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TWIRP Composite and Player Profile Indexes Report and Analysis (2008/04/14) TWIRP Skill Indexes Report and Analysis (2008/04/14)

In this section of the weekly TWIRP report I list the biggest winners and losers of the week, meaning the items and indexes that gained and lost the most on a percentage basis. If you are not familiar with TWIRP please refer to the TWIRP Quick Guide.

Top ten item winners of the week:

1. Oak logs: +37.5% pppp
   
   
2. Saradomin brew: +30.1% pppp
   
   
3. Crushed nest: +26.1% pppp
   
   
4. Toadflax: +24.1% ppp
   
   
5. Torstol seed: +23.7% ppp
   
   
6. Mort myre fungus: +22.1% ppp
   
   
7. Wine of zamorak: +21.8% ppp
   
   
8. Ancient staff: +19.8% ppp
   
   
9. Mystic robes set: +14.3% ppp
   
   
10. Mage's book: +14.3% ppp

Top ten item losers of the week:

1. Antifire potion: -24.5% qqq
   
   
2. Ashes: -20.0% qqq
   
   
3. Pure essence: -18.3% qqq
   
   
4. Mahogany logs: -17.9% qqq
   
   
5. Avantoe seed: -17.5% qqq
   
   
6. Ranging potion: -16.8% qqq
   
   
7. Bronze arrow: -16.7% qqq
   
   
8. Seaweed: -15.5% qqq
   
   
9. Toadflax seed: -12.7% qqq
   
   
10. Magic seed: -12.2% qqq

Top five index winners of the week:

1. Runecrafting Yield: +19.0% ppp
   
   
2. Farming Yield: +4.0% p
   
   
3. Mage Training Arena Yield: +3.5% p
   
   
4. Skill Composite Yield (High-Level): +2.8% p
   
   
5. Fletching Yield: +2.2% p

Top five index losers of the week:

1. High-Level Herb Seed Drop Value: -5.7% qq
   
   
2. Gem Drop Value: -5.2% qq
   
   
3. Herb Seed Drop Value: -4.6% q
   
   
4. Herb Drop Value: -4.4% q
   
   
5. Cooking Yield: -3.4% q

They’re baaaaaaaack... just when it seemed the fervoer over Sara brews was over, they have spiked up again. It’s hard to tell how much of this is real demand and how much is speculation, but they are on the move once more, and so are their components. It will be interesting to see where this market settles out. Other big gainers were items related to maging, because of Fist of Guthix. Oak logs went up from 16 to 22 gp, a big move I really can’t say I know the reason behind.

On the losing side, antifire pots corrected after being driven up in the prior week or two, and of course, so did pure essence. In fact, if anything, I think pure ess overcorrected and will go back up again. Seeing magic seeds on the list of losing items is a bit of a surprise, I must admit.

Indexes were all mostly quiet except for Runecrafting, which had a big move down due to the drop in prices of both regular and pure essence, on which the skill is highly dependent. The Mage Training Arena gained from renewed interest in items it provides, and Farming benefited mainly from reduced seed prices, with high-level herb seeds leading the list of index losers.

TWIRP Composite and Player Profile Indexes Report and Analysis (2008/04/14) TWIRP Skill Indexes Report and Analysis (2008/04/14)