John W. Daniels Jr., Director at MARSHALL & ILSLEY CORP (MI), bought 1,000 shares at $3.77 ($4K) on 2009-02-18, disclosed to the SEC on 2009-02-19.
Seasonal purchase ($4k) by Director — this insider has traded MI in February in at least three consecutive prior years. Pattern-driven, low signal.
Negative factors outweigh the positive ones.