MARKET DESK 01 CARD MOMENTUM 02 CATEGORY HEAT 03 THE STANDARD PULLED. MARKET TAPE SNAPSHOT 2026-08-17 · NOT LIVE PRICES
01 · EXACT-CARD MOMENTUM
Cards moving now. THE TAPE, CARD BY CARD Latest two raw sales versus the earlier raw median, with freshness, depth and full database evidence. MINIMUM 4 RAW SALES · 3 SALE DATES · FULL 5/5 EVIDENCE
45% Recent movement25% Freshness15% Sale depth15% Evidence
#01 SURGING · VERIFY
TENNIS · Helix
HLX-20 · 2025 TOPPS CHROME Tennis +75.5%RECENT VS EARLIER $78.99 LATEST 2 MEDIAN $52.94 RAW GUIDE 98PULLED. MOMENTUM
9 EXACT RAW SALES LAST Aug 9 EVIDENCE 5/5
#02 SURGING · VERIFY
BASKETBALL · The Man
TM-12 · 25/26 TOPPS FINEST Basketball +65.1%RECENT VS EARLIER $1,950 LATEST 2 MEDIAN $1,112 RAW GUIDE 91PULLED. MOMENTUM
4 EXACT RAW SALES LAST Aug 12 EVIDENCE 5/5
#03 RISING
BASKETBALL · Ultra Violet
UV-10 · 25/26 TOPPS CHROME Basketball +35.3%RECENT VS EARLIER $485 LATEST 2 MEDIAN $382 RAW GUIDE 89PULLED. MOMENTUM
6 EXACT RAW SALES LAST Aug 13 EVIDENCE 5/5
#04 RISING
BASKETBALL · Ultra Violet
UV-3 · 25/26 TOPPS CHROME Basketball +19.1%RECENT VS EARLIER $248 LATEST 2 MEDIAN $218 RAW GUIDE 82PULLED. MOMENTUM
6 EXACT RAW SALES LAST Aug 17 EVIDENCE 5/5
#05 RISING
FOOTBALL · The Man
TM-5 · Rookie card · 2025 TOPPS FINEST Football +17.0%RECENT VS EARLIER $725 LATEST 2 MEDIAN $559 RAW GUIDE 72PULLED. MOMENTUM
4 EXACT RAW SALES LAST Jul 29 EVIDENCE 5/5
#06 IMPROVING
BASKETBALL · The Man
TM-11 · 25/26 TOPPS FINEST Basketball +11.9%RECENT VS EARLIER $950 LATEST 2 MEDIAN $837 RAW GUIDE 71PULLED. MOMENTUM
4 EXACT RAW SALES LAST Aug 2 EVIDENCE 5/5
THIS IS A WATCHLIST, NOT A BUY LIST. Movement is capped and same-subject duplicates are removed. A high score means the signal is better supported—not that the next sale must be higher. CHECK EVERY EXACT RECORD ↗ 02 · CATEGORY HEAT
What’s hot now. THE WIDE MARKET Insert families ranked by exact completed-sale liquidity, depth, momentum, collector breadth and freshness. OPEN THE FULL HEAT MODEL ↗ ONE DATABASE · TWO MARKET LENSES
A ranking is a view of the evidence—not a new set of facts. Cards and category rankings resolve to the same exact-card records. Active listings never become sold comps, and marketplace relationships never change scores, order or conclusions.