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Bonereaper

Wallet 0xeebde7a0… · 22 days · 1.34M trades · 14,168 resolved markets. A fair-value-driven, both-sides market-making bot on 5- and 15-minute crypto up-or-down binaries - reverse-engineered phase by phase from a 1.34M-row trade dataset.

Published Apr 18, 2026 ~14 min read By PR&R Research Window Mar 25 → Apr 16, 2026
Date Range (UTC)
Mar 25 → Apr 16
21.99 days · 2026-03-25 07:11Z → 2026-04-16 06:59Z
Realized P&L
+$443,754
+1.527% on $29.09M deployed
Markets Profitable
59.7%
8,461 winners of 14,168 markets
Days Green
22 / 23
95.7% · only Mar 29 red at −$2,507
// 001 / Method

Ten-Phase Reverse-Engineering Protocol

What we searched for, executed programmatically over both CSVs in DATA_DROP/.

Every phase below was executed programmatically over both CSVs in DATA_DROP/ - 1.34M trades after deduping 3 duplicate transaction hashes across the two exports. Every market in this dataset is fully resolved; no “Open” remnants.

PhaseWhat we were looking for
Phase 1Trader profile - scale, trade-size distribution, activity clock, inter-trade gaps, buy vs sell ratio.
Phase 2Core strategy archetype - market-making, directional betting, latency arb, copy trading, DCA.
Phase 3Dominance-ratio analysis - does the larger side of a both-sides market win more often as conviction rises?
Phase 4Entry-price discipline - where does capital cluster, does win rate track implied probability, is paired cost below $1.00?
Phase 5Category / market-type concentration - single vertical or distributed?
Phase 6Timing and execution - burst patterns, second-side hedge lag, first-to-last trade span per market.
Phase 7Filter experiments - which simple rules isolate the highest-edge subset?
Phase 8Rolling-window consistency - is the edge durable across 7-day and 15-day slices?
Phase 9P&L decomposition - where does the money actually come from?
Phase 10Strategy specification - a reconstructable rule set describing what this wallet is doing.
// 002 / Executive answer

Fair-value market-making, with a real signal

The single sentence that summarises 1.34M trades.

This wallet is a fair-value-driven, both-sides market-making bot on 5- and 15-minute crypto up-or-down binaries.

It deploys small tickets (median $5.56), pairs both outcomes on 96.7% of markets within a median 10 seconds, almost never sells on the book, and holds every share to resolution. The evidence for a real fair-value signal is unambiguous: as the USDC imbalance between sides grows, the dominant side’s resolved win rate climbs smoothly from 59% at 1.0-1.5x to 97.7% at 5x+. Entry-price band win rates also track implied probabilities within ~2 points across the full $0-$1 range - a calibration signature you only get from a working model.

Across the 22-day window: 22 of 23 days profitable, every rolling 7-day and 15-day window green, best day +$39,767, worst −$2,507. The strategy earns ~$20K/day on a $1.3M/day trade flow.

In plain English: the bot decides which outcome is underpriced using an external fair-value reference, buys both sides to lock in spread where possible, and lets the dominant side run when conviction warrants it. The bigger the lean, the stronger the signal - and outcomes validate that lean almost perfectly at the top of the conviction curve.
// Phase 1 / Trader profile

High-frequency bot, tiny tickets, crypto-only

Scale, trade-size distribution, activity clock, inter-trade gaps, category and duration concentration.

Scale

  • 1,342,304 trades over 21.99 days (~61,000/day, ~42/minute).
  • 14,168 unique markets - ~644/day.
  • $29,091,910 buy notional. $22,783 sell notional (0.08% of gross; 2,866 trades).
  • Per-market density: median 83 fills, P95 209.

Trade-size distribution

  • Median ticket: $5.56. Mean: $21.69. P95: $54.78. Max: $15,000.
  • Top 5% of trades carry 57.3% of capital - strongly power-law.
  • Small probes dominate the count; large fills reserved for deeper books.

Timing (UTC)

  • Active all 24 hours - no human gaps.
  • Peak 13:00-17:00 UTC (US morning/midday ET, ~68K trades/hr).
  • Trough 20:00-22:00 UTC (~41K trades/hr).
  • Smooth distribution - automation, not a human operator.

Inter-trade speed (same market + outcome)

  • Median gap: 0 seconds. P90: 22s. Mean: 9.0s.
  • 78.9% of consecutive fills under 10s; 97.5% under 60s.
  • Sub-human latency. Combined with small tickets → working liquidity in tight bursts.

