2026-10-08 · run #56 · VelesAI Forex AI Visibility Index
Let me write the report. Requirements:
- First line exactly: "TITLE:
Key facts: - Run date: 2026-10-08 - 60 queries - Models: GPT-4o, Claude Opus/Sonnet/Haiku, Gemini 2.5, Perplexity Sonar Pro - IG top with 80% visibility, down 10 points from 90 - Pepperstone 58%, up 3 - IC Markets 40%, down 8 - Interactive Brokers 33%, down 2 - Forex.com 22%, down 5; OANDA 22%, down 1; Saxo 22%, down 1 - eToro 20%, down 2 - FP Markets 15%, down 2; Fusion Markets 15%, up 3 - Movers: IG -10, IC Markets -8, XTB 13→7 (-6), Equiti 5→0 (-5), Forex.com -5, Tickmill 17→12 (-5), tastyfx 7→2 (-5), FxPro 7→3 (-4) - Invisible count: 37 brands with 0 visibility; examples: AMarkets, ATFX, Alpari, Axi, Blueberry Markets, City Index, Doo Prime, Equiti, Errante, FXOpen, Finex, Forex4you - Sources cited: forexbrokers.com 21, dailyforex.com 15, daytrading.com 13, fxempire.com 13, bestbrokers.com 11, investopedia.com 10, fxleaders.com 9, scribehow.com 9
Title should include date and one key fact. E.g., "TITLE: AI Forex Index, October 8, 2026: IG Still No. 1 at 80% Visibility — But It Just Lost 10 Points"
Word count: 400-550. Let me draft.
Intro: VelesAI's independent Forex AI Visibility Index ran 60 queries across GPT-4o, Claude Opus/Sonnet/Haiku, Gemini 2.5, and Perplexity Sonar Pro on October 8, 2026. IG leads at 80% visibility despite shedding 10 points. 37 brokers got zero mentions.
H2: IG leads, but the top is slipping — leaderboard story. IG 80% (-10), Pepperstone 58% (+3) only gainer in top... wait, Fusion Markets +3 too. Pepperstone and Fusion Markets are the only gainers in the top 10. IC Markets 40% (-8), Interactive Brokers 33% (-2), three-way tie at 22% (Forex.com -5, OANDA -1, Saxo -1), eToro 20% (-2), FP Markets 15% (-2) and Fusion Markets 15% (+3).
H2: The movers — IG 90→80, IC Markets 48→40, XTB 13→7, Equiti 5→0, Forex.com 27→22, Tickmill 17→12, tastyfx 7→2, FxPro 7→3. Plausible why: I need to be careful not to invent facts. I can frame plausible explanations as speculation clearly marked, e.g., "The data doesn't say why, but the pattern — eight of the ten biggest movers all falling — suggests..." I should keep it hedged: "The index doesn't capture causes, only mentions. But..." I can note that when models cite the same handful of aggregator sites, rankings can swing without any change by brokers themselves. That's a plausible inference, framed as such.
H2: The invisible problem — 37 brokers with 0% visibility. Named: AMarkets, ATFX, Alpari, Axi, Blueberry Markets, City Index, Doo Prime, Equiti, Errante, FXOpen, Finex, Forex4you. Note Equiti dropped from 5 to 0. City Index is notable (a well-known brand) — but I shouldn't editorialize too much; I can just name it among examples. Actually saying "City Index" is a major brand might be inventing facts? It's a well-known broker brand (GAIN Capital). I could say "including names like City Index, Alpari and Axi" — that's fine, they're in the data. I'll avoid claiming facts about them beyond being in the invisible list.
H2: What AI reads — cited domains: forexbrokers.com 21, dailyforex.com 15, daytrading.com 13, fxempire.com 13, bestbrokers.com 11, investopedia.com 10, fxleaders.com 9, scribehow.com 9. Total citations across these eight = 21+15+13+13+11+10+9+9 = 101. I can say these eight domains account for 101 citations. That's derived from data, fine.
Closing: full live index at https://ai.veles.solutions/index.
Word count target 400-550. Let me write and count roughly.
Draft:
TITLE: Forex AI Visibility Index — Oct 8, 2026: IG Holds No. 1 at 80% After Losing 10 Points; 37 Brokers Go Unmentioned
Intro paragraph (~70 words): "On October 8, 2026, VelesAI ran 60 trader-focused prompts through GPT-4o, Claude Opus, Sonnet and Haiku, Gemini 2.5, and Perplexity Sonar Pro to see which forex brokers the major AI assistants actually recommend. The result: IG remains the most visible broker in AI answers at 80% visibility — down 10 points from 90 — while 37 brokers were never mentioned at all."
H2: The leaderboard: IG on top, Pepperstone closing the gap IG 80% (-10). Pepperstone second at 58% (+3), one of only two gainers in the top 10. Gap narrowed from 32 points to 22. IC Markets third at 40% (-8). Interactive Brokers 33% (-2). Then a three-way tie at 22%: Forex.com (-5), OANDA (-1), Saxo (-1). eToro 20% (-2). FP Markets 15% (-2) and Fusion Markets 15% (+3) share ninth.
H2: The movers: eight brands fell, only two rose IG 90→80. IC Markets 48→40. XTB 13→7. Equiti 5→0. Forex.com 27→22. Tickmill 17→12. tastyfx 7→2. FxPro 7→3. The index measures mentions, not causes. But with every model drawing on the same narrow set of review sites, a broker's visibility can swing on aggregator rankings and crawl changes rather than anything the broker did. Pepperstone (+3) and Fusion Markets (+3) were the only top-10 gainers.
