Methodology

How we rate Bullwaves

Our scores are reproducible. Anyone with the same data should arrive at the same number. Here is exactly how we get from raw reviews to a 4.9 / 5.

  1. 1

    Source

    Reviews are collected from public Trustpilot data and verified live-account holders who submit through our intake form.

  2. 2

    Verify

    We confirm the reviewer's account status with a hashed account ID. Anonymous or unverifiable submissions are excluded from scoring.

  3. 3

    Score

    Each verified review contributes to four category scores: execution speed, spreads & fees, customer support, and safety & regulation.

  4. 4

    Weight

    Recent reviews (last 90 days) carry 2× weight. Reviews from accounts with >30 trades carry 1.5× weight.

  5. 5

    Publish

    Aggregated category scores and the overall score are published with the underlying review count.

  6. 6

    Refresh

    Scores refresh every 90 days. Outlier filtering removes the top and bottom 2% to limit brigading.

What we exclude

  • Reviews under 40 characters
  • Non-English reviews without a verified translation
  • Submissions from accounts with zero trades
  • Duplicate submissions from the same hashed identity