Category & duration concentration

UnderlyingTradesUSDC% Capital
BTC934,840$24.997M86.0%
ETH403,291$4.023M13.8%
SOL4,173$72,5540.2%
DurationMarketsUSDC% Capital
5 min10,224$21.55M74.1%
15 min3,599$6.85M23.5%
4 hr78$99K0.3%
other267$592K2.0%

100% crypto directional binaries. No sports, politics, or event-driven markets. 98% of capital in 5-min or 15-min BTC/ETH windows.

// Phase 2 & 3 / Archetype + dominance

Hybrid market-maker with a real, monotonic signal

Both-sides participation, dominance ratio, and the directional-edge test.

Both-sides participation

96.74%

13,706 of 14,168 markets had both outcomes bought. Clearly in the market-making archetype (prompt threshold >60%).

Median dominance ratio

2.81x

Heavier side typically ~2.8x the lighter side. P90 ratio is 22.7x - heavy tail of high-conviction lopsided positioning.

Second-side hedge lag

10s

93.2% of both-sides markets pair within 60 seconds. Hedge is part of the entry, not an afterthought.

Dominance-ratio buckets - the directional-edge test

If the trader has a real signal, the dominant side’s win rate should rise with the ratio. Prompt thresholds: ≥70% at 2.0x+ and ≥85% at 3.0x+. This wallet exceeds both decisively.

Ratio bucket Markets Dom-side win rate % markets profitable Avg P&L / mkt Total bucket P&L
1.0-1.5x2,98859.0%40.6%−$5.23−$15,638
1.5-2.0x1,87972.2%46.6%+$9.04+$16,984
2.0-3.0x2,34381.0%51.3%+$10.54+$24,704
3.0-5.0x2,07891.2%67.1%+$59.38+$123,390
5.0x+4,41897.7%76.2%+$65.62+$289,916

This is a textbook fair-value-driven inventory trader. The dominant-side win rate rises smoothly 59% → 72% → 81% → 91% → 97.7% as the ratio climbs - exactly what the prompt predicts for a bot that (a) builds an external probability estimate, (b) sizes the two sides inversely to perceived value, and (c) hedges around a paired-cost ceiling. Per-market P&L scales from −$5.23 to +$65.62 - the ratio is a genuine conviction dial, not a byproduct.

Paired-cost discipline

  • Median paired cost: $1.006. Mean: $1.027. 47.3% below $1.00; 35.2% below $0.97.
  • Sub-$1 markets average +$53.72 P&L / market; above-$1 markets still average +$12.58.
  • Both regimes profitable. Below parity, spread capture works on matched shares; above parity, the directional edge carries the P&L.
// Phase 4 / Entry price

Win rate tracks implied probability within ~2 points at every band

Capital allocation, win rate, and proxy ROI per share across the full $0-$1 entry-price range.

Price band Capital % of total Trades Win rate Implied prob Proxy ROI / share
$0.00 - $0.10$205K0.70%83,3235.9%5%+$0.0012
$0.10 - $0.20$451K1.55%120,52114.5%15%−$0.0011
$0.20 - $0.30$712K2.45%132,37325.3%25%+$0.0066
$0.30 - $0.40$1.10M3.77%147,90236.0%35%+$0.0135
$0.40 - $0.50$1.85M6.36%183,01246.7%45%+$0.0177
$0.50 - $0.60$2.71M9.32%210,15255.9%55%+$0.0166
$0.60 - $0.70$2.37M8.14%152,35066.1%65%+$0.0173
$0.70 - $0.80$2.25M7.73%115,56575.4%75%+$0.0108
$0.80 - $0.90$2.43M8.36%86,37485.7%85%+$0.0140
$0.90 - $1.00$15.02M51.6%107,86697.5%95%+$0.0068
Win rate hugs the entry-price implied probability within ~2 percentage points at every band - strong evidence of a well-calibrated internal fair-value model. The $0.30-$0.90 range shows the highest proxy ROI per share (1.1-1.8¢). The $0.90+ band captures the most capital (52%) at the thinnest margin (0.7¢/share); volume compensates.
// Phase 5 / Category

100% crypto up-or-down. Single-vertical focus.

Distribution across underlying assets, durations, and market types.

All 14,168 markets are crypto price binaries - BTC (86% of capital), ETH (14%), SOL (trace). No sports, politics, or event-driven markets. 97.6% of markets are either 5-minute or 15-minute windows. This strategy is built for one market family only.

Implication

A category filter cannot rescue this wallet’s P&L - the category is the strategy. Anyone replicating this needs to accept the same vertical constraint.

