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An independent benchmark for trading signals

Fewer promises. More data.

The trading signals market is full of cherry-picked performance, screenshots of winning trades, testimonials and rankings built around affiliate commissions. We start from a different principle: a signal provider should not be judged by what it claims to have earned, but by what it can prove.

That is why we built an independent analysis model dedicated to evaluating trading signal services across Forex, Gold, indices and crypto. We do not care who has the best marketing: we care who presents the best data, and with what level of risk it was achieved.

Our mission

Turn a market dominated by opinion into a market driven by data. We analyse providers through a proprietary framework covering performance, risk management, consistency, execution, transparency, service quality and overall value.

Because +100% means nothing if it required a 70% drawdown. In the same way, a 90% win rate does not tell the whole story if a few losing trades can wipe out months of profit. Performance must always be read together with risk.

We are not an affiliate directory

We are an independent research desk. Many comparison sites earn when a reader buys the reviewed service: more conversions, more revenue. Our model separates analysis → scoring → ranking → monetisation as much as possible. A provider cannot buy a better ranking position, a positive review, or a higher score.

The 14 verification criteria

Every provider is measured against this binary checklist before receiving a score.

  1. 01Public 3–5 year track record
  2. 02Trades published before entry (timestamp, entry, SL, TP)
  3. 03All losses visible, no retroactive deletions
  4. 04Real account verified by a third party
  5. 05Verified Myfxbook (equity, drawdown, profit factor, history)
  6. 06Net results including spread, commissions and slippage
  7. 07Performance split by Gold, Forex, Crypto, Swing, Intraday, Scalping
  8. 08Historical max drawdown disclosed
  9. 09Worst month and worst week
  10. 10Number of trades
  11. 11Profit factor
  12. 12Expectancy per trade
  13. 13Win/loss distribution
  14. 14Realistic replicability for a normal user

In the 2026 panel only one provider meets all 14 criteria: The Edge Trading Club.