Gabagool Bot

Polymarket Arbitrage Trading Bot

Version 1.0 - Hybrid Build Created: 2026-01-26

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Overview

Gabagool is a Polymarket arbitrage bot that guarantees profit by buying both YES and NO shares when each side becomes temporarily cheap. If combined cost < $1.00, profit is locked regardless of outcome.

Core Concept

Buy YES when cheap -> Buy NO when cheap -> Pair cost < $1.00 -> Guaranteed profit

Example:

• Buy YES @ $0.48 avg
• Buy NO @ $0.45 avg
• Pair cost: $0.93
• Payout: $1.00
• Profit: $0.07 (7.5% per pair)

Target Markets

• 15-minute BTC up/down markets
• 15-minute ETH up/down markets
• 15-minute SOL up/down markets
• ~96 markets per day (BTC alone)

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Architecture

This bot uses a hybrid approach, combining the best components from 4 proven repositories:

Component	Source	Purpose
Base Infrastructure	discountry/polymarket-trading-bot	API client, wallet, order execution
Position Tracker	Trust412/Polymarket-spike-bot-v1	Thread-safe tracking, time limits
Gas Optimizer	warproxxx/poly-maker	Position merging, stats tracking
Risk Manager	lorine93s/polymarket-market-maker-bot	Pre-trade validation, auto-redeem

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Project Structure

gabagool/
├── config/           # Configuration files
├── src/              # Core source code
├── strategies/       # Trading strategies
├── tests/            # Unit and live tests
├── backtest/         # Paper trading and simulation
├── research/         # Analysis notebooks
├── docs/             # Documentation
├── scripts/          # Utility scripts
├── logs/             # Runtime logs
├── samples/          # Reference repositories
└── requirements.txt  # Dependencies

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Quick Start

# 1. Setup environment
cd gabagool
python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt

# 2. Configure
cp config/.env.example config/.env
# Edit config/.env with your wallet keys

# 3. Test connection
python -m src.main --dry-run

# 4. Run live
python -m src.main

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Configuration

See docs/PARAMETERS.md for full parameter documentation.

Key Parameters

Parameter	Default	Description
yes_threshold	0.48	Buy YES if price below
no_threshold	0.48	Buy NO if price below
max_combined_cost	0.97	Max total for both sides
min_profit_margin	0.02	Minimum profit to enter
max_concurrent_arbitrages	3	Max simultaneous positions

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Documentation

• ARCHITECTURE.md - System design
• SETUP.md - Installation guide
• PARAMETERS.md - Configuration reference
• RUNBOOK.md - Operations guide

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Safety

• Never delete data or code
• Use dedicated trading wallet
• Start with small capital ($100)
• Monitor first trades closely

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License

MIT License - See LICENSE file