Polymarket Trading Guides (2026)
Practical guides to Polymarket bots and copy trading: how mirroring works, what custody models actually mean, how fees compound, and how to pick wallets worth following.
- How to Choose Wallets to Copy on Polymarket (Without Getting Fooled by Leaderboards)
Leaderboards reward survivorship, short windows, and wash trading. Here's how to actually vet a Polymarket wallet before copying it: win rate vs ROI vs drawdown, edge decay, category concentration, and size compatibility.
Updated 2026-07-15
- How to Copy Trade on Polymarket: Mechanics, Sizing, and Day-One Settings
How Polymarket copy trading actually works: how bots watch wallets on-chain, fixed vs proportional vs Kelly sizing, why latency costs you entry price, and the risk controls to set before your first copied trade.
Updated 2026-07-15
- Is Polymarket Copy Trading Safe? An Honest Risk Map
The real risks of Polymarket copy trading: who holds your keys, operator conflicts, execution slippage, and why a copied wallet's past PnL tends to decay.
Updated 2026-07-16
- Polymarket Bot Custody Explained: Safe Wallets, Session Keys, and Who Really Holds Yours
A plain-language taxonomy of Polymarket bot custody models — self-custodial Safe wallets, session keys, Privy and Turnkey embedded wallets, server-held keys, and wallet-connect terminals — plus the questions to ask before depositing.
Updated 2026-07-15
- Polymarket API and Automation Overview: Hosted Bots vs Building Your Own
The Polymarket automation landscape mapped: what hosted rule engines like PolyBot's Auto Trader and PolyCop's AFK mode actually do, what building on the CLOB API involves, and why most traders shouldn't self-host.
Updated 2026-07-15
- Polymarket Bot Fees Explained: Flat Rates, Odds Curves, and Subscriptions
The fee math behind Polymarket trading bots: how Kreo's odds-curve formula compares with PolyBot's 1% flat and PolyCop's 0.5% flat on a $100 trade at 20¢, 50¢, and 80¢ — with the crossover points worked out.
Updated 2026-07-15