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Strong launch

Beat 84% of Show HN launches that day

#23 of 182 on Nov 5

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#1 of 2 E-commerce launches on Show HN on Nov 5. 0.0% of E-commerce launches (0 of 5) reached 10+ points in the last 7 days. See E-commerce →

50 (0.0%)

points · traction gained Nov 11, 10:42 UTC → Nov 12, 10:31 UTC

Traction frozen — tracking ended at 165h after listing. Show HN votes are re-read for ~168h.

0

comments

7d

listed Nov 5, 13:48 UTC

Traction (points) over time

035Nov 6Nov 7Nov 8Nov 9Nov 10Nov 11Nov 12Nov 13ListedTracking endedNo readings after tracking ended; traction stays at the last recorded valueNov 5, 18:13 UTC · 5 points · 0 comments · 4h after listingNov 6, 17:32 UTC · 5 points · 0 comments · 28h after listingNov 7, 13:58 UTC · 5 points · 0 comments · 48h after listingNov 8, 12:36 UTC · 5 points · 0 comments · 71h after listingNov 9, 10:27 UTC · 5 points · 0 comments · 93h after listingNov 10, 10:45 UTC · 5 points · 0 comments · 117h after listingNov 11, 10:42 UTC · 5 points · 0 comments · 141h after listingNov 12, 10:31 UTC · 5 points · 0 comments · 165h after listing
8 readings (one per daily ingest run). Dots are recorded values; lines just connect them — nothing in between is measured.

Key statistics

Traction
5points
Comments
0
Rank in ECOM this week
—not listed in the last 7 days
Rank overall this week
—
Sector hit rate
0.0%0/5 · 7D
Traction line
Below10+ points
First reading
5Nov 5, 18:13 UTC
Last reading
5Nov 12, 10:31 UTC
Readings
8over 165h

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Grades · each graded against other E-commerce launches from the same source

Momentum

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Traction gained in the latest daily interval

Not re-read in the latest run, so no recent gain

Velocity

A

0.10 points/h

Votes per hour since listing (age capped at 48h)

Better than 81% · vs 24 E-commerce · Show HN launches, last 30 days

Engagement

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Comments per 10 points

Needs 10+ points; below that the ratio is mostly noise

Staying Power

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Votes at last reading ÷ votes at first reading

Needs 10+ points and readings from two runs

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Data as of Nov 13, 2026, 9:22 AM UTC. Sector comes from keyword rules on the title and tagline and can be wrong. How it works