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Track record

Lots of people online claim AI bots make easy money. Here is ours instead: every paper pick and every paper account, logged before the result is known, with costs included and losses shown. All of it is virtual money. The samples are still small, so none of this proves an edge yet. It is a record you can check.

1 · Weather markets (paper)2 · ETH paper accounts3 · We checked the hype

1 · Polymarket weather markets: paper ledger

Polymarket lists daily markets on each city's highest temperature, split into 1–2° buckets. Our logger compares those prices with public forecasts (US cities: NOAA/NWS; Kuala Lumpur: Open-Meteo) and, for each city-date, records the one YES bucket whose model probability most exceeds its price after fees. Each pick is written to an append-only ledger before the outcome is known, then settled from the same weather-station data the market uses. 4 city-dates had no bucket with a positive edge, so no pick was made.

Paper only, no real money. We have no Polymarket account, no wallet and place no orders; prices are read from Polymarket's public data. "Units" are notional: each pick stakes 1 unit at the entry price shown. Market links are there so anyone can check the prices and outcomes; we are not affiliated and receive nothing for clicks. This is not betting or investment advice.
Fee model (v2, since 2026-10-23). Entry price = best ask + Polymarket's documented taker fee for weather markets, fee per share = 0.05 × p × (1 − p) (Polymarket fee docs). These daily-high markets currently show zero fees (fee type "zero_fees", rate 0) in Polymarket's own market data, so charging 0.05 is deliberately conservative. Picks logged on 2026-10-22 were first costed with a flat 2% (v1) and recomputed to v2; every pick still qualified and the chosen bucket did not change.
Paper picks logged291 excluded, 28 counted
Settled028 still pending
Win rate (settled)n/a0 / 0
Model-predicted win rate (settled)n/aall counted picks: 29.3%
Paper P&L+0.00units; 1 unit staked per pick (0 staked so far)
Picked (UTC+8)City · dateBucket (YES)Forecast highBest askEntry incl. feeModel prob.Edge (pts)ResultLink
10-22 17:55Atlanta · 10-2370-71°F71°F6.4¢6.70¢37.2%+30.5pendingmarket ↗
10-22 17:55Austin · 10-2388-89°F86°F7.7¢8.06¢18.7%+10.6pendingmarket ↗
10-22 17:55Chicago · 10-2368-69°F71°F1.5¢1.57¢18.7%+17.1pendingmarket ↗
10-22 17:55Dallas · 10-2386-87°F85°F10.4¢10.87¢29.6%+18.7pendingmarket ↗
10-22 17:55Denver · 10-2380-81°F80°F14.0¢14.60¢37.2%+22.6pendingmarket ↗
10-22 17:55Houston · 10-2382-83°F85°F8.0¢8.37¢18.7%+10.3pendingmarket ↗
10-22 17:55Kuala Lumpur · 10-2329°C30°C7.4¢7.74¢23.8%+16.0pendingmarket ↗
10-22 17:55Los Angeles · 10-2368-69°F70°F18.0¢18.74¢29.6%+10.8pendingmarket ↗
10-22 17:55Miami · 10-2386-87°F83°F0.4¢0.42¢9.3%+8.9pendingmarket ↗
10-22 17:55NYC · 10-2356-57°F59°F5.0¢5.24¢18.7%+13.4pendingmarket ↗
10-22 17:55San Francisco · 10-2370-71°F68°F11.0¢11.49¢18.7%+7.2pendingmarket ↗
10-22 17:55Seattle · 10-2358-59°F57°F15.0¢15.64¢29.6%+13.9pendingmarket ↗
10-22 17:55Atlanta · 10-2466-67°F69°F3.9¢4.09¢19.4%+15.3pendingmarket ↗
10-22 17:55Chicago · 10-2468-69°F70°F12.0¢12.53¢26.2%+13.7pendingmarket ↗
10-22 17:55Kuala Lumpur · 10-2429°C29.6°C18.0¢18.74¢25.7%+7.0pendingmarket ↗
10-22 17:55Miami · 10-2480-81°F83°F15.0¢15.64¢19.4%+3.7pendingmarket ↗
10-22 17:55NYC · 10-2458-59°F60°F3.5¢3.67¢26.2%+22.5pendingmarket ↗
10-22 18:00Atlanta · 10-2274-75°F75°F19.4¢20.18¢47.2%+27.0pendingmarket ↗
10-22 18:00Austin · 10-2288-89°F87°F12.0¢12.53¢32.2%+19.6pendingmarket ↗
10-22 18:00Chicago · 10-2270-71°F72°F26.0¢26.96¢32.2%+5.2pendingmarket ↗
10-22 18:00Dallas · 10-2286-87°F85°F9.0¢9.41¢32.2%+22.8pendingmarket ↗
10-22 18:00Denver · 10-2274-75°F74°F28.0¢29.01¢47.2%+18.2pendingmarket ↗
10-22 18:00Houston · 10-2282-83°F84°F17.0¢17.71¢32.2%+14.5pendingmarket ↗
10-22 18:00Kuala Lumpur · 10-2233°C33.6°C0.2¢0.21¢35.9%+35.7excluded*market ↗
10-22 18:00Los Angeles · 10-2266-67°F67°F8.0¢8.37¢47.2%+38.8pendingmarket ↗
10-22 18:00Miami · 10-2284-85°F83°F13.0¢13.57¢32.2%+18.6pendingmarket ↗
10-22 18:00NYC · 10-2264-65°F65°F13.9¢14.50¢47.2%+32.7pendingmarket ↗
10-22 18:00San Francisco · 10-2266-67°F65°F27.0¢27.99¢32.2%+4.2pendingmarket ↗
10-22 18:00Seattle · 10-2260-61°F59°F7.0¢7.33¢32.2%+24.8pendingmarket ↗

