On-chain arbitrage strategies, sized for $50k
Every arbitrage and pool strategy worth considering across perps, DEXs, lending, options and prediction markets. Each sheet covers how it makes money, why the gap exists, what can go wrong, and a rough idea of what it could earn on our $50k cap.
Reading list only$50k cap · never moreEstimates, not resultsOct 2026
The math on $50k
Goal$3–5k/day$1.1–1.8M a year
Return it needs6–10% / dayon $50k, every day
Realistic, normal market$30–150/daybest mix below, after costs
Chaotic days$500–3k+crashes, manias, big listings
Arbitrage earns small, repeatable edges on capital, so $50k caps the steady income well below the goal. The bigger days come from rare events (liquidation cascades, listing frenzies, depegs). The strategies that don't need much capital (backruns, liquidations, order filling) are where $50k can punch above its weight, but those are won with speed and engineering, not money.
Best fits for $50k