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The Daily Tape — August 26, 2026

KLLKT ResearchAugust 26, 20264 min read

Daily Movers · August 26, 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 85TOP TICKET $10,000

01 The catalyst

Connor Bedard isn't moving on vibes.

Connor Bedard
$116 PSA 105 / 7d · 14 / 30d
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Most of today's board is moving on collector demand alone. Connor Bedard's 2023 Upper Deck Hockey rookie 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 26, 2026.
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