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Forex Market Hours and Daylight Saving 2026: Session Times From Oct 25 to Nov 1
Daylight saving time ends in the UK and EU on October 25, 2026 and in the US on November 1. For the week between, London is four hours ahead of New York, so the London/New York forex session overlap runs five hours, 12:00–17:00 UTC. AlphaScala computed every session and exchange time for each period from the IANA tz database.
Best Free 13F Trackers Compared: 5 Tested Against SEC EDGAR
AlphaScala tested five free 13F trackers, its own included, against SEC EDGAR on October 22, 2026, using three Q2 2026 filings. HedgeFollow ranked first: it and AlphaScala were the only ones to show all three portfolios with puts kept apart from long positions, and 13f.info was the fastest of the three we timed on a same-morning filing.
Congress Stock Trading Late Filings, 2023–2026: 2,064 House Trades Reported After 45 Days
Of the stock trades House members made from January 2023 to October 2026, 2,064 were reported more than 45 days after the trade: 12.7% of the 16,280 trades AlphaScala matched to a filing date. Ten large filings hold 76% of them, and the median trade was reported after 27 days.
Gold COT Report Explained: How to Read Managed Money Positions
The gold COT report shows who held COMEX gold futures each Tuesday. Managed money was net long 107,089 contracts on Oct 13, 2026, a 3-year COT index of 45. AlphaScala lists the 10 most extreme readings since 2016 and what gold did over the next 4 and 12 weeks.
How much risk per trade passes FTMO? 100,000 simulations
A Monte Carlo model of FTMO's 2-Step and 1-Step rules as of 22 October 2026, run 100,000 times per setting, shows where risk per trade starts losing challenges to the daily loss limit. It is a model, not FTMO's real pass rate.
RBI Alert List forex brokers: 18 of the 27 brands AlphaScala tracks are on it
AlphaScala matched its 27 active brokers and prop firms against the RBI Alert List updated as on November 19, 2025: 18 are named, 11 of them since the first list in September 2022.
13F Filing Deadlines 2026–2027: Every Due Date and When Funds Actually File
Form 13F is due 45 days after each quarter ends, or the next business day when day 45 is a weekend or holiday, so the Q3 2026 deadline is Monday, November 16. AlphaScala timed 113 filings by 29 tracked managers: 78% landed on deadline day, most of them after the 4:00 p.m. close.
How to Track Insider Buying a Practical Workflow
Learn how to track insider buying with a practical workflow covering SEC Form 4, EDGAR scanners, watchlists, and context clues that separate signal from noise.
Momentum Stock Screener: A Practical How-To Guide for 2026
Build a powerful momentum stock screener from scratch. This guide covers key metrics, filters, backtesting, and how to find winning stocks while managing risk.
How to Read 13F Filings: Unlocking 2026 Investment Insights
Master how to read 13F filings in 2026. Learn to find, interpret, and use hedge fund data effectively for trading research, avoiding common pitfalls.
What Is a Good ROE? a Guide for Savvy Investors
Learn what is a good ROE and how to use it. This guide covers the ROE formula, industry benchmarks (15-20%), and how to spot misleadingly high ROEs.
Trading Checklist: Pre-Trade to Post-Trade Checks
A pre-trade to post-trade checklist that dates every data check. In AlphaScala's 2026 data, insider purchases reached the public a median 2 days after the trade; House members' trades took 25.