What we’re doing: build an A+ setup library from these trainers.
Pipeline in order — scrape videos → info / intelligence → playbook → set files / templates.
Galleries + labeling first; formal entry contracts into Roman/ZZ later (not SMT body / not live OM yet).
Top traders · info · pack v1 (31 Oct 2026)
Fred Trading
Frederik "Fred" Frost (Danish, says he is based in Dubai) runs a free forex copy-signal group: his team posts trade ideas Mon–Fri on Telegram and members copy them on a sponsoring broker's platform. Instruments: forex currency CFDs (EURUSD and USDCAD shown); crypto is listed as a package item but no crypto trade is ever shown. How codable: very low. No public entry, stop, target, timeframe, session or risk rule exists; the 5-hour course is behind sign-up. Steps 1–3 of the lane are done to record this; nothing is coded or tested.
Links: YouTube @Fred-Trading · YouTube @FredTrading (Shorts) · Instagram @fredtrading (reported banned; @fredtradingoriginal) · fred-frost.com · fredtrading.co
Regulatory and reputation note
- FCA warning: confirmed. The UK FCA Warning List has an entry for "@FredTrading / www.fred-frost.com / @fred-frost.com" as an unauthorised firm that "may be providing or promoting financial services or products without our permission". First published 14 Oct 2024, last updated 24 Apr 2026. FCA page (opened 31 Oct 2026). Also on IOSCO I-SCAN, warning 34956.
- An independent review (Generation Money, Jan 2026) advises avoiding the service. It says sign-up requires Vantage Markets International (not UK-regulated) and that Fred earns through a broker introducing agreement.
- Reddit threads (r/Forexstrategy, 2023–2025) include both scam and unregulated-broker complaints and positive member comments.
- fred-frost.com says the brand is owned by Fintech Media Advertising SA (Romania) and that it supplies signals to a CNB-licensed copy-trading firm. We have not verified this.
Model
Copy-signal service, not a published strategy. Check sequence: 1) Mon–Fri (FR-SES-01). 2) A signal is posted by Fred's team (FR-ENT-03, discretionary, not stated how). 3) The instrument is in the universe (FR-INS-01, C1 switch). 4) Stop, target and size are not stated. Session clock: not stated. For reference, London open 03:00 ET = 17:00 AEST and NY open 08:00 ET = 22:00 AEST.
| Label | Count |
|---|---|
| Coded | 1 |
| Partly coded | 1 |
| Missing | 0 |
| Judgement call | 2 |
| Not stated | 12 |
| Total | 16 |
Rules (16)
| ID | Section | Rule | Source | Label | Note | Param |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR-INS-01 | Instruments | Trades forex (currency CFDs). On screen: EURUSD and USDCAD shown as graphics; 'Set yourself free with forex trading'; course Part 1 'what Forex Trading is'. | 5nROnVHAiXc@00:42-00:48 (EURUSD graphic); 18m29yJVV4o@00:48-00:54 (USDCAD graphic); nItej3dCedE description; fredtrading.co course outline Part 1 | Partly coded | Stage One has 6E (EUR futures) as an EURUSD proxy; no USDCAD/6C and no spot-FX CFD feed in the farm | FredInstrumentUniverse |
| FR-INS-02 | Instruments | Crypto is listed only as a package item ('Cryptocurrency Calendar'); no crypto trade, chart or pair is ever shown. | fredtrading.co package list | Not stated | MBT is in Stage One but Fred never shows a crypto trade | FredInstrumentUniverse (C5) |
| FR-INS-03 | Instruments | Gold, indices, stocks: never shown as traded instruments (the word 'gold' only appears in 'gold mine'). | DE0t2t5S5ec@00:22 | Not stated | — | — |
| FR-SES-01 | Session | Trade ideas are shared Monday to Friday only. | fredtrading.co 'Join my free trading group'; fred-frost.com 'from Monday to Friday' | Coded | Generic weekday/session filter (no weekend trading in futures data anyway) | FredWeekdaysOnly |
| FR-SES-02 | Session | Time of day / session (London, NY, Asia) for entries. | — | Not stated | — | — |
| FR-TF-01 | Timeframe | Chart timeframe used for analysis or entry. | — | Not stated | — | — |
| FR-BIA-01 | Bias | How direction (long/short) is chosen. Only: 'my team and I analyse the entire financial market every day'. | 8x7QP3eeWwM@00:32; DE0t2t5S5ec@00:33 | Not stated | — | — |
