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Breakout launch
Beat 99% of Show HN launches that day
#1 of 181 on Nov 12
#1 of 3 Finance & Fintech launches on Show HN on Nov 12. 0.0% of Finance & Fintech launches (0 of 18) reached 10+ points in the last 7 days. See Finance & Fintech →
points · since listing → Nov 13, 10:27 UTC
Still tracked: re-read by each daily run while under ~168h old (window closes ~Nov 19, 17:02 UTC).
comments · buzz +181 in latest interval
listed Nov 12, 17:02 UTC
Traction (points) over time
Key statistics
- Traction
- 516points
- Comments
- 181
- Rank in FINT this week
- #1of 26 HN
- Rank overall this week
- #1of 1,038 HN
- Sector hit rate
- 0.0%0/18 · 7D
- Traction line
- Hit10+ points
- First reading
- 516Nov 13, 10:27 UTC
- Last reading
- 516Nov 13, 10:27 UTC
- Readings
- 1over 17h
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Top on Nov 12 · 181 Show HN launches that day, by points
- #2AgentRunopen-source, Self-improving Managed Agents103 points
- #3Fable52.gamesPlay and inspect Fable 5.2 single-file HTML games68 points
- #4KapsoIterative learning from enterprise data45 points
- #5Apron Chat Protocol44 points
- #6AI Red Lineswrite down what would make you act on AI36 points
More in Finance & Fintech · top Show HN launches, last 7 days
- RealtimeVADtrading false positives for 110ms earlier end-of-speech23 points▲ +23
- Buy the whole stock market in one cheap fund and get on with your life4 points0
- TreasuryFlow, an overnight bank-vs-books check for small businesses4 points▲ +4
- My first project, an AI-powered financial news analyzer3 points0
- Trading calculators whose answers can be checked by hand3 points0
Grades · each graded against other Finance & Fintech launches from the same source
Momentum
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Traction gained in the latest daily interval
Listed in the latest interval; no earlier reading to compare
Velocity
A31.6 points/h
Votes per hour since listing (age capped at 48h)
Better than 99% · vs 95 Finance & Fintech · Show HN launches, last 30 days
Engagement
—3.5 per 10 points
Comments per 10 points
Too few peers to grade (6; need 20)
Staying Power
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Votes at last reading ÷ votes at first reading
Still being tracked; graded once settled (48h)
Launch-day race · #1 of 181 Show HN launches on 2026-11-12
- #1My $300 embroidery machine needed a subscription, so I built my own app516 points
- #2AgentRun103 points
- #3Fable52.games68 points
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