Winds of Change | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:40:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png Winds of Change | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Investigating the White-Bordered Buyouts https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/05/investigating-the-white-bordered-buyouts/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/05/investigating-the-white-bordered-buyouts/#comments Mon, 11 May 2020 11:00:34 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=95388

At first glance, it appears white-bordered cards are suddenly in style. Chronicles, Fourth Edition, Fifth Edition, and Sixth Edition cards are showing up left and right on MTG Stocks. This week Sig investigates this trend and tries to explain why things are unfolding in this way.

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Today's article subject spawned from a discussion that began in the QS Discord chat. One of our members was contemplating stepping away from the game for a while and wanted to know the best place to park his money and/or what to trade into. As expected, a lot of people immediately jumped to Power. The general […]

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The holidays are in full swing and the new year is right around the corner. And as some of you may know, the stock market has been a bit shaky in the last month or so. But it seems Magic is still doing pretty well during this slightly volatile time. I think a good portion […]

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Ultimate Masters has hit the market and there’s already been a lot of movement. The prices of the reprints dropped as they usually do when a set first hits the market. But it seems like the prices have started to rebound a lot quicker this time around. There’s a slight possibility they could drop again […]

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Magic Online has a problem. A card value problem. In a recent Channel Fireball article, Florian Koch showed just how much card prices have fallen over the past few years: That's right. To own a playset of the cheapest version of every Magic card ever printed on MTGO would have cost you roughly $28,000 in […]

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Welcome back, folks. It's been a while since I last wrote an article, in large part because I've been unwilling to make any financial moves on MTGO before reading the December 6th announcement about competitive play on Arena. What is announced there could have major ramifications for investing on MTGO, and so I've been very […]

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For investors, the majority of the last 18 months has been a magical ride. Picking stocks on Wall Street in 2017 was easier than picking ripe avocados at the supermarket, and economic optimism was as high as I have ever seen in my lifetime. There was growth across nearly every sector and the major Wall […]

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In the past Sig has watched under-appreciated sets closely, and it has paid dividends. Today he wants to flag the latest set with rising prices no one is talking about: Fourth Edition.

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New Commander generals are big news, and Hour of Devastation has brought a pair that are making waves in the market...

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David believes The Locust God could be the next Commander card to drive up demand for synergistic cards from the past. He looks at some cards that may benefit.

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Esteemed guest Chris Van Meter joins the QS Cast panel to review Hour of Devastation and more!

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On the surface MTG finance looks healthy, but there are some areas of weakness. This begs the question: do we stick with what's working or shift to the underperformers?

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One day it's Devoted Druid, the next it's Mana Matrix. Buyouts are a daily occurrence, but one that's not too hard to capitalize on if you can get ahead of the spike.

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Treasure Cruise Legacy is here. The Khans sorcery has had a significant impact on the format, leaving only one question left to answer: do you try to beat them or join them? Sigmund has some speculative ideas around the former.

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Sudden price jumps in Modern have made Sigmund a little uneasy. He shares has plan to rebalance his portfolio to reduce risk while maintaining significant Modern exposure.

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While past performance does not always predict the future, it can be a valuable tool to identify trends and price targets. Sigmund explains using recent examples.

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