We study ticket markets the way trading desks study stocks.
WatchTix is built on continuous, quantitative analysis of how live-event prices actually move. We publish the research openly — including the parts that tell you not to use us — because the analysis is the best proof of the product.
The Ask Is Not the Market
How U.S. primary ticketing shifted from sellout pricing to seller-controlled price discovery — the synthetic Dutch auction, the FTC's all-in pricing rule, the April 2026 monopoly verdict and its $1.72-per-ticket overcharge finding, the 2026 "blue dot fever" soft market — and why the missing layer is a buyer-side order book. Sixteen primary sources, ten exhibits.
Read the report →Anatomy of the Drop: two tickets, two completely different stories
A weeknight game that fell 43% before tip-off, next to a high-demand show that closed 12% above its open. The forces that separate them are observable in advance — this case study shows the four signals that drive our fill-odds score, and why we'll tell you to buy now when waiting would cost you.
Read the case study →The Fee Economy: what "$25 + fees" actually means
A teardown of how checkout fees are constructed across the major marketplaces, who keeps each layer, and why all-in pricing remains the exception. Publishing during the beta.
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