Smart Money Trader

Trade Polymarket markets where PolyClawster whale signals are active. Fetches smart money signals (score 0-10) and buys YES/NO on Polymarket when whales are positioned. Use when user wants to: follow whale traders, get smart money alerts, trade alongside institutional signals, or scan for high-conviction positions. Trigger words: whale trade, smart money, polyclawster, copy trade, follow whales.

Polymarket Smart Money Trader

Follow whale and high-conviction trader signals on Polymarket via PolyClawster API.

What It Does

1. Fetches active whale/trader signals from PolyClawster API (polyclawster.com/api/signals)
2. Matches signals to live Polymarket markets via Simmer SDK
3. Trades YES/NO based on signal direction and conviction score

Quick Start

# Dry run (show opportunities, no trades)
python smartmoney_trader.py

# Live trading on Polymarket
python smartmoney_trader.py --live

# Only high-confidence signals (score 8+)
python smartmoney_trader.py --min-score 8

# Show current positions
python smartmoney_trader.py --status

Signal Score

Score	Conviction	Position Size Multiplier
7-8	Medium	70-80% of max position
8-9	High	80-90% of max position
9-10	Very High	90-100% of max position

Max position per trade: $SIMMER_SMARTMONEY_MAX_POSITION (default: $10)

Environment Variables

Variable	Default	Description
SIMMER_API_KEY	required	From https://simmer.markets/dashboard
TRADING_VENUE	polymarket	polymarket for real USDC, sim for $SIM
SIMMER_SMARTMONEY_MIN_SCORE	7	Minimum signal score to trade
SIMMER_SMARTMONEY_MAX_POSITION	10.0	Max position size in USD

Architecture

smart-money-trader/
├── smartmoney_trader.py   # Main entrypoint (scan → match → trade)
├── smart_money_signal.py  # PolyClawster API client + signal normalization
└── clawhub.json           # ClawHub + Automaton config

Risk Controls

• Signal threshold: Only trades scores ≥ min_score (default 7)
• Position sizing: Scales with conviction score (1.0x - 1.0x of max)
• Venue guardrails: TRADING_VENUE=sim for virtual, omit --live for paper
• Circuit breaker: 3 consecutive losses → pause (via Simmer SDK)