Q & A Tuesday – Week 22
A weekly thread meant for discussion about anything and everything related to the FUT market. Pose your questions about player prices, investing and trading strategies, or upcoming events. I will answer questions as quickly as I can, but if you can respond before I do, feel free to hop in the conversation!
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Hi Chief, I’ve been achieving nice profits using your sniping filters, particularly with frenchmen in LaLiga, and even more particularly Clément Lenglet. Do you think his price will drop?
And I currently have around 800-900k to invest in, what would be your suggestion? Thank you!
The reason the frenchmen in La Liga filter works is because of the new “Cultural Exchanges” SBC that came out last week Tuesday. As people complete the SBC over time, the demand for those players will go down. So the answer is yes, they will drop gradually.
Right now, ratings refresh is the next big event to be investing in. Personally, I have been grabbing 2IF Guedes for a few reasons:
1. He is due for a big upgrade.
2. His upgrade will up his 83 to at least an 84.
3. He is relatively cheap, and cheaper cards generally have the best return on investment.
4. He is pacey, making him usable in game.
I’ve been getting him for 25k or less on Xbox.
In addition, check out this article on Lunar New Year to prepare for the event this weekend if you haven’t already.
The Aguero POTM SBCs definitely expensive. Do you think it will be required high rated IF from Man city such as David silva or not?
And I’ve just seen some people said may be it will be required high rated IF striker that we can use David silva and changes position to ST but I think it’s not possible because David silva is Spain. Do you think is it possible?
You might need an IF Argentina at striker from BPL ….if so Lanzini will work
It’s really a guessing game at this point, but that is definitely possible. I think it is likely that we will see either a Man City inform requirement or Argentina inform requirement on Friday. That is why 1IF Otamendi has inflated so much.
Hey, what’s the best way to find a good player to mass bid (at least 400 coins profit per player)?
Whenever I look for a filter to snipe or bid, I always look at SBC requirements first. For example, the new “Cultural Exchanges” SBCs require Spanish Bundesliga players or French La Liga players, so they are good to target. Another example would be the new league SBCs that were released on Friday (Bundesliga and J-League). One that I’ve found success with is J-League-Silver-CB for 900 coins or less.
Overall, I would say League SBCs are your best bet to mass bid and make 400 coins per player, partially because you have lazy buyers with League SBCs more than anything else. Usually, defenders tend to be the most expensive for those. Pick any league you want that has a current league SBC (Bundesliga, Calcio A, J-League, Ligue 1, etc.), get familiar with the player prices, and bid away
Do you think lanzini if will keep rising in price?
Yes, I think he will be between 40-45k prior to the announcement.
What about otamendi 86 if?
He has inflated too much to buy in now in my opinion.
Do you think lautaro martinez will increase in price above 12.5k?
I’m hoping he approaches 15k before the announcement. If you have him, I’d hold until Thursday at least. If you are willing to take a gamble, you could hold in hopes Argentinian informs are required for the POTM SBCs.
I have otamendi 86 if, when is the right time to sell him?
You can either sell him in the hype before the announcement or hold and sell after. In past experience, selling in the hype is always the best bet.
Hi Mate, have a question about the Rating refresh. I’ll buy already my team on the New Year but, reading futbin i see it a few players (Like De Gea,Pogba) can get and upgrade.
What do you recomend me do in New Year, i take other time my De Gea Pogba or i wait to the refresh for buy the best De Gea NIF posible?.
And what about the nerfs? For example i have Gareth Bale and David Luiz (especially Luiz) the best moment for buy him already will be in the event no? Becouse i think when they nerf him maybe he grow up very hard their price becouse the actually card go very well.
Thanks for all mate
From a investors perspective, I would say you should buy the non-upgraded De Gea and Pogba during Lunar New Year. You will be able to get them for good deals during the event. In addition, I think the upgrades will be quite pricey initially, and you could lose out on quite a few coins if you choose them instead.
From a player’s perspective, I really dislike having non-upgraded players in my squad if an upgrade exists. That’s more of a personal preference, but just my opinion.
