## Today's tape: 524 products, 19 ON_FIRE, 56 SURGING
The board widened today. We pushed a stretch on the score distribution to stop everything bunching up in the 40-55 range, then cross-checked every signal against fresh resale_price and reddit_buzz reads. The result is a leaderboard that finally separates real momentum from vibes: 19 products are ON_FIRE, 56 are SURGING, 120 are RISING, and 37 are flat-out SLEPT_ON. That is a healthier shape than yesterday's mush.
### #1 holds: Puma Pokemon 30th Anniversary, 96 Puma's Pokemon 30th lands at 96 and keeps the top spot for a fifth straight session. Editorial heat is still maxed out, the resale curve has held above retail across every colourway, and Reddit chatter has lifted again on the back of the latest Hypebeast feature. As long as the rollout keeps drip-feeding, this one is going nowhere.
### Top 5 1. Puma Pokemon 30th Anniversary — 96 (ON_FIRE) 2. Nike Kobe 11 Elite Protro — 95 (ON_FIRE) 3. Pharrell x Adidas Vario Flat Earther — 94.9 (ON_FIRE) 4. Hellstar x Adidas Superstar II — 94.7 (ON_FIRE) 5. Pharrell x Adidas Humanrace Samba — 94.6 (ON_FIRE)
### Biggest risers Hellstar x Adidas Superstar II, Nike Liquid Max x Fragment, Virgil Abloh Archive x AJ1 Alaska, Travis Scott x Jordan CJ1 T-Rexx and Air Max 95 Big Bubble Palace all moved +15 (capped). The Hellstar fourth-collab launch and renewed Travis-on-Jordan chatter are doing most of the heavy lifting; the Virgil archive lift is being driven by an unannounced retro window doing the rounds in private group chats.
### Biggest fallers Palm Angels Track Suit (-9.9), the New Era MLB 59FIFTY (-7.7) and Oakley Sutro Prizm (-7.2) led the falls. Palm Angels has been quietly fading for weeks, the 59FIFTY has been out-shouted by the Nike SB cap revival, and Oakley's search momentum has shifted entirely to the Encoder Squared.
### New entries Three Air Jordan collabs landed on the board today, all priced for resale and all releasing inside the next three weeks:
- Travis Scott x Jordan Pink Pack — entered at 91.5 (ON_FIRE), May 22 release. - Nigel Sylvester x Air Jordan 4 Brick After Brick — 79.5 (SURGING), May 9. - Air Jordan 3 Brazil — 78 (SURGING), May 16.
That makes May 9-22 the densest Air Jordan window in months. Nike's allocation strategy will decide whether all three live up to today's entry score or end up as DECAY triggers by the next refresh.
### Category check Collab Drops (avg 58.7) and Kit Culture (avg 58.1) lead by category, with Sneakers (51.6) finally not running away with the leaderboard. Accessories sits at the bottom (41.1) — the segment is genuinely quieter, with the Hidden NY drawstring and ACG bucket the only standout movers.
More tomorrow.
— Andy C