Whale Copy-Trading Telegram Bot

These are Telegram-based bots (two separate repos) that monitor the Polymarket blockchain for large 'whale' trades. When a whale executes a significant buy or sell order, the bot instantly sends a notification to a Telegram channel or direct messages. Users can then view the trade details and copy it with a single tap.

The strategy is a pure copy-cat approach, piggybacking on the market-moving actions of sophisticated, high-capital traders. The bots filter for trades above a certain size threshold to focus on genuine 'whale' activity, reducing noise from retail traders.

These bots have gained significant attention, with one repo having 174 stars and 119 forks, and the other 156 stars. Both have the 'POSSIBLE_STAR_FARMING' flag, indicating the star counts might be artificially inflated, but also that they have a large user base. They are built in JavaScript and are lightweight repositories.

The edge comes from the speed of notification and the simplicity of the one-tap copy. It removes the need for users to monitor the blockchain themselves. The public alert channels add another layer of utility, making it a community tool.

Risks include the potential for 'honeypot' signals where whales intentionally mislead followers, and the lack of context on why a whale made a trade. There is no guarantee that past whale success will translate to future profits.