Newcomer / Intro How do you find stations with high demand/supply?

[maziou]

So I understand how to find which stations import and export goods, via the galaxy map; but often, when I arrive, the goods are not in high demand or supply. Usually medium, or even low.

Is there any way to find stations that have high demand/supply, without first docking with them?

Thanks for any info

 

[Seren77]

can use something like slopeys trading app if you want to get hardcore into trading and don't want to find the places yourself.

 

[RickDangerous]

Here's what I do. Open Galaxy Map, set to show Economy colors on systems. Only select Extraction and Hightech. Move Population slider up two-thirds. The green dots still showing are your potential targets. Pick the closest one, check it out, and then go to the nearest Extraction and see if the prices make sense. Rinse repeat. I'm up to about 45M in trading profits doing this.

 

[Cmdr Andy B]

Here's what I do. Open Galaxy Map, set to show Economy colors on systems. Only select Extraction and Hightech. Move Population slider up two-thirds. The green dots still showing are your potential targets. Pick the closest one, check it out, and then go to the nearest Extraction and see if the prices make sense. Rinse repeat. I'm up to about 45M in trading profits doing this.

+1 for this, high population = high demand/supply

 

[maziou]

Thanks, I'll try the Slopey's tool when I get home.

45mil!? I assume you meant total, and not per hour.

My current trade run is only making me around 550k an hour, in a Type 6

 

[RickDangerous]

Thanks, I'll try the Slopey's tool when I get home.

45mil!? I assume you meant total, and not per hour.

My current trade run is only making me around 550k an hour, in a Type 6

Yeah, per hour is 3M, in a Type 7.