Fast answer
Crypto signal MAE and MFE checks show what happened during the trade, not only after it closed.
Before accepting a crypto signal result, record the entry time, entry price, worst adverse move, best favorable move, stop level, target or exit rule, partial exits, missed fills, fees, slippage, update timing, and final close record.
If a provider reports final wins and losses without showing adverse movement, favorable movement, stop handling, and missed-exit context, the result path is incomplete.
Excursion checks
What to inspect in crypto signal MAE and MFE records.
Worst adverse move
MAE shows how far the trade moved against the signal before closing. It helps reveal hidden stress and stop realism.
Best favorable move
MFE shows how far the trade moved in favor before closing. It helps assess missed exits and target realism.
Stop and target logic
Compare MAE/MFE with the original stop, target, partial-exit plan, and update trail.
Execution context
Spreads, slippage, alert delay, exchange liquidity, and missed fills decide whether followers could have captured the path.
Source context
MAE helps reveal trade-path risk before final P/L.
NinjaTrader describes maximum adverse excursion as a backtesting tool that reviews trades to find how far price moved against the entry before exit. For crypto signals, that path context can expose risk that final result labels hide.
Review standard
A reviewable MAE/MFE record connects entry, path, update, and exit.
For CSR evidence review, crypto signal MAE and MFE records should preserve the original alert, entry timestamp, entry price, stop, target, updates, worst adverse move, best favorable move, partial exits, missed fills, cost assumptions, and final status.