The "Bloomberg of the Bundesliga"

About The FC Schalke 04 Files

The fusion of investigative journalism and systematic prediction trading. No betting, no gambling. Instead: event trading, smart money, and the pricing of truth.

Vision

The FC Schalke 04 Files combines three layers: editorial depth (Dossier), data-driven match analysis (Intelligence), and the logic of decentralised prediction markets (Predictions). Together they form a new format — Information Finance.

Three Products

PART 1 — Dossier

12 chapters of investigative journalism — triumphs, tragedies, scandals. Deliberately subjective, with attention to detail.

PART 2 — Intelligence

Data-driven match analysis: results, statistics, form, home/away splits, head-to-head — live and refreshed every six hours.

PART 3 — Predictions

Pinnacle Oracle, Polymarket & Kalshi — value signals, Kelly Criterion and portfolio management.

Information Finance

Vitalik Buterin calls it Info Finance — the idea that markets function as information systems. Prediction markets are not betting but a tool with three functions:

01 — Predictions

Probabilities as price. What is the "true" chance that FC Schalke 04 reaches a particular table position? The market aggregates the knowledge of all participants into a single price — more efficient than any survey or expert opinion.

02 — News

Markets react to new information in real time. A coaching change, an injury, a transfer rumour — the price moves before the headline appears. Prediction markets are the fastest news system in the world.

03 — Financialisation of Truth

Pricing events forces honest assessments. Anyone who puts money on a claim has an incentive to be right — not popular. The result: a better, market-based representation of truth.

Smart Money Approach

We do not accept the odds of the mass market. The Pinnacle Oracle — the vig-adjusted probabilities of the world's sharpest bookmaker — serves as our truth reference. Any deviation on Polymarket or Kalshi from Pinnacle is a potential trading opportunity.

No gut feeling, but systematic alpha detection with mathematical guardrails: Fractional Kelly Criterion, portfolio diversification, and disciplined risk management.

Roadmap

The FC Schalke 04 Files is part of Akte Bundesliga — 22 club sites for all first and second division teams. The predictions and intelligence infrastructure scales to every site.

Beyond that, expansion to Europe's top leagues (Premier League, La Liga, Serie A) is planned — and to other sectors: Finance, Entertainment, Politics. Wherever events can be priced, the same principle works.

Editorially Responsible

Editorially responsible (§ 18(2) MStV): Thomas Look, Closelook Venture GmbH, Walter-Kollo-Str. 24, 14513 Teltow, Germany.

The dossier (Part 1) is based on a book production from 2020 that was not published due to the pandemic. Today's parts — especially the English edition, Intelligence and Predictions — are independent new developments.

Images: Licensed from Imago Sportfotodienst GmbH.