Analysis

CS2 skin market, week to Oct. 12, 2026: index down 1.5%

The CounterStrikeGO Skin Index fell 1.5% to 98.4 in the week to Oct. 12, 2026, with a 4.6% drop in stickers and capsules. Risers, fallers and top sellers.

By CSgoFriendsPublished

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The CounterStrikeGO Skin Index stood at 98.4 on Oct. 12, 2026, down 1.5% from 99.85 on Oct. 5. Among its four groups, stickers and capsules moved the most, falling 4.6%.

Skin Index
98.4
−1.5% on the week (Sept. 27, 2026 = 100)
Rose / fell
74 / 174
of 280 liquid items, by 0.5% or more
Most traded
3,263
Dreams & Nightmares Case, sales in the week
Biggest riser
+28.0%
Desert Eagle | Firebreathing (Field-Tested), $1.19
Week to Oct. 12, 2026 against Oct. 5, 2026. Seven-day median sale prices on Skinport, from our daily snapshots.

Prices in this report are seven-day median sale prices on Skinport, in US dollars. An item counts as liquid with at least 10 listings and 10 sales in the week. The figures come from CounterStrikeGO’s daily Skinport snapshots, with the latest taken on Oct. 12 at 6:42 a.m. UTC.

The CounterStrikeGO Skin Index

CounterStrikeGO Skin Indexdaily, Sept. 27, 2026 = 100; the shaded part is the report's week

On the week: Skin Index −1.5% · Knives and gloves 0.0% · Covert and Classified skins −1.0% · Stickers and capsules −4.6% · Cases −1.1%

Source: CounterStrikeGO Skin Index from Skinport sales. The axis does not start at zero.

The index tracks 50 liquid items in four groups with equal weights. It is set so that Sept. 27, 2026 equals 100.

Group Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Change
Knives and gloves 99.25 99.24 0%
Covert and Classified skins 99.33 98.34 -1%
Stickers and capsules 102.63 97.88 -4.6%
Cases 98.24 97.16 -1.1%

Among 280 liquid tracked items, 74 rose by 0.5% or more and 174 fell by 0.5% or more. Another 32 moved less than 0.5%.

Biggest risers and fallers

Biggest weekly movesliquid items, seven-day median sale price, Oct. 5, 2026 to Oct. 12, 2026
  1. Desert Eagle | Firebreathing (Field-Tested)+28.0%$0.93 → $1.19
  2. Sticker | Team Liquid (Holo) | Paris 2023+20.2%$0.89 → $1.07
  3. Charm | Lil' Zen+20.0%$0.20 → $0.24
  4. Charm | Glamour Shot+16.7%$0.54 → $0.63
  5. AK-47 | Nouveau Rouge (Field-Tested)+14.5%$8.27 → $9.47
  6. USP-S | Silent Shot (Factory New)−19.2%$2.14 → $1.73
  7. MP9 | Cobalt Paisley (Factory New)−20.9%$1.29 → $1.02
  8. AK-47 | Midnight Laminate (Field-Tested)−22.8%$3.37 → $2.60
  9. Sticker | Clavis (Holo)−35.1%$0.57 → $0.37
  10. Sticker | Chrome Dome (Holo)−42.7%$4.40 → $2.52
Source: Skinport sales, our daily snapshots. Liquid: at least 10 listings and 10 sales in the week.

These lists cover liquid items only.

Risers

  • Desert Eagle | Firebreathing (Field-Tested)$0.93 to $1.19 on Skinport (+28%), 31 sales in the week, 69 listings
  • Sticker | Team Liquid (Holo) | Paris 2023$0.89 to $1.07 on Skinport (+20.2%), 16 sales, 231 listings
  • Charm | Lil’ Zen$0.20 to $0.24 on Skinport (+20%), 22 sales, 203 listings
  • Charm | Glamour Shot$0.54 to $0.63 on Skinport (+16.7%), 44 sales, 600 listings
  • AK-47 | Nouveau Rouge (Field-Tested)$8.27 to $9.47 on Skinport (+14.5%), 41 sales, 97 listings

Fallers

  • Sticker | Chrome Dome (Holo)$4.40 to $2.52 on Skinport (-42.7%), 14 sales in the week, 222 listings
  • Sticker | Clavis (Holo)$0.57 to $0.37 on Skinport (-35.1%), 14 sales, 91 listings
  • AK-47 | Midnight Laminate (Field-Tested)$3.37 to $2.60 on Skinport (-22.8%), 60 sales, 139 listings
  • MP9 | Cobalt Paisley (Factory New)$1.29 to $1.02 on Skinport (-20.9%), 39 sales, 147 listings
  • USP-S | Silent Shot (Factory New)$2.14 to $1.73 on Skinport (-19.2%), 84 sales, 138 listings

By category

By categorymedian weekly change among liquid items, Oct. 5, 2026 to Oct. 12, 2026
  1. Knives−0.4%37 items: 13 up, 17 down
  2. Gloves−0.3%20 items: 6 up, 9 down
  3. Weapon skins−1.3%148 items: 43 up, 91 down
  4. Cases−2.5%37 items: 3 up, 29 down
  5. Sticker capsules and souvenir packages−1.6%7 items: 2 up, 5 down
  6. Stickers−2.8%17 items: 5 up, 12 down
  7. Agents−12.3%10 items: 0 up, 10 down
  8. Charms+8.3%4 items: 2 up, 1 down
Source: Skinport sales, our daily snapshots.

The table shows the median weekly change among liquid items in each category.

Category Median change Items Up Down
Knives -0.4% 37 13 17
Gloves -0.3% 20 6 9
Weapon skins -1.3% 148 43 91
Cases -2.5% 37 3 29
Sticker capsules and souvenir packages -1.6% 7 2 5
Stickers -2.8% 17 5 12
Agents -12.3% 10 0 10
Charms +8.3% 4 2 1

All 10 liquid agents fell. Charms posted a median change of +8.3% across four items.

Most traded

Cases filled the top five by number of sales in the week.

Item Sales Seven-day median on Skinport
Dreams & Nightmares Case 3,263 $1.14
Operation Breakout Weapon Case 1,992 $6.77
Danger Zone Case 1,821 $1.00
Horizon Case 1,738 $1.31
Spectrum 2 Case 1,704 $2.59

Thin markets

A move of 20% or more on fewer than 10 listings or sales is a warning, not a trend. One item met that test this week.

Austin 2025 Contenders Sticker Capsule went from $0.31 to $0.18 on Skinport (-41.9%). It had one sale in the week against 608 listings.

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