In his first article, Gervaise details the elements that distinguish the European market from the American market and overviews some helpful fundamentals.

Twitter has recently been buzzing with MTG discussion. Sigmund touches upon each of the upcoming product releases and uses the facts to theorize how they will impact card prices in the coming months.

It’s another week of examples today, selected to help hone some of your predictive senses on speculation. I’m going to share some cards today and I’ll be honest – sometimes, I still don’t know why these things act the way they do. Join me as we tease out the reasons why cards go up or fail to go up. You’ll get a sense of my thinking process and the questions that I’m asking myself along the way.

Matthew targets the trends on MTGO and hones in on what’s worth watching.

Corbin Hosler looks back at some past trades and re-runs the numbers to discover if those same trades hold up today!

Chad peeks back at Standard with M13 fully integrated to the format. What’s changed?

Speculation depends on your ability to make and act on quick decisions, often within minutes or hours. Doug shares case studies that help develop basic predictive instincts.

Sigmund takes a look at the reasons why investing in Magic is worth even more than the money it makes.

Chad looks at what we know about Return to Ravnica, and talks about how to speculate when rumors are abound.

The Best Four Days in Gaming are fast approaching – learn the best times and methods of trading at GenCon as well as general convention tips in this week’s article.

Sigmund discusses his observations at Grand Prix Columbus with specific focus on dealer activity. He also discusses the surprising most valuable card in Standard.

With an eye for Magic: The Gathering Online (MTGO), Matthew has his sight set on some land. When’s the best time to invest? And what plots are worth the investment, and which aren’t?