HEAT 13 · HOT NOW · VALUE SUPPORT · NEXT SIGNAL

What’s hot—and why.

A transparent, hold-oriented market ranking built from exact completed sales. Attention alone never earns the score.

HOT NOW · #1

89HEAT SCORE

Helix

No other ranked family combines this many distinct collector pools with comparable completed-sale depth.

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WHAT’S NEW

The Man

Baseball, basketball and football checklists, format-specific odds and six new exact-card market records are now indexed.OPEN SIGNAL ↘

WATCH NEXT

Rainbow Flick

More repeat sales after the first release window are needed to prove durable collector attention.OPEN SIGNAL ↘

SPEND LENS

Heat ≠ value

We separately show value support: liquidity, depth and collector breadth—the evidence that may help a card hold a defensible market.SEE THE MATH ↘

PULLED. HEAT SCORE · v1.0

Five signals.
One honest read.

Every signal is scored from 0–100. The weighted result is reduced when the exact completed-sale sample is thin.

HEAT = (0.30L + 0.25D + 0.20M + 0.15B + 0.10F) × EEVIDENCE FACTOR · 1.00 AT 15+ EXACT SALES · 0.95 AT 8–14 · 0.88 AT 3–7 · 0.72 BELOW 3
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L · LIQUIDITY
100 × min(1, ln(1 + exact 90-day sales) ÷ ln(21))
D · DEPTH
60 × min(1, exact sales ÷ 20) + 40 × min(1, active card records ÷ 5)
M · MOMENTUM
50 + 100 × average same-card raw change, capped at ±50% and shrunk toward 50 until three comparable series exist
B · BREADTH
60 × min(1, active subjects ÷ 5) + 40 × min(1, active sports ÷ 3)
F · FRESHNESS
100 × e−days since latest exact sale ÷ 45
VALUE SUPPORT
(0.45L + 0.35D + 0.20B) × E · a market-support lens, not a return forecast
30%Liquidity

Exact completed sales in the trailing 90 days, log-scaled so one blockbuster cannot dominate.

25%Market depth

Total exact sales plus the number of distinct card records with buyers.

20%Momentum

Latest raw sale versus earlier raw sales for the same exact card; thin series shrink toward neutral.

15%Collector breadth

Demand spread across distinct subjects and sports rather than one headline card.

10%Freshness

Days since the latest exact completed sale, using a 45-day decay curve.

80–100 MARKET LEADER65–79 RISING50–64 BUILDING35–49 WATCH0–34 THIN PROOF
#189HEAT
SCORE
Carlos Alcaraz Helix HLX-16MARKET LEADER

BASKETBALL · F1 · TENNIS

STRONGER SUPPORTVALUE SUPPORT 100/100

Helix

The broadest tracked audience, with deep records across three sports and six subjects.

WHY IT’S HOT

No other ranked family combines this many distinct collector pools with comparable completed-sale depth.

WHAT’S NEW

The latest tracked sale is an Alcaraz PSA 9; raw lanes remain mixed rather than moving as one market.

WATCH NEXT

Fresh transactions outside the biggest stars would confirm that breadth is still converting into demand.

Liquidity100
Depth100
Momentum50
Breadth100
Freshness89
EVIDENCE MULTIPLIER × 1.00
Market lane
$42.85–$2,740 tracked raw guides
Liquidity
10 exact sales / 30d · 38 / 90d
Sales depth
67 exact sales · 16/16 tracked card markets active
Momentum
mixed / steady · 15 condition-matched raw series
Attention
16 subjects · 4 sports · latest sale Aug 12
Risk
A shared design name does not make athletes, releases or sports interchangeable comps.
#288HEAT
SCORE
Stephen Curry 2025-26 Topps Chrome Basketball Ultra Violet UV-5MARKET LEADER

BASKETBALL · SOCCER

STRONGER SUPPORTVALUE SUPPORT 97/100

Ultra Violet

The strongest mix of current turnover, market depth and cross-sport collector demand.

WHY IT’S HOT

Basketball supplies the high-ticket liquidity while UEFA legends add a second, lower-entry collector lane.

WHAT’S NEW

Kevin Durant added an August 17 raw sale, while six newly completed Basketball records expand the market view to thirteen tracked subjects.

WATCH NEXT

Whether repeat raw sales hold across both sports—not only the Cooper Flagg and LeBron headline cards.