| FR-ENT-01 | Entry | Entry setup / trigger. | — | Not stated | — | — |
| FR-ENT-02 | Entry | Indicators and strategies are said to be taught in course Part 2 (10 videos, 225 min); content is behind group sign-up and not public. | fredtrading.co course outline Part 2 | Not stated | Gated content; not accessed (no sign-ups) | — |
| FR-ENT-03 | Entry | Members copy each shared trade into their own broker account ('copy, paste and profit'). The signal itself is discretionary from Fred's team. | oJ0JoeWWCys@00:28 ('copy paste trading'); qe8XCeb6w_Q@00:28; fred-frost.com 'Real-time trade replication' | Judgement call | No mechanical signal; reproducible only from a signal-history log, which is not public | — |
| FR-STP-01 | Stop | Stop-loss placement. | — | Not stated | fred-frost.com claims a 'Defined risk framework' with no detail | — |
| FR-TGT-01 | Target | Take-profit placement. | — | Not stated | — | — |
| FR-RSK-01 | Risk | Position size / risk per trade. Only 'Defined risk framework' (no numbers). | fred-frost.com 'Copying Fredtrading' list | Not stated | — | — |
| FR-MGT-01 | Management | Breakeven, partials, trailing, max trades per day. | — | Not stated | — | — |
| FR-MGT-02 | Management | Time commitment: 15-20 minutes a day from your phone (claim, not a trade rule). | 0QwyASGvK6A@00:06; sWykLC7WGHM@00:06; fred-frost.com FAQ | Judgement call | Marketing claim; no management rule follows from it | — |
| FR-BRK-01 | Broker | Access requires opening an account with the sponsoring broker platform ('as long as you use their platform'); review says Vantage Markets International. | fred-frost.com FAQ 'Why is it free?'; zlrVazptKSA@00:55; generationmoney.co.uk review | Not stated | Not a trading rule; logged for context only | — |
Fred Trading A+ locked rules template one — checklist
Draft for David's sign-off. No A+ setup can be defined from public material. 8 of 10 checks are not stated; nothing is invented.
| # | Check | Rules |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Weekday Mon–Fri | FR-SES-01 |
| 2 | Instrument in FredInstrumentUniverse (FX default) | FR-INS-01, C1 |
| 3 | Bias — not stated | FR-BIA-01 |
| 4 | Timeframe — not stated | FR-TF-01 |
| 5 | Session — not stated | FR-SES-02 |
| 6 | Entry trigger — not stated (discretionary signal) | FR-ENT-01, FR-ENT-03 |
| 7 | Stop — not stated | FR-STP-01 |
| 8 | Target — not stated | FR-TGT-01 |
| 9 | Risk / size — not stated | FR-RSK-01 |
| 10 | Management — not stated | FR-MGT-01 |
Contradictions (switchable, unresolved)
| ID | Topic | Side A | Side B | Handling | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1 | Instrument universe | Forex only (EURUSD/USDCAD graphics, review: 'typically currencies') | Crypto calendar listed in packages | Switchable: FredInstrumentUniverse = FX | FX+Crypto (default FX) | Unresolved |
| C2 | Member count | 10,000+ (zlrVazptKSA, 2023) | 12,000 (2023 ads) / 20,000+ (fredtrading.co) / 39,000+ (fred-frost.com) | Claim conflict, no trading setting | Unresolved |
| C3 | Review count | 500+ five-star (-Qz-N4SgV3Y) | 9,900+ (DE0t2t5S5ec) / 12,500+ (fred-frost.com) | Claim conflict | Unresolved |
| C4 | Origin story | '2 years ago I was a broke student' (5ariLjRjZag description, Apr 2023) | 'analysing since 2016', 'founded in 2018', 'five years ago I was in the same position' (zlrVazptKSA@00:13) | Claim conflict | Unresolved |
| C5 | How he earns | 'I make a living from day trading' (zlrVazptKSA@00:36; fred-frost.com FAQ) | 'Funded through brokerage partnerships'; review says IB agreement with broker | Claim conflict | Unresolved |
| C6 | Skill needed | 'make money from day 1 even if you have no experience' (fred-frost.com) | 'Trading yourself: need years of experience and practice' (fredtrading.co) | Claim conflict (copying vs self-trading framing) | Unresolved |
A+ examples
0. No video or public page shows a chart setup. EURUSD and USDCAD appear only as animated text in ads, and the member P&L screenshots in ads are unreadable at 360×640.
Verified trades (0) — SHORTFALL 0/15 (gate 15–20), 0/50 (forensic gate)
No public trade with a date, time, price and direction. The reproduction and forensic tests cannot run.
