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Trader explains how bots spot Polymarket arbitrage
Original: Finding a 3¢ arbitrage opportunity on Polymarket looks simple. Your bot sees: YES + NO # polymarket # analytics # crypto
Polymarket traders are discussing how automated bots detect pricing errors where the YES and NO sides of a prediction market add up to less than a dollar, allowing a guaranteed profit of a few cents per share. A new writeup walks through the math of calculating the real return after gas and slippage, noting that a 3-cent gap looks simple on screen but is often already being raced for by competing bots.
Why now: Interest in automated crypto trading strategies is rising as prediction markets like Polymarket grow, and small arbitrage gaps are a popular topic among developers building bots.
Evidence
- Finding a 3¢ arbitrage opportunity on Polymarket looks simple. Your bot sees: YES + NO # polymarket # analytics # crypto # softwaredevelopment # software # coding # development # engineering # inclusive # community # Polymarket Trading Bot Arbitrage: How to Calculate the Real… · hackaday@www.urbanmind.net · 2
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