by Space Junkie on May 11, 2010
In further preparation for helping readers profit off of the speculation-happy Tyrannis expansion for EVE Online, Ten Ton Hammer Contributing Writer, Space Junkie, gives us the skinny on provoking and profiting from market stampedes.
A market stampede is what happens when a few members of the general EVE Online populace get an idea, and begin to buy or sell a commodity conspicuously enough for other players to notice and follow their lead. Just like stock markets in real life, stampedes can cause wild price fluctuations and generally screw with a market. This article is a discussion of how to make market stampedes work for you, rather than against you.
Read more about market stampedes in EVE Online.