de_news | China's Quiet Accumulation Has Started Phase 2
2026 Β· PC Game Β· PC Game
de_news | China's Quiet Accumulation Has Started Phase 2
de_news | China's Quiet Accumulation Has Started Phase 2
2026
PC Game
The CS2 market bounced to $932 β and everyone calling it a dead cat bounce is about to be wrong. China's back, three skins are going unobtainable, and the Armory still doesn't exist. Here's the breakdown. This week's de_news walks the move from $776 to $932, why the 7-day trade lock is hiding real demand, and the three skins β Glock-18 Nuclear Garden, Tec-9 Bamboo Forest, and Factory New M4A1-S Nitro β that China and Windking are quietly draining out of supply. Plus the trade-up fillers suddenly worth grabbing, the Dreams & Nightmares vs Fever case battle, and where the missing Armory leaves us heading into Season 5. 0:00 Market Bounce, Armory Panic & China Returning 3:08 Bamboo Forest, M4 Nitro & Rare FN Pump Targets 6:12 Ad: Skins.com 6:42 Why the M4 Nitro Trade-Up Math Matters 11:37 Sticker Crafts, Clip of the Week & Watchlist πΈ SPONSOR This video is sponsored by skins.com β lower fees than Steam, and where I actually buy. https://skins.com π LINKS π CS2Liquid.com β Waterdex index, trade-up & reverse trade-up calculators, paper trading πΊ LIVE inventory review TONIGHT on Twitch β https://twitch.tv/mikewater9 π¦ X/Twitter β @mikewater9cs Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe5295MDgBFM88VarVk0ldQ/join