CapitolRadar tracks every publicly disclosed CIEN trade by US congress members and corporate insiders: 12 disclosed trades (5 buys, 7 sells) by 2 tracked traders, from 2020-07-23 to 2026-09-25. Updated daily from official filings.
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Ciena Corporation (CIEN) — Technology · Communication Equipment, market cap about $57.3B.
CapitolRadar analysis
12 CIEN trades split into 5 buys and 7 sells
12 tracked trades in Ciena Corporation (CIEN) span July 23, 2020 through September 25, 2026. The activity consists of 5 buys and 7 sells by 2 distinct traders. That produces a modest sell majority—58% of the transactions were sales—but the sample is small, so the split should not be treated as a broad congressional pattern.
CIEN is classified in the Technology sector and Communication Equipment industry. The disclosed record is concentrated in four quarters rather than distributed evenly across the full period. As with congressional trading data generally, transactions can be disclosed up to 45 days after execution, so filing visibility may lag the underlying trade date. Transaction values, when presented as estimated amounts, are based on reported disclosure ranges rather than exact dollar figures.
6 trades in 2022 Q2 formed the largest cluster
2022 Q2 accounts for 6 of the 12 tracked transactions, evenly divided between 3 buys and 3 sells. The next-largest quarter by recency is 2026 Q3, with 2 trades and no buys, meaning both recorded transactions were sells. The earlier activity includes 2 trades in 2020 Q4, also with no buys, and 2 trades in 2020 Q3, both buys.
These quarterly counts show that all 5 purchases occurred in just two quarters: 2 in 2020 Q3 and 3 in 2022 Q2. The 7 sales were spread across 2020 Q4, 2022 Q2 and 2026 Q3.
3 Ro Khanna buys and 2 Lois Frankel buys
Ro Khanna recorded 3 CIEN buys, with the latest dated May 10, 2022. Lois Frankel recorded 2 buys, with the latest dated July 24, 2020. Together, those totals account for every tracked CIEN purchase.
Among these two buyers, 1 also bought each of AMD, BAX, CASY, COF, CVS and ES. The supplied data does not identify which buyer made each overlapping purchase. With only 2 traders and 5 buys, these cross-ticker links remain a limited sample.
Analysis written from the tracked record on 2026-10-13; it is refreshed whenever the underlying numbers change.
Activity by quarter
| Quarter | Disclosed trades | Buys | Sells |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 Q2 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020 Q4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 Q3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Who is buying CIEN?
| Trader | Disclosed buys | Last buy | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ro Khanna | 3 | 2022-05-10 | — |
| Lois Frankel | 2 | 2020-07-24 | — |
Disclosed trades in CIEN
| Date | Who | Type | Amount | 30d vs SPY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | Ro Khanna | sell | $1,001 - $15,000 | — |
| 2026-09-11 | Ro Khanna | sell | $1,001 - $15,000 | — |
| 2022-06-27 | Ro Khanna | sell | $1,001 - $15,000 | — |
| 2022-05-23 | Ro Khanna | sell | $15,001 - $50,000 | — |
| 2022-05-10 | Ro Khanna | buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | — |
| 2022-05-05 | Ro Khanna | buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | — |
| 2022-04-13 | Ro Khanna | sell | $1,001 - $15,000 | — |
| 2022-04-11 | Ro Khanna | buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | — |
| 2020-11-20 | Lois Frankel | sell | $1,001 - $15,000 | — |
| 2020-11-19 | Lois Frankel | sell | $1,001 - $15,000 | — |
| 2020-07-24 | Lois Frankel | buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | — |
| 2020-07-23 | Lois Frankel | buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | — |
These buyers also bought
Other stocks the tracked buyers of CIEN disclosed buying in the last six months: ADI (1) · APP (1) · BMO (1) · CHWY (1) · CRM (1) · DOV (1).
About Ciena Corporation
Ciena Corporation is a global technology company focused on telecommunications infrastructure. It delivers integrated solutions – including specialized hardware, software applications, and professional services – designed to facilitate the efficient transmission, routing, switching, aggregation, delivery, and overall management of video, data, and voice traffic across communication networks worldwide. Within its Networking Platforms division, Ciena develops and supplies advanced hardware and integrated solutions. These products are specifically engineered to optimize the convergence of various…
Frequently asked questions
Which politicians bought CIEN most?
Ro Khanna leads with 3 disclosed buys, followed by Lois Frankel.
How current is this page?
It re-renders from the tracked record on every view and new filings are ingested daily — but STOCK Act disclosures can lag the trade by up to 45 days, so the most recent weeks are always incomplete.
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