// Phase 6 / Timing & execution

Dense bursts per market, instant pairing

Per-market accumulation span and second-side hedge lag.

Per-market accumulation

  • Median span first-to-last fill: 274s (4.6 min).
  • P95 span: 882s (14.7 min).
  • Median fills per market: 83. P95: 209.
  • Matches the 5-min / 15-min market windows - the bot saturates each market during its entire life with small child orders.

Second-side hedge lag

  • Median lag (first-side → first opposite-side fill): 10s.
  • 93.2% of both-sides markets paired within 60s.
  • Hedge is essentially simultaneous; the ratio is chosen at entry, not reactive.
// Phase 7 / Filter experiments

Dominance ratio is the cleanest edge; 1.0-1.5x is the only losing bucket

Simple filter rules tested for incremental P&L and per-market economics.

Filter Qualifying markets Total P&L Avg / market % profitable
All resolved markets (baseline)14,168+$443,754+$31.3259.7%
Dominance ratio ≥ 1.5x (skip near-balanced)10,718+$454,995+$42.4563.8%
Dominance ratio ≥ 2.0x8,839+$438,011+$49.5567.5%
Dominance ratio ≥ 3.0x6,496+$413,306+$63.6273.3%
Dominance ratio ≥ 5.0x4,418+$289,916+$65.6276.2%
Sub-$1.00 paired cost only6,488+$348,545+$53.7258.2%

Key takeaways: (1) the 1.0-1.5x bucket is the only bucket that loses money - skipping it adds $11K to baseline P&L while retaining 76% of markets. (2) Higher-conviction buckets have materially better per-market economics but fewer markets - the real-money sweet spot is ratio ≥ 3.0x (avg +$63/mkt, 73% profitable). (3) The sub-$1.00 paired-cost filter is strong but orthogonal to the ratio filter; stacking them should be tested in a follow-up.

// Phase 8 / Rolling windows

22 of 23 days green. Every rolling 7-day & 15-day window profitable.

Daily realized P&L (UTC) and rolling-window consistency.

Profitable days

95.7%

22 of 23 calendar days green. Only 2026-03-29 red (−$2,507).

Rolling 7-day windows

100.0%

Worst 7-day: +$19,204. Best: +$164,888.

Rolling 15-day windows

100.0%

No drawdown periods observed.

Daily realized P&L (UTC)

DateP&L
2026-03-25+$19,204
2026-03-26+$23,099
2026-03-27+$14,884
2026-03-28+$30,161
2026-03-29−$2,507
2026-03-30+$28,695
2026-03-31+$34,137
2026-04-01+$6,019
2026-04-02+$17,704
2026-04-03+$14,751
2026-04-04+$21,688
2026-04-05+$10,298
2026-04-06+$39,767
2026-04-07+$19,018
2026-04-08+$30,219
2026-04-09+$22,564
2026-04-10+$21,334
2026-04-11+$21,413
2026-04-12+$3,897
2026-04-13+$19,507
2026-04-14+$31,032
2026-04-15+$20,599
2026-04-16 (partial)+$2,028
// Phase 9 / P&L decomposition

Many small wins, occasional large losses - net positive by a wide margin

Where the money actually comes from.

ComponentAmountNote
Total buy notional (22 days)$29,091,9101,339,438 buy trades.
Total sell notional$22,7832,866 sells - 0.08% of flow. Effectively resolution-hold.
Net USDC deployed$29,069,126Buys minus sells.
Realized payouts from resolution$29,512,880Winning shares × $1.00.
Realized P&L+$443,754+1.527% gross return in 22 days.
Per-market avg / median P&L+$31.32 / +$15.60Mean > median → occasional big wins skew right.
Best / worst single market+$3,917 / −$15,861Worst loss exceeds best gain - market-maker absorbing occasional adverse-selection in exchange for steady small wins.
Hedge tax (non-dominant USDC deployed)$5,001,226Capital on the lighter side of both-sides markets. Offset by spread capture + dominant-side wins.

Annualized extrapolation (simple): +1.527% × (365/22) ≈ +25.3% annualized on gross deployed capital - thin per-market, but high velocity (~644 markets/day) scales the edge into six-figure monthly P&L.

// Phase 10 / Spec

What this bot is doing, stated precisely

A reconstructable rule set describing what this wallet is doing.

One-sentence summary

A fair-value-driven, both-sides market-making bot on 5- and 15-minute crypto up-or-down binaries that scales directional conviction into an asymmetric USDC allocation across outcomes, holds every share to resolution, and compounds a thin per-market edge across ~644 resolved markets per day.