It’s your call, but I would keep those things in mind when deciding.
Thanks, you have reason.
I’ll think like a investor and later, when the price decrease I’ll buy the buffed players.
One question more mate, at what hour start Lunar New Year? And what do you think it’s the best time to buy something, just at the start of the event, hours later or more or less when he stay near to the finish?
Thanks mate for all!
I think Lunar New Year pack promotions will start at 6PM UCT Friday. As for buying, I’m thinking Sunday will be the cheapest based on how the market acted during the event last year. Graph of last year’s LNY market impact
Love you guy, many thanks bro, u’re the king.
Hey chief, what is the best timezone when players play their weekend league match and they tend to stress buy. ??
This varies because people play their WL matches at different times. If you’re looking for a general rule for best time to sell, I’d say it is somewhere between Thursday’s WL rewards and Saturday each week, but this definitely isn’t true week in and week out. We noticed this pattern more so in FIFA ’17 than FIFA ’18.
Hi Chief,
I bought 10 IF Lanzini couple days ago (32-33k each). His price didn’t rise as much as I expected (he is 34k now). Do you think it’s better to offload now and take the coins back (I’m afraid that on thursday/friday his price might plummet because every investors will offload), or there is still a chance that his price will rise before SBC announcement?
I’ve made this mistake before with my OTW investments. I was worried investors would offload before the event, so I ended up selling early on Wednesday. It cost me over a million coins.
I think he will still rise. I’ll be holding mine until Thursday/Friday; I’d recommend you do the same.
Thanks 🙂
Shall I hold on otamendi 86 if until Thursday/Friday?
Yes, same advice as I gave Arek.
Okay, thanks
Hi Chief,
Are you still sure there is no need to panic sell Lanzini right now? Please reassure us once again 😂 (I have 35)
What’s your opinion on nif aguero and a possible requirement of him in POTM tomorrow? I bought a few (3), but I jumped on the train too late at 374k, I can sell him later today or tomorrow at 395k to take my coins back or wait for actual requirements to drop and go for considerable profit.
I’ll repeat what I said to Arek.
I think his TOTW card has caused FUD (fear, uncertainty, and doubt) inside the community over whether he will get POTM. When it is leaked that he has gotten the award, I think investments will bounce back up.
That being said, the rule of thumb is to sell when you are happy with the profit. In the end, it is your investment and your call.
As for Aguero NIF being required, you will make massive profit if he is. If he isn’t, the hit will be big, but not as big considering he is in TOTW 22 and won’t be in packs for the LNY event.
And big thanks for your advice and feedback. It’s great to read your blog!
That’s what I was thinking as well because none of the Argentinian players are rising anymore so what shall we do?
Chief, Higuain’s price is getting lower (panic mode on 🙂 ), shall we sell them and take the profit or wait? 😀
I think his TOTW card has caused FUD (fear, uncertainty, and doubt) inside the community over whether he will get POTM. When it is leaked that he has gotten the award, I think investments will bounce back up.
That being said, the rule of thumb is to sell when you are happy with the profit. In the end, it is your investment and your call.
I see… when can we expect a leak? Or the time of the leak come out is unpredictible?
Probably sometime early Friday. If it isn’t leaked, there is a window between the announcement and SBC release (although it’s a short one) that you could try to sell as well.
Ok great. Where is the official announcement? Any website or sth? (I know, it might be a stupid question, but I really dont know 😀 )
Hi there, I guess Futhead is quite prompt in all announcements, maybe EA FUT twitter.
Chief, pls share your sources and maybe you know what’s the actual time of announcement (GMT) 😊?
The actual time of announcement and SBC release fluctuates if I remember correctly, but it will be at some point between 12PM and 6PM UCT on Friday.
Twitter is where you can get information the quickest regarding leaks, promotions, and other things regarding Ultimate Team. I am subscribed to notifications from the EA Sports FIFA account, so I get them sent to my phone immediately when they are announced. That doesn’t cover leaks, but if you follow enough people in the FIFA community the word spreads quickly.