Corporate America Is Opening the Checkbook

Ross Givens
Ross Givens Ross Givens is a veteran trader with over 15 years of experi...
August 14, 2026 | 3 min read
A powerful visual of a large hand or multiple corporate hands opening an oversized leather checkbook or vault, with streams of golden coins and dollar bills flowing outward into an upward-trending stock market graph. The background should feature a sleek, dark financial district skyline or boardroom setting, conveying wealth, power, and institutional momentum. The overall tone should feel bold and dynamic, suggesting massive capital being unleashed into the market.

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Hey, Ross here:

Corporate America is sitting on a massive amount of potential buying power right now.

And more of it is about to be unleashed into the market.

Take a look:

Chart of the Day

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Through August 10, U.S. companies have announced roughly $1.12 trillion in stock buybacks.

And a surprisingly large chunk of the biggest authorizations are coming from outside technology.

Now, an authorization doesn’t mean all that money gets spent immediately.

Companies still decide when – and whether – to actually buy.

But this next chart shows why I’m watching it now.

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During earnings season, many companies temporarily restrict their own share repurchases.

As those blackout periods end, they’re free to step back into the market.

And over the next several days, that buying window opens for a much larger share of the S&P 500.

So corporate demand that has been sitting on the sidelines can start coming back.

That’s supportive for stocks.

But there’s another lesson here that traders sometimes miss.

Insight of the Day

Not all buying is created equal.

If a company buys back $5 billion of its own stock, I pay attention.

But I also want to know who is actually doing the buying.

A corporate buyback uses company cash.

An index fund may buy because new money came into the fund.

A CEO buying shares personally is making a very different decision.

He already has his salary, career, and reputation tied to that company.

If he still reaches into his own pocket and buys more stock, I want to know about it.

The same logic applies elsewhere.

Some people simply have better access, better timing, or a better view of what’s developing than the average investor.

So when they start moving real money, I want that information on my screen.

Not so I can blindly copy them.

But because who is behind the trade can tell you a lot about how seriously to take it.

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Ross Givens Chief Market Strategist

Ross Givens is a veteran trader with over 15 years of experience and a former VP at a major Wall Street investment bank. Specializing in small-cap stocks and momentum-driven plays, Ross identifies high-probability setups before they hit the mainstream. As Lead Strategist at Traders Agency, he has guided hundreds of successful trades and developed multiple flagship publications.

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