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Polymarket Whale Flow Evidence — Week of Aug 31, 2026

Aug 31, 2026Sep 6, 2026 · all data from on-chain transactions and the Polymarket API

The week in one answer

Aug 31, 2026–Sep 6, 2026

Sports carried most tracked whale volume this week.

Sports accounted for 78% of recorded ≥$1K trade volume. Fed Decision in September? was the largest single event at 4% of the weekly total.

Volume fell 8.2% while trade count rose 1.5% versus the prior completed week.

Volume describes recorded ≥$1K fills. It does not establish directional conviction unless the underlying Event evidence says so.
Leading category
78%
Sports
Top event share
4%
Fed Decision in September?
Top trader share
4%
ferrariChampions2026
Total Volume$406.4M 8.2% vs prior week
Whale Trades97,411
Active Whales7,947
Events Traded5,596

Top traders by volume

Largest single trades

Most active events

Volume by category

Sports$317.0M70,230 trades
Crypto$34.9M12,033 trades
Politics$23.4M6,402 trades
Finance$19.1M4,212 trades
Science$3.2M1,218 trades

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All data is derived from on-chain Polymarket transactions and the Polymarket Data API. Whale trades are defined as single fills worth $1K+. See our methodology for details. Data provided under our data license.

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