BUY-LOW · SELL-HIGH · THE TIDE

Trade Signals

Which way is a player's value leaning? We read the tide from what we already track — the crowd's demand, the schedule ahead, this week's matchup (a 2024 sample read until the live coverage feed switches on) — and show you the lean, plus why. It's a read, not a recommendation: we chart the tide, you make the trade.

Current read as of 2026-07-12 — crowd demand and schedule are real data; the matchup grade is a 2024 sample until coverage goes live.

WHEN TO TRUST THIS PAGE

Wk 1–2asleep — one game of data tells you nothing Wk 3–4waking up — trends start meaning something Wk 5–8real signal — 4+ games behind every read Wk 9+full juice — you know who teams are

Every week of real games sharpens it. Injuries can flip any read overnight — that's the one thing no tide predicts.

🟢 Buy-low tide the market's souring — but the tide may be turning up

# Player Tide Why
1 Jahmyr Gibbs RB · DET · #2 BUY-LOW soft slate ahead (3 of 5 soft)soft matchup on last season's look (vs NO)
2 Chris Olave WR · NO · #21 BUY-LOW soft slate ahead (4 of 6 soft)soft matchup on last season's look (vs DET)
3 David Montgomery RB · HOU · #57 BUY-LOW soft slate ahead (4 of 6 soft)soft matchup on last season's look (vs BUF)
4 Jordyn Tyson WR · NO · #88 BUY-LOW soft slate ahead (4 of 6 soft)soft matchup on last season's look (vs DET)
5 Woody Marks RB · HOU · #146 BUY-LOW soft slate ahead (4 of 6 soft)soft matchup on last season's look (vs BUF)market split — analysts disagree
6 Harold Fannin Jr. TE · CLE · #68 BUY-LOW soft slate ahead (4 of 6 soft)soft matchup on last season's look (vs JAX)
7 Zay Flowers WR · BAL · #25 BUY-LOW soft slate ahead (4 of 6 soft)soft matchup on last season's look (vs IND)
8 KC Concepcion WR · CLE · #125 BUY-LOW soft slate ahead (4 of 6 soft)soft matchup on last season's look (vs JAX)
9 Denzel Boston WR · CLE · #143 BUY-LOW soft slate ahead (4 of 6 soft)soft matchup on last season's look (vs JAX)
10 Kyren Williams RB · LAR · #34 BUY-LOW soft slate ahead (3 of 6 soft)soft matchup on last season's look (vs SF)
11 Kyle Pitts Sr. TE · ATL · #89 BUY-LOW soft slate ahead (2 of 6 soft)soft matchup on last season's look (vs PIT)market split — analysts disagree
12 Blake Corum RB · LAR · #127 BUY-LOW soft slate ahead (3 of 6 soft)soft matchup on last season's look (vs SF)market split — analysts disagree
13 Saquon Barkley RB · PHI · #20 BUY-LOW soft slate ahead (4 of 6 soft)
14 Lamar Jackson QB · BAL · #54 BUY-LOW soft slate ahead (3 of 6 soft)market split — analysts disagree
15 Brashard Smith RB · KC · waiver watch BUY-LOW crowd's souring (fading) — buy the dip
16 Calvin Austin WR · NYG · waiver watch BUY-LOW crowd's souring (fading) — buy the dip
17 Darren Waller TE · FA · waiver watch BUY-LOW crowd's souring (fading) — buy the dip
18 Devaughn Vele WR · NO · waiver watch BUY-LOW crowd's souring (fading) — buy the dip
19 Devin Singletary RB · NYG · waiver watch BUY-LOW crowd's souring (fading) — buy the dip
20 Jonnu Smith TE · FA · waiver watch BUY-LOW crowd's souring (fading) — buy the dip
21 Zach Ertz TE · FA · waiver watch BUY-LOW crowd's souring (fading) — buy the dip

