.3 million of the recent sales were not covered by 10b5-1 plans. Insiders sold between $77 and $88 per share — below the stock's current price near $95. While this activity remains a bearish signal, it is less concerning than the headline dollar amount suggests. Redwire Insider Cashes In After Monstrous 2025 Redwire, the aerospace company that delivered a total return exceeding 470% in 2025, saw no insider selling in December but experienced a sharp increase in sales in January 2026. The company has recorded about $252 million of insider sales in the first several weeks of the year. That figure accounts for over 72% of the stock's insider selling since the start of 2025. Importantly, none of these sales were made under predetermined 10b5-1 plans, which gives them more bearish weight. The seller was AE Red Holdings, a holding company operated by AE Industrial Partners, a private equity manager focused on national security, aerospace, and industrial services investments. Seeing a large, presumably well-informed investor sell a significant stake in Redwire is not encouraging. AE executed sales between $10 and $11 per share, below the stock's current price near $12. Still, AE remains a more than 10% owner in Redwire, which suggests some continued conviction. What It Means for Investors The Redwire insider sales are the most concerning of the three stories. MP and Oklo show meaningful bearish signals as well, but those signals—especially the sales executed under 10b5-1 plans—are less alarming on their own. Investors should remember that insider trading data are signals, not definitive judgments. They are most useful when combined with other indicators, including fundamentals, market context, and company-specific developments.
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