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

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

David Schumann follows up with Part 2 of his article disclosing his current holdings and the reasoning behind them.

David Schumann outlines his current speculative holdings and the reasoning behind them. Part one is this week and part two is next week.

David Schumann looks at some traps in thinking that can befall the speculator. Don’t fall prey to these comfortable mistruths.

Redemption is a key part of the MTGO market, supporting the price of in-print cards while driving up others. Matthew details how to take advantage of this fact to reap consistent profits with little to no risk.

The digital-to-paper ratio is a powerful tool for understanding the MTGO market. Today Matthew Lewis reexamines its underpinnings and makes adjustments to arrive at a more robust metric.

Matthew Lewis explains how the concept of cognitive bias applies to the MTGO market and how it enables savvy speculators to profit.

The recent spoiling of Beck//Call has already impacted Modern prices and is sure to make more waves. Corbin discusses which cards are still ripe to benefit.

Cash is king. In the past, Sigmund has always defaulted to requesting cash when selling cards to a buy list. But could that trade-in credit really be so bad? This week he looks at why that trade-in bonus makes the proposition worth considering.

2012 was a wild ride as far as MTG Finance goes. Sig takes a look back at some of his most valuable lessons learned and plans out how he will make some strategic changes next year.

About eight days ago, strange things started happening with a Tempest rare. [card]Aluren[/card] had jumped by $10 overnight. It’s clear that someone was buying all of this card that they could. We didn’t know why then and we still don’t have many answers.

I’ve been thinking a lot about buying collections again recently. It’s fun as all heck to see what’s in someone’s binder and you can make a pretty good profit with turnover. Moreover, I was tired of seeing Sig and Corbin post about going through collections – jealous!