# Polymarket 15-Min Crypto Arbitrage

**Source:** https://x.com/noisyb0y1/status/2020942208858456206
**Date investigated:** 2026-02-09
**Verdict:** Legitimate edge, inflated claims

## Strategy
- Buy BOTH sides (Up + Down) on 15-minute BTC/ETH/SOL/XRP markets
- When combined cost < $1.00, guaranteed profit regardless of outcome
- Edge exists because these markets are low liquidity / inefficient pricing

## Reference Wallet
- `0xE594336603F4fB5d3ba4125a67021ab3B4347052`
- Real PnL on 2026-02-09: ~$9K on $82K deployed (11% daily)
- Combined costs ranged from $0.70 (great arb) to $1.10 (not arb)
- Best arbs: ETH markets at $0.70-0.73 combined cost

## Why It Works
- 15-min markets have thin books — prices diverge from fair value
- Binary outcome means Up + Down must sum to $1.00 at resolution
- If you buy both for < $1.00 total, guaranteed profit

## Challenges
- Needs significant capital ($50K+) to make meaningful returns
- Fill quality degrades at scale — slippage kills the edge
- Competition from other bots narrows the window
- Not all markets have arb — some combined costs > $1.00

## Revisit When
- [ ] We have capital to deploy
- [ ] Built a bot to scan for combined < $1.00 opportunities in real-time
- [ ] Polymarket adds more 15-min markets (more opportunities)

## Related
- Tweet author promoting "Clawdbots" — bot product shill
- "$99K in a day" / "$340K total" claims are inflated (real: $9K profit)

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# Elon Tweet Count Strategy

**Source:** @browomo tweet Feb 9 / wallet @Annica on Polymarket
**Wallet:** `0x689ae...2779e`
**Actual PnL:** $520,469 | Volume: $51.8M | Rank #193
**Verdict:** Legit strategy, "insider" framing is BS

## How It Works
- Polymarket has weekly markets: "How many tweets will Elon post Feb 2-4?"
- Ranges like 90-114, 115-139, 140-164, etc.
- You DON'T need insider access — just count his tweets mid-period
- As the window closes, you can estimate the final count with high confidence
- Buy the correct range when it's still cheap, collect $1 payout

## Why It Works
- Most bettors place bets early (before data exists)
- Late bettors with real-time tweet counts have an information edge
- Similar to the weather METAR concept but this one actually works
- $520K PnL proves sustained profitability

## Challenges
- Markets may get more efficient as more people do this
- Need to monitor Elon's posting in real-time
- Liquidity might be thin on specific ranges
- Could automate: scrape X API for Elon's tweet count, compare to market prices

## Revisit When
- [ ] Build automated Elon tweet counter
- [ ] Monitor market prices vs actual count for edge sizing
- [ ] Check if other "count" markets exist (posts, mentions, etc.)
