Jeep Wrangler JL (2018+)

WRANGLER JL 2018 CARSTOCKSPECIALTY
$30.8K ▼ $3.1K (−9.1%)12 mo
WATCHPriced above trend — but volatile.
Fair value$30.8K ($27.1K–$34.5K)
Typical ask$30.0K
Recent sold$32.8K
12-mo outlookRoughly flat · 5-in-10 up
ConfidenceHigh · 66% calls right
Buyer: Anchor offers to recent sold comps ($33k).
Seller: Price near recent sold comps ($33k); expect negotiation.
Watcher: Volatile — wait for a clearer trend before acting.
💰 Pricing your car to sell
Quick sale$27.1Ksells fast
Fair$32.8Krecent comps
List$35.0Kroom to negotiate
Stretch$38.0Kexceptional
🎯 Buying guide
Strong deal below $27.1K · Fair $27.1K–$34.5K · careful above $35.4K

Flagged undervalued because asking -6% vs historic sold.

What It's Actually Worth

Blended value of a standard 4 yr, 26k mi example, ~$30.8K now. The green line weighs confirmed auction sales most heavily (the amber dots — what cars actually hammered for), blends in fast-selling "just-missed" listings, and lightly smooths out month-to-month composition noise.

2018-11 2026-06 $108K $23.5K
━ blended true value ● confirmed auction sales (dot size = volume)
◫ 479 confirmed sales·92 months tracked·since 2018-11·24069 active listings

Did our model work? 66% direction calls right

Each faint amber line is a forecast we would have made at that point in the past (12-mo horizon), drawn against what actually happened (blue). Over 35 scored forecasts: 66% got the direction right, median value error ±22%.

2021-03 2026-06 $34.1K $9.0K
━ actual ╱ past predictions (ghosts)

Walk-forward: each ghost uses only data available at that date — no hindsight. Data-backed market intelligence, not a guaranteed prediction. Figures are modeled estimates from asking prices, sold comps, and public economic indicators; they can be wrong. Not financial advice.

Auction Scorecard gavel in range 9 in 10

We replayed 260 past auctions in this market — predicting each hammer price from market data before the sale (no hindsight). Typical miss: ±20%; the gavel landed inside our predicted range 9 in 10 of the time, and we lean slightly high on average.

SoldCarOur rangeHammer
2026-05-26 2021 · 85k mi $13.9K–$39.9K $20.8K
2026-05-20 2022 · 16k mi $20.6K–$59.2K $50.5K
2026-05-16 2019 · 16k mi $20.6K–$59.2K $32.5K
2026-05-08 2018 · 39k mi $16.9K–$48.6K $45.1K
2026-05-06 2022 · 26k mi $18.4K–$52.8K $43.0K
2026-04-27 2018 · 50k mi $16.5K–$47.3K $21.0K
2026-04-24 2023 · 67k mi $15.5K–$44.5K $22.5K
2026-04-18 2018 · 29k mi $15.7K–$59.1K $84.7K

Live now — calling it before the gavel

We're currently tracking 8 open auctions in this market. Here's our predicted hammer range for each — check back after they close.

ClosesCarSourceOur predicted range
open 2025 · 7k mi classic $22.3K–$84.2K ($43.3K)
open 2019 · 16k mi ebay $18.4K–$69.4K ($35.7K)
open 2021 · 66k mi classic $13.4K–$50.6K ($26.1K)
open 2018 · 88k mi classic $11.8K–$44.5K ($22.9K)
open 2018 · 101k mi ebay $11.2K–$42.3K ($21.8K)
open 2024 · 7k mi ebay $22.2K–$83.8K ($43.1K)
open 2018 · 13k mi classic $19.4K–$73.2K ($37.7K)
open 2019 · 16k mi classic $18.4K–$69.4K ($35.7K)

No-lookahead: predictions are made before each auction closes; the scorecard grades confirmed sold auctions only (no-sales excluded). A modeled estimate, not a guarantee. Data-backed market intelligence, not a guaranteed prediction. Figures are modeled estimates from asking prices, sold comps, and public economic indicators; they can be wrong. Not financial advice.

