BTC 15m directional momentum

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This strategy trades Kalshi’s KXBTC15M market. Every 10 seconds it checks Bitcoin’s 15-minute change from Coinbase; it buys yes when that change is above 0.5% and buys no when it is below -0.5%, but only if price is between 10 and 82 cents and it has no position, using 6 contracts each time. It cancels all orders when expiry is within 2 minutes and sells everything if unrealized P&L falls to -$1 or rises to $8.

Kalshi·Jul 26 to Aug 17 UTC·Created 1mo ago

Net P&L

+$3

Return +29.0% on Risk Capital

Sharpe

0.22

Return Sharpe

Win rate

45.5%

25 trades

Max drawdown

-$6

Peak to Trough

A few notes on these numbers

Methodology: Backtests replay supported historical market data, usually a 30-day Studio window, and evaluate strategy rules on the available cadence. Signals can fill no earlier than the next tradable step. Taker fills use top-of-book prices or available L2 depth, with Kalshi-style fees where modeled. Queue position, latency, and future liquidity are not fully modeled. Simulated P&L is net of modeled fees over the window.
Starting Capital: Kalshi backtests use the strategy's configured max position as the risk-capital denominator. Return is computed from that configured capital, while total P&L is still shown in dollars.
Past Performance: Backtested results are hypothetical. They are derived from historical data and do not reflect live execution risks like slippage beyond the orderbook, partial fills, API latency, or venue outages. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Not Financial Advice: Nothing on this page is investment, legal, or tax advice. Prediction markets carry real risk of loss. Only trade with money you can afford to lose, and do your own research before deploying any strategy live.