Crypto Strategy

Momentum-based automated trading on recurring 5M and 15M Polymarket crypto markets

The Crypto strategy places momentum entries on Polymarket’s recurring short-term crypto markets (5-minute and 15-minute candles).

Tap Auto Trade → Create Task → Crypto strategy.

Auto Trade can place real orders in Live mode. Start with Dry Run and a small position size to validate your settings before going live.

Setup wizard

1. Token selection

   Toggle the tokens you want to trade. Green = selected, red = deselected.

   Available tokens: BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP, DOGE, HYPE, BNB

   You can select multiple tokens at once.

2. Timeframe

   Toggle the market timeframe(s) to trade:

   Option	Description
   5M	5-minute recurring crypto markets
   15M	15-minute recurring crypto markets

   You can select both.

3. Mode

   Option	Description
   Dry Run	Simulates fills only — no real orders placed
   Live	Places real CLOB orders on your Polymarket wallet

   Start with Dry Run to test your strategy settings.

4. Advanced settings

   The advanced screen groups settings into Core, Filters, and Risk.

   Setting	How it works
   Name	Rename the task
   Trade size	Enter a fixed USD amount per position
   Sides	Choose Up, Down, or Both — only one selectable at a time, tap Save to confirm
   Price range	Min and max contract price (¢) to allow entry — e.g. 5–95¢
   Target distance	Momentum threshold from mid price to trigger entry — choose % or $, then enter value
   Min time left	Minimum seconds remaining in the market window to enter
   Max time left	Maximum seconds remaining in the market window to enter
   Allow re-entry	Green = re-entry allowed within the same market window after close
   Slippage	Max allowed slippage in percent — e.g. 5%
   Daily limit	Max USD spend per day — $0 = no limit
   Stop loss	Auto-close on loss — choose by % or by contract price, then enter value
   Take profit	Auto-close on gain — choose by % or by contract price, then enter value
   Max DD	Pause the task when realized P&L drops by the selected drawdown from its peak
   Max lose	Pause the task after N consecutive losing trades

   All values are saved and displayed directly on their button after input.

5. Review & create

   A summary of all settings is shown. You can either:

   • Start task — create and immediately activate the task
   • Save without starting — save the task in paused state

Managing a crypto task

Tap Manage on a Crypto task to open its advanced settings.

The task summary shows:

Section	Fields
Core	Module, name, mode, selected tokens, selected timeframes
Filters	Side, target distance, price range, time left window
Risk	Position size, TP / SL, max slippage, daily limit, re-entry
Resources	Link to Tyche Docs

Use the buttons below the summary to edit individual settings:

Button	Action
Name	Rename the task
Trade size	Change the position size
Sides	Choose Up, Down, or Both
Price range	Set min and max contract price
Target dist.	Change the momentum entry threshold
Min time left	Set the minimum time remaining before entry
Max time left	Set the maximum time remaining before entry
Re-entry	Toggle re-entry within the same market window
Slippage	Change max allowed slippage
Daily limit	Set max daily spend
Stop loss	Change the stop loss rule
Take profit	Change the take profit rule
Max DD	Pause on realized P&L drawdown
Max lose	Pause after consecutive losing trades

Example configuration

Module:              Crypto
Mode:                Dry Run
Token:               BTC / XRP / ETH
Timeframe:           5M
Position size:       $5
Side:                Both directions
Price band:          5–95¢
Target distance:     0.20%
Time left window:    ≤90 s
Take profit:         +20%
Stop loss:           -20%
Max slippage:        5%
Daily limit:         $0
Re-entry:            Off
Max PnL drawdown:    Off
Max losing trades:   Off

Risk controls

Use Max DD to pause the task when realized P&L drops by a selected amount from its peak. Choose a drawdown by percent, by dollar amount, Off, Custom %, or Custom $. 0 means off.

Use Max lose to pause the task after consecutive losing trades. Preset options include 2, 3, 5, 10, Off, and Custom. 0 means off.