Market research

Price trends compare the earlier and recent halves of the selected 1, 3 or 7 days. Within each half-hour, repeated observed prices are collapsed; hourly medians receive equal weight. Both halves need at least 3 supported hours that introduce distinct observed price/supply states, and the observations must span at least half the requested window. Repeated readings of an unchanged price and quantity do not count as new support. Recent evidence must be fresh enough for that window. A median shift of at least 5% needs separated central price bands; sparse, stale or overlapping evidence stays out of the mover list. Isolated extremes remain in the saved observations. These are trends in observed lowest asks, not all-listing medians or proven sales.

Markets follow their auction-house pool; factions and the beta economy remain separate. Every eligible variant is screened before the highest-ranked 100 results per view are shown.

Flips compare a discounted ask with independent earlier price buckets of the same variant. Estimates deduct a 5% AH cut, 15% valuation buffer and 1 silver loss reserve per item. Recent sustained lower prices cap older references. The chosen reference band needs at least three prior half-hour buckets and two distinct observed price/stock states within20% of its price; unchanged repeats cannot establish it alone. These states do not prove different sellers or sales. Minimum research return is 20%, with at least 1 silver net profit and a 25% discount. These are research filters, not your addon settings or proven demand.

Vendor finds use normalized unit prices and a vendor value observed within 24 hours. Supply counts are units, not sellers; a cheap whole stack must still fit your budget in game.

Crafting uses current-build observed recipes, complete material costs including whole merchant bundles, and route-specific research minimums: 10 copper / 5% for vendor crafts or 5 silver / 25% for AH crafts. It uses hourly checkpoints in the last 24 hours and daily checkpoints before that in the selected window, after recipe capture. Prices must be within an hour of each checkpoint. AH crafts include fees, valuation buffer and loss reserve. Sampling is not an exhaustive replay of every intrahour price. Missing prices remain unknown.

“Still qualifies” means the newest saved quote passes these research checks and is at most an hour old. It does not mean an auction remains available. The addon enforces fresh whole-basket, price-guard, stock and budget checks.