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United States · SEC Form 4 · Snapshot date: 2026-10-19 · Built: 2026-10-19 · 中文

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US · SEC FORM 4

EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP

EP · NYSE · CIK 0000887396 · Energy · Oil & Gas E&P

INSIDER SIGNAL

59.2 / 100

2 buyers · 7 purchase transaction lines · $128.4K gross purchase

WHY THIS SIGNAL?

Buyer breadthLow
Purchase sizeLow
RoleStrong
RecencyStrong
ConvictionStrong
Score anatomy

Each bar shows the contribution to the current score; the weights and formula stay unchanged.

Cluster+14.0 / 35
Purchase size+8.2 / 25
Role+20.0 / 20
Recency+8.3 / 10
Conviction+8.8 / 10

What is holding the score back?

  • ⚠ Cluster breadth is moderate · 2 insider(s), not 4+
  • ⚠ Purchase size is modest relative to the model scale
  • ✓ Role scores high · most senior buyer: Director
  • ✓ Recent activity · latest purchase 2026-10-08

Purchase-size comments are relative to the model scale. Average daily volume is a separate market-context diagnostic.

US-v1.2 ranks qualifying equity purchases under the current 180-day rules. The score is a research priority, not a return forecast or probability. Backtests have not shown that a higher US score is followed by better returns.

Purchase breadth & concentration

QUALIFYING BUYERS2
PURCHASE CONCENTRATION74%Largest buyer: Mulacek Phil E · $94.9K
CLUSTER BUYING · 15D1 insiderPeak activity: 2026-05-29–2026-05-29

Roles in the peak window: Director. Concentration uses priced qualifying P lines only and does not change the saved score.

Insider activity timeline

Owner lanes show the latest 180 days. Symbol shape identifies the transaction type; sales remain context only.

AprMayJunJulAugSepOct
Mulacek Phil EDirector,TenPercentOwner
○●●●●●
Matschke Mason H.Director
●○●
Watson Matthew E.Chief Accounting Officer
○▼▼
Morrisett Michael R.President & CEO
○
Energy Evolution Master Fund, Ltd.TenPercentOwner
○
Vann J KevinDirector
○
● Purchase▼ Sale○ Other

Showing the six most active owners; 2 additional owner(s) remain in Form 4 evidence.

SIGNAL HISTORY

59.2 / 100

Latest recorded score

↓ -0.1 ptsversus the previous recorded snapshot
  1. 59.9
  2. 59.8
  3. 59.6
  4. 59.3
  5. 59.2

Only scores saved when a full US scoring run completed are shown; gaps are not reconstructed.

Recent Form 4 activity

19Purchases
3Sales
16Other Form 4 lines
24SEC filings · 365 days
BUYING7 qualifying P line(s) · 180 days
SELLING2 sale line(s) · context only
OTHER8 exercise / withholding / award / gift / other lines
10b5-1 / PLANNEDNot detected in parsed evidence

P is an open-market or private purchase. S is a sale. M, F, A and G usually describe exercises, tax withholding, awards and gifts. These categories remain visually separate.

Market context

Market context provides additional background on recent price performance and risk. It does not affect the Insider Signal.

Price performance

1M
+30.8%
3M
+30.8%
6M
+19.3%
12M
-14.4%

Volatility & liquidity

Volatility
75.8%
Beta
—
Avg daily value
USD 122,469

Valuation

Market cap
USD 136.0M
P/E
—

Fundamentals

Profit margin
-210.7%
ROE
—
Industry
Oil & Gas E&P

Market data

Price data up to: 2026-10-15 · Price source: OpenBB/yfinance; volume from price cache (yfinance) · From SEC filings: Market cap, Profit margin · Fiscal year ended: 2025-12-31 · Market cap is the shares outstanding stated on the filing cover multiplied by the latest close. Share count date: 2026-08-11 · Status: PASS

Short interest

Short interest is external context reported to FINRA by broker-dealers. It does not affect the Insider Signal.

Shares short
199,364
Previous report
262,003
Avg daily volume
29,816
Days to cover
6.7

FINRA settlement date: 2026-09-30 · Captured 2026-10-12 · FINRA equity short interest ↗. A share count, published about a week after each of two settlement dates a month; not a percentage of shares outstanding.

Historical equity purchases

Qualifying code P transactions in the local Form 4 history, including purchases outside the current signal window.

Transaction dateReporting ownerTypeSecuritySharesAvg. priceApprox. valueSource
2026-10-08Mulacek Phil EPurchase (P)Common Stock4,281USD 2.82USD 12,068SEC filing ↗
2026-10-07Mulacek Phil EPurchase (P)Common Stock4,023USD 2.72USD 10,943SEC filing ↗
2026-10-06Mulacek Phil EPurchase (P)Common Stock2,315USD 2.72USD 6,292SEC filing ↗
2026-10-05Mulacek Phil EPurchase (P)Common Stock14,508USD 2.67USD 38,765SEC filing ↗
2026-09-30Mulacek Phil EPurchase (P)Common Stock11,915USD 2.25USD 26,825SEC filing ↗
2026-09-11Matschke Mason H.Purchase (P)Common Stock5,777USD 2.38USD 13,749SEC filing ↗
2026-05-29Matschke Mason H.Purchase (P)Common Stock7,777USD 2.54USD 19,754SEC filing ↗
2026-01-02Mulacek Phil EPurchase (P)Common Stock1,068USD 3.00USD 3,204SEC filing ↗
2025-12-31Mulacek Phil EPurchase (P)Common Stock5,732USD 2.99USD 17,159SEC filing ↗
2025-12-30Mulacek Phil EPurchase (P)Common Stock84USD 3.00USD 252SEC filing ↗
2025-12-29Mulacek Phil EPurchase (P)Common Stock5,367USD 3.00USD 16,101SEC filing ↗
2025-12-02Mulacek Phil EPurchase (P)Common Stock7,223USD 3.00USD 21,669SEC filing ↗
2025-11-28Mulacek Phil EPurchase (P)Common Stock1,743USD 3.00USD 5,229SEC filing ↗
2025-11-26Mulacek Phil EPurchase (P)Common Stock1,316USD 3.00USD 3,948SEC filing ↗
2025-11-18Marchive Benjamin J. IIPurchase (P)Common Stock2,000USD 3.14USD 6,280SEC filing ↗

Form 4 evidence

38 transaction lines in the latest 365-day window; 188 in local history.

