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# ⚡ How to Copy Trade
> Automatically mirror trades from any Polymarket wallet
# Copy Trading
Copy trading lets you automatically replicate trades from any Polymarket wallet in real time. When the wallet you’re tracking buys or sells, PolyX places the same trade on your behalf.
## Getting Started
### Open Copy Trading
Use the `/copy` command or tap **“Copy Trading”** from the main menu to open the copy trading dashboard. From here you can see all your configs and create new ones.
### Create a Config
1. Tap **“Add new config”**
2. **Select a wallet** — if you have multiple wallets, choose which one will execute the copied trades. If you only have one wallet, this step is skipped automatically.
3. **Enter the target wallet address** — paste the Polymarket wallet address you want to copy. PolyX verifies that the address has traded on Polymarket before accepting it.
4. **Name your config** — type a name (up to 42 characters) to help you identify this config later. Send `/skip` to use the target address as the name.
Your config is created in an inactive state. Review the settings, then tap “**Start**” when you’re ready.
You can find a trader’s wallet address on their Polymarket profile page.
## Buy Modes
The buy mode controls how much PolyX spends when copying a trade. Tap the mode buttons on the config detail screen to switch between them.
| **Mode** | **Buy (USD amount)** | **Sell (shares)** |
| :---------- | :------------------------------------------------------------------------ | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Exact** | Spends the same USD amount as the target’s trade | Sells the same number of shares as the target, capped at your position |
| **Fixed** | Spends a fixed USD amount you set (e.g., always \$25) | Sells the same percentage of your position as the target sold of theirs |
| **Percent** | Spends a percentage of the target’s USD amount (e.g., 50% of their trade) | Sells a proportional number of shares based on your percentage, capped at your position |
When you select **Fixed** or **Percent** mode, a **“Set Amount”** button appears. Tap it and enter:
* For **Fixed**: a dollar amount (e.g., `25` for \$25)
* For **Percent**: a percentage from 1 to 1000 (e.g., `50` for 50%, or `200` to double their size)
## How Sells Work
Sells require **Follow Sells** to be enabled. PolyX checks your on-chain balance and sells per mode — never more than you hold. No position = sell skipped.
With **Reverse Mode** on, buys become sells and vice versa, following the same per-mode logic.
## Examples
Target trades on a market at \$0.50 per share.
Your on-chain balance caps all sells — PolyX never sells more than you hold.
### Exact — mirror the target
**Buy:** target spends \$100 →\
\$100÷\$0.50=200 shares\
\
**Sell:** target sells 200 shares → \
you sell 200 shares
### Fixed (\$25) — flat amount
**Buy:** target spends \$100 →\
\$25÷\$0.50=50 shares \
\
**Sell:** target holds 1000 shares and sells 400 (40%) → you sell 40% of your position
### Percent (50%) — proportional
**Buy:** target spends \$100 →\
\$100×50%=\$50→\$50÷\$0.50=100 shares \
\
**Sell:** target sells 200 shares → you sell 200 × 50% = 100 shares
## Toggle Flags
Each config has three on/off flags you can toggle by tapping the corresponding button:
| **Flag** | **Default** | **What it does** |
| :--------------- | :---------- | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Follow Sells** | Off | When enabled, PolyX also copies sell orders from the target wallet. When disabled, only buys are copied. |
| **Reverse Mode** | Off | When enabled, PolyX flips buy and sell. If the target buys, you sell — and if the target sells, you buy. |
| **Buy Once** | Off | When enabled, PolyX only copies the first trade per market. Subsequent trades in the same market are ignored. |
A green circle means the flag is on, red means off.
## Below Min Limit, Buy at Min
Polymarket has a minimum bet size (usually around \$1). This setting controls what happens when your calculated copy amount falls below that minimum.
* **Disabled** — if your calculated copy amount is less than \$1 (e.g., \$0.50), the bot will **skip** the trade
* **Enabled** — if your calculated amount is less than \$1, the bot will round up and force a buy of the minimum amount (approx. \$1)
Enable this if you are copying with a small percentage (e.g., below 5%) to avoid missing trades. It’s recommended to also set **Ignore Target Wallet Trades Under** to \$5.
## Ignore Target Wallet Trades Under
A dust filter that helps you avoid copying insignificant or test trades. If the target buys only \$0.10 or \$1 worth of shares to “test” a market, you might not want to waste resources copying such small trades.\
\
Set a dollar threshold — the bot will ignore any trade where the target spends less than that amount.
Set this to **\$5** to filter out noise while still catching meaningful trades.
## Advanced Filters
Tap **“Advanced Features”** on the config detail screen to reveal additional filters. These let you narrow down which trades get copied.
| **Filter** | **Format** | **What it does** |
| :------------- | :---------------------------- | :----------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Min Price** | 1–99 (cents), default **5c** | Only copy trades where the outcome price is at or above this value |
| **Max Price** | 1–99 (cents), default **95c** | Only copy trades where the outcome price is at or below this value |
| **Start Time** | Date/time | Only copy trades that occur after this time |
| **End Time** | Date/time | Only copy trades that occur before this time |
To clear any filter, type `clear` when prompted.
Price filters refer to the outcome price in cents. For example, setting Min Price to 10 and Max Price to 60 means PolyX only copies trades priced between 10c and 60c.
## Pro Tips for Strategy
### The “Arbitrage” Setup
If you are following a high-frequency arbitrage bot, they often make small trades.
* **Recommended:** Enable **Below Min Limit, Buy at Min**
* **Warning:** This consumes more capital as it rounds up every small trade to \$1
### The “Whale” Setup
If you are following a whale who bets \$10,000 at a time.
* **Recommended:** Use **Percent** mode (e.g., 1%) and set a **Max Copy Amount** to protect your wallet from sudden massive bets
## Managing Configs
From the config detail screen, you have several management options:
* **Pause / Start** — toggle the config on or off. A paused config does not copy any trades. You must set a target wallet before you can start a config.
* **Set Target** — change the wallet address being tracked
* **Rename** — give the config a new name
* **Duplicate** — create a copy of this config with all the same settings (created in inactive state)
* **Delete** — permanently remove the config (you’ll be asked to confirm)
## Bulk Actions
From the copy trading dashboard (the list of all your configs), you can act on all configs at once:
* **Pause All** — pauses every active config
* **Start All** — starts every paused config
* **Delete All** — permanently removes all configs
Each bulk action asks for confirmation before executing.
## Deeplinks
You can share a link that pre-fills the target wallet when someone creates a new copy trading config. The link format opens the bot and starts the creation flow with the target address already set, skipping the address input step.
Deeplinks are useful for sharing a “copy me” link with your community — anyone who opens it goes straight to naming their config and can start copying with one tap.