Biggest gainer this period: ★ Butterfly Knife | Scorched (FN) +151.6%
This weekly CS2 skin market recap covers the price window from May 10, 2026 to May 17, 2026 (7 days). Every figure below is drawn from SkinPulse's daily skin-price snapshots — no editorial claims about market causation.
Data pool: 2695 skins had snapshots on both the start and end dates. After removing items priced under $1 (or under $0.50 at window start), 2565 skins qualified for the comparison.
Top 10 CS2 Skin Gainers
| # | Skin | Start | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ★ Butterfly Knife | Scorched (FN) | $901.88 | $2269.08 | +151.6% |
| 2 | M4A1-S | Control Panel (FN) | $864.03 | $1950.71 | +125.8% |
| 3 | ★ Classic Knife | Stained (WW) | $104.38 | $217.09 | +108.0% |
| 4 | ★ Skeleton Knife | Case Hardened (FN) | $570.22 | $1176.96 | +106.4% |
| 5 | ★ Skeleton Knife | Fade (MW) | $730.04 | $1477.00 | +102.3% |
| 6 | ★ Falchion Knife | Autotronic (FN) | $215.48 | $432.31 | +100.6% |
| 7 | ★ Moto Gloves | POW! (WW) | $100.59 | $196.93 | +95.8% |
| 8 | AWP | Acheron (FN) | $11.23 | $21.64 | +92.7% |
| 9 | ★ Classic Knife | Boreal Forest (WW) | $80.88 | $149.75 | +85.2% |
| 10 | ★ Gut Knife | Urban Masked (WW) | $68.72 | $126.08 | +83.5% |
Spotlight — top 3 gainers
Top 10 CS2 Skin Losers
| # | Skin | Start | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AWP | Silk Tiger (MW) | $12362.79 | $433.53 | -96.5% |
| 2 | M4A4 | Modern Hunter (WW) | $630.91 | $73.83 | -88.3% |
| 3 | Souvenir G3SG1 | Desert Storm (FN) | $132.29 | $20.48 | -84.5% |
| 4 | ★ Huntsman Knife | Night (FN) | $2700.00 | $900.00 | -66.7% |
| 5 | Tec-9 | Whiteout (FN) | $2042.10 | $746.86 | -63.4% |
| 6 | ★ Classic Knife | Stained (FN) | $508.57 | $219.60 | -56.8% |
| 7 | ★ Skeleton Knife | Crimson Web (FT) | $654.19 | $312.51 | -52.2% |
| 8 | ★ Driver Gloves | Convoy (FN) | $2081.32 | $1000.32 | -51.9% |
| 9 | Souvenir Tec-9 | Remote Control (WW) | $170.63 | $88.40 | -48.2% |
| 10 | Souvenir AWP | Crakow! (FN) | $953.50 | $560.53 | -41.2% |
Spotlight — top 3 losers
Top 10 Priciest CS2 Skins That Moved
Skins with the highest end-of-window price out of everything that recorded at least a 1% price change either direction.
| # | Skin | Price | 7d Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AWP | Dragon Lore (FN) | $12,486.33 | -3.0% |
| 2 | AWP | Dragon Lore (MW) | $9,936.99 | +1.3% |
| 3 | AK-47 | Wild Lotus (FT) | $8,629.43 | -6.9% |
| 4 | AWP | Gungnir (FT) | $8,448.79 | -2.1% |
| 5 | AWP | Dragon Lore (FT) | $7,591.61 | +3.7% |
| 6 | AWP | Gungnir (BS) | $7,568.42 | -4.6% |
| 7 | ★ Sport Gloves | Pandora's Box (MW) | $6,862.32 | -13.4% |
| 8 | ★ Karambit | Crimson Web (FN) | $6,473.26 | -1.2% |
| 9 | ★ Sport Gloves | Superconductor (MW) | $6,359.29 | +79.8% |
| 10 | AWP | Dragon Lore (WW) | $6,094.62 | +10.7% |
Methodology
Prices are pulled from the SkinPulse skin database, sourced daily from Steam Community Market, Skinport, Waxpeer, and CS.Trade. The main price used for comparison is a cross-market median. Skins with fewer than two snapshots in the window or a starting price below $0.50 are excluded to reduce noise. Percentages are computed as (end_price − start_price) / start_price × 100. "Priciest movers" ranks by end-of-window price out of skins that moved at least 1%.
Spotlight blurbs are taken verbatim from each skin's own editorial description on its skin page. This recap was generated automatically by the generate_market_recap management command on 2026-08-27.
