The company tracks the price of tickets in secondhand markets over time, attempting to sniff out trends in pricing patterns.

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Our methodology focuses on supply and demand, historical capital spending, and pricing patterns that repeat themselves during every shortage and every downturn.

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For instance, a retailer might use MicroStrategy to analyze customer purchasing patterns and refine its inventory and pricing.

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Patterns of human action ultimately determine the pricing.

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