PROTRADER: Fact Or Fiction – This Week’s Spikes
Another week has gone by and with it another handful of spiking cards are in the books. This time, though, many of the recent jumps were catalyzed by a very definitive occasion: the recent ban and...
View ArticlePROTRADER: Pro Tour Preparation
Next week is a significant week in MTG finance – the first Pro Tour since Standard rotated! Pro Tours are typically very powerful catalysts to move and shake the market, often leading towards huge...
View ArticlePROTRADER: Sig’s Quick Hits
This week I need to author an abbreviated column, as I have a family engagement that precludes me from writing a full article [Editor’s note – don’t miss James Chillcott’s Digging For Dollars piece to...
View ArticlePROTRADER: Beating the Eternal Drum
This past week has been an absolute whirlwind for me and my family. We took a vacation to Disneyland in Anaheim, California. As you can imagine, activities were extremely fun while also draining....
View ArticlePROTRADER: My Concessions to Hype
By: Sigmund Ausfresser @sigfig8 Did anybody catch the most recent banned and restricted changes? I’m not talking about the latest Modern banning of Eye of Ugin and unbanning of Ancestral Vision and...
View ArticlePROTRADER: Reprint Summer is Near
While Standard and Modern begin to establish consistent metagames, I’m noticing a flattening of price trends across much of MTG lately. Sure, you still have explosive growth as players begin combining...
View ArticlePROTRADER: Gleaning Valuable Information from Hotlists
Depending on local player population, a vendor may have higher demand for certain cards. Perhaps there’s a strong Commander population locally. Or perhaps a shop runs successful Legacy events on a...
View ArticlePROTRADER: Price Trajectory for Key EMA Reprints
The full spoiler for Eternal Masters is out and the moment of truth is upon us. There’s one thing and one thing only on my mind regarding this set: how will it impact prices? Whether or not this is a...
View ArticlePROTRADER: The Irony of Eternal Masters
Last week I talked about the incoming price declines we can expect from the release of Eternal Masters. Reprints of Legacy, Vintage, and Commander staples are sure to drop prices to varying degrees...
View ArticlePROTRADER: A Unique Grand Prix Finance Report
The premise of the “GP Floor Report” has become widespread in the MTG finance community. Players and speculators around the world benefit from the most up-to-date price action at these significant...
View ArticlePROTRADER: EMA and the Legacy Renaissance
This week I’m focusing on one seemingly simple question: “did it hit bottom yet?” To me, this question holds the power to dramatically impact whether or not an investment you make in a card will be...
View ArticlePROTRADER: The Psychology of Classic Buyouts
We’ve been here before. You know the feeling – you’ve been eyeing a card for a while, saving resources and trying to find the right condition at the right price. The card’s price stable for years,...
View ArticlePROTRADER: A Neutral Analysis of Pump-and-Dumps
Editor’s Note: We hear your feedback asking to make this publicly available, so we’ve decided to do just that. Feel free to share this article with anyone you think might enjoy it. – Corbin By now...
View ArticlePROTRADER: Not Concerned by RL Buyouts
For a moment, I saw absolute panic. Right before me I saw the whites of the buyout monster’s eyes – 28 more reserve list cards jumped by over 15% in the past week. These all moved after we already...
View ArticlePROTRADER: Forcing Better Diversification
If you’ve been following my articles lately, you’ll have noticed that I’m fairly in-tune with the Old School and Vintage markets. This has become almost a specialty of mine given my interest in such...
View ArticlePROTRADER: Why the Rich are Getting Richer
Something I hear about more frequently nowadays is the concept of a “fixed value” for a given Standard set. In other words, once a Standard set is released and enough cards enter circulation, card...
View ArticlePROTRADER: Recently Printed Eternal Staples
Last weekend I was browsing the All Time Highs and All Time Lows list on MTG Stocks when a frequently played card stood out to me – not because of it’s recent high, but rather due to the fact that it...
View ArticlePROTRADER: Price Trajectory for Key EMA Reprints
The full spoiler for Eternal Masters is out and the moment of truth is upon us. There’s one thing and one thing only on my mind regarding this set: how will it impact prices? Whether or not this is a...
View ArticlePROTRADER: The Irony of Eternal Masters
Last week I talked about the incoming price declines we can expect from the release of Eternal Masters. Reprints of Legacy, Vintage, and Commander staples are sure to drop prices to varying degrees...
View ArticlePROTRADER: A Unique Grand Prix Finance Report
The premise of the “GP Floor Report” has become widespread in the MTG finance community. Players and speculators around the world benefit from the most up-to-date price action at these significant...
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