Copy trading on Polymarket

At school there was a straight-A student everyone copied homework from. Copying is easy. But if the top student makes a mistake, the whole class has it. And if you copy at the last moment, during the break, you may not have time to copy everything.

Copy trading on Polymarket is "copying" trades from a strong trader. Every Polymarket trade is recorded on the blockchain and visible to everyone. So you can follow anyone: from a political analyst to a wallet that has been winning on sports for a month. The bot notices the leader's new trade and makes the same one — with your amount and within your limits.

How it works

1. You choose a trader — by the link to their Polymarket profile or by wallet address.
2. You set the budget, the size of one copy and the price tolerance.
3. The leader buys an outcome — the bot buys the same outcome for you.
4. The leader sells — the bot sells your ticket too. The leader holds until the event ends — so do you.

How to choose a trader

Polymarket's leaderboard shows the most profitable participants. But the top lines aren't always the best choice to copy.

• Look at the time span. A month in profit may be luck. A year of steady results across different events says more.
• Look at the number of trades. Someone who made money on one big bet is an example of luck, not method.
• Check that they trade events. Some wallets on the leaderboard trade futures on Polymarket. A bot can't repeat those.
• Beware of "lottery players". Some buy outcomes at 1–5¢ and occasionally hit the jackpot. Others buy outcomes at 97–99¢ and earn pennies. In a copy this looks like a series of small results with a rare big swing.
• Think about where their edge comes from. If the trader is a bot that earns on speed, you won't keep up: by the time you copy, the price is different.

Why a copy differs from the original

• Delay. You enter after the leader — seconds or minutes later. The price may move in that time.
• Price shift. If the leader bought a lot, they pushed the price up themselves, and you get a less favorable one.
• Scale. The leader may hold dozens of large positions. With a small budget you can't copy everything, and the result will differ.
• You don't see everything. You see the trades, not the reasons. The leader may hedge on another venue, and you only get half of the idea.

How it works in Potabo

Frequently asked questions

Is it legal to copy other people's trades?

Polymarket trades are public: addresses and operations are visible to everyone on the blockchain. Repeating them is the same as reading open statistics.

Will the trader know I'm copying them?

No. A copy is an ordinary trade from your wallet; it has no connection to the leader's wallet.

How many traders can I copy at once?

In one Potabo bot you can add several leaders and split the budget between them.

What if the leader starts losing?

The bot will repeat those trades too. That's why the budget, the per-trade limit and regularly checking results in the journal matter.

Can I copy bots?

You can, but it usually works worse: bots often earn on speed, and a copy always arrives later.