Crypto glossary
Crypto trading signals
Crypto trading signals are trade alerts, often shared in Telegram or Discord groups, telling followers what to buy or sell, with entry, target and stop.
A typical signal names a pair, an entry range, one or more take-profit targets and a stop-loss, sometimes with suggested leverage. Providers range from free channels to paid subscriptions and automated feeds that connect to trading bots. Some publish analysis and track records; many do not.
Signals appeal to people who lack time or experience, but evaluating them is hard. Claimed win rates often count partial targets as wins, ignore fees and slippage, quietly delete losing calls or compare results against cherry-picked entry prices. An honest track record shows every call, with timestamps, over a long period, including losses.
The field is full of abuse. Pump-and-dump groups disguise themselves as signal channels, buying a thin token before telling members to buy so organisers can sell into the demand. Fake channels impersonate known traders to sell subscriptions, and some providers earn mainly from exchange referral fees rather than from trading results.
Example
A Telegram channel posts a signal to buy a small token with a target 40% higher. The price spikes for minutes as members buy, then collapses as the organisers sell, leaving most followers at a loss.