{
  "date": "2026-10-11",
  "scope": "Public-document statements and editorial interpretation; no observed subscriber outcomes.",
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      "provider": "Vector Ridge",
      "review": "/reviews/vector-ridge",
      "claim": "The official site describes quantitative research and a public model record.",
      "source": "https://vector-ridge.com/",
      "source_name": "Vector Ridge: official product description",
      "status": "Public document inspected",
      "checked": "2026-10-11",
      "interpretation": "A product description does not establish realised subscriber returns."
    },
    {
      "provider": "Vector Ridge",
      "review": "/reviews/vector-ridge",
      "claim": "The biography states an Oxford Master in Applied Financial Economics.",
      "source": "https://vector-ridge.com/about",
      "source_name": "Vector Ridge: founder biography",
      "status": "Public document inspected",
      "checked": "2026-10-11",
      "interpretation": "This is a founder credential statement, not a model-performance audit."
    },
    {
      "provider": "Vector Ridge",
      "review": "/reviews/vector-ridge",
      "claim": "The 2025 Annual Forex record is fourth place at 168%.",
      "source": "https://www.worldcupchampionships.com/world-cup-trading-championship-standings",
      "source_name": "WCTC: official standings and event selection",
      "status": "Public document inspected",
      "checked": "2026-10-11",
      "interpretation": "The division result belongs to the competition account, not a retail subscription."
    },
    {
      "provider": "Vector Ridge",
      "review": "/reviews/vector-ridge",
      "claim": "The homepage advertises a 14-day trial.",
      "source": "https://vector-ridge.com/",
      "source_name": "Vector Ridge: official product description",
      "status": "Public document inspected",
      "checked": "2026-10-11",
      "interpretation": "Exact eligibility, included products and renewal price must match the purchase contract."
    },
    {
      "provider": "Mindful Trader",
      "review": "/reviews/mindful-trader",
      "claim": "The site describes stock and options swing picks.",
      "source": "https://www.mindfultrader.com/",
      "source_name": "Mindful Trader: service description and FAQ",
      "status": "Public document inspected",
      "checked": "2026-10-11",
      "interpretation": "This establishes the advertised service type, not a subscriber return."
    },
    {
      "provider": "Mindful Trader",
      "review": "/reviews/mindful-trader",
      "claim": "The signup page displays $47 billed monthly.",
      "source": "https://www.mindfultrader.com/sign_up_today_to_get_trade_alerts.html",
      "source_name": "Mindful Trader: monthly signup offer",
      "status": "Public document inspected",
      "checked": "2026-10-11",
      "interpretation": "The observed monthly offer does not define every annual or promotional contract."
    },
    {
      "provider": "Mindful Trader",
      "review": "/reviews/mindful-trader",
      "claim": "The FAQ says subscribers can discontinue future billing.",
      "source": "https://www.mindfultrader.com/",
      "source_name": "Mindful Trader: service description and FAQ",
      "status": "Public document inspected",
      "checked": "2026-10-11",
      "interpretation": "A future-billing cancellation is different from a refund of a paid period."
    },
    {
      "provider": "Option Alpha",
      "review": "/reviews/options-alpha",
      "claim": "The pricing page describes Pro and qualifying broker plans.",
      "source": "https://optionalpha.com/pricing",
      "source_name": "Option Alpha: pricing and subscription FAQ",
      "status": "Public document inspected",
      "checked": "2026-10-11",
      "interpretation": "A conditional promotion is not universally free software or a zero-cost brokerage account."
    },
    {
      "provider": "Option Alpha",
      "review": "/reviews/options-alpha",
      "claim": "Official integrations identify supported brokerage connections.",
      "source": "https://optionalpha.com/integrations",
      "source_name": "Option Alpha: broker integrations",
      "status": "Public document inspected",
      "checked": "2026-10-11",
      "interpretation": "Listing an integration does not establish eligibility for every country or account."
    },
    {
      "provider": "Option Alpha",
      "review": "/reviews/options-alpha",
      "claim": "The subscription FAQ describes bots being disabled after cancellation takes effect.",
      "source": "https://optionalpha.com/pricing",
      "source_name": "Option Alpha: pricing and subscription FAQ",
      "status": "Public document inspected",
      "checked": "2026-10-11",
      "interpretation": "The user must separately plan management of any open brokerage positions."
    },
    {
      "provider": "Trade Ideas",
      "review": "/reviews/trade-ideas",
      "claim": "The plan table separates Standard scanning features from Premium capabilities.",
      "source": "https://www.trade-ideas.com/pricing/",
      "source_name": "Trade Ideas: subscription plans",
      "status": "Public document inspected",
      "checked": "2026-10-11",
      "interpretation": "A listed feature is not an independently measured profitable strategy."
