EDGAR receives over 3,000 filings per day. Most investors check them manually — if they check at all. OpenClaw turns EDGAR into a live intelligence feed: instant 8-K alerts, insider transaction summaries, quarterly financial extracts, annual risk factor diffs, and ownership change notifications — all automated, all free.
Who This Is For
| Role | What you get |
|---|---|
| Individual investor | 8-K alerts + insider signals on your watchlist |
| Analyst / researcher | 10-Q/10-K data extraction pipelines |
| Journalist | Real-time material event notifications |
| Competitive intelligence | Ownership change + activist tracking |
Data Sources & Latency
| Filing Type | API / Source | Cost | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|
| All EDGAR filings | data.sec.gov/submissions | Free | ~15 min after filing |
| Full-text search | efts.sec.gov/LATEST/search-index | Free | ~15 min |
| Company facts | data.sec.gov/api/xbrl/companyfacts | Free | Daily |
| Insider trades | data.sec.gov (Form 4) | Free | ~2 business days |
| RSS feed | sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar (RSS) | Free | Near real-time |
The Series Roadmap
📢 Part 1: 8-K Real-Time Alerts
Material events as they happen. Earnings, CEO changes, M&A, bankruptcies — get notified within minutes of filing.
👁️ Part 2: Insider Trading Monitor
Track Form 4 filings. Detect cluster buying, classify transaction types, and separate noise from signal.
📋 Part 3: 10-Q Quarterly Tracker
Extract quarterly financials on autopilot. Revenue, EPS, free cash flow — comparable quarter-over-quarter.
📚 Part 4: 10-K Annual Deep Dive
Annual report intelligence. Risk factor diffs, debt maturity schedules, segment revenue trends.
🏛️ Part 5: Ownership & Activism
13D/13G/13F monitoring. Track activist positions, large ownership shifts, and institutional holdings.
FAQ
Q: Is SEC EDGAR data really free?
A: Yes. The SEC provides free API access at data.sec.gov with no key required. Rate limits are 10 requests/second.
Q: How fast does EDGAR data update?
A: Most filings appear within 15 minutes. The RSS feed updates near-instantly.
Q: Can OpenClaw parse the actual text of filings?
A: OpenClaw can extract structured XBRL data and pass filing text to an LLM for summarization.
Q: What's the difference between an 8-K and a 10-Q?
A: 8-Ks are event-driven (filed within 4 business days of material events). 10-Qs are periodic (quarterly financials).