* Excluded from all statistics: Kuala Lumpur 2026-10-22 — the pick was made late on the target day, when the market already reflected the observed high. Since then the logger refuses same-day picks after 10:00 local time.

Source: weather paper ledger (ledger.jsonl, append-only; record types paper_pick / resolution / annotation / no_bet), 29 picks from 2026-10-22 17:55 to 2026-10-23 00:10 (UTC+8); file updated 2026-10-23 00:10 (UTC+8). Forecasts: NOAA/NWS api.weather.gov, Open-Meteo. Settlement: Polymarket's official outcome when the market closes, otherwise NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR observations (marked provisional). Model: actual high ~ Normal(forecast, σ), σ = 1.5/2.0/2.5/3.0 °F for 0/1/2/3+ days ahead. Edge = model probability − entry price incl. fee. Mean entry price incl. fee (counted picks): 12.56¢. Download every pick (CSV).
Basis: win rate and P&L use settled, non-excluded picks only; a winning share pays 1 unit, so P&L per win = shares − 1, per loss = −1. With so few settled picks these figures say nothing yet about whether the model has an edge.

2 · ETH paper accounts

Three accounts run on the box from public HTX ETH/USDT 4-hour candles: two frozen rules and a buy-and-hold control. Each starts with 100 virtual USDT and pays 0.2% fee + 0.1% slippage per side (0.6% round trip). They started on 2026-10-22 and have very few bars; read them as a running log, not as evidence.

Paper · virtual money
ETH/USDT spot · SMA50 · As of 2026-10-23 00:00 (UTC+8)

ETH daily trend filter (SMA50)

