Polymarket 5-Minute (5M) Crypto Markets

What Are Polymarket 5-Minute (5M) Markets?

Polymarket’s 5-minute (5M) crypto markets are the shortest timeframe prediction markets on the platform. You can trade 5m Polymarkets by betting on whether Bitcoin (BTC) will be up or down over a single 5-minute window. Each market resolves at the end of that window — so you get fast resolution and more opportunities per day than 15-minute or 1-hour markets.

When Polymarket released 5M, they launched it for Bitcoin only. So today, if you want to trade 5 minute Polymarket crypto markets, you’re trading BTC 5M. Polyblock supports these markets in the terminal and in Playground so you can trade or automate 5M with a professional interface and bots.

How Do 5-Minute Polymarket Markets Work?

​5-minute Polymarket markets work like other crypto prediction markets, just with a 5-minute resolution window:

1. 1
   Market opens

   A market is created for a specific 5-minute window (e.g. 3:00–3:05 PM ET). The question is effectively: will BTC be up or down over that window?

2. 2
   You trade YES or NO

   You buy YES if you think BTC will be up over the window, NO if you think it will be down. Share prices reflect the crowd’s probability.

3. 3
   Resolution

   At the end of the 5 minutes, the actual BTC price move is checked. Winning shares pay $1.00; losing shares expire.

5M vs 15-Minute and 1-Hour Markets

Polymarket offers 5-minute, 15-minute, and 1-hour crypto markets. Here’s how 5M compares:

5-Minute (5M)

• Fastest resolution — Markets resolve every 5 minutes — maximum frequency.
• BTC only (for now) — Polymarket launched 5M for Bitcoin; other assets may follow.
• Best for — Scalping, automation, and high-frequency strategies.

15-Minute and 1-Hour

Polymarket crypto markets also include 15-minute (15M) and 1-hour (1H) timeframes on BTC, ETH, SOL, and XRP. Use 15M/1H for more time to analyse or for swing-style strategies.

How to Trade 5M Polymarkets on Polyblock

To trade 5m Polymarkets you need a place that offers a professional interface and real-time data. Polymarket’s website has the markets; Polyblock gives you a trading terminal that Polymarket doesn’t have — real-time orderbook, WebSocket streaming, and instant execution. Here’s how to trade 5M on Polyblock:

1. 1
   Sign up and deposit

   Create a Polyblock account and fund your custodial wallet with USDC. See our <InfoInternalLink href="/info/guides/how-to-deposit-on-polymarket">deposit guide</InfoInternalLink> if you need steps.

2. 2
   Open the terminal

   Go to the <InfoInternalLink href="/terminal">Terminal</InfoInternalLink>. Select Bitcoin and the 5-minute (5M) timeframe. You’ll see the live 5M market and orderbook.

3. 3
   Place orders

   Use the orderbook and trading panel to buy YES or NO on the current 5M window. Execution is instant with real-time data.

Automate 5M Trading with Polyblock Playground

Keeping up with 5-minute markets manually is hard. Polyblock Playground lets you automate 5M trading: describe your strategy in plain English and the AI builds a bot that can trade 5M markets 24/7. No code required. You can backtest, then deploy — so you can run momentum, mean-reversion, or custom logic on 5M without watching the screen.

Why Use Polyblock for 5M Trading?

If you want to trade 5m Polymarkets or automate Polymarket 5 minute markets, Polyblock is built for that:

• Professional terminal — Polymarket’s site doesn’t have a dedicated trading terminal. Polyblock does — real-time orderbook, charts, and execution for 5M and every other timeframe.
• Automation without code — Playground lets you automate 5M (and 15M, 1H) with AI-built strategies. Set rules, backtest, and run 24/7.
• Same markets, better tools — You’re still trading Polymarket’s 5M markets — you just get a pro interface and automation on top.

Common Questions

What are Polymarket 5M markets?

Polymarket 5M (5-minute) markets are the shortest timeframe crypto prediction markets on Polymarket. Each market asks whether Bitcoin will be up or down over a single 5-minute window. You buy YES or NO shares; at the end of the window the market resolves and winning shares pay $1.00. Polymarket launched 5M for Bitcoin only.

How do I trade 5m Polymarkets?

To trade 5m Polymarkets, use Polyblock’s terminal: sign up, deposit USDC, open the Terminal, select Bitcoin and the 5-minute (5M) timeframe, and place orders on the live orderbook. Polymarket’s site doesn’t offer a professional terminal; Polyblock does, with real-time data and instant execution for 5M and other timeframes.

Can I automate 5M markets?

Yes. Polyblock Playground lets you automate 5M trading: describe your strategy in plain English and the AI builds a bot that can run on 5-minute Polymarket markets 24/7. You can backtest then deploy — no code required.

Are 5M markets available for ETH, SOL or XRP?

Not yet. When Polymarket released 5M they did so for Bitcoin only. 15-minute and 1-hour markets are available for BTC, ETH, SOL, and XRP. If Polymarket adds 5M for other assets, Polyblock will support them.

Getting Started

1. 1
   Create a Polyblock account

   Sign up at polyblock.trade. No credit card required.

2. 2
   Deposit USDC

   Fund your custodial wallet. See <InfoInternalLink href="/info/guides/how-to-deposit-on-polymarket">how to deposit on Polymarket</InfoInternalLink> for details.

3. 3
   Trade 5M in the terminal

   Open the <InfoInternalLink href="/terminal">Terminal</InfoInternalLink>, select BTC and 5M, and start trading with the live orderbook.

4. 4
   Or automate with Playground

   Go to <InfoInternalLink href="/playground">Playground</InfoInternalLink>, describe your 5M strategy, and let the AI build and deploy it for you.