The idea
Filter-and-table screeners are good for hunting. Radio is for browsing. You pick a station (a scope), and SherpaBonds streams bonds at you one card at a time — a single bond per screen, with key stats, Sherpa Signal, and quick Watch / Add actions. Press → to advance.
Each card auto-advances when you press → or click Next. Press ← to go back. Watch, Add, and Open Bond all keep you in the radio session — only Open Bond navigates away.
Station types
| Station | URL | What it streams |
|---|---|---|
| For You | /radio/foryou | Bonds ranked by similarity to your portfolio shape. Mirrors For You, one bond at a time. |
| Issuer | /radio/issuer/<slug> | Every outstanding bond from one issuer. Useful for walking an issuer's curve. |
| Sector | /radio/sector/<slug> | Bonds in a sector (Financial, Industrial, Telecom, etc.). Diverse cross-section. |
| Country | /radio/country/<code> | Bonds by issuer country. |
| Signal | /radio/signal/<ticker> | Walk one Market Signal's holdings, top-by-weight first. Pro accounts see the underlying ticker; free accounts see anonymized signals. |
| Yield bracket | /radio/yield/<bracket> | Bonds within a yield band (e.g., 4–5%, 5–7%, 7%+). Cross-issuer. |
| Bond-similar | /radio/bond/<id> | Endless stream of bonds similar to a seed bond (ranked by similarity). The "More like this" mode. |
Entry points
Most stations have a direct entry point from the relevant surface:
- Bond detail page → "▶ Start radio" pill in the hero opens the Bond-similar station for that bond.
- Issuer page → "▶ Start radio" opens the Issuer station.
- Country page → "▶ Start radio" opens the Country station.
- For You → "▶ Radio mode" opens the For You station.
- Sherpa Signal table → click any signal name (Pro) to open the Signal station.
The Sector and Yield-bracket stations are reachable by direct URL — there's no dedicated index page for them yet.
Keyboard shortcuts
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| → | Next bond |
| ← | Previous bond |
| W | Toggle watchlist on the current bond |
| O | Open bond detail page |
| R | Refresh / shuffle the queue |
Queue size
| Tier | Bonds per station |
|---|---|
| Anonymous | 10 |
| Free (signed in) | 30 |
| Pro | 50 |
At the end of the queue, the radio offers a refresh — pull a new batch, or switch stations. The queue is randomized per session within the station's scope; reopening a station later gives you a different rotation.
What's on each card
- Issuer name + coupon + maturity headline.
- Price + Yield + ±BP, formatted compactly.
- Comparison chips vs. seed bond (Bond-similar station only) — currency match, sector match, rating cohort, duration delta.
- Sherpa Signal score badge.
- Watch toggle, Add to portfolio.
- Open bond → navigates to the full detail page.