First, the week just gone. Then the season so far.This is an open contest. Come and go as you please. No deadlines so it may be a good opportunity for you to join up now
GW10: the week Bruno came back
A month ago Bruno Fernandes crashed from 72 to 28 and took half the market with him. Then he sat at 26 for three straight gameweeks while everyone gave up.
GW10: 10 points, full 90. Price up 16, from 26 to 42.
Nine traders hold him. For the patient ones it was a lift. For @twicejoy-sports, who paid 95 back in GW3, it was a reminder of how far there is still to climb.
The biggest risers this week:
| Player | Pos | Was | Now | Move | GW10 pts | Holders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wirtz (LIV) | MID | 38 | 60 | ▲ 22 | 13 | 2 |
| Ødegaard (ARS) | MID | 28 | 48 | ▲ 20 | 11 | 3 |
| Barry (EVE) | FWD | 44 | 64 | ▲ 20 | 16 | 0 |
| Dorgu (MUN) | MID | 28 | 48 | ▲ 20 | 11 | 0 |
| J.Murphy (NEW) | MID | 24 | 42 | ▲ 18 | 10 | 1 |
| E.Le Fée (SUN) | MID | 44 | 62 | ▲ 18 | 11 | 0 |
| Mukiele (SUN) | DEF | 24 | 42 | ▲ 18 | 9 | 0 |
| B.Fernandes (MUN) | MID | 26 | 42 | ▲ 16 | 10 | 9 |
| Delap (CHE) | FWD | 20 | 35 | ▲ 15 | 13 | 2 |
Barry put up 16, the joint best haul of the week, and nobody owned him. Sunderland had three players among the biggest risers. Two of them had no owners at all. The market keeps missing the small clubs.
The biggest drops:
| Player | Pos | Was | Now | Move | GW10 pts | Holders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinshelwood (BHA) | MID | 56 | 26 | ▼ 30 | 1 | 0 |
| Cherif (COV) | FWD | 38 | 16 | ▼ 22 | 1 | 0 |
| Doku (MCI) | MID | 54 | 34 | ▼ 20 | 2 | 0 |
| O'Shea (IPS) | DEF | 38 | 18 | ▼ 20 | 1 | 0 |
| De Cuyper (BHA) | DEF | 68 | 50 | ▼ 18 | 6 | 1 |
| Donnarumma (MCI) | GKP | 36 | 20 | ▼ 16 | 1 | 5 |
Donnarumma is the one that hurt. Five owners, one point, down 16.
GW10 trade of the week: @talesfrmthecrypt again
Friday evening, 45 minutes before the deadline. The brains behind the operation @talesfrmthecrypt cleared outfive players and bought five more in eight minutes flat. In came Ødegaard at 29, Araujo, J.Timber, Truffert and Kostoulas. Ødegaard went up 20. Timber went up 12. Araujo went up 14.
Squad value up 107 on the week, 29.4%. That's the biggest single week anyone has had on the Exchange this season. They did something similar in GW6. This is a pattern now, not luck.
@blockchainfpl was right behind on 87, with Ødegaard, Bruno and Awoniyi all climbing. Then they banked three players on Monday for another 45 MEDALS of realised profit.
GW10 pain: @kilvnrex
Wednesday of GW10, @kilvnrex sold the lot. Eight players in under a minute.
The one that stung: Groß. Bought at 105 in GW6 when he was the hottest stock on the board. Sold at 36. A loss of 69 MEDALS on one player, the worst single trade of the season.
Gabriel went out the same day at 80 for a profit of 23. Fine. Except Gabriel is now 92.
Out of the market for GW10 and back in this week with Verbruggen, De Cuyper, Ødegaard, Timber and Reinildo. A full reset.
I found the thing about the player exchange is you can't keep holding on to players not performing. Cut your losses and buy players on the up.
GW10 winners and losers
Squad value change across GW10, for the squad each trader held at the deadline.
Up
- @talesfrmthecrypt +107 (29.4%)
- @blockchainfpl +87 (24.9%)
- @tengolotodo +44, Wirtz up 22
- @kraken99 +42, a good week at last
- @blanchy +30
Down
- @uwelang, down 36 (Donnarumma, Mbeumo, Haaland)
- @palomap3, down 34
- @stranger27, down 34
- @r1c4rd0, down 28
- @workingdad, down 22
The season so far
The table
Profit is cash plus squad at sell price, minus what you deposited.
| # | Trader | Deposited | Profit | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @blockchainfpl | 200 | +313 | 156.5% |
| 2 | @talesfrmthecrypt | 1,000 | +266 | 26.6% |
| 3 | @tengolotodo | 750 | +134 | 17.9% |
| 4 | @blanchy | 1,200 | +60 | 5.0% |
| 5 | @mondoshawan | 500 | +25 | 5.0% |
| 6 | @preddor95 | 42 | +12 | 28.6% |
| 7 | @shebe | 50 | +12 | 24.0% |
| 8 | @dirtyleeds | 500 | down 2 | |
| … | ||||
| 25 | @twicejoy-sports | 602 | down 204 |
@blockchainfpl has turned 200 MEDALS into 513. More than double, from the smallest serious bankroll on the Exchange. Fifty trades. Buys the unloved, sells into the bounce, repeats. That is the whole game and they are playing it better than anyone.
