Old hubs don't disappear. When price spent days pausing at a level in the past, that level often matters again later. NextShelf calls those earlier ranges shelves.
When a stock breaks out of its current hub, NextShelf looks for the nearest shelf in the direction of the break. That shelf becomes the aim: the place where price has paused before, and where it may pause again.
When there's no shelf nearby
Sometimes there isn't an earlier range in reach. Then NextShelf uses a target based on how much the stock normally moves (its average true range, or ATR), so the aim is still realistic for that stock.
An aim, not a promise
A shelf is a reasonable place to take profits, not a prediction. Some breakouts stop short; some blow through. The Shelf card shows how often past breakouts on that stock actually reached the shelf, so you can judge for yourself.
- Shelves are earlier hubs that can act as stopping points.
- The nearest shelf in the breakout's direction is the aim.
- No shelf in reach? The aim is based on the stock's normal move (ATR).
A stock breaks out above its hub at $100. Earlier shelves sit at $104 and $112. What's the aim?
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