[WIP] Market Warfare Techniques

[Alistair_Atreides]

The OP will constantly be edited for new techniques.

I have little market experience. This thread will be for me to hone my skills, share and discuss the concepts as I see them, and learn from others.

Techniques

• Buy order price float.

I start with this because it seems possible to place buys on sellers markets to artificially keep your price on long sells higher.

The concept is that other sellers will match the spread accordingly rather than follow a bear market for that item which helps to lock in the lower price.

• Buy out low sales prices

This technique tries to float the price by buying out competitors at lower priced long sales.

I saw a situation where someone was undercutting a commodity price. But they cut it so low that you could buy it, factor in all your taxes and brokerages, flip it and resell for a small profit.

Needless to say the bulk lot sold fast. All 1.6Billion isk of it.

So the method seems sound, but only to major capitalists.

But this should work in a sellers market with a good positive price buoyancy.

• Do not buy low and sell high. Rather, grow, add, or walk.

You heard me correctly. While this maxim is true, it is also fundamentally useless, speaking truth but teaching nothing.

RATHER you should maximize your profit in your focus.

Then you should Add another focus ONLY when your production/profit is maxed in your current focus.

For instance in Pi let’s say you can only have 18 planets. When you max on those then ADD a focus such as industry.

Lastly, if your focus takes a dump in a bear market; switch your focus to a bull market.

This maxim will work every time.

Follow the bottom line. And know when to grow, add, or walk.

• More to come