Market universe:     Short-duration crypto up/down binaries.
                     BTC (86%), ETH (14%), trace SOL.
                     98% of capital in 5-min or 15-min windows.

Signal source:       External fair-value / implied-probability model.
                     Not visible in CSV; inferred from the near-perfect
                     alignment between entry-price implied probability
                     and resolved win rate across every band, and from
                     the monotonic ratio-vs-win-rate curve.

Entry trigger:       Market opens for trading AND fair probability
                     diverges enough from the book to clear the
                     paired-cost ceiling at target position size.

Sizing model:        Power-law probes (median $5.56 ticket).
                     Top 5% of trades carry 57% of capital.
                     Size scales with available book depth and edge.

Both-sides logic:    96.7% both-sides rate.
                     Second side enters within median 10s of the first.
                     Ratio is chosen at entry, not reactive.

Dominance pattern:   Median 2.81x. Ratio IS the conviction dial.
                     Higher ratio -> dominant side wins more:
                       1.0-1.5x : 59.0%   -$5.23 / mkt
                       1.5-2.0x : 72.2%   +$9.04
                       2.0-3.0x : 81.0%   +$10.54
                       3.0-5.0x : 91.2%   +$59.38
                       5.0x+    : 97.7%   +$65.62

Paired-cost target:  Median $1.006. 47.3% below $1.00.
                     Both regimes profitable; sub-$1 earns ~4.3x
                     more per market ($53.72 vs $12.58).

Exit strategy:       None on-book (<0.1% sells).
                     Every position held to resolution.

Edge source:         (1) Well-calibrated external fair-value model
                         prices both sides across $0-$1 range.
                     (2) Ratio asymmetry lets the bot earn on
                         conviction without forfeiting spread on
                         balanced markets.
                     (3) High velocity (644 markets/day) converts
                         thin per-market edge into durable P&L.

Known weakness:      1.0-1.5x ratio bucket (near-balanced) loses
                     money on average (-$5.23/mkt). Skipping it
                     would improve aggregate P&L by ~$11K without
                     dropping more than 24% of market count.

Rebuild parameters:  - Only crypto up/down 5-min & 15-min binaries.
                     - Target paired cost < $1.00 ideal, < $1.03 max.
                     - Dominance ratio >= 1.5x to avoid loss bucket.
                     - Fill with small probes, ~10s second-side pairing.
                     - Hold to resolution; no book-level exit logic.
                     - Activity clock: 24/7 with soft peak 13-17 UTC.
// 003 / Conclusion

Most honest final conclusion

What we observed, what we inferred, and what would still need live data to confirm.

This wallet is a well-executed reference for a fair-value inventory bot on crypto-price short-duration binaries. Every phase of the 10-phase protocol produces a consistent picture:

  • Observed 1.34M trades, 99.8% buys, 96.7% both-sides, 10s median hedge lag - confirmed bot behavior.
  • Observed 8,461 of 14,168 markets profitable (59.7%). Median per-market P&L +$15.60, mean +$31.32.
  • Observed Dominant-side win rate climbs 59% → 97.7% as ratio grows - clean directional signal.
  • Observed Win rate tracks entry-price implied probability within ~2 points across every price band.
  • Observed Realized P&L +$443,754 on $29.07M net deployed (+1.527% in 22 days).
  • Observed 22 of 23 days green; 100% of rolling 7-day and 15-day windows profitable.
  • Inferred External fair-value engine (likely a BTC/ETH reference price feed) drives the ratio decision.
  • Inferred Fill-and-burst execution; no resting orders worth exiting before resolution.
  • Live-Data-Required The specific fair-value source and order-book snapshot at entry are not in the CSV. A shadow-trade study against a BTC reference feed would be needed to prove the exact model.

Recommended follow-ups: (a) bankroll playbook shadowing this wallet at 1% scale with ratio ≥ 1.5x filter; (b) replicate the fair-value layer using a BTC reference feed and backtest against this wallet’s entry timestamps; (c) stack ratio-and-paired-cost filters to isolate the highest-edge subset; (d) investigate the 2026-03-29 red day to characterize the regime in which this bot bleeds.

Source data: two CSVs in DATA_DROP/ combining to 1,342,307 raw rows → 1,342,304 after deduping 3 duplicate transaction hashes. Analysis window: 2026-03-25 07:11:51 UTC through 2026-04-16 06:59:54 UTC (21.99 days). All markets fully resolved. Computation: analyze.py. Raw metric blob: REPORTS/_analysis_blob.json.