Claims log (claims, not facts)
| Topic | Claim | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Members | 10,000+ / 12,000+ / 20,000+ / 39,000+ | zlrVazptKSA@01:15; 0QwyASGvK6A@00:11; fredtrading.co; fred-frost.com |
| Five-star reviews | 500+ / 9,900+ / 12,500+ | -Qz-N4SgV3Y@00:32; DE0t2t5S5ec@00:59; fred-frost.com |
| Income | 'well over 100,000 a month' (currency not stated) | zlrVazptKSA@00:39 |
| Member results | Clark/Urban UK £28,000 in one week; Andrew DE €7,500/week; Rob UK £2,700/day; Robbie NZ NZ$13,500 in 3 weeks; DK: 7,000 / 2,000 / 2,200 kr per day | qe8XCeb6w_Q@00:00; zSwR_ct0fqo@00:00; 5nROnVHAiXc@00:00 |
| Track record | 'Verified track-record with documentation' (none public) | fred-frost.com |
| Regulation | Says signals are provided for the copy-trading service of 'Mordex Asset Management', CNB licence 19819145 (not verified by us) | fred-frost.com footer |
| Background | Age 26 (fredtrading.co) / 29 (fred-frost.com); analysing since 2016; copy group since 2020; AP in Financial Management (Denmark) | fredtrading.co; fred-frost.com |
Sources (38) — all promo or motivational, no rules
Scraped 31 Oct 2026 (AEST) with yt-dlp (no cookies, no proxy). Every upload is from 1 Apr – 2 Jun 2023, older than the 18-month cap; they were carded anyway because nothing newer exists. One Short (HY60R2RgZXk) was unavailable.
| Video | Uploaded | Len | Views | Title | Transcript | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mOKLDrnRTIc | 2023-04-01 | 0:30 | 169 | Its not hard to become a Winner | YouTube auto-captions (en) | No rules (promo/motivation) |
| rBOdbSbq0XM | 2023-04-01 | 0:16 | 349 | Why do it tomorrow, when you can change your life today? | YouTube auto-captions (en) | No rules (promo/motivation) |
| IK8x4ogdP_0 | 2023-04-02 | 0:17 | 333 | Fred time is the best time! | YouTube auto-captions (en) | No rules (promo/motivation) |
| f65R2pljims | 2023-04-02 | 0:14 | 218 | Its a marathon not a sprint! Quote me for that when i die one day | YouTube auto-captions (en) | No rules (promo/motivation) |
| uy69-yX_lRQ | 2023-04-02 | 0:14 | 1,375 | Daytrading is the way to set yourself free from the matrix! #shorts #short | YouTube auto-captions (en) | No rules (promo/motivation) |
| nItej3dCedE | 2023-04-03 | 0:13 | 502 | Invest in yourself and trade your way to financial freedom. #short #shorts | YouTube auto-captions (en) | No rules (promo/motivation) |
| 5ariLjRjZag | 2023-04-04 | 0:17 | 109 | The fear of being a failure was my biggest motivation! #short #shorts | YouTube auto-captions (en) | No rules (promo/motivation) |
| 18m29yJVV4o | 2023-05-24 | 1:07 | 13,599 | Kopier mine handler gratis, når jeg hver dag analyserer markedet | whisper (da→en) | No rules (promo/motivation) |
| 2BByEHMINUc | 2023-05-24 | 1:07 | 3,233 | Kopier mine handler gratis, når jeg hver dag analyserer markedet | whisper (da→en) | No rules (promo/motivation) |
| 5nROnVHAiXc | 2023-05-24 | 1:01 | 4,451 | Kopier mine handler gratis, når jeg hver dag analyserer markedet | whisper (da→en) | No rules (promo/motivation) |
| RT77y4fxK0Y | 2023-05-24 | 1:04 | 20,039 | Kopier mine handler gratis, når jeg hver dag analyserer markedet | whisper (da→en) | No rules (promo/motivation) |
| tZKjbeqMMWs | 2023-05-24 | 1:01 | 265 | Kopier mine handler gratis, når jeg hver dag analyserer markedet | whisper (da→en) | No rules (promo/motivation) |
| yPGDm35_hds | 2023-05-24 | 1:04 | 11,663 | Kopier mine handler gratis, når jeg hver dag analyserer markedet | whisper (da→en) | No rules (promo/motivation) |
| N5chqPZVWis | 2023-05-25 | 1:07 | 80,833 | Join my free trading group today | YouTube auto-captions (en) | No rules (promo/motivation) |
| ayhCTUuY5Tc | 2023-05-25 | 1:07 | 3,354 | Join my free trading group today | YouTube auto-captions (en) | No rules (promo/motivation) |
| 8x7QP3eeWwM | 2023-05-31 | 1:06 | 42,233 | Join my free trading group today | YouTube auto-captions (en) | No rules (promo/motivation) |
| A4Tu2W0JLUs | 2023-05-31 | 1:06 | 131,447 | Join my free trading group today | YouTube auto-captions (en) | No rules (promo/motivation) |
