The ProTrader Briefing is a daily email containing a snapshot of
the last 24 hours of market activity and fresh updates of our
advanced MTG metrics. The first section "Most Interesting
Cards", shows the MTGPrice.com top picks for the next day of
trading. Clear metrics spell out exactly why the ProTrader system
chose each pick.
As a ProTrader, you will have access to the raw inventory data
of major stores. One powerful use of this data is to detect major
swings in inventory before the market reacts. A drop in the supply
of a card of over 25% in a day is often an indicator of a pending
price increase.
The "Buylist Price" is the amount of CASH a vendor will
give you in exchange for a card. An increase in the highest
buylist price available usually means that a card is in higher
demand and often precludes a jump in the selling price of a card. Major buylist changes are included in your Daily Briefing.
The Gains and Losses section of the Daily Briefing highlights notable
price changes. To avoid overloading you with information, we only
show changes over 10% on cards over $2 that had at least twelve
in-stock yesterday.
Advanced ProTraders only!
The concept of arbitrage is simple - buy something from one
place and immediately sell it to another place for more than you
bought it for. True arbitrage is difficult but your daily briefing
email can help make things simpler.
This section of the briefing shows cards that you can buy
from one store and then (in theory) sell to the buylist of
another. High profit items are highlighted in red.
ProTraders have access to several different daily briefings as well as weekly ones.
Once you become a ProTrader you can choose to receive only the ones that interest you, or every single one of them.
- Daily Briefing - major changes in Modern-legal sets
- Legacy Daily Briefing - everything NOT in the Daily Briefing
- Foils Daily Briefing - every foil in the game
- Weekly Recap - hand-crafted summary of the week's events
As a ProTrader, you will have access to "in stock" inventory data
from major stores, including historical data. To view it, sign up for ProTrader then
go to any card page and click the "# In Stock" button.
Perhaps the most powerful tool we've released to date, the
Best Deals tool lets you instantly find every card on sale by a
vendor that is below the buylist price at another store. Perfect
for scouting eBay for bargains or using up your store credit.
Simply choose a store from the drop-down menu to start searching.
Choose a second store and you'll get a list of cards that the
second store is buying that are being sold by the first store
below buylist price!
The MoneyBoard shows all of the information we have on a
specific set on one page. It's your at-a-glance guide to what is
happening with a particular set.
- All columns are sortable - just click the heading.
- Lowest price is highlighted with a BLUE background
- Prices marked in RED have under four copies remaining in
stock
- Prices in ORANGE have under eight copies in stock
- Hover over any price for exact inventory data
The ProTrader private forums are your exclusive place to discuss
the finer points of MTG finance. The private forums are moderated
to eliminate spam and to keep things focused on ONLY advanced MTG
finance topics.
