Categories
Every market in Sona Engine is classified into one of five categories. Use market_category in Engine A requests to filter signals to a specific vertical.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
ELECTION | Political events — presidential races, referendums, policy votes |
CRYPTO | Crypto markets — Bitcoin, Ethereum, DeFi protocol events, token listings |
SPORTS | Sporting events — NBA, NFL, soccer, esports outcomes |
MACRO | Macro economics — Federal Reserve decisions, GDP data, global geopolitical events |
OTHER | Everything else that doesn't fit the above |
ALL | No filter — returns signals across all categories (default) |
Filtering by Category
Pass market_category as a string in your request body:
POST /v1/signals/smart-money
{
"market_id": "...",
"market_category": "CRYPTO"
}GET /v1/signals/latest?market_category=CRYPTOmarket_category is supported in the Engine A on-demand endpoint, and also in GET /signals/latest.
Use Cases by Category
CRYPTO — DeFi agents monitoring on-chain prediction markets can subscribe to crypto-category signals as a macro alert layer.
ELECTION — Political prediction markets around polling releases, debates, and election events.
MACRO — Fed meetings, CPI data releases, and geopolitical developments surface here.
SPORTS — Intraday markets around games, tournaments, and sports outcomes.