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#42 of 184 on Oct 27
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points · traction gained Oct 30, 16:20 UTC → Oct 31, 15:35 UTC · % shown only when the previous traction was 5+
Still tracked: re-read by each daily run while under ~168h old (window closes ~Nov 3, 16:23 UTC).
comments · buzz 0 in latest interval
listed Oct 27, 16:23 UTC
Traction (points) over time
Key statistics
- Traction
- 3points
- Comments
- 0
- Rank in FINT this week
- #7of 30 HN
- Rank overall this week
- #181of 998 HN
- Sector hit rate
- 7.1%2/28 · 7D
- Traction line
- Below10+ points
- First reading
- 3Oct 28, 16:45 UTC
- Last reading
- 3Oct 31, 15:35 UTC
- Readings
- 4over 95h
Grades · each graded against other Finance & Fintech launches from the same source
Momentum
C+0 points
Traction gained in the latest daily interval
Better than 46% · vs 26 still-tracked Finance & Fintech · Show HN launches
Velocity
B0.06 points/h
Votes per hour since listing (age capped at 48h)
Better than 71% · vs 80 Finance & Fintech · Show HN launches, last 30 days
Engagement
——
Comments per 10 points
Needs 10+ points; below that the ratio is mostly noise
Staying Power
——
Votes at last reading ÷ votes at first reading
Needs 10+ points and readings from two runs
Launch-day race · #42 of 184 Show HN launches on 2026-10-27
- #40Similarity, a spiritual successor to 2000s-era OkCupid3 points
- #41Instance3 points
- #42AperFolio3 points
- #43Weir3 points
- #44Formstep, Request information from customers without the back-and-forth3 points
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Data as of Oct 31, 2026, 3:03 PM UTC. Sector comes from keyword rules on the title and tagline and can be wrong. How it works