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Track flip profits automatically — the short answer

Use SkyCofl Mod to auto-log every flip (buy/sell, margins, fees). Export CSV for spreadsheet analysis. Review with /cofl profit command (shows ROI, best/worst flips, 7–180 days). Target: identify which items/strategies yield highest coins/hour. Manually tracking is slow + error-prone; automation reveals optimization opportunities instantly.

Why track at all? (ROI data drives strategy)

  • Identify winning items: Which flips consistently profit? Which lose? Data answers this.
  • Optimize capital allocation: If item A yields 8% return and item B yields 3%, shift capital to A.
  • Measure coins/hour: Bazaar flipping vs Auction House vs Crafting—which actually pays most?
  • Spot market trends: If your margins are shrinking, market is saturating. Time to switch items.
  • Catch losing streaks early: Without tracking, you might flip an item losing money for days before noticing.

Step 1: Install SkyCofl Mod

  1. Download SkyCofl from GitHub / mod repositories (search "SkyCofl Mod")
  2. Install into your Minecraft mods folder
  3. Start Hypixel SkyBlock
  4. Mod auto-logs all flips, trades, farming, fishing, slayer, dungeons

First flip logged automatically. No setup needed. Just flip as normal.

Step 2: Use in-game /cofl profit command

/cofl profit [days] (default: 7 days, max: 180 with premium)

Shows:

  • Total profit (after fees)
  • Best flip (highest margin)
  • Worst flip (lowest margin)
  • Average margin %
  • Flip count
  • Coins per hour
  • Breakdown by item category (Bazaar, AH, Crafts, etc.)

Example output:

7-day profit: 2.5M coins
Best flip: Sugar Cane +15k (3.2%)
Worst flip: Bone -5k (-1.1%)
Average margin: 2.1%
Flips: 142
Coins/hour: 300k
Bazaar: 2.3M | AH: 200k | Crafts: 0

Step 3: Export CSV for deep analysis

  1. Go to Flip Tracker page on Coflnet
  2. Click "Export CSV" (requires login)
  3. Open in Google Sheets, Excel, or Python

CSV columns include: buy_price, sell_price, quantity, buy_fee, sell_fee, net_profit, margin_%, item_name, flip_time, category, coins_per_hour

Analysis examples (in spreadsheet)

  • Pivot table by item: Average margin for each item. Identify outliers (Sugar Cane should be ~2%, if it's 0.5%, something's wrong).
  • Histogram of margins: How often do you flip at 3% vs 5% vs 8%? Tighter histogram = more consistent strategy.
  • Time series (flip time vs margin): Are you flipping better in early morning or peak hours? When is spreads tightest?
  • Win rate: % of flips above break-even (after fees). Should be 85%+ for high-volume items.
  • Coins/hour by item: Sugar Cane @ 20 flips/day with 2% margin vs Bone @ 5 flips/day with 4% margin—which pays better per hour?

Advanced tracking strategies

Strategy 1: Daily/Weekly tracking discipline

Every 3–7 days: Run /cofl profit, screenshot results, track in personal log.
Questions to answer:

  • What's my average margin? (Target: 3–5% for Bazaar, 15–25% for AH)
  • Am I flipping faster/slower? (Fewer flips = tighter spreads or market saturation)
  • Which items are drag on ROI? (If avg margin <2%, drop that item)
  • Coins/hour trending up or down? (If down >20%, market changed—adjust strategy)

Strategy 2: A/B testing items

Test: Flip item A (2 days) vs item B (2 days). Compare:

  • Margin %
  • Fill speed (avg time buy order to fill)
  • Coins/hour
  • Flip consistency (std dev of margins)

Use CSV: Filter by item, calculate stats. Winner gets 60% of capital next week.

Strategy 3: Seasonal/event tracking

Track: Profit before/after mayor change, update, or event.

  • Mayor perk changes > market shifts. Track how margins changed.
  • New item release > winners and losers. Which flips now unstable?
  • Double XP event > certain items spike. Pre-event low prices, during-event high prices = easy flip setup.

Interpreting key metrics

Coins/hour (most important metric)

Formula: (Total profit / Total playtime in hours)
Benchmarks:

  • <50k/hour: Strategy is broken or market crashed. Adjust items.
  • 50k–150k/hour: Beginner level (ok, but room to optimize)
  • 150k–300k/hour: Intermediate level (good, consistent margins)
  • 300k–500k/hour: Advanced level (excellent item selection)
  • >500k/hour: Expert level (or got lucky with high-margin plays)

Goal: Increase coins/hour weekly by 10–20% through optimization.

Average margin %

Formula: Average of (net profit / buy price) for all flips
Benchmarks:

  • <1.5% avg: Fees are eating you. Bazaar fee is 1.25%; you're barely breaking even. Pick higher-spread items.
  • 1.5–2.5% avg: Ultra-safe Bazaar flipping (good for beginners)
  • 2.5–5% avg: Balanced Bazaar flipping (good for intermediate)
  • 5%+ avg: Either high-margin items or AH flipping (good for advanced)

Win rate (% flips above break-even)

Formula: (Profitable flips / Total flips) × 100
Benchmarks:

  • <70%: Too many losses. Market is wrong, or you're buying at peaks and selling at troughs. Adjust timing.
  • 70–85%: Acceptable but room for improvement.
  • 85–95%: Very good (high-volume items typically hit this).
  • >95%: Nearly perfect execution or cherry-picking easy flips (may indicate low volume = harder to scale).

Common tracking mistakes

  • ❌ Not accounting for fees: Gross margin ≠ net profit. Always subtract 1.25% Bazaar fee (1% AH). Mod does this, but spreadsheets won't auto-calculate.
  • ❌ Mixing apples and oranges: Track Bazaar and AH separately first. Once you have 10M+ capital, combine. Don't optimize total portfolio until you isolate each strategy's ROI.
  • ❌ Ignoring outliers: One 50% margin flip doesn't mean your strategy suddenly works. Track median, not just mean.
  • ❌ Not tracking playtime: Coins/hour is meaningless without accurate playtime. Use mod's /cofl time command.

FAQ: Tracking edition

Is tracking playtime important?

Critical. You could make 1M in 30 mins (awesome) or 30 hours (terrible). Same profit, wildly different ROI. Always measure coins/hour.

How far back should I track?

7–30 days minimum. 1–2 days is noise (single bad day skews everything). 30 days = stable baseline. Seasonal events (mayor changes) = 60+ days.

Should I track every flip?

Yes. SkyCofl does this auto-magically. If manually tracking (ugh), at least log daily totals. Flip-level granularity helps identify which items drag ROI.

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