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Daily Gielinor Brief — 2026-08-16

Market summary

GE turnover hit 5.196T gp on Aug 16. Indices mostly green — Herbs led (+0.53%), PvM Consumables (+0.39%), ZUL-20 (+0.34%) — while High Alch Staples dipped (-0.07%). No update events logged, so no confirmed catalysts behind today's moves.

Top movers

  • Bronze arrow(p) +2361.7% (+149,971 gp), mid 150,034, vol 5,827 — extreme spike on a normally cheap item, treat pricing with caution
  • Emerald amulet -0.62% (-1,303 gp), mid 786
  • Redwood hiking staff +0.52% (+330 gp), mid 961.5
  • Mithril keel parts -0.25% (-810 gp), mid 2,369.5
  • Black nails +0.25% (+425 gp), mid 2,100
  • Ring of pursuit -0.25% (-244 gp), mid 738
  • Ancient brew(3) -0.24% (-521 gp), mid 1,606.5
  • Rune chainshot cannonball -0.24% (-486 gp), mid 1,555
  • Sunlight antler bolts +0.23% (+31 gp), mid 164.5, vol 794,218 — heaviest volume of the day
  • Sunlight antelope fur +0.23% (+65 gp), mid 348, vol 55,549

Sector indices

  • Herbs +0.53%
  • PvM Consumables +0.39%
  • ZUL-20 +0.34%
  • PvM Gear +0.28%
  • F2P Staples +0.02%
  • Skilling Supplies flat
  • Runes & Ammo flat
  • High Alch Staples -0.07%

Anomalies

50 pulse signals fired today. Standouts: Uncut emerald volume surge (severity 100, -1.1%), Sunfire rune volume surge (severity 99, +1.1%), Adamant bolts(unf) volume surge (severity 99, -1.8%), Papaya fruit volume surge (severity 98, flat). Biggest single move: Marrentill dumped -14.8% (severity 98).

Alch arbitrage

These sell on the GE below their High Alch value — buy, cast, profit (nature rune already deducted):

  • Torn prayer scroll: buy 46,323 → alch 47,845, +1,522/cast, 1.83M gp/hr
  • Dragon med helm: buy 58,515 → alch 59,845, +1,330/cast, 1.60M gp/hr
  • Amulet of the damned (full): buy 33,656 → alch 34,645, +989/cast, 1.19M gp/hr
  • Mystic lava staff: buy 25,894 → alch 26,845, +951/cast, 1.14M gp/hr
  • Dragon 2h sword: buy 130,896 → alch 131,845, +949/cast, 1.14M gp/hr