Liquidity100
Depth100
Momentum49
Breadth87
Freshness100
EVIDENCE MULTIPLIER × 1.00
Market lane
$83.37–$2,200 tracked raw guides
Liquidity
32 exact sales / 30d · 65 / 90d
Sales depth
72 exact sales · 13/13 tracked card markets active
Momentum
mixed / steady · 13 condition-matched raw series
Attention
13 subjects · 2 sports · latest sale Aug 17
Risk
Wide grading spreads and a few outliers make exact release, condition and card code essential.
#388HEAT
SCORE
Shohei Ohtani 2026 Topps Finest The Man cardMARKET LEADER

BASEBALL · BASKETBALL · FOOTBALL · SOCCER

STRONGER SUPPORTVALUE SUPPORT 100/100

The Man

A 1998 Finest icon rebuilt as a four-sport modern case-hit family.

WHY IT’S HOT

Eight fully evidenced anchors now span four sports, from Ohtani and Wembanyama to Jaxson Dart, Josh Allen, Max Dowman and Estêvão.

WHAT’S NEW

Baseball, basketball and football checklists, format-specific odds and six new exact-card market records are now indexed.

WATCH NEXT

Judge’s downward recent sales and Wembanyama’s $2,400 outlier need another round of comps before any value call.

Liquidity100
Depth100
Momentum42
Breadth100
Freshness96
EVIDENCE MULTIPLIER × 1.00
Market lane
$33.00–$1,483 tracked raw guides
Liquidity
22 exact sales / 30d · 37 / 90d
Sales depth
39 exact sales · 15/16 tracked card markets active
Momentum
mixed / steady · 10 condition-matched raw series
Attention
15 subjects · 4 sports · latest sale Aug 15
Risk
The TM code repeats across releases; cross-sport blending would manufacture a false price curve.
#480HEAT
SCORE
Lamine Yamal 2025-26 Panini Prizm FIFA Manga number 5MARKET LEADER

SOCCER · CLUB + WORLD CUP

STRONGER SUPPORTVALUE SUPPORT 95/100

Manga

The deepest premium original-art market in the index, with activity across two separate Panini releases.

WHY IT’S HOT

Thirty exact raw sales across ten card records show repeat high-ticket demand beyond a single player or product.

WHAT’S NEW

Kylian Mbappé’s club Manga added the latest exact sale on August 12; the 2026 World Cup issue remains a separate comp lane.

WATCH NEXT

Whether same-card raw prices stabilize after recent declines while sales continue across both releases.

Liquidity100
Depth100
Momentum27
Breadth73
Freshness89
EVIDENCE MULTIPLIER × 1.00
Market lane
$872–$9,338 tracked raw guides
Liquidity
19 exact sales / 30d · 30 / 90d
Sales depth
30 exact sales · 10/10 tracked card markets active
Momentum
cooling · 10 condition-matched raw series
Attention
6 subjects · 1 sport · latest sale Aug 12
Risk
Prices range from three to five figures, and mixing club with World Cup cards would create false momentum.
#580HEAT
SCORE
Max Dowman Rainbow Flick RB-15MARKET LEADER

SOCCER

STRONGER SUPPORTVALUE SUPPORT 88/100

Rainbow Flick

A team-set case hit that found a new lane in Merlin Premier League.

WHY IT’S HOT

Seven exact sales across three subjects give the June Merlin release an early multi-player base, while the wider design now spans club, country and league products.

WHAT’S NEW

Max Dowman establishes the premium lane while Anthony Gordon provides the tightest lower-price series.

WATCH NEXT

More repeat sales after the first release window are needed to prove durable collector attention.

Liquidity93
Depth91
Momentum61
Breadth73
Freshness57
EVIDENCE MULTIPLIER × 1.00
Market lane
$15.76–$400 tracked raw guides
Liquidity
3 exact sales / 30d · 16 / 90d
Sales depth
17 exact sales · 9/9 tracked card markets active
Momentum
mixed / steady · 5 condition-matched raw series
Attention
9 subjects · 1 sport · latest sale Jul 23
Risk
The family is still young; two-card samples can reverse direction quickly.
#674HEAT
SCORE
Lamine Yamal 2023-24 Panini Donruss FIFA Kaboom number 7 rookie cardRISING

SOCCER · CROSS-SPORT ICON

STRONGER SUPPORTVALUE SUPPORT 80/100

Kaboom!

The original-art case hit now has a four-release soccer map led by liquid Haaland demand and a Yamal grail.

WHY IT’S HOT

Six exact star records span Premier League, Road to Qatar and two Donruss FIFA generations without blending their price histories.

WHAT’S NEW

Haaland added an August 4 raw sale at $1,501, while Yamal’s rookie-era #7 remains the category’s high-value outlier.

