How to use the Markium Leaderboard in Prediction Markets
The Markium Leaderboard is an essential tool for anyone exploring prediction markets. Regardless of your experience level, it provides valuable insights into market activity, profitable traders, and emerging opportunities. By showing you who’s active, who’s profitable, and where the biggest opportunities are.
This guide explains what the Leaderboard is, why it matters, and how you can leverage it to enhance your trading strategy.
What is the Markium Leaderboard?
The Leaderboard is a public ranking of top users currently trading on Polymarket. Markium has added some useful tools and analytics to provide an edge for traders.
Traders are ranked based on metrics such as:
Volume (how much money they’ve moved) and profit (how much they’ve actually earned), with filters for different timeframes day, week, month, or all-time.
You can see who’s consistently profitable, who’s making the biggest moves. It’s also a great way to spot traders you might want to watch
Markium Leaderboard volume vs profit
Key Sections & Metrics Let’s break down the main parts of the Leaderboard page and what each metric means:
How to Use the Leaderboard to Inform Your Strategy
Here are practical ways to use this Leaderboard to your advantage:
Identify High-Performing Traders
Look who shows up repeatedly among the top volume & profit over different periods. These are traders whose behavior may offer insights. Occasionally, you may be able to observe their trade topics or timing (if public) to find out what patterns they follow.
The above screenshot highlights the top-performing traders who consistently rank high in both trading volume and profit on the leaderboard. From the image above trader 10xBTClong is ranked number six with trading volume of $7.03M and ranked number one as a profitable trader.
To identify top performing traders, it's essential to monitor all time frames, from one day to all-time, and analyze their portfolios, which provide valuable insights into position value, total profit/loss, trading volume, active positions, analytics and detailed activity.
When a trader suddenly climbs in the volume rankings, or makes big profit, it can signal where attention and money) is flowing. If many top traders are focusing on a particular category like politics, tech, and crypto, it might be worth looking into.
Benchmark Yourself
You can compare your own performance to what top users are doing. Ask yourself, Are you trading a similar volume to your risk level? How does your profit margin compare? This comparison helps you to identify weak points and areas for improvement.
Risk Management Insights
Some Traders may have high volume but low profit (or even losses). Volume alone doesn't mean success and gaining profit. Pay attention and take note of traders who excel in both profit and volume rankings on the leaderboard, as they have achieved a good balance between the two.Their strategies may include better risk controls, more selective trades, or timing, that will help you make informed decisions.
Time-Frame Matters
Short-term leaders (day/week) highlight quick movers or show who has benefited from the momentum. Long-term leaders (month/all) reveal consistent performers. Depending on your trading style Whether you trade frequently or prefer longer holds, Different timeframes on the leaderboard will be more relevant based on your trading style
Tips to keep in mind
Don’t assume “top volume = best strategy”: High volume alone may mean many trades, but not necessarily profitable ones. Always focus on the profit metrics.
Anonymity and incomplete transparency: Usernames may be pseudonymous, and you may not always see which specific trades led to profit. Use the data as a guide to find the patterns,don't exactly copy and paste the strategy.
Lag and timing: Metrics reset (day/week/month/all), so the Leaderboard data reflects only up to the shown timeframe. Be mindful of upcoming resets, as they can impact rankings.
Follow the topics you understand: Some top traders specialize in areas like politics, crypto, or tech. Be cautious, copying trades without understanding the field can be risky.
Example Walk-Through
Here’s a quick example of how you might use the Leaderboard; Let's say you check the weekly Leaderboard and see Dragonfly-Trading ranked in the top 5 by volume. You click on his name (if possible) to see in which categories they are more active, such as Politics,tech and Crypto. You realize that their volume is huge, however their profit margin is moderate(Low), which indicates they're likely taking significant risks.
In contrast, User row888, ranks high in profits despite lower trading volume. That may suggest a more selective and potentially strategic approach. you can decide to follow row888 trades, monitor the topic picks, learn the strategy and apply similar discipline. Row888 might give you more insights than just following the biggest volume trader. Fewer trades but more research-driven approach and high conviction.
Conclusion
The Markium Leaderboard offers a window into real trading behavior. It shows you who is active, who is profitable, where the money is flowing and field knowledge. Using it wisely, it can be a tool that can help you to enhance your own trading strategy. Always combine what you have learnt there with your own research and have a good risk management.