What is Moneyway?
A practical guide to reading Moneyway on Arbworld and understanding what the volume distribution really tells you.
The short answer
Moneyway is the share of total matched money sitting on each outcome of a Betfair Exchange market. If 92% of the money on a 1X2 market is on the home team, that side is the clear moneyway favourite.
Why it matters
Betfair Exchange is one of the deepest sports-liquidity markets in Europe. Where the matched money goes, the most informed capital often goes too. That does not guarantee a winner, but it gives you a strong clue about how the market is positioning.
How to read the Arbworld tables
- Odds at the top of the cell show the current Betfair price.
- Volume share at the bottom shows what percentage of total matched money is on that outcome.
- Colour intensity increases as the money share becomes more concentrated.
- Total volume helps you judge whether the market is liquid enough to trust.
Common Moneyway patterns
- Confirmation - the favourite by price also dominates the matched money.
- Heavy Moneyway with a still-generous price - often worth a closer look.
- Money against the favourite - a useful signal that the market may disagree with public perception.
- Moneyway plus Dropping Odds - usually the strongest combination because price and liquidity confirm each other.
Limits of Moneyway
- Popular teams attract public money regardless of value.
- Very early markets may not have enough volume to trust.
- Live markets react extremely fast and should be interpreted differently from pre-match markets.