Cardalytics Market Analytics

Who's heating up in the hobby?

Weekly sports card market movers across MLB, NFL, NBA, and NHL.

Last updated September 6, 2026

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What is Momentum Score?

The Cardalytics Momentum Score measures recent sports card market activity for a player. It combines changes in sales volume with price movement from comparable cards sold across recent periods.

A positive score indicates increasing market momentum, while a negative score indicates cooling activity. Players with lower sales volume receive less weight so a small number of sales does not overly influence the rankings.

Momentum Score is a market activity indicator and is not a prediction of future card values.

🔥 Trending Up

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
NBA

#1 · NBA

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

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+80.95

Momentum Score

25 sales

Ronald Acuna Jr.
MLB

#2 · MLB

Ronald Acuna Jr.

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80

Momentum Score

22 sales

Saquon Barkley
NFL

#3 · NFL

Saquon Barkley

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80

Momentum Score

19 sales

Tyrese Maxey
NBA

#4 · NBA

Tyrese Maxey

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80

Momentum Score

14 sales

Justin Jefferson
NFL

#5 · NFL

Justin Jefferson

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80

Momentum Score

11 sales

📉 Trending Down

Kon Knueppel
NBA

#1 · NBA

Kon Knueppel

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-46.77

Momentum Score

9 sales

Sidney Crosby
NHL

#2 · NHL

Sidney Crosby

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-43.75

Momentum Score

7 sales

Quinn Hughes
NHL

#3 · NHL

Quinn Hughes

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-37.33

Momentum Score

7 sales

Paul Skenes
MLB

#4 · MLB

Paul Skenes

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-33.88

Momentum Score

9 sales

Jackson Chourio
MLB

#5 · MLB

Jackson Chourio

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-25.85

Momentum Score

6 sales