How to Use Merlin's Daily Recaps for Smarter Trading
Guide to using Merlin's daily recap feature — market summaries, top trader moves, volume trends, and how to build a routine around prediction market analytics.
Staying on top of Polymarket is a full-time job. Hundreds of markets, thousands of trades, and constant price movements. Merlin’s Daily Recap feature distills everything into a quick summary — the biggest moves, top performers, volume trends, and notable trades from each day.
What’s in a Daily Recap?
Each Merlin daily recap includes:
Top Movers
Markets with the largest price changes in the last 24 hours. A market that went from 30 cents to 70 cents had a significant information event — understanding what drove the move helps you evaluate whether the new price is correct or an overreaction.
Volume Leaders
The highest-volume markets of the day. High volume signals active debate and liquidity. These are the markets where you’ll find the tightest spreads and the most informed traders.
Top Performing Traders
Which traders had the best day? The recap highlights traders who made the most profitable moves, including their Merlin Trader Score, ROI Rating, and whale tier. This is a fast way to discover new traders worth following.
Notable Whale Trades
Large trades ($10K+) that moved markets. Each entry shows the trader, market, position, and size. When a known whale makes a big move, the recap captures it.
How to Build a Trading Routine
The most consistent prediction market traders have routines. Here’s how to use Merlin’s tools to build yours:
Morning (5 minutes)
- Check the recap — Read yesterday’s daily recap to see what you missed
- Scan the leaderboard — Quick look at the 30-day leaderboard to see who’s hot
- Review your positions — If you’re copy trading via the Merlin bot, check overnight activity
During the Day (as needed)
- Monitor the Activity Feed — The live activity feed shows real-time trades. Set whale filters ($10K+ or $100K+) to cut noise
- Check trending markets — The Markets page shows what’s being traded most actively
Evening (5 minutes)
- Evaluate new traders — If the recap highlighted a strong performer you don’t follow, check their full profile — Merlin Score, Win Rate, Risk Score
- Adjust copy trading — Add or remove traders from your copy list based on recent performance
Using Recaps for Research
Daily recaps aren’t just for staying informed — they’re a research tool.
Spotting Patterns
By reviewing recaps over multiple days, you can identify:
- Trending sectors — Which categories (politics, crypto, sports) are seeing the most volume?
- Emerging traders — Who keeps appearing in the top performers?
- Market inefficiencies — Repeated price swings in the same direction may indicate a mispriced market
Category Analysis
Merlin’s Statistics page provides aggregate analytics, but daily recaps show you the micro-trends within each day. Combining both gives you a macro + micro view of the prediction market landscape.
Trader Discovery
The leaderboard shows all-time and periodic rankings, but recaps highlight daily standouts. A trader who had an exceptional day might not rank in the top 50 all-time, but they might be on a hot streak worth following.
Use the expandable preview on the leaderboard to quickly evaluate any trader from the recap — one click shows their Merlin Score, Win Rate, Risk Score, and top positions.
Recap vs. Leaderboard vs. Statistics
| Feature | Best For |
|---|---|
| Daily Recap | What happened today/yesterday |
| Leaderboard | Who are the best traders overall |
| Statistics | Aggregate trends across the platform |
| Activity Feed | Real-time trade monitoring |
| Markets | Current market prices and volume |
Each tool serves a different purpose. The recap is your daily briefing. The leaderboard is your talent scouting. Statistics are your macro analysis.
Copy Trading with Recaps
For copy traders, recaps serve a specific purpose: validation. If a trader you’re copying appears in the recap’s top performers, your strategy is working. If they appear in the worst performers, it might be time to review.
The copy trading guide covers how to set up and manage copy trading via the Merlin Telegram bot. Recaps help you stay informed about your copy targets without having to manually check each trader’s profile daily.
Conclusion
Prediction markets reward informed, disciplined participants. Merlin’s daily recaps compress hours of market monitoring into minutes. Build a routine around them, use the leaderboard and methodology to validate what you learn, and let data drive your decisions.
Browse the latest recap at merlinagent.ai/recap or explore the full suite of analytics at merlinagent.ai.