Fast answer
Crypto arbitrage signals need full execution math.
Before using an arbitrage signal, check venues, asset pair, spread, fees, slippage, transfer time, withdrawal and deposit status, liquidity, account limits, custody risk, update timing, and whether the provider records missed or stale opportunities.
If the alert shows a gross spread but not the cost path, the signal is incomplete.
Arbitrage checks
What to inspect in an arbitrage signal.
Venue path
Know which exchanges, wallets, networks, accounts, or bridges are required to attempt the spread.
Cost path
Fees, spread, slippage, funding, network costs, and conversion steps can erase the apparent gap.
Timing risk
Transfers, confirmations, withdrawal pauses, and delayed alerts can make the call stale.
Provider proof
Require records for stale alerts, failed transfers, blocked withdrawals, and closed opportunities.
Official context
AI and arbitrage language is common in trading-scam pitches.
The CFTC warns that scammers use AI, trading bots, trade-signal strategies, and crypto-asset arbitrage language to push unrealistic claims. Arbitrage wording should raise the evidence bar, not lower it.
Review standard
Arbitrage records should show costs and misses.
A reviewable arbitrage signal includes alert time, venues, quoted spread, required balances, fees, transfer assumptions, liquidity, stale-alert labels, failed-path notes, and final status. Cherry-picked spread screenshots are not enough.