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Closed Markets on Pinnacle and Alerts: How to use them to your advantage?

· 4 min read
Martin

Closing of a market or an event can be an interesting thing to notice but manually tracking when every market on every match closes? That's a tedious and time consuming task. Markets can close minutes, hours, or even days before kickoff, depending on various factors like news, lineup releases, or sudden shifts in betting volume.

That's why we've added a powerful new tool into your betting arsenal: Closed Market Alerts.

What are Closed Market Alerts?​

Simply put, Closed Market Alerts are automated notifications (like dropping odds and limit changes ) that inform you the moment Pinnacle closes a specific betting market for a match you're tracking, or when they close all markets for that entire match.

Why focus on Pinnacle Market Closures?​

As we have talked about multiple times on our blog, Pinnacle is widely regarded as one of the sharpest bookmakers globally. They operate on low margins, accept high volumes, and adjust their odds rapidly based on information and betting activity. Because of this:

  1. Market Efficiency: Pinnacle's closing line is often considered the closest reflection of the true probability of an outcome available in the betting market.
  2. Information Signals: When Pinnacle closes a market unusually early, it can be a strong signal that significant, market-moving information has become available (e.g., key injury, lineup change).

Knowing exactly when Pinnacle closes a market provides a critical data point for analysis and strategy refinement.

Reasons to Consider using our Closed Market Alerts:​

  • Timeliness: Get notified instantly when a market closes, capturing the exact closing time and odds without delay.
  • Automation: Save countless hours of manual tracking. Set your alerts and let our system do the monitoring.
  • Precision: Choose to be alerted for specific market types (e.g., Asian Handicap, Moneyline, Over/Under) or for the entire match closure. Focus on what matters to your strategy.
  • Market Insight: Observe patterns. Do certain leagues see markets close earlier than others? Does specific news consistently trigger closures? These alerts help you understand market dynamics.

How to set up Closed Market Alerts on Sharpbet.io​

Setting up alerts for closed markets is straightforward. While the exact interface may vary slightly, the general steps are:

  1. Navigate to the Home.
  2. Look for the "Alerts" option and click on it, afterwards navigate to ”Edit”.
  3. Before you create alert make sure you are on Closed Markets alert type.
  4. Create new alert by clicking on Custom.
  5. Enter alert name (optional), choose which sport and markets you want this configuration to apply to.
  6. Configure what the maximum time between market closes should be (If the market was never closed before you will get alerted no matter this setting.)
  7. You can also configure other settings like maximum time before start of match should you get alerted or which leagues to block/allow.
  8. Save: Confirm your settings, and the system will start monitoring for you.
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Selecting only 'All' in 'Markets' means you will only get alerted when the whole match gets alerted.
Examples:
Markets selected: 'All' -> Match closes only moneyline -> No alert
Markets selected: 'Moneyline, All' -> Match closes only moneyline -> Alert
Markets selected: 'Moneyline, All' -> Match closes only spread -> No alert

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Sample alert from Sharpbet.io dashboard

Using Closed Market Alerts to improve your betting strategy​

For some closed markets may seem like an unpredictable part of betting but they're actually actionable data points. Here’s how to leverage them:

  1. Analyze Market Reactions: Did a market close unexpectedly early? Cross-reference the alert time with news feeds or social media. This helps you understand what kind of information moves the Pinnacle market most significantly and how quickly it reacts.
  2. Identify Potential Information Leaks: If markets for a specific team or league consistently close early before official news releases, it might indicate information asymmetry you could potentially learn to anticipate or watch for.
  3. Spot Red Flags: If Pinnacle pulls all markets for a match well ahead of schedule, it could signal potential integrity issues or major unforeseen circumstances (like postponement risk) worth investigating before placing bets elsewhere.
  4. Calm before storm?: Some strategies involving closed markets focus on the fact that many times Pinnacle closes market due to changes in their odd calculations and/or adjustment of odd lines. It can therefore be a valuable tool to monitor odd changes in real-time.

Start noticing patterns – Find even more EV​

Understanding and reacting to market movements, is fundamental to long-term betting success. Our Closed Market Alerts feature automates this crucial tracking process, freeing up your time and providing the precise data needed to analyze and gain deeper insights into market behaviour.

Explore the Closed Market Alerts feature in your dashboard today and take another step towards sharper, more informed betting.

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