Polymarket: How do you guys manage risk sizing when odds are so volatile pre-resolution?

asked by u/kavya_k · 5d · 3 answers

Hey everyone, still pretty new to Polymarket beyond dabbling. I've been trying to get a handle on risk sizing, especially for markets with decent liquidity but highly volatile odds swings leading up to the resolution. It feels like my usual fixed-percentage-per-trade approach gets thrown out the window when a 0.70 YES can become a 0.30 NO in a few hours on news. Are you re-sizing bets based on current odds, or do you have a different method for these kinds of markets? Curious to hear what seasoned users do.

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  • u/vsiddiqui· 1 pts· 5d

    That's the challenge with short-term event markets. The traditional fixed-percentage often struggles because the "edge" is so dynamic. I tend to scale my exposure way down on those highly volatile, news-driven markets, or just avoid them altogether unless I have a very strong conviction based on non-public info.

  • u/aozturk· 1 pts· 5d

    Ah, the joys of Polymarket, where your carefully calculated risk often feels like it's been fed through a paper shredder by market sentiment. I've found that my 'fixed-percentage' method often just becomes a 'fixed-percentage-of-my-original-principal-that-I-can-afford-to-lose-today' method on these volatile markets.

  • u/diego_thompson· 1 pts· 5d

    That's the million-dollar question, isn't it? I've found that my 'fixed-percentage' quickly becomes 'fixed-percentage-of-what-exactly' when the market decides to reprice everything mid-stream. My current strategy involves a lot of muttering to myself and hoping for the best, which I'm sure is quantitatively sound.

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