H2: The invisible-to-AI problem 37 of the tracked brokers registered 0% visibility — never recommended in any of the 60 queries. The list includes AMarkets, ATFX, Alpari, Axi, Blueberry Markets, City Index, Doo Prime, Equiti, Errante, FXOpen, Finex and Forex4you. Equiti's case is instructive: it had 5% last run and dropped to zero. For these brands, the AI recommendation channel simply doesn't exist yet — they are absent from the answers where traders increasingly start their broker search.
H2: What the models read AI answers leaned on a small set of sources. forexbrokers.com led with 21 citations, followed by dailyforex.com (15), daytrading.com (13) and fxempire.com (13). bestbrokers.com drew 11, investopedia.com 10, and fxleaders.com and scribehow.com 9 each — 101 citations across those eight domains. Brokers and marketers wanting AI visibility should note: being present and well-reviewed on these sites correlates with being recommended.
Hmm, "correlates with being recommended" — is that inventing? It's an inference. I should hedge: "the concentration suggests visibility flows through these sites." Keep it as plausible interpretation, clearly framed.
Closing: The full live index — every broker, every model, updated each run — is at https://ai.veles.solutions/index.
Let me count words. I'll write it out and estimate.
Let me be careful about "trader-focused prompts" — data says "queries": 60. I'll say "60 queries". Don't invent what queries were. Just "60 queries across four AI platforms" — models listed: GPT-4o, Claude Opus/Sonnet/Haiku, Gemini 2.5, Perplexity Sonar Pro. That's 4 model families.
Gap calculation: previous run IG 90, Pepperstone 55 (58-3). 90-55=35. Now 80-58=22. So gap narrowed from 35 to 22. Let me verify: Pepperstone delta +3, so prev 55. Yes, 90-55 = 35. Now 80-58 = 22. Good, I can state that as derived fact.
Also note: 8 of top 10 lost ground; only Pepperstone and Fusion gained. Check deltas: IG -10, Pepperstone +3, IC Markets -8, IBKR -2, Forex.com -5, OANDA -1, Saxo -1, eToro -2, FP Markets -2, Fusion +3. So 8 declined, 2 gained. Good.
Movers list: all negative. The biggest single-move losers: IG -10, IC Markets -8, XTB -6, then four at -5 (Equiti, Forex.com, Tickmill, tastyfx), FxPro -4.
Now write final, count words carefully to land in 400-550.
Draft full text:
TITLE: Forex AI Visibility Index, Oct 8, 2026: IG Holds No. 1 at 80% — But It Just Shed 10 Points, and 37 Brokers Went Unmentioned
Hmm, title should be punchy with date and one key fact. Maybe: "TITLE: AI Visibility Index — October 8, 2026: IG Tops at 80% Despite a 10-Point Slide; 37 Brokers Invisible to ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity". A bit long. Keep punchy: "TITLE: Oct 8, 2026 Forex AI Index: IG Leads at 80% After Losing 10 Points — 37 Brokers Never Mentioned".!!!!!!!!TITLE: Forex AI Visibility Index, October 8, 2026: IG Holds No. 1 at 80% After Shedding 10 Points — and 37 Brokers Were Never Mentioned at All
On October 8, 2026, VelesAI ran 60 forex-broker queries through GPT-4o, Claude Opus, Sonnet and Haiku, Gemini 2.5, and Perplexity Sonar Pro to measure which brokers AI assistants actually recommend. IG remains the most visible brand in AI answers at 80% visibility — but that figure is down 10 points from 90 on the previous run. Meanwhile, 37 tracked brokers registered zero visibility, meaning no model recommended them in any query.
IG leads at 80% (-10), but its cushion is shrinking. Pepperstone sits second at 58% after a 3-point gain, cutting IG's lead from 35 points to 22. IC Markets holds third at 40% (-8), with Interactive Brokers fourth at 33% (-2). Three brands are tied at 22%: Forex.com (-5), OANDA (-1) and Saxo (-1). eToro follows at 20% (-2), with FP Markets (-2) and Fusion Markets (+3) sharing ninth place at 15%. Eight of the top ten lost ground this run; only Pepperstone and Fusion Markets gained.
The biggest single-run drops: IG fell from 90 to 80, IC Markets from 48 to 40, and XTB from 13 to 7. Four brands lost 5 points each — Equiti (5 to 0), Forex.com (27 to 22), Tickmill (17 to 12) and tastyfx (7 to 2) — while FxPro slipped from 7 to 3. The index tracks mentions, not causes, so the "why" is necessarily speculative. But with all four model families drawing on the same narrow pool of review sites, visibility can swing on aggregator ranking changes and crawl freshness rather than anything a broker itself did. A slide this broad — losses at the top, middle and tail simultaneously — points to shifts in the source layer more than in broker behavior.
Thirty-seven brokers scored 0% visibility across all 60 queries. The list includes AMarkets, ATFX, Alpari, Axi, Blueberry Markets, City Index, Doo Prime, Equiti, Errante, FXOpen, Finex and Forex4you. Equiti's case is the sharpest: it held 5% last run and has now vanished entirely. For these brands, the AI recommendation channel effectively does not exist — they are absent from the answers where a growing share of traders begin their broker search, regardless of their actual market presence.
AI answers leaned heavily on a small set of domains. forexbrokers.com led with 21 citations, followed by dailyforex.com (15), daytrading.com (13) and fxempire.com (13). bestbrokers.com drew 11, investopedia.com 10, and fxleaders.com and scribehow.com 9 each — 101 citations across those eight sources alone. That concentration suggests a clear implication for brokers: visibility in AI answers flows through presence and standing on these sites, and brands absent from them are far more likely to end up in the invisible 37.
The full live index — every broker, every model, every run — is at https://ai.veles.solutions/index.
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