Not long ago Sigmund made an interesting comparison between Magic and silver prices, but his argument missed a few points. This week he expands upon his thesis by exploring how silver, oil, and the Euro can all impact the value of your collection.

Derek shares his recent experience vending at a 72 person PTQ.

David Schumann checks in with the Stock Watch one last time before the holidays. Read on for the latest movement in the Penny, Blue-Chip, Value and Growth stocks of MTG.

In the holiday spirit, Danny Brown looks at some red and/or green cards that should be on your radar. These cards are recently rotated and likely at price floors, so they’re primed for pickup.

Between the announcement of Modern Masters 2015 and many people clamoring for a ban on Cruise, Modern is in a volatile place right now. Corbin extrapolates from the results at GP Milan to get an idea of the format’s future.

Considering the ideal opening of a new deck can lead you down different paths in deckbuilding. Mike Lanigan breaks down the major Standard contenders according to their opening plan, and explains what that says about their strategy.

Adam delves into the various ways one can profit from trading that aren’t apparent on the surface–and which don’t require sharking a trade partner by resorting to the dreaded “value trade”.

Ryan has had mixed results with Lightning Helix in Modern, but that doesn’t mean he’s about to give up on the tempo strategy. Find out his thoughts on the optimal build for Modern Delver in the current meta.

Modern Masters 2015 is official, but little is known at the moment except for the included sets. According to Sylvain, this information is worth as much as the spoiler list of MM2015 from a speculative standpoint–take advantage of it now!

Doomwake Giant’s prices on MTGO and in paper are wildly divergent. While this seems to be the same pattern followed by Stoke the Flames, which eventually underwent a correction, there may be more to the story. Jason Alt investigates.

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.

Derek applies lessons learned in a decade of retail experience to Magic finance.

Corbin Hosler reacts to the long-awaited announcement confirming Modern Masters 2015 with an analysis of the last version. Trends from the first outing should inform our predictions for this go around as well.