Where We Think It's Headed

Probability and range, not a single number. Wider = less certain (not bigger gains).

2018-11 now +24mo $80.5K $3.8K
HorizonDirectionProbabilityConfidencePast accuracy
6 mo DOWN 53% Low 59%
12 mo DOWN 53% Low 66%
24 mo DOWN 53% Low 57%

Data-backed market intelligence, not a guaranteed prediction. Figures are modeled estimates from asking prices, sold comps, and public economic indicators; they can be wrong. Not financial advice.

Lead Indicator Forecast

Some indicators move before this market does. VIX Volatility Index has historically led it by about 16 months — so its recent move implies where prices head next (dashed). The solid green line is actual value through today; the shaded path is what the lead implies.

$30.2K now +16mo 2018-11 $64.8K $29.7K
BECAUSE market volatility (VIX) fell 19%. THEREFORE, given its usual 16-month head start, we lean DOWN — about −2% (≈ −$649) over the next 16 months. Confidence: High (correlation +0.59, 48 months overlap).

Crystal Ball — What Leading Indicators Signal

Distinct from the trend forecast above: this blends all 8 leading indicators (each at its own lead time, de-duplicated so correlated ones don't double-count) into one signal. Leading indicators are collectively signaling higher over the next ~12 months (high conviction — 75% of weighted drivers agree), driven mainly by VIX Volatility Index and Silver, though Trade-Weighted Dollar Index points the other way.

⚠ The price trend and leading indicators disagree — momentum may be running ahead of the fundamentals.
now +12mo (indicators) $64.8K $25.6K

Are the indicators agreeing?

Each bar is one driver's current push; longer = more weight. All one side = high conviction; split = low.

VIX Volatility Index+1.2Silver+1.810Y-2Y Yield Spread+0.1Trade-Weighted Dolla-1.0US Regular Gas Price+1.0Case-Shiller Home P+1.1Nonfarm Payrolls (jo+1.4US Metro Mean Temper+1.4 ← bearish bullish →

If You’d Bought in 2018

$100K invested 2018-11 → today (7.6 yrs), this car vs where else you could've put the money. Rebased to 100 at the start; the dashed line is inflation (break-even).

$68.3K$313K$372K$258K$161K 2018 2026 429 100
━ This car $68.3K━ S&P 500 $313K━ Gold $372K━ Luxury $258K━ Housing $161K₿ Bitcoin ×16 (off-scale)
Lost ground to inflation. The Jeep Wrangler JL (2018+) roughly 0.7×'d your money (a real 48% LOSS to inflation). It LAGGED the stock market by about 78% — the same money in the S&P 500 would be larger. It trailed housing (-58%). (Price only — a real round-trip also loses ~10–20% to buy/sell fees and carrying costs.)
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What This Market Follows

Specialty-car prices don't move in a vacuum. These economic indicators have historically led this market — tap one to see it shifted forward by its lead time, overlaid on the value line.

VIX Volatility Index leads by about 16 months (moves with this market, correlation 0.59). Shown shifted forward 16 months so its turns line up with the market's.

━ Jeep Wrangler JL (2018+) ┄ VIX Volatility Index, shifted +16mo
2018-11 2026-06

Why We Think This

Appreciation Momentum
67
Undervaluation
31
Liquidity
50
Speculation Opportunity
45
Depreciation Risk
45
Overvaluation
67
+85% vs 3-yr trend pct vs trailing 36mo
+75% vs 2-yr avg pct vs trailing 24mo
sell-through 96% sell through rate
+48% vs 12-mo avg pct vs trailing 12mo
sale prices +1.2%/mo median sale trend slope
new-listing velocity 7% of active new listing velocity
43 days on market median days on market

Current Inventory Snapshot

Active priced listings24069
Median fair value$27,969
Avg deal score51/100

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Recent Signals & Alerts

Data-backed market intelligence, not a guaranteed prediction. Figures are modeled estimates from asking prices, sold comps, and public economic indicators; they can be wrong. Not financial advice.