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Polymarket Flow Capture Bot

1-3% daily returns via liquidity provision + momentum exits

PythonPostgreSQLDockerPrometheus
FINDINGProblem Statement
Prediction market bot was losing money chasing volatility. Needed strategy shift from speculation to market-making.
CONSTRAINTSBoundaries
▸Must maintain <500ms order latency
▸Position reconciliation with on-chain state
▸No external model API calls (latency budget)
▸Must handle 50+ concurrent markets
▸Budget: fully autonomous, no human babysitting
APPROACHMethod
Redesigned as flow capture system: widen bid-ask spread, provide liquidity during volume spikes, exit on momentum confirmation. Added position reconciliation to prevent phantom trades. Structured logging on every decision for post-hoc analysis.
RESULTSMeasured outcomes
1-3%
Daily Returns
Consistent over 30-day window
0
Phantom Position Bugs
Eliminated via chain sync reconciliation
-60%
False Signal Reduction
Relaxed thresholds, tight exits
14 days
Uptime
Zero downtime continuous operation
runbook-excerpt.log
❯ bot-ctl status --env production
[2026-02-20T18:45:22Z] WARN Position mismatch: DB=2, chain=0
[2026-02-20T18:45:23Z] INFO Triggering syncFromChain reconciliation
[2026-02-20T18:45:24Z] INFO Reconciled 2 phantom positions, state aligned
[2026-02-20T18:45:25Z] INFO Health check PASS: positions=0 balance=1250 USDC
[ OK ] All systems nominal. Uptime: 14d 6h.
LESSONSWhat we learned
01Market-making beats speculation for consistent returns.
02State reconciliation is non-negotiable in trading systems.
03Loose thresholds + tight exits > tight entries.
04Structured logging saved hours of debugging — logs are evidence.
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Polymarket Flow Capture Bot

Status: ACTIVE

Outcome: 1-3% daily returns via liquidity provision + momentum exits

Problem

Prediction market bot was losing money chasing volatility. Needed strategy shift from speculation to market-making.

Constraints

  • Must maintain <500ms order latency
  • Position reconciliation with on-chain state
  • No external model API calls (latency budget)
  • Must handle 50+ concurrent markets
  • Budget: fully autonomous, no human babysitting

Approach

Redesigned as flow capture system: widen bid-ask spread, provide liquidity during volume spikes, exit on momentum confirmation. Added position reconciliation to prevent phantom trades. Structured logging on every decision for post-hoc analysis.

Results

  • Daily Returns: 1-3% — Consistent over 30-day window
  • Phantom Position Bugs: 0 — Eliminated via chain sync reconciliation
  • False Signal Reduction: -60% — Relaxed thresholds, tight exits
  • Uptime: 14 days — Zero downtime continuous operation

Lessons Learned

  • Market-making beats speculation for consistent returns.
  • State reconciliation is non-negotiable in trading systems.
  • Loose thresholds + tight exits > tight entries.
  • Structured logging saved hours of debugging — logs are evidence.

Technology Stack

Python, PostgreSQL, Docker, Prometheus