Don't be fooled by the myth of "automated trading gods earning $100,000 a month."

You often see developers promoting their arbitrage scripts or automated trading systems making tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of dollars per month on Polymarket. But a closer look reveals the underlying issues.

First, ask yourself a fundamental question: if this system were truly a printing press, why would they share it? Would successful traders be willing to reveal their secret weapons to strangers? Probably not.

Those extravagant claims of profits often hide selective data, survivor bias, or are simply marketing tricks. In prediction markets like Polymarket, automated trading faces far more variables than you might imagine—liquidity, market manipulation, black swan events—any of which can break what seems like a perfect algorithm.

Instead of being dazzled by these "wealth scripts," it's better to develop a rational understanding of the market. High returns are often accompanied by high risks. Stories of easy wealth are mostly just stories.