100.00100.00start 1002026-10-22 00:002026-10-23 00:002026-10-22 00:00 (start): 100.00002026-10-22 04:00: 100.00002026-10-22 08:00: 100.00002026-10-22 12:00: 100.00002026-10-22 16:00: 100.00002026-10-22 20:00: 100.00002026-10-23 00:00: 100.0000
Equity100.0000
Return0.00%
Max drawdown0.00%
Closed trades0
Fees + slippage paid0.0000
StatusFlat (no position)
Source: QI-SHADOW-001 ledger (QI-SHADOW-001 v1): ledgers/SMA50/equity.jsonl, state.json; prices: HTX public ETH/USDT 4-hour candles
Basis: Each account starts with 100 USDT of virtual money; marked to market at 4-hour candle closes; round-trip cost 0.6% (fee 0.2% + slippage 0.1% per side). Max drawdown from state.json. Ledger last updated 2026-10-23 00:18 (UTC+8).
Paper · virtual money
ETH/USDT spot · MR_BB20 · As of 2026-10-23 00:00 (UTC+8)

ETH Bollinger mean reversion (BB20)

100.00100.00start 1002026-10-22 00:002026-10-23 00:002026-10-22 00:00 (start): 100.00002026-10-22 04:00: 100.00002026-10-22 08:00: 100.00002026-10-22 12:00: 100.00002026-10-22 16:00: 100.00002026-10-22 20:00: 100.00002026-10-23 00:00: 100.0000
Equity100.0000
Return0.00%
Max drawdown0.00%
Closed trades0
Fees + slippage paid0.0000
StatusFlat (no position)
Source: QI-SHADOW-001 ledger (QI-SHADOW-001 v1): ledgers/MR_BB20/equity.jsonl, state.json; prices: HTX public ETH/USDT 4-hour candles
Basis: Each account starts with 100 USDT of virtual money; marked to market at 4-hour candle closes; round-trip cost 0.6% (fee 0.2% + slippage 0.1% per side). Max drawdown from state.json. Ledger last updated 2026-10-23 00:18 (UTC+8).
Paper · virtual money
ETH/USDT spot · HOLD · As of 2026-10-23 00:00 (UTC+8)

Control: just hold ETH

100.0094.95start 1002026-10-22 00:002026-10-23 00:002026-10-22 00:00 (start): 100.00002026-10-22 04:00: 98.73302026-10-22 08:00: 97.86292026-10-22 12:00: 96.70882026-10-22 16:00: 96.13212026-10-22 20:00: 94.95472026-10-23 00:00: 94.9547
Equity94.9547
Return-5.05%
Max drawdown-5.05%
Closed trades0
Fees + slippage paid0.2993
StatusHolding 0.039670 ETH
Source: QI-SHADOW-001 ledger (QI-SHADOW-001 v1): ledgers/HOLD/equity.jsonl, state.json; prices: HTX public ETH/USDT 4-hour candles
Basis: Each account starts with 100 USDT of virtual money; marked to market at 4-hour candle closes; round-trip cost 0.6% (fee 0.2% + slippage 0.1% per side). Max drawdown from state.json. Ledger last updated 2026-10-23 00:18 (UTC+8).

ETH 4-hour 100 USDT accounts (team laptop)

The two directional accounts below run on a team laptop; this site shows the latest snapshot copied to the build machine.

Paper · virtual money
ETH/USDT, 4-hour candles · ema_long · As of 2026-10-22 16:00 (UTC+8)

ETH 4-hour long-only account (100 USDT)

100.00100.00start 1002026-10-20 16:002026-10-22 20:002026-10-20 16:00: 100.00002026-10-20 20:00: 100.00002026-10-21 00:00: 100.00002026-10-21 04:00: 100.00002026-10-21 08:00: 100.00002026-10-21 12:00: 100.00002026-10-21 16:00: 100.00002026-10-21 20:00: 100.00002026-10-22 00:00: 100.00002026-10-22 04:00: 100.00002026-10-22 08:00: 100.00002026-10-22 12:00: 100.00002026-10-22 16:00: 100.00002026-10-22 20:00: 100.0000
Equity100.0000
Return0.00%
Max drawdown0.00%
Closed trades0
StatusFlat
Source: paper_account.json (ema_long), snapshot copied from the team laptop at 2026-10-22 21:08 (UTC+8); last processed candle 2026-10-22 16:00 (UTC+8). Not live-synced yet.
Basis: Start 100 USDT virtual, opened 2026-10-20 12:09 (UTC+8). Fee 0.2% + slippage 0.1% per side; strategy: EMA trend-following on 4-hour candles (paper only). Uses spot prices: funding fees not modelled, liquidation not modelled.
Paper · virtual money
ETH/USDT, 4-hour candles · ema_short · As of 2026-10-22 16:00 (UTC+8)

