What Is Smart Money?
Smart money refers to high-performing wallets identified by their trading metrics. Predexon analyzes all trading activity on Polymarket and classifies wallets based on realized P&L, ROI, win rate, volume, and trade count. By tracking what these profitable traders are doing, you can discover markets with informed interest and understand how skilled traders are positioning themselves.Wallet Classification
Every wallet with sufficient trading history receives a set of boolean labels and a computed primary trading style.Trading Styles
| Style | Description |
|---|---|
WHALE | Large position sizes and high volume |
MARKET_MAKER | Provides liquidity on both sides |
ACTIVE_TRADER | High trade frequency |
BUY_AND_HOLD | Takes positions and holds through resolution |
DEGEN | High-risk, high-frequency trading |
HIGH_CONVICTION | Concentrated positions in few markets |
CONTRARIAN | Trades against prevailing sentiment |
VALUE_HUNTER | Targets perceived mispricings |
is_whale, is_market_maker, is_contrarian) in addition to a single primary_trading_style. This lets you build custom filter combinations.
Smart Money Endpoints
Smart Activity Markets
GET /v2/polymarket/markets/smart-activity — Discover which markets high-performing wallets are actively trading. You define “smart” using filter criteria, and the API ranks markets by smart wallet activity.
Smart Money Positioning
GET /v2/polymarket/market/{condition_id}/smart-money — For a specific market, see how profitable traders are positioned. Returns:
- Number of smart wallets as net buyers vs sellers
- Average entry prices
- Total volume from smart wallets
- Total P&L from smart wallets
Analytics Endpoints
Leaderboard
GET /v2/polymarket/leaderboard — Ranked list of wallets by trading performance. Filter by trading style, P&L range, volume, and win rate.
Cohort Stats
GET /v2/polymarket/cohorts/stats — Compare aggregate performance across trading style cohorts. See which styles perform best overall.
Filter Wallets
GET /v2/polymarket/wallets/filter — Find wallets that traded specific markets using AND/OR logic, filtered by combined performance metrics.
Top Holders
GET /v2/polymarket/market/{condition_id}/top-holders — Get the largest position holders in any market, ranked by position size. Filter by Yes or No side.
Wallet Profile
GET /v2/polymarket/wallet/{wallet} — Full profile for a single wallet including all metrics, style classifications, and boolean labels.
Similar Wallets
GET /v2/polymarket/wallet/{wallet}/similar — Find wallets with overlapping market activity. Useful for detecting copy-trading patterns and discovering traders with similar strategies.
Minimum Filter Requirements
Smart money endpoints require at least one strong filter to ensure meaningful results:| Filter | Minimum Threshold |
|---|---|
min_realized_pnl | ≥ 5,000 |
min_total_pnl | ≥ 5,000 (smart activity) or ≥ 1,000 (market positioning) |
min_roi | ≥ 0.15 (15%) |
min_trades | ≥ 100 |
min_volume | ≥ 10,000 |
min_win_rate and min_profit_factor are only valid when combined with min_trades ≥ 50.