Icon Trading - The 59th Minute Method
Hey guys,
First, let’s start with who this method is best for! This method is more on the advanced side and I would highly recommend it to those who feel comfortable day trading. If you do not feel comfortable with flipping special cards then I would start there!
I would also recommend you have a coin budget of at least 1.5 million to start this method. Icons are more on the expensive side, so to keep a rotation of cards coming in and out you need a little higher budget!
So let’s get into it!
The 59th Minute method is by far the best when it comes to Icons. Yes, you can day trade them like “normal” cards, but that’s honestly not any different to previous posts. If you understand high and low fluctuations plus weekly trends you are set there. This method is different as it’s dependent on price memorization of multiple cards in a set at once. The larger you can expand the memorization, the more cards you can likely win for cheap! You use custom filters, scroll to the 59th minute and you need to know when cards are LOW!
Here is a filter example -
Icons
Argentina
400K Buy Now
In this filter, you would see the following players -
Veron base, mid, prime, moments
Crespo base, mid, prime
Riquelme prime, moments
Zanetti base, mid, prime
In total, 11 options to memorize! If you use this filter and scroll to the 59th minute you would look for prices that are low on these cards! Below is a picture of the search results!
As you can also see, almost every single search there are multiple cards being listed at the 59th minute. This increases your chances of finding a good flip exponentially. In fact, it’s like multiplying the odds by the number of cards you have memorized.
Now, 11 is a lot to start with. There are other custom filters that can help you narrow it down to smaller margins.
Remember, you can use the Defender/Midfielder/Attackers search to really help that.
Another one to look at is French Defenders under 500K!
Here you would have 5 cards in total! That’s not so bad! Below shows the search result!
Now, as you can see, the more cards you memorize the greater chances you have of finding deals! When I used the French filter, there were not any cards right on the nose of the 59th, but using the Argentina filter there was each search. More options = more listings!
This is a trading method many T100 traders use. It allows for very consistent profits of around 5-10% per card, but also has a thrill of finding some crazy deals. Icons are a little bit more tricky than other cards due to all their versions, so you find people listing horribly sometimes. You see deals of people listing as the incorrect version, missing 0’s or putting them off a million. If you trade this style all year, it’s not unusual to find multiple single deals over 300K+ profit.
I use this method in the beginning of the year myself. There are simply very few special cards on the market, so this is the best approach! As special cards increase, it puts more emphasis on day trading! Until then, this is definitely the best way to make coins daily on a high budget!
Many people I know use Excel sheets or notes to help them track this. Not only does this allow you to write prices, but it’s proven to help memorization. The top guys have it all in their brain though!
As always, to show this method I memorized about half of the Argentina cards before finding a deal. This Veron has Shadow and was listed at 72K, so it made 9K after tax!
Now, multiply this with a bunch of cards daily ;)
I’m going to find around 5 more effective Icon filters and I will add them to Discord, too!
Lastly, Icons follow similar market patterns as other cards. It is important to note that when buying! The Icon market has been having HUGE peaks on Thursday and Friday recently due to the chemistry needed to link TOTS cards! As you saw with our Brazilian backs it’s also to link prominent red picks!
They tend to dive down on Sunday and it’s the only day I would shy away from trading with them. It takes a lot of experience to pinpoint bottoms, but you CAN find good undercuts for very quick flips. It can be tricky when a card looks low, but then goes even lower!
Remember, base and mid Icons are currently out of packs so they should not have big price alterations with pack openings!
Much love!
Jake