Corbin Hosler covers a little bit of everything in the lull of the holiday season, touching on casual staples, Modern, and his strategy for early 2014.

Corbin Hosler looks at some of the major changes that took place in Magic finance this year, and extrapolates for 2014.

Mistaking hype for a legitimate, sustainable spike in price can be disastrous. Corbin Hosler discusses the difference and why it matters.

Corbin always advocates picking up Modern staples out of season, which seems all the more prudent in light of recent spikes. What cards should you target at the moment?

Splinter Twin’s recent spike has elicited accusations of market manipulation. Corbin Hosler explains why he he believes these claims are misplaced.

It never hurts to revisit the fundamentals. Today Corbin Hosler returns to some basic principles in MTG finance, opportunity cost and diversification.

Corbin Hosler looks at the movement of some–what else?–Merfolk staples, and explains how a slow holiday season creates opportunities.

Corbin Hosler looks at cards that benefited from break-out decks last weekend, as well as some criminally-undervalued Modern cards.

A recent debate has arisen in the forums about how to time sales of a spiking card. Corbin Hosler lays out his philosophy and the reasoning behind it.

Corbin looks at some cards that keep going up after their post-Pro Tour spike, and discusses where specs from last year stand.

In the wake of recent events, Corbin Hosler asks what channels are available to stop sellers from cancelling orders. The answer may surprise you.

Corbin Hosler relates his experiences at GP: Oklahoma City, selling to dealers, trading on the floor, and writing for Wizards’ official coverage team.

Corbin Hosler examines the state of his fall rotation specs, with Jace at the top of the list. What should we do now that these cards have spiked?