CS2 trade-up and market analysis guides
These guides explain the core ideas behind SkinMerge: how contract outcomes are weighted, why floats matter, and how to think about cross-market spreads without treating every visible gap as executable profit.
Trade-up basics
Understand input counts, rarity movement, collection weighting, expected value, and the limits of snapshot pricing.
Expected value methodology
See how probability weighting, float mapping, fees, quote age, and liquidity checks affect SkinMerge rankings.
Float ranges
Learn how input floats map into output floats, why skin caps matter, and why wear pricing needs exact context.
Market arbitrage
Review spread analysis, fees, quote age, liquidity, and execution risk across CS2 marketplaces.