Market makerPoliticsHolds both sides

lava-lava

Polymarket trader · Politics · since April 2023

lava-lava has made $1.2M on Polymarket since April 2023, almost all of it in politics markets.

It is trading now — about 283 fills a day, mostly with limit orders, with 1,647 markets traded so far.

87% of its fills rest on the book, 283 times a day. It earns the spread and the maker rebates; a copier who takes liquidity pays that spread instead.

Profit & loss, all time+$1.2M
+$1.3Msince Apr 20, 2023
Apr 20, 2023Oct 29, 2026
lava-lava's cumulative PnL went from $0 on Apr 20, 2023 to +$1.3M on Oct 29, 2026. It closed at its high; the deepest drawdown was −$214K, from Oct 16, 2025 to Oct 23, 2025. Best month: Apr 2026 (+$293K); worst: Oct 2025 (−$111K). Up in 32 of 43 months.
lava-lava's PnL by month
MonthPnL in monthCumulative
Oct 2026+$247K+$1.3M
Sep 2026+$35K+$1.0M
Aug 2026+$6.0K+$987K
Jul 2026+$3.9K+$981K
Jun 2026+$95K+$977K
May 2026−$25K+$882K
Apr 2026+$293K+$907K
Mar 2026+$69K+$613K
Feb 2026−$4.5K+$544K
Jan 2026+$51K+$548K
Dec 2025+$49K+$497K
Nov 2025+$2.1K+$448K
Oct 2025−$111K+$446K
Sep 2025−$22K+$556K
Aug 2025+$23K+$579K
Jul 2025−$15K+$555K
Jun 2025+$292K+$571K
May 2025+$71K+$278K
Apr 2025+$9.9K+$208K
Mar 2025+$8.4K+$198K
Feb 2025−$2.0K+$189K
Jan 2025+$7.8K+$191K
Dec 2024+$4.4K+$183K
Nov 2024−$96K+$179K
Oct 2024+$76K+$275K
Sep 2024+$1.4K+$200K
Aug 2024+$97K+$198K
Jul 2024+$40K+$101K
Jun 2024+$8.6K+$61K
May 2024+$526+$52K
Apr 2024+$1.5K+$52K
Mar 2024−$2.2K+$50K
Feb 2024+$2.7K+$53K
Jan 2024−$14K+$50K
Dec 2023+$1.2K+$64K
Nov 2023+$38K+$63K
Oct 2023−$1.5K+$25K
Sep 2023+$1.3K+$26K
Aug 2023+$299+$25K
Jul 2023−$3.1K+$25K
Jun 2023+$16K+$28K
May 2023+$11K+$12K
Apr 2023+$120+$120

Weekly points from Polymarket's profile chart, which counts before taker fees; the headline figure is the leaderboard's, after fees.

All-time PnL+$1.2M
30-day PnL+$248K
Volume$43.2M
Markets traded1,647

Should you copy lava-lava?

Not copyable: market maker.

  • Still tradingLast fill Oct 29, 2026
  • Not a market maker87% of fills rest on the book
  • Human speed283 fills a day
  • Takes one sideBuys both outcomes in 17% of its markets
  • Not one lucky marketBest market is 10% of all-time profit
  • Enough markets1,647 markets traded
  • Winning lately+$288K over 90 days
  • Winning overall+$1.2M all-time

Market maker. 87% of its fills rest on the book, 283 times a day. It earns the spread and the maker rebates; a copier who takes liquidity pays that spread instead.

Speed trader. 283 fills a day — faster than a copier can follow at the same prices.

Holds both sides. Holds both outcomes in 19 open markets — hedges a copy can't mirror.

Copy check: what a follower would have made

We only replay wallets that pass the structural checks above — this one fails on “market maker”, so a copy would be off before the first fill. See the wallets that pass.

How lava-lava trades

Fills a day
283
Resting (maker) fills
87%
Median buy price
62¢
Median fill
$37
Fills that sell
2%
Open positions
191
Best market's share
10%
Worst drawdown
$223K
Weeks in profit
54%

Fill statistics cover the last 90 days (its latest 1,000 fills); maker share, its latest 500 fills.

Where the profit comes from

  • Politics+$1.2M
  • Finance+$8.1K
  • Culture+$5.0K
  • Crypto+$1.5K
  • Economics+$1.4K
  • Weather+$481
  • Tech−$91
  • Sports−$1.1K

Latest fills

  • BuyWill Yisrael Beiteinu win 5-6% of the vote in the 2026 Knesset elections?No$80 at 25¢ · Oct 29, 2026
  • BuyBlue mega-tsunami in 2026?Yes$6 at 22¢ · Oct 29, 2026
  • BuyBlue mega-tsunami in 2026?Yes$6 at 22¢ · Oct 29, 2026
  • BuyBlue mega-tsunami in 2026?Yes$6 at 22¢ · Oct 29, 2026
  • BuyBlue mega-tsunami in 2026?Yes$102 at 22¢ · Oct 29, 2026
  • BuyWill Yisrael Beiteinu win 6-7% of the vote in the 2026 Knesset elections?Yes$4 at 8¢ · Oct 29, 2026

lava-lava: questions people ask

How much has lava-lava made on Polymarket?
lava-lava has made $1.2M on Polymarket since April 2023, almost all of it in politics markets: +$1.2M all-time on $43.2M of volume, by Polymarket's leaderboard (after fees, before rebates). Over the last 30 days: +$248K.
How has lava-lava's profit changed over time?
lava-lava's cumulative PnL went from $0 on Apr 20, 2023 to +$1.3M on Oct 29, 2026. It closed at its high; the deepest drawdown was −$214K, from Oct 16, 2025 to Oct 23, 2025. Best month: Apr 2026 (+$293K); worst: Oct 2025 (−$111K). Up in 32 of 43 months. Figures are from Polymarket's profile chart, before taker fees.
Is lava-lava worth copying?
Not copyable: market maker. 87% of its fills rest on the book, 283 times a day. It earns the spread and the maker rebates; a copier who takes liquidity pays that spread instead. Past results don't predict future ones.
What does lava-lava trade?
Mostly politics markets — 99% of its profit. It has traded 1,647 markets; its median buy is at 62¢ and its median fill is $37.
How do I copy lava-lava's trades?
Any Polymarket copy-trading tool that follows a wallet address can mirror it — the address is 0x629bc4a1e53e1d475beb7ea3d388791e96dd995a. Set a per-trade cap and a slippage limit before you start: a copy always fills later, and usually worse, than the original.

Public on-chain data from Polymarket's Data API, checked Oct 29, 2026. POLBOTS is not affiliated with this trader or with Polymarket. Nothing here is financial advice; past results don't predict future ones.