ETH 4-hour short-only account (100 USDT)

100.0099.50start 1002026-10-20 16:002026-10-22 20:002026-10-20 16:00: 100.00002026-10-20 20:00: 99.99272026-10-21 00:00: 99.78152026-10-21 04:00: 99.79452026-10-21 08:00: 99.75052026-10-21 12:00: 99.76812026-10-21 16:00: 99.72702026-10-21 20:00: 99.67652026-10-22 00:00: 99.50002026-10-22 04:00: 99.53372026-10-22 08:00: 99.61272026-10-22 12:00: 99.71762026-10-22 16:00: 99.76992026-10-22 20:00: 99.8769
Equity99.8769
Return-0.12%
Max drawdown0.50%
Closed trades1
StatusShort from 2510.74, stop 2636.27

Closed trades:

Source: paper_account.json (ema_short), snapshot copied from the team laptop at 2026-10-22 21:08 (UTC+8); last processed candle 2026-10-22 16:00 (UTC+8). Not live-synced yet.
Basis: Start 100 USDT virtual, opened 2026-10-20 12:09 (UTC+8). Fee 0.2% + slippage 0.1% per side; strategy: EMA trend-following on 4-hour candles (paper only). Uses spot prices: funding fees not modelled, liquidation not modelled.

3 · We checked the hype

In October 2026 several viral X posts claimed that AI bots, some of them "Grok" bots, were turning tiny stakes into fortunes on Polymarket and similar platforms. We checked four of them against public data, read-only: no account, no wallet, no money. The point is not the posters; it is that a claim without a checkable account is not evidence. That is the standard we hold ourselves to on this page.

Partly true@EaStEnRaY1 · 2026-10-22 21:44 (UTC+8) · original post ↗

Claim: A Grok-built Polymarket bot ("mo-money") made $508K+ in 125 days, starting from $68, with $6,732 on the first night and about $258 per trade.

What the public data shows:

Checked with: Polymarket public data API (user-pnl, leaderboard, activity, closed-positions), checked 2026-10-22.
Unverifiable · promotional@qkl2058 · 2026-10-22 15:00 (UTC+8) · original post ↗

Claim: Slept 9 hours while Grok copy-traded through the "Dawn" bot: $170 → $2,154.

What the public data shows:

Checked with: Post text and video frames; X post metrics; dawn.trade documentation. Checked 2026-10-22.
False@crbpite8 · 2026-10-22 19:26 (UTC+8) · original post ↗

Claim: A student's bot "Gravia" turned $0.90 into $408K in 48 hours; the poster copy-traded it for 14 days and made $32,400.

What the public data shows:

Checked with: Polymarket public search and data API (traded, value, leaderboard, user-pnl); video frames; Polymarket fee docs. Checked 2026-10-22.
Unverifiable · likely false@zenithcoreai · 2026-10-22 18:13 (UTC+8) · original post ↗

Claim: Gave "Grok Bot" $50 and told it to earn its own subscription: $5,273 after 48 hours on Polymarket, using an 8% edge threshold, Kelly sizing capped at 6% per bet, and weather markets.

What the public data shows:

Checked with: Video frames (25 frames, 5 s apart); Polymarket public search and data API; X post metrics. Checked 2026-10-23.

Common pattern: a real or half-real account, an AI brand name attached to it, an exaggerated starting stake, a polished UI video and a "comment to get the setup" or referral link. What actually made money in the one real case was mostly high volume and fee rebates, and its profit is shrinking. We do not link to any referral or affiliate URL from these posts.