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Polymarket Profits

Working Python bots for Polymarket. Kelly criterion sizing, copy trading, correlated markets, contrarian strategies, and on-chain resolution scanning.

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tutorial 8 min read

How to Build a Contrarian Bot for Polymarket

A Polymarket contrarian bot that uses base rates, engagement-weighted sentiment, and a political-market insider filter. With Python code and examples.

from: Polymarket Profits 2

how-to 8 min read

Polymarket Position Sizing With Fee-Adjusted Kelly

Quarter-Kelly position sizing for Polymarket with the real fee formula, correlation clusters, and why a 68% win rate still loses money. With Python code.

from: Polymarket Profits 2

tutorial 9 min read

How to Build a Polymarket Resolution Scanner

A Polymarket resolution scanner that catches events before the price updates. Covers the 4 event types, 15-second staleness check, and edge calculation.

from: Polymarket Profits 2

reference 7 min read

Polymarket Trading Fees: The Real Formula and Table

The real Polymarket fee formula, taker rates per category from the official docs, and a worked example proving 5%+ effective fees kill most arbitrage bots.

from: Polymarket Profits 2

analysis 8 min read

How to Detect Edge Decay in Your Trading Bot

Five metrics to detect edge decay in a Polymarket trading bot, plus the platform-change monitor that catches fee updates before they show up in your P&L.

from: Polymarket Profits 2

how-to 7 min read

Kelly Criterion for Polymarket Position Sizing

The exact formula, the spreadsheet, and why half-Kelly beats full-Kelly in live prediction markets. Includes the $3,100 loss that proves it.

from: Polymarket Profits

how-to 6 min read

How to Trade Correlated Markets on Polymarket

When one market moves, find the second market that should move but hasn't yet. The lag window strategy with entry rules, worked examples, and Python code.

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analysis 6 min read

Polymarket Taxes and Legal Risks for US Traders

How Polymarket profits are taxed, whether US access via VPN is legal, and the 5 real risks nobody covers. From a trader who dealt with all of them.

from: Polymarket Profits

how-to 7 min read

The 5-Minute Probability Test That Fixes Your Trading

Calibrate your prediction market instincts with 5 scenarios, expected value math, and a Python scoring system. Stop trading on gut feeling.

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tutorial 7 min read

Build a Reddit Sentiment Monitor for Trading in Python

Detect market-moving events 5 minutes before price moves. Working Python code for Reddit mention spike detection with alert system.

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