Building a Faster Polymarket Trading Bot: Why 5–10 WebSocket Connections Matter (opens in new tab)

Polymarket trading has become increasingly competitive. In fast-moving prediction markets—especially short-duration markets such as Bitcoin Up/Down contracts—milliseconds can determine whether a trade captures value or misses an opportunity entirely. A recent experiment analyzing nearly 9 million Polymarket events across 18 WebSocket connections revealed something many bot developers have suspected: running a single WebSocket connection is not enough for optimal market data quality. This arti...