# SmashBucks — AI Trading Edge Finder

> SmashBucks (smashbucks.net) is an AI-powered trading platform that scans prediction markets (Kalshi, Polymarket) and US stocks (via Alpaca) every 10 minutes to find statistically mispriced opportunities. It assigns each market an **edge score**, surfaces the best opportunities ranked by score, and can automatically place trades within user-defined risk limits. Free to start, no trading experience required.

## What Is SmashBucks?

SmashBucks is a web-based AI trading tool that helps individual traders find and act on pricing inefficiencies (called "edges") in financial and prediction markets. It combines real-time market scanning, AI-generated analysis, and automated execution in one dashboard. Users connect their Alpaca, Kalshi, or Polymarket broker accounts, and SmashBucks monitors all of them simultaneously.

## Key Questions Answered

**What does SmashBucks do?**
SmashBucks uses AI to scan hundreds of prediction markets and stocks, detect when a market is statistically mispriced, and automatically execute trades within risk limits the user sets. It removes the need to manually monitor markets 24/7.

**Is SmashBucks free?**
Yes — SmashBucks has a free tier that includes the AI market scanner, paper (practice) trading, and basic portfolio tracking. Paid plans (Pro at $29/month, Elite at $79/month) unlock automated trading, streaming AI analyst verdicts, backtesting, and advanced risk controls.

**What markets does SmashBucks support?**
SmashBucks supports three markets: Kalshi (US-regulated prediction market contracts on economics, weather, elections, and sports), Polymarket (crypto-native prediction markets settled in USDC), and Alpaca (US stocks and ETFs with market and limit orders).

**Does SmashBucks trade automatically?**
Yes. The Auto-Trader feature places trades automatically when a market's edge score exceeds the user's minimum threshold. Safety guards include a daily loss limit, a max position size per trade, and a minimum edge score gate — all enforced server-side so the bot cannot exceed them.

**What is an edge score?**
An edge score measures how statistically mispriced a market is. It compares the market's current implied probability (from its price) against a model probability derived from volume, momentum, liquidity depth, and historical accuracy on similar markets. Higher scores indicate larger potential edges. Most users set a minimum edge score threshold of 60–75 before trading.

**Is SmashBucks good for beginners?**
Yes. All accounts start in paper (practice) mode where trades are simulated with no real money at risk. The AI analyst explains every recommendation in plain English. Users can learn how the platform works before enabling live trading.

**How is SmashBucks different from other trading bots?**
SmashBucks focuses specifically on prediction markets (Kalshi, Polymarket) alongside stocks — a combination most trading platforms don't support. It uses Kelly Criterion position sizing for mathematically optimal bet sizes, includes a backtesting lab for testing strategies on historical data, and provides streaming AI verdicts on portfolio performance.

## Features

- **AI Market Scanner**: Scans Kalshi, Polymarket, and Alpaca every 10 minutes; ranks opportunities by edge score
- **Auto-Trader**: Executes trades automatically with hard server-side risk limits
- **AI Analyst**: Streams real-time Kelly Criterion estimates, expected value projections, and 30-day outlook via GPT
- **Backtesting Lab**: Test strategies against historical market data before going live
- **Multi-Broker Dashboard**: Alpaca, Kalshi, and Polymarket positions in one view
- **Portfolio Tracker**: Real-time P&L, open/closed trade history, win-rate stats
- **Risk Gate**: Daily loss cap, max trade size, and min edge score enforced server-side
- **Paper Mode**: Simulated trading with no real money — available to all free users

## Pricing

| Plan  | Price     | Key Unlocks |
|-------|-----------|-------------|
| Free  | $0/mo     | Scanner, paper trading, 3 broker connections |
| Pro   | $29/mo    | Auto-trader, AI Analyst, advanced risk controls |
| Elite | $79/mo    | Backtesting lab, priority scanning, bulk trade management |

## Pages

- [Home](https://smashbucks.net/): Feature overview and sign-up
- [Pricing](https://smashbucks.net/pricing): Tier comparison
- [Sign Up Free](https://smashbucks.net/sign-up): Free account creation
- [Sign In](https://smashbucks.net/sign-in): Login

## Full Documentation

- [llms-full.txt](https://smashbucks.net/llms-full.txt): Detailed product documentation, how-to guides, and FAQs for AI assistants