Biggest gainer this period: Desert Eagle | Heat Treated (WW) +19.0%
This weekly CS2 skin market recap covers the price window from April 05, 2026 to April 12, 2026 (7 days). Every figure below is drawn from SkinPulse's daily skin-price snapshots — no editorial claims about market causation.
Data pool: 39 skins had snapshots on both the start and end dates. After removing items priced under $1 (or under $0.50 at window start), 37 skins qualified for the comparison.
Top 10 CS2 Skin Gainers
| # | Skin | Start | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Desert Eagle | Heat Treated (WW) | $1.68 | $2.00 | +19.0% |
| 2 | Glock-18 | Vogue (FT) | $5.61 | $6.35 | +13.2% |
| 3 | AK-47 | Aphrodite (BS) | $23.00 | $26.00 | +13.0% |
| 4 | Glock-18 | Shinobu (FT) | $8.02 | $9.00 | +12.2% |
| 5 | AWP | Chrome Cannon (FT) | $41.41 | $45.77 | +10.5% |
| 6 | M4A1-S | Night Terror (FT) | $1.00 | $1.09 | +9.0% |
| 7 | ★ Hand Wraps | Overprint (FT) | $173.68 | $189.22 | +8.9% |
| 8 | AWP | Atheris (MW) | $12.26 | $13.30 | +8.5% |
| 9 | AK-47 | Slate (FT) | $7.54 | $8.12 | +7.7% |
| 10 | AK-47 | Slate (MW) | $12.00 | $12.89 | +7.4% |
Spotlight — top 3 gainers
Top 10 CS2 Skin Losers
| # | Skin | Start | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M4A1-S | Electrum (MW) | $11.47 | $8.20 | -28.5% |
| 2 | USP-S | Silent Shot (FT) | $3.00 | $2.41 | -19.7% |
| 3 | M4A1-S | Electrum (FT) | $6.98 | $6.13 | -12.2% |
| 4 | M4A1-S | Black Lotus (FT) | $8.98 | $8.05 | -10.4% |
| 5 | Desert Eagle | Heat Treated (FT) | $2.49 | $2.26 | -9.2% |
| 6 | USP-S | Silent Shot (MW) | $4.18 | $3.80 | -9.1% |
| 7 | AK-47 | Midnight Laminate (FT) | $8.47 | $7.76 | -8.4% |
| 8 | Desert Eagle | Firebreathing (MW) | $7.17 | $6.64 | -7.4% |
| 9 | Glock-18 | Shinobu (MW) | $14.99 | $13.97 | -6.8% |
| 10 | AWP | Duality (FT) | $6.34 | $5.98 | -5.7% |
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 | ★ Hand Wraps | Overprint (FT) | $189.22 | +8.9% |
| 2 | AK-47 | Nightwish (MW) | $119.20 | +4.9% |
| 3 | Glock-18 | Fully Tuned (FT) | $117.37 | +4.8% |
| 4 | ★ Broken Fang Gloves | Unhinged (FT) | $97.80 | -2.2% |
| 5 | AWP | Printstream (FT) | $81.65 | +2.1% |
| 6 | AK-47 | Inheritance (FT) | $71.32 | +3.1% |
| 7 | AWP | Chrome Cannon (FT) | $45.77 | +10.5% |
| 8 | AK-47 | Aphrodite (BS) | $26.00 | +13.0% |
| 9 | AK-47 | Midnight Laminate (MW) | $20.20 | -4.9% |
| 10 | M4A1-S | Black Lotus (MW) | $14.22 | +3.0% |
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.