    },
    {
      "provider": "Trade Ideas",
      "review": "/reviews/trade-ideas",
      "claim": "The guide covers scans, alerts, paper trading and order workflows.",
      "source": "https://www.trade-ideas.com/guide/",
      "source_name": "Trade Ideas: product user guide",
      "status": "Public document inspected",
      "checked": "2026-10-11",
      "interpretation": "Documentation establishes available mechanisms, not a completed subscriber test."
    },
    {
      "provider": "Trade Ideas",
      "review": "/reviews/trade-ideas",
      "claim": "The billing policy distinguishes cancellation from refunding a paid invoice.",
      "source": "https://www.trade-ideas.com/billing-policies/",
      "source_name": "Trade Ideas: billing and cancellation policy",
      "status": "Public document inspected",
      "checked": "2026-10-11",
      "interpretation": "Read add-on and promotional conditions for the exact purchase."
    },
    {
      "provider": "TradingView Alerts",
      "review": "/reviews/tradingview-signals",
      "claim": "Official help describes price, technical and watchlist alert categories.",
      "source": "https://www.tradingview.com/support/solutions/43000520149-introduction-to-tradingview-alerts/",
      "source_name": "TradingView: alert types and notifications",
      "status": "Public document inspected",
      "checked": "2026-10-11",
      "interpretation": "A documented alert mechanism does not validate a trading edge."
    },
    {
      "provider": "TradingView Alerts",
      "review": "/reviews/tradingview-signals",
      "claim": "The help page describes alert conditions and notification delivery.",
      "source": "https://www.tradingview.com/support/solutions/43000520149-introduction-to-tradingview-alerts/",
      "source_name": "TradingView: alert types and notifications",
      "status": "Public document inspected",
      "checked": "2026-10-11",
      "interpretation": "The condition, receipt time and any account execution remain different events."
    },
    {
      "provider": "Benzinga Pro",
      "review": "/reviews/benzinga-pro",
      "claim": "The handbook describes signals as price- or volume-related stock events.",
      "source": "https://www.benzinga.com/pro/handbook-3",
      "source_name": "Benzinga Pro: product handbook",
      "status": "Public document inspected",
      "checked": "2026-10-11",
      "interpretation": "An event flag is not necessarily a trade with entry, size and exit instructions."
    },
    {
      "provider": "Benzinga Pro",
      "review": "/reviews/benzinga-pro",
      "claim": "The inspected registration offer advertises a 14-day trial and $197 monthly renewal.",
      "source": "https://www.benzinga.com/pro/register",
      "source_name": "Benzinga Pro: advertised trial and renewal offer",
      "status": "Public document inspected",
      "checked": "2026-10-11",
      "interpretation": "Other offers and checkout routes may differ; this is not a universal contractual guarantee."
    },
    {
      "provider": "MQL5 Signals",
      "review": "/reviews/mql5-signals",
      "claim": "The manual describes subscriptions that copy a selected provider's account operations.",
      "source": "https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/signals/signal_subscriber",
      "source_name": "MetaTrader 5: signal subscription, copying and renewal",
      "status": "Public document inspected",
      "checked": "2026-10-11",
      "interpretation": "A marketplace mechanism does not establish the quality of every leader."
    },
    {
      "provider": "MQL5 Signals",
      "review": "/reviews/mql5-signals",
      "claim": "The manual warns about differences in available symbols and trade volumes.",
      "source": "https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/signals/signal_subscriber",
      "source_name": "MetaTrader 5: signal subscription, copying and renewal",
      "status": "Public document inspected",
      "checked": "2026-10-11",
      "interpretation": "Leader results must not be assumed to match follower-account outcomes."
    },
    {
      "provider": "MQL5 Signals",
      "review": "/reviews/mql5-signals",
      "claim": "The manual describes copying settings and an optional renewal setting.",
      "source": "https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/signals/signal_subscriber",
      "source_name": "MetaTrader 5: signal subscription, copying and renewal",
      "status": "Public document inspected",
      "checked": "2026-10-11",
      "interpretation": "The accepted leader offer and account configuration still need individual review."
    },
    {
      "provider": "Cryptohopper",
      "review": "/reviews/cryptohopper",
      "claim": "The official feature page describes a simulator alongside a real bot.",
      "source": "https://www.cryptohopper.com/features/paper-trading",
      "source_name": "Cryptohopper: simulated trading",
      "status": "Public document inspected",
      "checked": "2026-10-11",
      "interpretation": "A simulated result is not evidence of a live exchange fill."
    },
    {
      "provider": "Cryptohopper",
      "review": "/reviews/cryptohopper",
      "claim": "The pricing page compares platform plans.",
      "source": "https://www.cryptohopper.com/pricing",
      "source_name": "Cryptohopper: plan comparison",
      "status": "Public document inspected",
      "checked": "2026-10-11",
      "interpretation": "Platform access does not establish the performance or total cost of an external strategy."
    }
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}