@talesfrmthecrypt is the volume king with 105 trades, nearly double anyone else, and sits second. @tengolotodo is third on just 21 trades, which brings us to the best hold of the season.
Hold of the season: Konsa
@tengolotodo bought Konsa in GW1 for 32. Never sold. He's now 88.
That's up 56 on a single player, the biggest open profit on the Exchange. Konsa is also the biggest riser of the season, 30 to 88. One trader saw it. Nobody else owns him.
The Haaland trap
Haaland has scored 70 FPL points, joint second most in the league. He is the most owned player on the Exchange by a mile: 12 traders.
Ten of them bought him in GW1 at 84. He's 66 now.
The best striker in the league has been a losing stock. His price is built on his last four appearances, and when you start that high, every normal week is a drop. Owning the best player and making money on the best player are not the same thing.
The City collapse
Look at the season's biggest fallers:
| Player | Pos | GW1 | Now | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gvardiol (MCI) | DEF | 50 | 16 | ▼ 34 |
| Guéhi (MCI) | DEF | 60 | 26 | ▼ 34 |
| Alderete (SUN) | DEF | 40 | 10 | ▼ 30 |
| Rúben (MCI) | DEF | 50 | 20 | ▼ 30 |
| Donnarumma (MCI) | GKP | 50 | 20 | ▼ 30 |
| Bruno G. (ARS) | MID | 60 | 32 | ▼ 28 |
| B.Fernandes (MUN) | MID | 70 | 42 | ▼ 28 |
Four of the top five are Manchester City's back line. Guéhi bought at 63 is the most common bad position on the board: @acidyo, @stranger27, @dirtyleeds and @racibo are all sitting on a loss of 37 each.
The comeback: Gabriel
Gabriel fell to 42 in GW7. Everyone who could get out, got out.
Since then: 54, 70, 80, 92. The most valuable player on the board right now. @kraken99 bought at 61 and is still holding, up 31. @blanchy and @deniskj both cashed out at 92 this week. @kilvnrex sold at 80 one week too early.
Rise and fall: Groß
50 in GW1. 100 in GW6, the first player to hit three figures. 36 by GW10.
He's scored 70 FPL points, joint second best in the league, and nobody owns him. The market chased him at the top and dumped him at the bottom. Classic.
Best and worst trades
Best realised
- @kraken99 sold Isak for a profit of 28 (GW6)
- @blockchainfpl and @talesfrmthecrypt both sold Thiago for 25 (GW9)
- @talesfrmthecrypt sold Isak for 24 (GW5)
- @tengolotodo sold Elanga for 24 (GW3)
Worst realised
- @kilvnrex sold Groß at a loss of 69 (GW10)
- @uwelang sold Gvardiol at a loss of 33 and Cherki at a loss of 30 (GW9)
- @kilvnrex sold James at a loss of 28 (GW10)
Worst still open
- @twicejoy-sports holds Bruno, bought at 95, now 42. Down 53.
- @dirtyleeds holds Donnarumma, bought at 63, now 20. Down 43.
Players the market missed
The highest FPL scorers of the season, and how many traders own them:
| Player | Pos | Season pts | Price | Holders |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| De Cuyper (BHA) | DEF | 75 | 50 | 1 |
| Haaland (MCI) | FWD | 70 | 66 | 12 |
| Vuskovic (BHA) | DEF | 70 | 66 | 0 |
| Groß (BHA) | MID | 70 | 44 | 0 |
| Gabriel (ARS) | DEF | 66 | 92 | 5 |
| Isak (LIV) | FWD | 61 | 62 | 4 |
| Evanilson (BOU) | FWD | 61 | 80 | 0 |
Brighton have three of the top four scorers in the league. Between them they have one owner. Evanilson has doubled in price, 40 to 80, and nobody holds him.
GW11: the window is open
Two weeks of no football. Prices are frozen and the board is wide open.
Bruno at 42 and climbing. Haaland at 66 and falling. Gabriel at 92 and nobody knows where the top is. Evanilson at 80 with zero owners.
Trading locks Saturday 21 November, 11:00 Irish time.
Buy low. Sell high. Prove it.
