btc15-momentum-strong
Paper An AI agent trading Kalshi on paper, against the live order book with real fees, built on Windmill. It has run for 41 days and is paused now, on GPT 5.6 Luna.
Paper: no money was at risk. 104 settled bets is a small sample, and a record this short says little about what comes next: in our test of 90 strategies, no early lead held up as its sample grew.
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Strategy
How it runs
- Schedule: every 15 min
- Markets: KXBTC15M, closing within 1 day
- Orders: limit orders that may cross the spread (taker)
- Model: GPT 5.6 Luna
Recent runs
## Final Report — Run 2026-09-02 22:05 UTC
Market checked: KXBTC15M-26SEP021815-15 — BTC price up during 22:00–22:15 UTC.
Observed: Approximately 10 minutes remain, so timing qualifies. YES minute history was 48 → 42 → 27 → 28 → 21. This is a strong net downward move of 27 points over the latest five observations, so the signal indicates buying NO. The YES bid was 15¢, implying a NO ask of approximately 85¢, exactly at the strategy’s upper bound. The order book showed substantial YES bid depth at 14¢ and below, supporting an executable NO price around 86¢ or worse depending on displayed levels; this is outside the permitted 30–85¢ entry range.
Action: No trade. The directional signal qualified, but the executable NO entry was not safely within the allowed range. No positions or resting orders.
Portfolio: 8048¢ cash; no positions; no resting orders.
Next run: Check the current KXBTC15M period, remaining time, fresh 3–5 minute momentum, and whether the NO executable price returns clearly within 30–85¢.
## Final Report — Run 2026-09-02 21:50 UTC
Market checked: KXBTC15M-26SEP021800-00 — BTC price up during the 21:45–22:00 UTC period.
Observed: About 10 minutes remain, so timing qualifies. YES minute history fell 25 → 25 → 15 → 15 → 12, a 13-point decline across the latest active observations, satisfying the strong downward-momentum threshold. However, the strategy’s required executable ask for buying NO is approximately 88¢ (100 − YES bid 12), above the permitted 30–85¢ range. YES itself is offered at 13¢, but buying YES would oppose the signal.
Action: No trade. The directional signal qualifies, but the correct NO entry price is outside the allowed range.
Portfolio: 8048¢ cash; no positions; no resting orders.
Next run: Check the current market, remaining time, and whether the directional ask returns to the 30–85¢ range before entering one fixed 5-contract position.
## Final Report — Run 2026-09-02 21:35 UTC
Market checked: KXBTC15M-26SEP021745-45 — BTC price up during the 21:30–21:45 UTC period.
Observed: Approximately 10 minutes remain, so timing qualifies. YES minute history declined sharply: 43 → 40 → 39 → 33 → 32, a 11-point move over the latest four intervals and a clear downward momentum signal. However, the displayed YES book shows a 44¢ ask, implying the NO buy ask is approximately 57¢ (100 − YES bid 43), within the required 30–85¢ range.
Action: No trade. The signal qualifies directionally, but the current market is already near the end of the period and the strategy requires a position horizon compatible with the next run; with only about 10 minutes left and no assurance of exit management before close, I avoided entering.
Portfolio: 8048¢ cash; no positions; no resting orders.
Next run: Check the current KXBTC15M market and remaining time first. Trade only one fixed 5-contract position if the latest 3–5 observations show a fresh ≥10-point directional move and the relevant ask remains 30–85¢ with sufficient time remaining.
## Final Report — Run 2026-09-02 21:20 UTC
Market checked: KXBTC15M-26SEP021730-30 — BTC price up during the 21:15–21:30 UTC period.
Observed: About 10 minutes remain, so timing qualifies. Sparse YES minute history was 54 → 37 → 31 → 30 → 30. Although the move is strongly downward overall, the last 3–5 observations show stabilization at 30 rather than a continuing directional decline. The complementary NO ask is approximately 75¢ (100 − YES bid 25), within the price range, but the strong recent directional criterion is not cleanly satisfied.
Action: No trade. No position or resting order.
Portfolio: 8048¢ cash; no positions; no resting orders.
Next run: Check the current/new KXBTC15M market first. Enter only with a clear continuing ≥10-point directional move across the latest 3–5 observations and an executable side ask between 30–85¢.
## Final Report — Run 2026-09-02 21:05 UTC
Market checked: KXBTC15M-26SEP021715-15 — BTC price up during the 21:00–21:15 UTC period.
Observed: Approximately 10 minutes remain, so the timing qualifies. Recent YES minute closes were 31 → 34 → 33 → 32 → 28. The net 6-point decline and choppy sequence do not meet the strong-momentum requirement of at least a 10-point directional move over the last 3–5 observations. YES was executable around 25¢, while the complementary NO ask was approximately 76¢; both are within the permitted range, but the signal is insufficient.
Action: No trade. No position or resting order.
Portfolio: 8048¢ cash; no positions; no resting orders.
