Market Intelligence

Diamond Radar: price predictions & buy signals

Most of DiamondOps tells you what the market is doing now. Diamond Radar looks ahead: it models where a card’s price is likely heading and turns that into a buy or sell signal. This guide explains what the predictions mean and how to use them well.

What Diamond Radar does

Diamond Radar studies a card’s price history — the same hourly data that powers the rest of the platform — and projects a predicted price along with a directional buy signal. Instead of you eyeballing a chart and guessing, the model summarizes the trend, the momentum, and the recent range into a single forward-looking read. It’s the difference between “this card has been going up” and “this card is likely to be worth more soon, so today’s price is a buy.”

Reading the signals

  • Predicted price — the model’s estimate of where the card is heading. Compare it to the current buy-now to see implied upside or downside.
  • Buy signal — a condensed call (e.g. a strong buy versus a hold) derived from the trend and how the current price sits against recent history.
  • Signal history — past signals over time, so you can see whether the model has been reading this particular card well lately.

A prediction is a probability, not a promise. The model is at its best on liquid cards with a clean history and least reliable around chaotic events — a surprise roster update or a brand-new release with no track record.

Using Radar without over-trusting it

Treat Radar as one strong opinion in a room of signals, not the only voice. The reliable workflow is to let Radar nominate candidates, then sanity-check each one:

  • Is the move real? Check bot-risk before trusting a bullish signal on a thin card.
  • Is there profit in it after tax? Take the idea to the flips page.
  • Does the card actually play well at your difficulty? Confirm with OpScore rankings if you intend to use it, not just trade it.

A Pro feature

Diamond Radar predictions, watchlist price alerts, and best-time-to-buy and best-time-to-sell windows are Pro features — they’re the forward-looking, automation-style tools that turn analysis into timing. The live market, flips, and rankings that feed your own judgment stay free. See the pricing page for the full breakdown.

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