Field notes from the build.

Practical Polymarket copy-trading notes from the people building PolyTortoise: paper mode, wallet selection, fees, safety, and where Telegram bots fit.

This is not meant to read like a finance blog. These are working notes for traders who want the Telegram version: quicker to start, easier to test, and still honest enough to show paper results before asking for live funds.
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starter guide

How to Paper Trade Polymarket for Free: A Step-by-Step Guide

Paper trade Polymarket with $10,000 virtual USDC at zero risk. Step-by-step setup, how to evaluate results, and when to go live.

6 min read
guide

Polymarket Copy Trading: A Complete Guide for 2026

How to copy the wallets that actually make money on Polymarket. Paper-mode trial, live execution, fees, safety guards, and what separates copy traders from gamblers.

8 min read
wallet research

Polymarket Whale Wallets to Follow in 2026: How to Build a Copy Portfolio

How to find consistently profitable Polymarket wallets, which metrics actually matter, red flags to avoid, and how to build a diversified copy portfolio.

8 min read
risk notes

Polymarket Copy Trading Fees Explained: The True Cost of Mirroring Trades

Full breakdown of Polymarket copy trading fees: platform fees, bot fees, slippage, spread costs, and how to calculate your real cost per trade.

7 min read
comparison

Looking for a PolyCop Alternative? Try Paper Mode First

PolyTortoise is the free-trial alternative to PolyCop. $10k paper mode, sub-second WebSocket detection, auto TP/SL. Compare features, pricing, and results.

5 min read
comparison

Kreo Alternative: Transparent Pricing + Free Paper Mode

Comparing Kreo vs PolyTortoise for Polymarket copy trading. Transparent 1% fees, free paper mode, and sub-second WebSocket detection vs Kreo's hidden pricing.

5 min read
guide

Best Polymarket Copy Trading Bots Compared (2026)

Honest comparison of every Polymarket copy trading bot in 2026: PolyCop, Olympus, Stand.Trade, PolyFollow, and PolyTortoise. Features, pricing, speed, and what actually matters.

10 min read
wallet research

How to Find and Follow Polymarket Whales

A practical guide to identifying genuinely profitable Polymarket wallets vs. lucky one-shots, plus how to follow them in a Telegram bot.

6 min read
risk notes

Polymarket Bot Safety: 13 Guards Every Copy Trader Should Have On

The safety guards that separate a survivable copy-trading setup from a wipeout. Daily loss limit, max position size, dust filter, mirror-sell, and the per-trade math.

7 min read