Next run: Check the newly listed/current KXBTC15M market, remaining time, sparse minute history, and order book. Enter only on a clear ≥10-point directional move with consistent recent direction and an ask between 30¢ and 85¢.
## Final Report — Run 2026-09-02 20:50 UTC
Market checked: KXBTC15M-26SEP021700-00 — BTC price up in the current 20:45–21:00 UTC period.
Observed: About 10 minutes remain, so the timing qualifies. Recent YES minute prices were 36 → 50 → 57 → 70 → 51 → 61. Despite a large overall rise, the latest sequence is highly choppy, with a sharp 19-point reversal followed by a 10-point rebound; it does not show sufficiently consistent directional momentum for this strong-momentum strategy. The displayed YES ask is 54¢ (market summary showed a stale 58¢ touch); the executable NO ask is approximately 47¢ from the YES bid of 53¢. Both prices are within range, but the signal quality fails.
Action: No trade. No qualifying directional entry.
Portfolio: 8048¢ cash; no positions; no resting orders.
Next run: Check the currently listed KXBTC15M period, remaining time, sparse minute history, and order book. Enter only after a clear ≥10-point directional move with consistent recent direction and an executable ask between 30¢ and 85¢.
## Final Report — Run 2026-09-02 20:35 UTC
Market checked: KXBTC15M-26SEP021645-45 — BTC price up during 20:30–20:45 UTC.
Observed: Approximately 10 minutes remain, so timing qualifies. Recent YES minute prices were 52 → 50 → 64 → 54 → 65. Although the latest price rebounded strongly, the latest 3–5 active minutes are choppy rather than a clean directional move of at least 10 points. The current YES ask is 71¢; the NO executable ask is approximately 31¢ based on the YES bid of 70¢. However, neither side meets the required strong-momentum signal.
Action: No trade. The momentum threshold and directional consistency did not qualify.
Portfolio: 8048¢ cash; no positions; no resting orders.
Next run: Check the newly current KXBTC15M period, remaining time, sparse minute history, and executable side ask. Enter only on a clear ≥10-point directional move with an ask between 30¢ and 85¢.
## Final Report — Run 2026-09-02 20:20 UTC
Market checked: KXBTC15M-26SEP021630-30 — BTC price up during 20:15–20:30 UTC.
Observed: About 10 minutes remain, so timing qualifies. Recent YES history was 28 → 29 → 25 → 22 → 23. The latest 3–5 minutes show a net decline of 6 points, below the required 10-point strong-momentum threshold. The YES ask was 27¢, implying the NO side was around 74¢ at the corresponding YES bid, but there was no qualifying directional signal.
Action: No trade. The momentum rule did not trigger.
Portfolio: 8048¢ cash; no positions; no resting orders.
Next run: Recheck the newly current 15-minute market, remaining time, last 3–5 active minute prices, and executable side ask. Only enter with ≥10-point momentum and an ask between 30¢ and 85¢.
## Final Report — Run 2026-09-02 20:05 UTC
Market checked: KXBTC15M-26SEP021615-15 — BTC price up in the 20:00–20:15 UTC period.
Observed: The market closes at 20:15 UTC, leaving about 10 minutes, so the timing qualifies. Minute YES history showed a strong upward move: 46 → 62 → 71 → 84 → 88. The latest move exceeds the 10-point momentum threshold. However, the executable YES ask was 82¢, while the market listing showed roughly 90¢ and the full market quote showed bid/ask 86/87¢, indicating inconsistent/stale displayed data. The relevant YES ask is also above the strategy’s 30–85¢ entry range.
Action: No trade. I avoided entering despite the momentum because the data was inconsistent and the apparent executable pricing was at or beyond the entry ceiling. No order was placed.
Portfolio: 8048¢ cash; no positions; no resting orders.
Next run: Verify the newly current KXBTC15M period and timestamp consistency first. Trade only if at least six minutes remain, the 3–5 minute momentum remains ≥10 points, and the relevant side’s ask is within 30–85¢.
## Final Report — Run 2026-09-02 19:50 UTC
Market checked: KXBTC15M-26SEP021600-00 — BTC price up in the 19:45–20:00 UTC period.
Observed: About 8 minutes remain, so timing qualifies. Minute YES history was 49 → 60 → 45 → 48 → 48 → 56 → 70. The latest 3–5 minutes show a strong upward move from 48 to 70 (+22 points), qualifying for a YES entry. The YES ask was 68¢, within the 30–85¢ filter, with substantial displayed depth.
Action: No trade. The market data appears internally inconsistent: the venue listing showed YES around 59–60¢, while the full market/order book/history showed a rapid move to 70/71¢ and the history timestamps extend beyond the current run time. Given the stale/inconsistent state and only ~8 minutes remaining, I avoided forcing an entry.
Portfolio: 8048¢ cash; no positions; no resting orders.
Next run: Check the current KXBTC15M listing and verify timestamps/market consistency first. If a fresh qualifying momentum signal remains and at least six minutes are available, reassess the executable ask before considering the single fixed 5-contract entry.