Whale Copy Trading via Leaderboard Discovery

How It Works The bot scrapes or queries the Polymarket leaderboard to identify wallets with strong historical P&L. It then monitors those wallets' on-chain activity in real-time. When a tracked whale enters a new position, the bot automatically executes the same trade via the CLOB API, effectively front-running or immediately following the whale's signal.

Entry Conditions A trade is entered when a monitored whale wallet opens or meaningfully increases a position. The repo mentions 'full risk management,' suggesting position sizing limits, maximum drawdown stops, and possibly filters for minimum whale trade size to avoid noise.

Exit / Resolution The bot likely mirrors the whale's exits as well as entries. Additional exit conditions may include stop-loss triggers or time-based expiry.

Verified Results No live performance data is disclosed. The strategy's edge is entirely dependent on the persistence of whale alpha — i.e., whether past leaderboard winners continue to outperform. Leaderboard-based selection introduces survivorship bias.

Implementation Notes & Risks Key risks: (1) Leaderboard past performance does not guarantee future alpha — top performers may have been lucky. (2) Copying large whale trades in low-liquidity markets causes slippage that erodes or eliminates the edge. (3) Whales may be aware of copy-trading and intentionally place misleading positions. (4) Latency between whale trade and bot execution may result in worse entry prices. The CLOB API integration is a genuine implementation detail adding modest credibility.