🔴 Sell-high tide the crowd's piling in — value may be peaking

# Player Tide Why
1 Trey McBride TE · ARI · #31 SELL-HIGH rough slate ahead (4 of 6 tough)tough matchup on last season's look (vs LAC)
2 Jonathan Taylor RB · IND · #7 SELL-HIGH rough slate ahead (3 of 6 tough)tough matchup on last season's look (vs BAL)
3 James Cook III RB · BUF · #14 SELL-HIGH rough slate ahead (3 of 6 tough)tough matchup on last season's look (vs HOU)
4 Rashee Rice WR · KC · #28 SELL-HIGH rough slate ahead (3 of 5 tough)tough matchup on last season's look (vs DEN)
5 Xavier Worthy WR · KC · #100 SELL-HIGH rough slate ahead (3 of 5 tough)tough matchup on last season's look (vs DEN)market split — analysts disagree
6 Bhayshul Tuten RB · JAX · #63 SELL-HIGH rough slate ahead (3 of 6 tough)tough matchup on last season's look (vs CLE)
7 Isaiah Likely TE · NYG · #145 SELL-HIGH rough slate ahead (3 of 6 tough)tough matchup on last season's look (vs DAL)market split — analysts disagree
8 Tony Pollard RB · TEN · #74 SELL-HIGH rough slate ahead (4 of 6 tough)tough matchup on last season's look (vs NYJ)
9 Tyjae Spears RB · TEN · #147 SELL-HIGH rough slate ahead (4 of 6 tough)tough matchup on last season's look (vs NYJ)market split — analysts disagree
10 Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR · SEA · #6 SELL-HIGH rough slate ahead (2 of 6 tough)
11 Rashid Shaheed WR · SEA · #138 SELL-HIGH rough slate ahead (2 of 6 tough)
12 Matthew Stafford QB · LAR · #107 SELL-HIGH rough slate ahead (4 of 6 tough)market split — analysts disagree
13 Jalen Nailor WR · LV · #137 SELL-HIGH crowd's buying (rising) — sell into itmarket split — analysts disagree
14 Erick All TE · CIN · waiver watch SELL-HIGH crowd's buying (hot add) — sell into it
15 Jeff Caldwell WR · KC · waiver watch SELL-HIGH crowd's buying (hot add) — sell into it
16 Malik Davis RB · DAL · waiver watch SELL-HIGH crowd's buying (hot add) — sell into it
17 Treylon Burks WR · WAS · waiver watch SELL-HIGH crowd's buying (hot add) — sell into it
18 Zavion Thomas WR · CHI · waiver watch SELL-HIGH crowd's buying (hot add) — sell into it
19 Caleb Douglas WR · MIA · waiver watch SELL-HIGH crowd's buying (rising) — sell into it
20 Cyrus Allen WR · KC · waiver watch SELL-HIGH crowd's buying (rising) — sell into it
21 J'Mari Taylor RB · JAX · waiver watch SELL-HIGH crowd's buying (rising) — sell into it
22 Malik Benson WR · LV · waiver watch SELL-HIGH crowd's buying (rising) — sell into it
23 Malik Willis QB · MIA · waiver watch SELL-HIGH crowd's buying (rising) — sell into it
24 Matt Hibner TE · BAL · waiver watch SELL-HIGH crowd's buying (rising) — sell into it

🌀 Crossed tides schedule and crowd pulling opposite ways — where the edge hides

# Player Tide Why
1 DeVonta Smith WR · PHI · #32 HOLD rough slate ahead (6 games, even)soft matchup on last season's look (vs WAS)
2 Makai Lemon WR · PHI · #116 HOLD rough slate ahead (6 games, even)soft matchup on last season's look (vs WAS)
3 Christian Watson WR · GB · #61 HOLD soft slate ahead (4 of 6 soft)tough matchup on last season's look (vs MIN)
4 Jayden Reed WR · GB · #85 HOLD soft slate ahead (4 of 6 soft)tough matchup on last season's look (vs MIN)
5 Rachaad White RB · WAS · #109 HOLD soft slate ahead (3 of 6 soft)tough matchup on last season's look (vs PHI)market split — analysts disagree
6 Jacory Croskey-Merritt RB · WAS · #123 HOLD soft slate ahead (3 of 6 soft)tough matchup on last season's look (vs PHI)market split — analysts disagree
7 Chuba Hubbard RB · CAR · #81 HOLD rough slate ahead (3 of 5 tough)soft matchup on last season's look (vs CHI)market split — analysts disagree
8 Jonathon Brooks RB · CAR · #135 HOLD rough slate ahead (3 of 5 tough)soft matchup on last season's look (vs CHI)market split — analysts disagree

How to read it — and how not to. This is a sentiment read, not advice: we combine the crowd's waiver demand (a real player the market's adding may be peaking; one it's dropping may be a contrarian buy), the schedule ahead and this week's matchup, then flag injuries as caution. It never says make this trade — the tide can be wrong, and value is what your leaguemates will pay. Built from free/factual data + the coverage sample; nothing here is a projection.