Hub-breakout scanner for swing traders

NextShelf watches the setup while you go do other things.

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S&P 500, Nasdaq-100 and major ETFs, checked after every 4-hour close.

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Scout Swept over 540 stocks after the last 4-hour close.
Hubs –Flags betaDouble tops betaTriangles betaChannels betaSupport & resistance beta
StockSetupLast price
NFLXBroke out ↑heading to next shelf$1,182.40Analyze
ADBEInside a hub$248.48Open →
EQTBroke down ↓heading to next shelf$51.36Analyze
HONInside a hub$223.80Analyze
NVDAInside a hub$181.20Analyze
CATBroke out ↑heading to target$612.35Analyze
PEPInside a hub$148.92Analyze
AMZNBroke down ↓heading to target$201.33Analyze
MAInside a hub$571.06Analyze
Shelf card · example
ADBE
Inside a hub · no trade yet

$248.48 last 4-hour close

Trigger$254.784H close above
Aim$271.27+6.5% from trigger
Wrong if$254.784H close back below
Level map
Next shelf abovezone $271.27–276.19$271.27+9.2%
Hub topclose above = long setup$254.78+2.5%
Last 4-hour close$248.48
Hub bottomclose below = short setup$246.07−1.0%
Next shelf belowzone $236.18–242.27$242.27−2.5%
Game plan
  1. It's been closing inside $246.07–254.78 for 5 sessions. Inside the hub there's no trade.
  2. A 4-hour close above $254.78 starts a long setup, aiming for the shelf at $271.27.
  3. A 4-hour close below $246.07 starts a short setup, aiming for $242.27.
Options swing Educational
Nov 27 $255 callsIf a 4-hour candle closes above the hub top
Est. cost at the breakout≈ $13.69
If it reaches the aim≈ $23.14 +69%
If the breakout fails≈ $12.46 −9%
Est. gain at the aim≈ +$945.00
Max loss$1,369.00

Per contract. Reached the aim in 4 of 10 past setups.

Track record
10breakouts in ~9 months
40%reached the shelf
Oct 21 · LongReached shelf
Sep 30 · ShortFailed
Sep 9 · LongReached shelf
Aug 18 · LongTimed out

Example rows and card. Members see every stock on the board, updated after each 4-hour close, and tap Analyze for its Shelf card.

Why NextShelf

Alerts aren't new. Watching the right setup is.

Your phone can already ping you. The problem is what it pings you about.

DIY price alerts
Generic scanners
NextShelf
Knows a close from a wick
✕A price line can't tell
✕Wick highs trigger noise
✓Acts on 4-hour closes only
Hubs, fully ruled
✕You build every alert by hand
✕Patterns made for screen-watchers
✓Hub → close → shelf, every rule spelled out
Warns before the close
✕After the move
✕After the move
✓About 15 minutes before the candle closes (Pro)
Flags earnings
✕Your problem
✕Your problem
✓Earnings dates shown on every card and alert
Shows its record
✕None
✕Cherry-picked
✓Every signal logged, wins and losses
How it works

Three steps. One clear plan.

01
HUB 5+ sessions · closes stay inside

A hub forms

4-hour closes hold inside a tight range for at least 5 sessions. The stock is coiling, and there's no trade yet.

02
HUB wick: not a signal close: breakout

A candle closes outside

The first 4-hour close beyond the hub is the breakout, never the wick. On Pro you're warned about 15 minutes before it prints.

03
HUB SHELF · TARGET

It travels to the shelf

Earlier hubs act as shelves. The nearest one is the target; a close back inside the hub means it failed. Entry, target and exit, set before you enter.

From hub to alert, on your phone.

Hubs, start to finish: the warning before the close, the confirmation on the close, the target when it hits. Most days the scanner says nothing. That's the discipline, built in. The other five setups (flags, double tops and bottoms, triangles, channels, support and resistance) are in beta while their track records grow.

AMD 4-hourAfter every 4H close

    Example setup, for illustration.

    The Shelf card

    Every setup comes with a plan.

    Tap Analyze on any stock and you get one card: where it triggers, where it's aiming, and where you're wrong. Decide before the candle closes, not after.

    • Trigger, aim, wrong if. The three numbers that matter, at the top.
    • Level map. Hub edges and the shelves above and below, with the price slotted in.
    • Game plan. The rules in plain words, plus an order plan you can set before work.
    • Options swing. The contract, what it may be worth at the aim, and your max loss.
    • Track record. How this stock's past breakouts actually turned out.

    See the example card at the top of the page. Sample numbers; educational, not financial advice.

    Built for a day job

    Two decisions a day. The rest is on autopilot.

    The 4-hour candles close at 1:30 PM and 4:00 PM ET. NextShelf fits around them, so you don't have to fit around the market.

    Before work

    Morning brief

    What's resting in a hub, what's at the edge, and earnings to avoid. Plus an order plan you can place before you leave.

    During the day

    Alerts that matter

    Telegram alerts only when a candle closes outside a hub. On Pro your phone can ring and read the alert aloud. Quiet hours keep the night silent.

    After the close

    Evening recap

    Every breakout from the day with its target and its exit level, so tomorrow's plan is set before dinner.

    Track record

    An honest record.

    Every hub breakout the board finds is logged with its result. Nothing cherry-picked. The failures are the point.

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    hub breakouts logged
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    reached the shelf target
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    average return per closed signal

    These are the board's signals, not trading advice, and past signals don't promise future ones. The record exists so you can judge the setup with your own eyes. See every signal →

    FAQ

    Questions, answered.

    What is a hub?

    A stretch of at least 5 sessions where every 4-hour candle closes inside a tight range, measured against the stock's own volatility (ATR). It's the stock coiling before a move, and while price is inside, there's no trade.

    What is a shelf?

    An earlier hub. When price breaks out of the current hub, the nearest earlier hub in that direction is where it often heads next, so it becomes the target.

    I have a job. Can I really use this?

    That's who it's for. The 4-hour candles close at 1:30 PM and 4:00 PM ET, so there are only two decision points a day. You get a morning brief before work, alerts on your phone only when a candle closes outside a hub, and an evening recap after the close.

    When do alerts arrive?

    Pre-close warnings (Pro) come about 15 minutes before each 4-hour close, at 1:15 and 3:45 PM ET. For the 1:30 PM close you get an early read at about 1:31 PM from the real-time feed, confirmed (or corrected) at about 1:47 PM with the full market data, so you can still enter that afternoon. The 4:00 PM close is confirmed after the market shuts, and you can choose to skip those alerts in Settings. Regular trading hours only.

    Which setups does NextShelf find?

    Hubs are the core setup. NextShelf also finds bull and bear flags, double tops and bottoms, triangles, channels, and support and resistance tested 3 or more times. They follow the same rule: act on a 4-hour close outside the pattern, aim for the next shelf. Each keeps its own public track record.

    Which stocks are covered?

    Every S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 stock plus major ETFs, over 540 in all. You can also add any US-listed ticker to your own watchlist.

    Is this financial advice?

    No. NextShelf is an educational tool describing past price behavior. Signals fail. Do your own research and never risk money you can't afford to lose.

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