Bankruptcy Tracker

Why the bankruptcy lens matters

Chapter 11 filings are among the highest-impact disclosures a public company can make — equity is typically wiped out, debt restructured, the cap table reset. For investors, the question is rarely "did they file" (the 8-K is reactive; the stock has already moved). The real question is "was there a signal BEFORE the filing?"

HoldLens answers that by linking each Chapter 11 to the issuer's prior insider trades (cluster sells often precede), prior 8-K impairments (Item 2.06), and prior SEC enforcement history.

Data flow

• Primary signal: SEC 8-K Item 1.03 (filed within 4 business days of bankruptcy petition)
• Update cadence: ingested via daily Form 8-K scraper (scripts/fetch-edgar-8k.ts); typically appears here within 24h of EDGAR publication
• Cross-reference (manual): PACER court docket for chapter type (7 vs 11), debtor name, lead law firm — Day-3 integration
• Pre-filing context: per-issuer pages cross-link 90 days of insider trades + material 8-Ks

Honest framing

Not every Chapter 11 is the headline-grabbing equity-wipeout case. Many are pre-packaged restructurings where existing equity retains some value, or Chapter 7 liquidations of microcap shells. We surface ALL of them with the source filing intact so you can read the petition document yourself before drawing conclusions.

Chapter type detection (7 vs 11 vs 15) requires reading the actual petition, which lives on PACER (federal court system). The 8-K Item 1.03 only confirms THAT a filing was made, not WHICH chapter.

See disclaimer for full not-investment-advice + 4-business-day filing-lag framing.

Related SEC filings on HoldLens

Material events (8-K) · All 8-K Item 1.03 events · Material impairments (Item 2.06) · Insider trades (Form 4) · Activist filings (13D/13G) · Proxy tracker (DEF 14A) · DEF 14A explainer · SEC enforcement · JSON API