Biggest gainer this period: CZ75-Auto | Green Plaid (BS) +1982.1%
This weekly CS2 skin market recap covers the price window from August 16, 2026 to August 23, 2026 (7 days). Every figure below is drawn from SkinPulse's daily skin-price snapshots — no editorial claims about market causation.
Data pool: 8298 skins had snapshots on both the start and end dates. After removing items priced under $1 (or under $0.50 at window start), 5917 skins qualified for the comparison.
Top 10 CS2 Skin Gainers
| # | Skin | Start | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CZ75-Auto | Green Plaid (BS) | $10.08 | $209.88 | +1982.1% |
| 2 | Souvenir AWP | Safari Mesh (MW) | $6.26 | $126.06 | +1913.7% |
| 3 | Desert Eagle | Hand Cannon (WW) | $333.30 | $1958.35 | +487.6% |
| 4 | SG 553 | Tornado (WW) | $21.40 | $65.31 | +205.2% |
| 5 | CZ75-Auto | Poison Dart (MW) | $4.16 | $10.96 | +163.5% |
| 6 | P250 | Black & Tan (FT) | $5.79 | $14.82 | +156.0% |
| 7 | ★ Falchion Knife | Fade (MW) | $282.98 | $713.64 | +152.2% |
| 8 | ★ Skeleton Knife | Doppler (MW) | $1051.78 | $2615.68 | +148.7% |
| 9 | ★ Karambit | Gamma Doppler (MW) | $1806.20 | $4461.31 | +147.0% |
| 10 | Galil AR | NV (BS) | $0.58 | $1.37 | +136.2% |
Spotlight — top 3 gainers
Top 10 CS2 Skin Losers
| # | Skin | Start | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P90 | Desert Warfare (WW) | $140.87 | $10.90 | -92.3% |
| 2 | ★ Huntsman Knife | Case Hardened (FN) | $3622.72 | $443.65 | -87.8% |
| 3 | Five-SeveN | Contractor (BS) | $17.12 | $2.60 | -84.8% |
| 4 | MP9 | Hypnotic (MW) | $102.89 | $22.44 | -78.2% |
| 5 | Negev | Nuclear Waste (WW) | $22.30 | $6.47 | -71.0% |
| 6 | ★ M9 Bayonet | Case Hardened (BS) | $1720.37 | $541.01 | -68.6% |
| 7 | Tec-9 | Brass (BS) | $10.45 | $4.03 | -61.4% |
| 8 | Tec-9 | Blast From the Past (FN) | $30.18 | $12.48 | -58.6% |
| 9 | ★ Paracord Knife | Boreal Forest (MW) | $126.59 | $54.44 | -57.0% |
| 10 | P90 | Schematic (WW) | $32.86 | $14.70 | -55.3% |
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 | AK-47 | Wild Lotus (FN) | $16,367.49 | -3.5% |
| 2 | AWP | Dragon Lore (FN) | $11,813.23 | -16.0% |
| 3 | AK-47 | Wild Lotus (MW) | $10,990.78 | -2.4% |
| 4 | AWP | Gungnir (MW) | $10,112.31 | -2.1% |
| 5 | AWP | Gungnir (FT) | $8,358.49 | +5.3% |
| 6 | AK-47 | Wild Lotus (FT) | $8,143.30 | +2.4% |
| 7 | M4A4 | Howl (FN) | $7,300.10 | -2.6% |
| 8 | AWP | Gungnir (BS) | $6,989.07 | +13.0% |
| 9 | AWP | Dragon Lore (FT) | $6,389.27 | -2.7% |
| 10 | ★ Sport Gloves | Superconductor (MW) | $6,220.99 | +1.7% |
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.
