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The Daily Tape — August 20, 2026

KLLKT ResearchAugust 20, 20264 min read

Daily Movers · August 20, 2026

Two kinds
of hot.

The market moves cards for a reason — and sometimes for no reason at all. Some climb on a catalyst. Others climb on nothing but collectors deciding they want in. Today's tape has both.

CATEGORIES 6MARQUEE MOVERS 80TOP TICKET $23,400

01 The catalyst

Stephen Curry isn't moving on vibes.

Stephen Curry
$175 PSA 1014 / 7d · 22 / 30d
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Most of today's board is moving on collector demand alone. Stephen Curry's 2025 Topps Chrome Basketball is the exception — there's a real event behind the price.

When a young player's situation shifts, the market repositions the card fast. We break down what happened and why it moved the card — in our own words.

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02 The vintage tape

No news. No rookie hype. The market's moving these anyway.

These players are retired or the sets are decades old — no headline is driving them. They're climbing on collector demand alone. On cards this established, that's not noise. It's the signal.

03 The board

What's hot in every category, right now.

The Daily Tape · generated by the KLLKT movers engine · prices: CardHedger completed-sales · as of August 20, 2026.
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