WATCH NEXT

Whether Haaland’s recent raw depth holds and whether another exact Yamal raw sale confirms the current guide lane.

Liquidity68
Depth100
Momentum53
Breadth73
Freshness75
EVIDENCE MULTIPLIER × 1.00
Market lane
$255–$3,443 tracked raw guides
Liquidity
3 exact sales / 30d · 7 / 90d
Sales depth
20 exact sales · 6/6 tracked card markets active
Momentum
mixed / steady · 4 condition-matched raw series
Attention
6 subjects · 1 sport · latest sale Aug 4
Risk
Repeated card numbers, numbered parallels and very large grading spreads make loose Kaboom searches especially dangerous.
#756HEAT
SCORE
Cristiano Ronaldo 2026 Panini Prizm FIFA World Cup Color Blast number 7BUILDING

SOCCER · WORLD CUP

MIXED SUPPORTVALUE SUPPORT 51/100

Color Blast

A white-space icon enters the World Cup with immediate four-figure demand and fresh exact sales.

WHY IT’S HOT

Four indexed singles already span current stars, a host-country anchor and Pelé, while Ronaldo produced two PSA 10 sales in eight days.

WHAT’S NEW

The 42-card checklist is now live in PULLED. with four exact images, current market evidence and eBay-ready searches.

WATCH NEXT

Whether raw transaction depth catches up with the early graded Ronaldo headline results.

Liquidity64
Depth50
Momentum64
Breadth61
Freshness96
EVIDENCE MULTIPLIER × 0.88
Market lane
$411–$1,500 tracked raw guides
Liquidity
5 exact sales / 30d · 6 / 90d
Sales depth
6 exact sales · 4/4 tracked card markets active
Momentum
improving · 1 condition-matched raw series
Attention
4 subjects · 1 sport · latest sale Aug 15
Risk
Launch-window supply is thin; active asks can sit far above the most recent completed sale.
#842HEAT
SCORE
Diana Shnaider Game Set Match GSM-6WATCH

TENNIS

MIXED SUPPORTVALUE SUPPORT 50/100

Game. Set. Match.

Good historical depth and player breadth, but current activity has cooled.

WHY IT’S HOT

Thirteen exact sales across five players still make this one of the better-mapped tennis case-hit markets.

WHAT’S NEW

The latest tracked result is Casper Ruud at $20.50, well below his two earlier raw sales.

WATCH NEXT

A fresh cluster of sales is required before the category can return to an active heat state.

Liquidity23
Depth79
Momentum15
Breadth73
Freshness31
EVIDENCE MULTIPLIER × 0.95
Market lane
$42.25–$141 tracked raw guides
Liquidity
0 exact sales / 30d · 1 / 90d
Sales depth
13 exact sales · 5/5 tracked card markets active
Momentum
cooling · 4 condition-matched raw series
Attention
5 subjects · 1 sport · latest sale Jun 25
Risk
Die-cut condition and stale guide values can make an apparent discount misleading.
#937HEAT
SCORE
Max Verstappen Vegas at Night VGS-4WATCH

FORMULA 1

SPECULATIVEVALUE SUPPORT 32/100

Vegas at Night

Fresh high-ticket activity, but the published market remains extremely narrow.

WHY IT’S HOT

A recent Hamilton raw transaction restores attention to a scarce five-card Hobby-only checklist.

WHAT’S NEW

Hamilton sold raw on August 7; Max Verstappen still has no exact sale in the published PULLED. record.

WATCH NEXT

A verified Max sale or a second active driver would turn a one-card signal into category evidence.

Liquidity53
Depth20
Momentum47
Breadth25
Freshness80
EVIDENCE MULTIPLIER × 0.88
Market lane
$1,016–$1,525 tracked raw guides
Liquidity
1 exact sale / 30d · 4 / 90d
Sales depth
4 exact sales · 1/2 tracked card markets active
Momentum
mixed / steady · 1 condition-matched raw series
Attention
1 subjects · 1 sport · latest sale Aug 7
Risk
Raw, PSA 9 and PSA 10 prices are too different to blend, and one subject currently carries the record.
#1029HEAT
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Lamine Yamal Budapest at Night BN-1THIN PROOF

SOCCER

SPECULATIVEVALUE SUPPORT 24/100

Budapest at Night

Premium names and long odds attract attention, but completed-sale proof is still thin.

WHY IT’S HOT

Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappé create obvious collector interest in a compact ten-card SSP.

WHAT’S NEW

No exact sale has entered the published record since June 13, so attention is not yet repeat liquidity.

WATCH NEXT

A third exact Yamal sale or broader checklist activity is the minimum useful confirmation.