DateOwnerTypeSecuritySharesAvg. priceApprox. valueSource
2026-10-08Mulacek Phil EPurchase (P)Common Stock4,281USD 2.82USD 12,068SEC filing ↗
2026-10-07Mulacek Phil EPurchase (P)Common Stock4,023USD 2.72USD 10,943SEC filing ↗
2026-10-06Mulacek Phil EPurchase (P)Common Stock2,315USD 2.72USD 6,292SEC filing ↗
Show recent Form 4 evidence (30 grouped rows)
DateOwnerTypeSecuritySharesAvg. priceApprox. valueSource
2026-10-08Mulacek Phil EPurchase (P)Common Stock4,281USD 2.82USD 12,068SEC filing ↗
2026-10-07Mulacek Phil EPurchase (P)Common Stock4,023USD 2.72USD 10,943SEC filing ↗
2026-10-06Mulacek Phil EPurchase (P)Common Stock2,315USD 2.72USD 6,292SEC filing ↗
2026-10-05Mulacek Phil EPurchase (P)Common Stock14,508USD 2.67USD 38,765SEC filing ↗
2026-09-30Mulacek Phil EPurchase (P)Common Stock11,915USD 2.25USD 26,825SEC filing ↗
2026-09-11Matschke Mason H.Purchase (P)Common Stock5,777USD 2.38USD 13,749SEC filing ↗
2026-09-08Watson Matthew E.Sale (S)Common Stock3,288USD 3.13USD 10,291SEC filing ↗
2026-09-04Watson Matthew E.Sale (S)Common Stock1,712USD 3.12USD 5,341SEC filing ↗
2026-07-02Morrisett Michael R.J (J)Common Stock16,609USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-07-02Energy Evolution Master Fund, Ltd.J (J)Common Stock941,332USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-06-16Watson Matthew E.Award / grant (A)Common Stock9,000USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-06-16Vann J KevinAward / grant (A)Common Stock10,000USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-06-16Mulacek Phil EAward / grant (A)Common Stock10,000USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-06-16Matschke Mason H.Award / grant (A)Common Stock10,000USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-06-16Marchive Benjamin J. IIAward / grant (A)Common Stock10,000USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-06-16Lewis Andrew LloydAward / grant (A)Common Stock10,000USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-05-29Matschke Mason H.Purchase (P)Common Stock7,777USD 2.54USD 19,754SEC filing ↗
2026-04-15Mulacek Phil EOption exercise / conversion (M)Common Stock2,253,938USD 2.99USD 6,739,275SEC filing ↗
2026-03-10Mulacek Phil EOption exercise / conversion (M)Common Stock1,003,344USD 2.99USD 2,999,999SEC filing ↗
2026-01-05Energy Evolution Master Fund, Ltd.J (J)Common Stock562,500USD —USD —SEC filing ↗
2026-01-02Mulacek Phil EPurchase (P)Common Stock1,068USD 3.00USD 3,204SEC filing ↗
2025-12-31Mulacek Phil EPurchase (P)Common Stock5,732USD 2.99USD 17,159SEC filing ↗
2025-12-30Mulacek Phil EPurchase (P)Common Stock84USD 3.00USD 252SEC filing ↗
2025-12-29Mulacek Phil EPurchase (P)Common Stock5,367USD 3.00USD 16,101SEC filing ↗
2025-12-02Mulacek Phil EPurchase (P)Common Stock7,223USD 3.00USD 21,669SEC filing ↗
2025-11-28Mulacek Phil EPurchase (P)Common Stock1,743USD 3.00USD 5,229SEC filing ↗
2025-11-26Mulacek Phil EPurchase (P)Common Stock1,316USD 3.00USD 3,948SEC filing ↗
2025-11-18Marchive Benjamin J. IIPurchase (P)Common Stock2,000USD 3.14USD 6,280SEC filing ↗
2025-11-05Mulacek Phil EPurchase (P)Common Stock187,084USD 3.77USD 705,307SEC filing ↗
2025-11-05Mulacek Phil EOption exercise / conversion (M)Common Stock589,100USD 1.52USD 895,432SEC filing ↗

Multiple price lines in one filing are grouped and share-weighted. Price and value are blank when a grouped filing line lacks price evidence.

Snapshot & identity

Snapshot date2026-10-19
Ranking versionUS-v1.2
Data qualityPASS ELIGIBLE · —
TickerEP
CIK0000887396
SectorEnergy
IndustryOil & Gas E&P Yahoo Finance
SEC SIC1311 Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas
ExchangeNYSE

Data coverage

Local Form 4 history188 transaction lines from 2020-01-31 to 2026-10-08
70 P purchase lines · 15 S sale lines · 103 other lines
SEC company submissionsOpen SEC filings ↗

Local ledger as of 2026-10-19. Mapping status is an audit field and does not erase SEC filing evidence.