How to Trade Predictions
From funding to your first filled order, in five steps.
1. Fund your Predictions balance
Section titled “1. Fund your Predictions balance”Predictions trades from its own USDC balance, separate from your wallet and from Perps/Spot.
- Open Transfer (from the market page, the header balance menu, or Portfolio) and select Predictions as the destination.
- Fund from any supported chain — Solana included — and the terminal routes it automatically. Minimum deposit: $2.
- Your available balance shows in the order panel. Withdrawals return to your wallet as USDC.e on Polygon, 1:1, with no onchain.cc fee.
2. Pick a market
Section titled “2. Pick a market”Browse by category, search, or hit a card straight from Trending. On a multi-outcome event (an election, a tournament), pick the specific outcome you want to trade from the Outcomes list.
3. Choose your side and order type
Section titled “3. Choose your side and order type”- Buy Yes if you think it happens; Buy No if you think it doesn’t.
- Market order — fills immediately at the current price. High-impact fills warn you when the book is thin.
- Limit order — set your own price in cents; the order rests until the market comes to you (with an optional expiry date).
Enter your size in dollars or as a percentage of your balance. The panel previews shares, average price, and your payout if you win before you confirm.
4. Confirm
Section titled “4. Confirm”Hit the button and the order goes to the book. Market orders confirm in seconds; limit orders appear under Open Orders, where you can cancel them any time. On your first order the terminal sets up your trading wallet automatically — a one-time step that takes a few extra seconds.
5. Manage the position
Section titled “5. Manage the position”Your position appears immediately under Positions with live value, PnL, and To Win (your payout at resolution). From there you can:
- Sell — exit the whole position at market in one tap, or use the order panel’s Sell tab for a partial or limit exit
- Add — buy more at the current price
- Share — post your position or a closed trade as a PnL card
See Positions, Resolution & Claiming for what happens at resolution.
One-Tap mode (Up/Down markets)
Section titled “One-Tap mode (Up/Down markets)”Short-interval crypto markets support 1-Tap buys: three preset amounts ($5 / $25 / $100 by default, editable) that fire a market buy instantly — no confirmation step. Built for rounds measured in minutes. See Up/Down Markets.