Liquidity23
Depth28
Momentum53
Breadth37
Freshness24
EVIDENCE MULTIPLIER × 0.88
Market lane
$404–$2,300 tracked raw guides
Liquidity
0 exact sales / 30d · 1 / 90d
Sales depth
4 exact sales · 2/2 tracked card markets active
Momentum
mixed / steady · 2 condition-matched raw series
Attention
2 subjects · 1 sport · latest sale Jun 13
Risk
Four tracked sales across two subjects cannot support a robust direction or appreciation claim.
#1123HEAT
SCORE
Ángel Di María and Lionel Messi 2026 Panini Prizm FIFA World Cup Color Blast Duals number 2THIN PROOF

SOCCER · WORLD CUP

SPECULATIVEVALUE SUPPORT 14/100

Color Blast Duals

National-team pairings turn the Color Blast silhouette into a two-star scarcity play.

WHY IT’S HOT

Argentina #2 has a fresh $3,850 raw sale, while Spain #5 carries visible active-listing attention around Yamal and Cubarsí.

WHAT’S NEW

Two exact cards from the 14-card checklist now have distinct database identities and eBay searches.

WATCH NEXT

A first verified Spain #5 sale and more than one Argentina result are needed to establish a usable range.

Liquidity23
Depth11
Momentum50
Breadth25
Freshness80
EVIDENCE MULTIPLIER × 0.72
Market lane
$3,850 tracked raw guide
Liquidity
1 exact sale / 30d · 1 / 90d
Sales depth
1 exact sales · 1/2 tracked card markets active
Momentum
mixed / steady · 0 condition-matched raw series
Attention
1 subjects · 1 sport · latest sale Aug 7
Risk
One sale and an active ask do not establish value; the dual checklist also reuses numbers found in the single checklist.
#1215HEAT
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Erling Haaland 2023-24 Topps Chrome UEFA Hero Variation number 39THIN PROOF

SOCCER

SPECULATIVEVALUE SUPPORT 11/100

Hero Variation

An accessible alternate-image category with clear identity, but no current transaction signal.

WHY IT’S HOT

Published format odds and a recognizable 25-card checklist make the category easy to understand and collect.

WHAT’S NEW

Haaland #39 has five exact raw sales in the record, but the latest remains September 2025.

WATCH NEXT

A fresh exact sale is required before the category can earn liquidity or freshness points.

Liquidity0
Depth23
Momentum40
Breadth25
Freshness0
EVIDENCE MULTIPLIER × 0.88
Market lane
$26.50 tracked raw guide
Liquidity
0 exact sales / 30d · 0 / 90d
Sales depth
5 exact sales · 1/1 tracked card markets active
Momentum
mixed / steady · 1 condition-matched raw series
Attention
1 subjects · 1 sport · latest sale Sep 4
Risk
The base card shares #39; only the alternate photograph confirms the Hero Variation.
#130HEAT
SCORE
RESEARCH OPENNO VERIFIED MARKET IMAGE
THIN PROOF

FORMULA 1 · SOCCER

SPECULATIVEVALUE SUPPORT 0/100

The Grail

A verified ultra-rare design with no exact completed-sale market record yet.

WHY IT’S HOT

Official long odds and a nine-panel connected artwork create a strong collector story—but not market proof.

WHAT’S NEW

The checklist and 1:5,951 F1 Hobby odds are mapped; exact card-level sales remain research open.

WATCH NEXT

The first exact, dated sale with panel number, condition and release attached.

Liquidity0
Depth0
Momentum0
Breadth0
Freshness0
EVIDENCE MULTIPLIER × 0.72
Market lane
NO GUIDE
Liquidity
0 exact sales / 30d · 0 / 90d
Sales depth
NO EXACT MARKET RECORD · RESEARCH OPEN
Momentum
cooling · 0 condition-matched raw series
Attention
NO COMPLETED-SALE ATTENTION SIGNAL SURFACED
Risk
Scarcity without completed-sale evidence cannot support a price guide, momentum call or appreciation thesis.
HOT ≠ AUTOMATIC BUY

Heat Score measures market quality and current attention; it is not a forecast of future returns. Value Support emphasizes liquidity, market depth and collector breadth because those signals can improve price discovery and exitability, but no score guarantees that a card will hold value or appreciate.

CALCULATED FROM THE PUBLISHED PULLED. EXACT-SALE DATASET · SNAPSHOT 2026-08-17 · ACTIVE LISTINGS AND ASKING PRICES EXCLUDED · UNKNOWN IS NOT ZERO