How AlphaScala produces its data

Every AlphaScala number ties back to one of the following primary sources. We do not paraphrase from aggregators or unnamed sources.

• Insider activity (Form 4) — Sourced from SEC EDGAR . Open-market transactions by Section 16 officers and directors. Updated daily.
• Hedge fund holdings (13F) — Sourced from SEC EDGAR 13F filings . Quarterly with a 45-day lag — every 13F-derived number on AlphaScala is stamped with the as-of date so readers can judge freshness.
• Futures positioning (COT) — Sourced from the CFTC Commitments of Traders weekly reports. Tuesday positioning, published Friday afternoon US time.
• Fundamentals — Sourced from TwelveData . Income statement, balance sheet, valuation ratios. Refreshed daily where data is available; quarterly where it depends on filings.
• Prices — Sourced from licensed market-data feeds via TwelveData and exchange-published end-of-day data. Real-time prices are for reference only and not for execution.
• News and headlines — Aggregated via named wires (Reuters, Bloomberg, AP, FT) through the MarketAux aggregator. Each article on AlphaScala credits the originating source.
• Public trading records — Verifiable on TipRanks . Our Editor-in-Chief's two public portfolios are tracked there for independent verification. See /portfolios.
• Broker information — Regulator registries (FCA, ASIC, CySEC, etc.), broker-published documentation, and our own measurement. Spread numbers carry the measurement window and account type on the broker page.

Alpha Score is a 0-100 proprietary rating for US stocks, recomputed daily. It blends four independent sub-scores into a single number; the weighting is fixed and published below.

The full ranked list, sector filters, and per-stock explanations live on /alpha-score. Each ticker page also shows the per-factor breakdown that produced its score.

Recompute cadence: daily, US market close. Scores carry a visible “as of” date on every surface that displays them.

Each AlphaScala broker review carries an editorial rating out of 5.0 in six categories, equally weighted. The overall rating is the average of the six category scores.

• Regulation & SafetyTier-1 regulators held, segregation of client funds, compensation scheme coverage, public sanction history.
• Spreads & FeesLive spreads sampled across major pairs and account types, commissions, swap rates, withdrawal fees. Sampling window noted on each review.
• Platform & ToolsMT4/MT5/cTrader/proprietary platform availability, mobile execution, API access, charting, VPS support.
• Customer SupportChannels offered, business-hours and weekend coverage, response time measured by us, language coverage.
• EducationWebinar library, written guides, demo account quality, beginner-to-advanced progression.
• Deposit & WithdrawalPayment methods, minimum deposit, withdrawal time measured by us, fees and FX conversion.

Editorial rating is independent of commercial relationships. Affiliate disclosure appears on every broker review. We do not accept payment to publish favorable coverage. See Editorial Policy for the full independence statement.

Review cadence: each broker is fully re-reviewed at least annually. Spreads and fees are spot-checked quarterly. Last-reviewed date appears on every broker page.

AlphaScala's Editor-in-Chief maintains two public portfolios that are tracked on TipRanks for independent verification. We do not display performance numbers we have computed internally; the TipRanks rank is the source of truth.

• Both portfolios are visible on TipRanks with full trade history.
• Performance and ranking are computed by TipRanks, not by us.
• We do not trade against our own published positions.
• The current TipRanks rank percentile appears on /portfolios.

AlphaScala produces different content types through different workflows, disclosed on every page. Daily markets coverage is AI-drafted from named source material and passed through publishing checks. Long-form blog and Q&A are written or reviewed directly by the editorial team. Alpha Score and broker reviews are produced by their respective methodologies above.

Full editorial process, AI disclosure, sourcing standards, and independence statement are documented in our Editorial Policy. Corrections are handled per our Corrections workflow. Reach the team via the contact page.