Someone just deployed Claude Code for one ambitious goal: turn prediction markets into a $1M playground.

Here's what's actually happening on Polymarket right now:

A trader cleared roughly $75k back in January just by running a straightforward alert system—basically flagging whenever wallet activity looked out of the ordinary. Not fancy, not complicated. Just pattern recognition.

But there's a quieter story happening in the shadows. Market makers are consistently pulling $700 to $800 daily using basic automation and spread manipulation. They're not taking massive directional bets. They're just grinding the edges—executing their algorithms, capturing the bid-ask spread, and letting volume compound their advantage.

The gap between these two worlds is massive. One person needed vigilance and a simple monitoring setup. The other side needed infrastructure, capital, and patience. Both are profitable. But the cost of entry tells you everything about how these markets actually work.