Core

The Core portfolio is low-cost and designed to generate long-term returns while reducing risk through diversification. Features a broad collection of prediction markets across different categories for balanced exposure.

Who it's for

Traders looking for a diversified portfolio of prediction markets with balanced risk and return potential

Performance

$70k$65k$60k$55k$50kSep 7, 2021Sep 9, 2022
Total returns
-1.2%
Annualized returns
-64.9%
Starting balance
$50,000
Ending balance
$49,381

This investment analysis tool presents hypothetical outcomes. Modeled portfolio performance is based on the selected portfolio strategy, risk level, account type, initial investment, and Betterment's management fees. Projected performance assumes the portfolio maintains the target allocation for the entire period, is comprised of the primary funds, includes fund-level fees, and rebalances periodically. Individual performance results may vary over time.

Holdings

Based on an allocation of prediction markets across different categories

Will Trump win the 2024 US Presidential Election?
25%
Will Bitcoin exceed $100,000 before 2025?
15%
Will the Fed cut interest rates in September 2024?
15%
Will the Kansas City Chiefs win Super Bowl LIX?
10%
Will Ethereum merge to PoS before October 2024?
10%
Will SpaceX successfully land humans on Mars before 2030?
10%
Will the S&P 500 close above 6,000 in 2024?
10%
Will OpenAI release GPT-5 before the end of 2024?
5%

Backtest This Strategy

You can use Dune Analytics to backtest this portfolio strategy with historical data. Dune provides access to blockchain data that can be queried using SQL.

Example Dune Query for Core

dune.com
-- Backtest for Core Strategy
WITH market_data AS (
  SELECT
    block_time,
    market_address,
    outcome,
    price,
    volume
  FROM polymarket.trades
  WHERE block_time >= NOW() - INTERVAL '90 days'
    
),
portfolio_performance AS (
  SELECT
    date_trunc('day', block_time) AS day,
    SUM(CASE 
      WHEN outcome = 'YES' AND price > 0.5 THEN volume * (1/price - 1)
      WHEN outcome = 'NO' AND price < 0.5 THEN volume * (1/(1-price) - 1)
      ELSE 0
    END) AS daily_profit
  FROM market_data
  GROUP BY 1
  ORDER BY 1
)
SELECT
  day,
  daily_profit,
  SUM(daily_profit) OVER (ORDER BY day) AS cumulative_profit
FROM portfolio_performance
ORDER BY day;

Backtest Results Visualization

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Backtest Results
Return: +12.5%
Sharpe: 1.40
Max Drawdown: 18.5%

This backtest simulates the performance of the Core strategy over the past year using historical Polymarket data. The query filters for political markets and calculates daily and cumulative returns.