How Falco Insights is researched, written, and reviewed.
Falco Insights is the research publication of FalcoAlgo. Every article is built from primary sources, drafted with transparency about methodology and uncertainty, reviewed for compliance, and published with no product marketing in the body. This page describes that process in detail.
Topic Selection
Topics are chosen to serve readers who trade or are evaluating automated futures strategies. We prioritize questions with measurable answers — what does the peer-reviewed record actually show about systematic vs. discretionary performance? — over opinion-driven takes. Topics are not selected to promote FalcoAlgo strategies; product mentions in article bodies are prohibited by editorial policy.
Primary-Source Research
Claims are sourced from primary material wherever possible: peer-reviewed journals (Journal of Finance, JFQA, Review of Financial Studies), regulator filings (SEC, CFTC, FINRA), central-bank research (Federal Reserve staff papers), and exchange documentation (CME, CBOE). Secondary sources are used only for context, and always linked directly. Every quantitative claim links to its origin so readers can verify and replicate.
AI tools assist with literature search and first drafts. Final factual responsibility rests with a human editor, and every quoted statistic is checked against the primary source before publication.
Draft & Structural Edit
Drafts are structured thesis-first: the claim is stated, then the evidence is laid out, then the caveats are acknowledged. We avoid hedge-phrasing ("it's important to note that...") and sales language. Charts, tables, and visualizations are built from the same primary data cited in the body — not stock imagery masquerading as data.
A structural edit pass verifies: (a) every numeric claim is sourced, (b) every assumption is disclosed, (c) the conclusion follows from the evidence presented, and (d) limitations are visible, not buried.
Compliance Review
Every article passes through the Falco Legal Team — an internal compliance system maintained separately from editorial. It enforces three rules:
1) No performance claims without the required CFTC Rule 4.41 disclosure.
2) No language that could be interpreted as a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any instrument.
3) No implication that past performance predicts future results.
The compliance pass produces a score; articles that fall below threshold are returned to editorial with specific revision notes. Only articles that meet compliance standards are published.
Publish & Review Loop
Published articles are reviewed again at 30 days and 90 days. The 30-day check verifies that every cited link still resolves and that no referenced statistic has been revised. The 90-day check re-evaluates whether the thesis still holds given new data, and either confirms, updates, or flags the article with a published correction notice.
Corrections are not hidden. When we get something wrong, we say so in the article, at the top, with the date and what changed.
Editorial Standards
- No product plugs in article bodies. FalcoAlgo strategies are not promoted inside research articles. The only commercial element on any article page is the site-wide header CTA.
- Primary sources only. Every quantitative claim links to peer-reviewed research, regulator filings, exchange documentation, or central-bank publications. Secondary sources are used only for context.
- Disclosed uncertainty. Where the empirical record is mixed, we say so. Where our conclusion is our own reading, we label it as such.
- AI-assisted, human-accountable. AI tools help with literature search and drafting. A human editor reviews every claim against its source before publication.
- Corrections are public. If we get something wrong, we fix it at the top of the article with a dated note. We do not silently edit.
- Educational only. Nothing on Falco Insights is financial or trading advice. Articles are research, not recommendations.