| BzONcJk0Q_g | 2023-05-31 | 1:07 | 56,522 | Join my free trading group today | YouTube auto-captions (en) | No rules (promo/motivation) |
| CvGNIJlVu24 | 2023-05-31 | 1:06 | 22,898 | Join my free trading group today | YouTube auto-captions (en) | No rules (promo/motivation) |
| QjbgbCZRZec | 2023-05-31 | 1:06 | 832 | Join my free trading group today | YouTube auto-captions (en) | No rules (promo/motivation) |
| XNME8R7L66w | 2023-05-31 | 1:06 | 117,814 | Join my free trading group today | YouTube auto-captions (en) | No rules (promo/motivation) |
| flufgRCCBV0 | 2023-05-31 | 1:06 | 17,413 | Join my free trading group today | YouTube auto-captions (en) | No rules (promo/motivation) |
| gQMZzowi5eM | 2023-05-31 | 1:06 | 1,133 | Join my free trading group today | YouTube auto-captions (en) | No rules (promo/motivation) |
| sWykLC7WGHM | 2023-05-31 | 1:06 | 102,673 | Join my free trading group today | YouTube auto-captions (en) | No rules (promo/motivation) |
| vdTKqUF4Y2Q | 2023-05-31 | 1:07 | 77,159 | Join my free trading group today | YouTube auto-captions (en) | No rules (promo/motivation) |
| -Qz-N4SgV3Y | 2023-06-01 | 0:49 | 7,533 | Join my free trading group today | YouTube auto-captions (en) | No rules (promo/motivation) |
| 0QwyASGvK6A | 2023-06-01 | 1:07 | 12,510 | Join my free trading group today | YouTube auto-captions (en) | No rules (promo/motivation) |
| DE0t2t5S5ec | 2023-06-01 | 1:18 | 76,350 | Join my free trading group today | YouTube auto-captions (en) | No rules (promo/motivation) |
| P5OiozOGFYs | 2023-06-01 | 1:07 | 68,779 | Join my free trading group today | YouTube auto-captions (en) | No rules (promo/motivation) |
| X3cViMbbhKY | 2023-06-01 | 1:18 | 17,867 | Join my free trading group today | YouTube auto-captions (en) | No rules (promo/motivation) |
| _Y8gmPpZTZQ | 2023-06-01 | 1:19 | 11,090 | Join my free trading group today | YouTube auto-captions (en) | No rules (promo/motivation) |
| hcWCTcLsmRU | 2023-06-01 | 0:49 | 214 | Join my free trading group today | YouTube auto-captions (en) | No rules (promo/motivation) |
| oJ0JoeWWCys | 2023-06-01 | 1:19 | 2,070 | Join my free trading group today | YouTube auto-captions (en) | No rules (promo/motivation) |
| qe8XCeb6w_Q | 2023-06-01 | 1:18 | 36,689 | Join my free trading group today | YouTube auto-captions (en) | No rules (promo/motivation) |
| zSwR_ct0fqo | 2023-06-01 | 1:18 | 2,946 | Join my free trading group today | YouTube auto-captions (en) | No rules (promo/motivation) |
| JibhAk7g7cQ | 2023-06-02 | 1:24 | 20,453 | Join my free trading group today | YouTube auto-captions (en) | No rules (promo/motivation) |
| Za_lFuT_Ekw | 2023-06-02 | 1:24 | 2,315 | Join my free trading group today | YouTube auto-captions (en) | No rules (promo/motivation) |
| zlrVazptKSA | 2023-06-02 | 1:19 | 23,384 | Join my free trading group today | YouTube auto-captions (en) | No rules (promo/motivation) |
Data-gap note
- No trade data at all: 0 verified trades, no dates, prices or times (All) — affects results: yes — reproduction and forensic tests cannot run
- Instruments are spot-FX CFDs (EURUSD, USDCAD); farm has 6E futures only as an EURUSD proxy, no 6C/USDCAD, no CFD or crypto-spot feed (EURUSD→6E; USDCAD none) — affects results: yes — any test would be a proxy
- All 38 sources are from Apr–Jun 2023, outside the 18-month cap window (cutoff 30 Apr 2025) (All) — affects results: possibly — nothing newer exists on YouTube
- Course (5 h), live sessions and Telegram signal history are behind sign-up; not accessed (public pages only) (All) — affects results: yes — the actual method is not observable
- Instagram @fredtrading reported banned; @fredtradingoriginal not scraped (needs login; no cookies rule) (All) — affects results: possibly
- 6 Danish videos had no captions; whisper small (da→en translate) used — may mishear numbers (18m29yJVV4o, 2BByEHMINUc, 5nROnVHAiXc, RT77y4fxK0Y, tZKjbeqMMWs, yPGDm35_hds) — affects results: no (no rules in them)
- Video resolution 360×640; Telegram screenshots in ads unreadable (All ads) — affects results: no
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