QueueAdvancing—Approvals are concentrated in June 2026 filings — the queue is processing relatively recent submissions.
Approval Activity Signal
Increased approval activity above baseline
Monitoring Form 4 and Form 1 recent approvals
Last approval
1d ago
Signal strength
↑ Above baseline
Detection window
273 recent · 962 prior 76d
Queue Intelligence
90-day window
Operational FrontierThe oldest filing months still getting approvals — how far back the ATF is currently working.
Oldest filing months still seeing meaningful recent approvals
Form 4 · IndividualJun 2026
Form 4 · TrustMay 2026
Form 1 · IndividualApr 2026
Form 1 · TrustApr 2026
Active CohortsHow many different filing months saw at least one approval in the last 30 days.
Filing months with recent approvals in the last 30 days
Form 43
Form 13
Combined4
90-Day Wait Distribution
Typical range · median · by filing type
Form 1 · Individual
400 approvals
63dmedianThe middle wait — half were faster, half slower (used instead of an average so one extreme case doesn't skew it).·51–70d typical rangeThe middle half of waits — the fastest 25% and the slowest 25% are left out.
Form 4 · Individual
370 approvals
7dmedianThe middle wait — half were faster, half slower (used instead of an average so one extreme case doesn't skew it).
·
4–10d typical rangeThe middle half of waits — the fastest 25% and the slowest 25% are left out.
Form 4 · Trust
245 approvals
30dmedianThe middle wait — half were faster, half slower (used instead of an average so one extreme case doesn't skew it).·21–35d typical rangeThe middle half of waits — the fastest 25% and the slowest 25% are left out.
Form 1 · Trust
236 approvals
72dmedianThe middle wait — half were faster, half slower (used instead of an average so one extreme case doesn't skew it).·66–81d typical rangeThe middle half of waits — the fastest 25% and the slowest 25% are left out.
Typical range = the middle half of waits. It leaves out the fastest 25% and the slowest 25%.
Approval distribution by filing week
All types
Filing week
Approvals
Median
Typical range
Active
Jul 20–26, 2026
4
2d
1–2d
4
Jul 13–19
14
3d
2–5d
14
Jul 6–12
37
7d
5–10d
37
Jun 29–Jul 5
39
14d
9–16d
39
Jun 22–28
50
9d
4–25d
48
Jun 15–21
49
11d
4–32d
26
Jun 8–14
61
10d
4–34d
28
Jun 1–7
67
18d
7–39d
30
May 25–31
60
27d
7–51d
29
May 18–24
69
10d
5–35d
18
May 11–17
77
29d
8–45d
20
May 4–10
64
22d
6–70d
19
Apr 27–May 3
77
27d
8–76d
30
Apr 20–26
89
21d
7–79d
24
Apr 13–19
88
26d
6–72d
22
Apr 6–12
126
36d
8–78d
30
Mar 30–Apr 5
105
36d
16–73d
7
Mar 23–29
95
66d
29–73d
—
Mar 16–22
97
62d
22–68d
—
Mar 9–15
111
42d
13–65d
—
Mar 2–8
115
36d
7–64d
—
Feb 23–Mar 1
113
25d
4–63d
—
Feb 16–22
130
28d
4–62d
—
Feb 9–15
139
57d
13–61d
—
Feb 2–8
93
23d
8–28d
—
Jan 26–Feb 1
125
26d
15–45d
—
Median = half waited less, half more. Typical range = the middle 50% of filers (25th–75th percentile). Active = approved in the last 30 days.
Right now most Form 4 individual e-files clear in about 7 days; Form 1 filings are running about 63 days. Enter your own filing below to see where you stand.
Form 1 · Trust waits have risen steadily since Jan 2026 — up about 11 days per month. If recent pace holds, later filers are waiting longer than earlier ones.
Form 1 · Individual waits have risen steadily since Jan 2026 — up about 11 days per month. If recent pace holds, later filers are waiting longer than earlier ones.
Approval signal distributed across 4 active cohort windows. Broad-front advancement detected — no dominant compression zone.
Cohort Activity Map
Two queue surfaces — shared scale, shared timeline, synchronized hover