polymarket-fast-loop

# Polymarket FastLoop Trader

Trade Polymarket's 5-minute crypto fast markets using real-time price signals. Default: BTC momentum from Binance. Works with ETH and SOL too.

> **Polymarket only.** All trades execute on Polymarket with real USDC. Use `--live` for real trades, dry-run is the default.

> **This is a template.** The default signal (Binance momentum) gets you started — remix it with your own signals, data sources, or strategy. The skill handles all the plumbing (market discovery, import, trade execution). Your agent provides the alpha.

> ⚠️ Fast markets carry Polymarket's 10% fee (`is_paid: true`). Factor this into your edge calculations.

> ⚠️ **Risk monitoring does not apply to sub-15-minute markets.** Simmer's stop-loss and take-profit monitors check positions every 15 minutes — which means they will never fire on 5m or 15m markets before resolution. Any risk settings you configure in the Simmer dashboard have no effect on these positions. Size accordingly and do not rely on automated stop-losses for fast market trades.

## How It Finds Markets

- Queries **Polymarket directly** (Gamma API) for live fast markets — doesn't depend on Simmer's market inventory
- Discovers new markets as they appear, every cycle
- Works with BTC, ETH, or SOL — just change the asset (`--set asset=ETH`) or ask your bot to look for whatever market you want
- Runs every 5 minutes to catch each trading window (or every 1 minute for mid-window opportunities)

**You don't need to wait for markets to show up in Simmer.** FastLoop finds them in real-time on Polymarket, then imports and trades them through Simmer.

## When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when the user wants to:
- Trade crypto sprint/fast markets (5-minute or 15-minute) on any supported asset
- Automate short-term crypto prediction trading
- Use CEX price momentum (or any custom signal) as a Polymarket signal
- Monitor sprint market positions

## Setup Flow

When user asks to install or configure this skill:

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