Red Flag Radar - Stock Risk Score from SEC Filings & Halts

A 0–100 risk score for every stock you hold, with each red flag explained and linked to its source.

Data	SEC EDGAR filings, Form 4, Nasdaq Trader halts and Reg SHO list, SEC suspensions
Price	$10 per 1,000 company reports, no subscription. Apify's free plan credit covers a first test.
Freshness	Latest filings and halt lists on every run
Try it	The input is pre-filled with a working example: just click Start.

Example output

Ticker	Risk score	Level	Most serious flag
XYZ	80	severe	Restatement: prior financials unreliable
ABC	5	low	Discretionary insider selling

Illustrative rows; real runs return the full fields listed under Output.

Most blowups leave a trail first: a late 10-K, an auditor who walks, a restatement, a delisting notice, a trading halt, insiders quietly selling, a stock stuck on the fails-to-deliver list. This Actor checks your tickers against all of these in official data and returns one risk report per company, highest risk first.

What you can do with it

• 🛡️ Portfolio risk check: run it weekly on your holdings and get warned before the headlines.
• 🚫 Screen out landmines: drop high-risk names from a long list or a stock screener.
• 🩳 Short ideas: find companies stacking up red flags.
• 🏦 Compliance and due diligence: a documented, source-linked checklist for any US issuer.

What it checks

Signal	Points	Source
SEC trading suspension	50	SEC trading suspension orders
Bankruptcy (8-K 1.03)	50	SEC EDGAR
Deregistration (Form 15)	40	SEC EDGAR
Restatement: prior financials unreliable (8-K 4.02)	35	SEC EDGAR
Late 10-K / 10-Q (NT 10-K, NT 10-Q)	25 (+10 if repeated)	SEC EDGAR
Delisting notice / listing standard failure (8-K 3.01)	25	SEC EDGAR
Regulatory trading halt (H4, H9, H10, H11, T12)	25	Nasdaq Trader (all US exchanges)
Debt acceleration (8-K 2.04)	25	SEC EDGAR
Auditor change (8-K 4.01)	20	SEC EDGAR
Form 25 delisting notification	15	SEC EDGAR
Discretionary insider selling with no insider buying	5 per seller, up to 15	Form 4 (10b5-1 plan sales excluded)
Reg SHO threshold list	10, or 15 if on every recent list	Nasdaq Trader
Material impairment (8-K 2.06), cybersecurity incident (8-K 1.05)	10 each	SEC EDGAR
Share offerings (S-1, S-3, 424B prospectuses)	5, or 10 for 4+	SEC EDGAR
Repeated LULD volatility pauses (2+)	5	Nasdaq Trader
Frequent officer / director changes (3+ 8-K 5.02)	5	SEC EDGAR

Each signal counts once however often it repeats, and the score is capped at 100. Levels: low < 15 ≤ elevated < 40 ≤ high < 70 ≤ severe.

How to use it

Check a portfolio

{ "tickers": ["AAPL", "TSLA", "GME", "AMC"] }

Only flag companies worth a look (schedule weekly)

{ "tickers": ["..."], "minRiskScore": 25 }

Filings only, two years back

{ "tickers": ["XYZ"], "signals": ["filings"], "lookbackDays": 730 }

Output

{
  "ticker": "XYZ",
  "companyName": "XYZ HOLDINGS INC",
  "riskScore": 80,
  "riskLevel": "severe",
  "flagCount": 4,
  "topFlag": "Financial statements no longer reliable (8-K 4.02)",
  "flags": [
    { "signal": "restatement", "points": 35, "title": "Financial statements no longer reliable (8-K 4.02)", "count": 1, "latestDate": "2026-10-02", "details": ["8-K item 4.02"], "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/..." },
    { "signal": "late-filing", "points": 25, "title": "Late annual or quarterly report (NT 10-K / NT 10-Q)", "count": 1, "latestDate": "2026-09-29", "details": ["NT 10-K"], "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/..." }
  ],
  "lastFilingDate": "2026-10-02",
  "secFilingsUrl": "https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=..."
}

The SUMMARY record counts companies by risk level, lists the ten riskiest, and reports any source that failed.

Use it from code or an AI agent

Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>")
run = client.actor("smartmoney-data/red-flag-radar").call(run_input={"tickers": ["AAPL", "TSLA", "GME", "AMC"]})
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

AI agents (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other MCP clients): connect the Apify MCP server with this Actor preloaded:

https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=smartmoney-data/red-flag-radar

Add this URL as a remote MCP server or custom connector in your AI client, sign in with Apify (OAuth), then just ask, for example:

Check my portfolio for red flags: late filings, restatements, auditor changes, halts.

Part of the SmartMoney Data suite: Insider Trades · 8-K Material Events · Trading Halts · Short Squeeze Radar · Smart Money Confluence

Pricing

Pay per result: you're charged for each company report returned. See the Pricing tab for current rates.

FAQ

Is a high score a sell signal? No. It means there is documented trouble worth reading about. Every flag links to the filing or order behind it.

Why does a large company show a Form 25 or offerings? Large companies file Form 25 when they redeem a bond and file prospectuses for debt. Those flags carry few points for that reason.

Does the Reg SHO check cover NYSE stocks? It uses Nasdaq's daily threshold list, which covers Nasdaq-listed securities.

Is this legal to use? Yes. All sources are public: SEC EDGAR, SEC trading suspension orders and Nasdaq Trader.

Support

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Data is provided for informational purposes only and is not investment advice.