Polymarket FastLoop Trader

Trade Polymarket's 5-minute BTC fast markets using real-time price momentum from Binance.

Polymarket only. All trades execute on Polymarket with real USDC. Use --live for real trades, dry-run is the default.

How it works: Every cycle, the script finds the current live BTC fast market, checks BTC price momentum on Binance, and trades if momentum diverges from market odds.

This is a template. The default signal (Binance momentum) gets you started. Your agent's reasoning is the edge — layer on sentiment analysis, multi-exchange spreads, news feeds, or custom signals to improve it.

⚠️ Fast markets carry Polymarket's 10% fee (is_paid: true). Factor this into your edge calculations.

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when the user wants to:

• Trade BTC sprint/fast markets (5-minute or 15-minute)
• Automate short-term crypto prediction trading
• Use CEX price momentum as a Polymarket signal
• Monitor sprint market positions

Setup Flow

When user asks to install or configure this skill:

1. Ask for Simmer API key

   • Get from simmer.markets/dashboard → SDK tab
   • Store in environment as SIMMER_API_KEY

2. Ask about settings (or confirm defaults)

   • Asset: BTC, ETH, or SOL (default BTC)
   • Entry threshold: Min divergence to trade (default 5¢)
   • Max position: Amount per trade (default $5.00)
   • Window: 5m or 15m (default 5m)

3. Set up cron or loop (user drives scheduling — see "How to Run on a Loop")

Quick Start

# Set your API key
export SIMMER_API_KEY="your-key-here"

# Dry run — see what would happen
python fastloop_trader.py

# Go live
python fastloop_trader.py --live

# Live + quiet (for cron/heartbeat loops)
python fastloop_trader.py --live --quiet

# Live + smart sizing (5% of balance per trade)
python fastloop_trader.py --live --smart-sizing --quiet

How to Run on a Loop

The script runs one cycle — your bot drives the loop. Set up a cron job or heartbeat:

Every 5 minutes (one per fast market window):

*/5 * * * * cd /path/to/skill && python fastloop_trader.py --live --quiet

Every 1 minute (more aggressive, catches mid-window opportunities):

* * * * * cd /path/to/skill && python fastloop_trader.py --live --quiet

Via OpenClaw heartbeat: Add to your HEARTBEAT.md:

Run: cd /path/to/fast market && python fastloop_trader.py --live --quiet

Configuration

Configure via config.json, environment variables, or --set:

# Change entry threshold
python fastloop_trader.py --set entry_threshold=0.08

# Trade ETH instead of BTC
python fastloop_trader.py --set asset=ETH

# Multiple settings
python fastloop_trader.py --set min_momentum_pct=0.3 --set max_position=10

Settings