Fast answer
A signal without a stop or invalidation is incomplete.
A reviewable crypto signal should say where the trade idea is wrong, what happens if price reaches that level, and whether the provider moved the stop after entry. If the room removes stopped trades from the archive, the risk process cannot be reviewed.
If a provider says "mental stop" but does not record when it was triggered, confidence should fall.
Stop checklist
What to inspect before trusting a stop-loss process.
Initial placement
The stop or invalidation should be visible before or at entry, not added only after price moves.
Movement rules
Stop changes should be timestamped, explained, and preserved in the original signal record.
Execution risk
In fast markets, a triggered stop may execute at a different price than expected.
Archive behavior
Stopped trades, manual exits, and reopened calls should stay visible in the result history.
Official context
Stops can trigger differently in volatile markets.
Investor.gov and FINRA both explain that stop orders become market orders once triggered, and that execution can differ from the stop price during fast movement. Crypto markets can be even more fragmented, so signal providers should not present a stop as a perfect shield.
Review standard
Stop history belongs in the result sheet.
A useful result sheet should show original stop, stop movement, final exit, and any missing execution data. If the provider reports targets but not stop outcomes, the sample is incomplete.