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A condition is a rule on the canvas. When the rule is met, the strategy can continue to the next action or condition. Condition tab with Price Condition, Time Condition, and Resolution shown

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Add a condition

Open Condition in the left panel. Click a card to add it at the current position, or drag it to place it before, after, or below another node. Configure the node after you add it.

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Compare conditions

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Price Condition

Use Price Condition when a selected market side must reach a price before the strategy continues. Choose the market and side to watch, then set the comparison and threshold. Depending on your strategy, it can watch the market you are about to trade, a market from an earlier step, or another market you select. Examples:
  • “If the selected YES side is greater than 60¢, continue.”
  • “If the selected NO side is less than 40¢, continue.”
Check the side and comparison carefully. > and < produce opposite behavior. A displayed market price is not a guarantee that an action will execute at that exact price. If you add more than one rule to the same condition, every rule must be met. For example, you can wait for a YES side to reach 60¢ and for the market to be within ten minutes of close. A price condition can also watch a tokenized stock. The threshold is then a share price in dollars rather than a probability: “if TSLA is greater than $400, continue.” The condition watches the stock’s reference price feed, which sits slightly below the pool price a trade pays.

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Time Condition

Use Time Condition when the strategy should continue before a market closes or at a specific time. Choose the market first, then set the timing mode and value. Examples:
  • “Continue 10 minutes before the selected market closes.”
  • “Continue at the chosen date and time.”
Time conditions apply to Polymarket markets. A tokenized stock has no close or resolution, so only a specific date and time can be used with one. If the builder does not offer the timing you need for a market, choose a different condition or market.

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Resolution

Use Resolution when the next step depends on a selected market outcome. The node branches according to the outcome that resolves. Examples:
  • “If the selected outcome resolves YES, continue to this branch.”
  • “If it resolves NO, continue to the other branch.”
Use this condition only when you understand how the market resolves and what each branch of the strategy will do.

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Before you run

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Choose the right condition

Ask yourself:
  • Do you need a price threshold? Use Price Condition.
  • Do you need a time trigger? Use Time Condition.
  • Do you need to branch after an outcome resolves? Use Resolution.

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Common mistakes

  • Watching the wrong market or side.
  • Reversing a price comparison.
  • Treating market close and market resolution as the same moment.
  • Entering a probability where a stock condition expects dollars. A stock threshold of 0.6 means sixty cents a share, not 60%.
  • Using Run Live before testing with Simulate.
See Strategy builder nodes for a concise node reference and Strategy examples for complete patterns.