Skill Guides
Practical guides for individual skills with real-world examples, workflow explanations, and tips for power users.
Hand-written guides (marked with ★) follow a detailed 10-section structure. Auto-generated guides provide an overview, prerequisites, workflow, and resource listing extracted from each skill’s SKILL.md.
Available Guides
| Skill | Description | API |
|---|---|---|
| Backtest Expert ★ | Expert guidance for systematic backtesting of trading strategies | No API |
| Breadth Chart Analyst | This skill should be used when analyzing market breadth charts, specifically the S&P 500 Breadth Index (200-Day MA… | No API |
| Breakout Trade Planner | Generate Minervini-style breakout trade plans from VCP screener output with worst-case risk calculation, portfolio… | No API |
| CANSLIM Screener ★ | Screen US stocks using William O’Neil’s CANSLIM growth stock methodology | FMP Required |
| Contrarian Setup Gate | Synthesize the three Jason Shapiro contrarian-pipeline verdicts (COT crowding, news-reaction failure, weekly… | No API |
| COT Contrarian Detector | Detect crowded speculative positioning in CFTC futures markets (COT report analysis) to find contrarian setups using… | FMP Required |
| Crypto Regime Analyzer | Quantifies crypto market regime health using free, keyless public data (CoinGecko + Binance funding) | No API |
| Data Quality Checker | Validate data quality in market analysis documents and blog articles before publication | No API |
| Dividend Growth Pullback Screener | Use this skill to find high-quality dividend growth stocks (12%+ annual dividend growth, 1 | FMP Required FINVIZ Optional |
| Downtrend Duration Analyzer | Analyze historical downtrend durations and generate interactive HTML histograms showing typical correction lengths… | No API |
| Drawdown Circuit Breaker | Evaluate account-level drawdown circuit breaker rules from trader-memory-core state and decide whether new trade… | No API |
| Dual Axis Skill Reviewer | Review skills in any project using a dual-axis method: (1) deterministic code-based checks (structure, scripts,… | No API |
| Earnings Calendar | This skill retrieves upcoming earnings announcements for US stocks using the Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) API | FMP Required |
| Earnings Trade Analyzer | Analyze recent post-earnings stocks using a 5-factor scoring system (Gap Size, Pre-Earnings Trend, Volume Trend,… | FMP Required |
| Economic Calendar Fetcher | Fetch upcoming economic events and data releases using FMP API | FMP Required |
| Edge Candidate Agent | Generate and prioritize US equity long-side edge research tickets from EOD observations, then export pipeline-ready… | No API FMP Optional |
| Edge Concept Synthesizer | Abstract detector tickets and hints into reusable edge concepts with thesis, invalidation signals, and strategy… | No API |
| Edge Hint Extractor | Extract edge hints from daily market observations and news reactions, with optional LLM ideation, and output… | No API |
| Edge Pipeline Orchestrator | Orchestrate the full edge research pipeline from candidate detection through strategy design, review, revision, and… | No API |
| Edge Signal Aggregator | Aggregate and rank signals from multiple edge-finding skills (edge-candidate-agent, theme-detector, sector-analyst,… | No API |
| Edge Strategy Designer | Convert abstract edge concepts into strategy draft variants and optional exportable ticket YAMLs for… | No API |
| Edge Strategy Reviewer | Critically review strategy drafts from edge-strategy-designer for edge plausibility, overfitting risk, sample size… | No API |
| Exposure Coach | Generate a one-page Market Posture summary with net exposure ceiling, growth-vs-value bias, participation breadth,… | No API |
| Finviz Screener ★ | Build and open FinViz screener URLs from natural language requests | No API FINVIZ Optional |
| FTD Detector | Detects Follow-Through Day (FTD) signals for market bottom confirmation using William O’Neil’s methodology | FMP Required |
| Futures Position Sizer | Calculate contract-based futures position sizes from a direction, entry, and stop-loss, using verified per-symbol… | No API |
| Fxmacrodata Calendar | Fetch official FXMacroData macro release-calendar events for trade planning, macro regime checks, and event-risk filters | No API |
| Ibd Distribution Day Monitor | Detect IBD-style Distribution Days for QQQ/SPY (close down at least 0 | FMP Required |
| Institutional Flow Tracker | Use this skill to track institutional investor ownership changes and portfolio flows using 13F filings data | FMP Required |
| Kanchi Dividend Review Monitor | Monitor dividend portfolios with Kanchi-style forced-review triggers (T1-T5) and convert anomalies into… | No API FMP Optional |
| Kanchi Dividend SOP | Convert Kanchi-style dividend investing into a repeatable US-stock operating procedure | No API FMP Optional |
| Kanchi Dividend US Tax Accounting | Provide US dividend tax and account-location workflow for Kanchi-style income portfolios | No API |
| Macro Regime Detector | Detect structural macro regime transitions (1-2 year horizon) using cross-asset ratio analysis | No API |
| Market Breadth Analyzer ★ | Quantifies market breadth health using TraderMonty’s public CSV data | No API |
| Market Environment Analysis | Comprehensive market environment analysis and reporting tool | No API |
| Market News Analyst ★ | This skill should be used when analyzing recent market-moving news events and their impact on equity markets and… | No API |
| Market Top Detector | Detects market top probability using O’Neil Distribution Days, Minervini Leading Stock Deterioration, and Monty… | No API |
| News Reaction Failure Analyzer | Judge whether a market FAILED to react to news favorable to a crowded speculative position — step 2 of Jason… | FMP Required |
| Options Strategy Advisor | Options trading strategy analysis and simulation tool | No API FMP Optional |
| Pair Trade Screener | Statistical arbitrage tool for identifying and analyzing pair trading opportunities | FMP Required |
| Parabolic Short Trade Planner | Screen US equities for parabolic exhaustion patterns and generate conditional pre-market short plans, then evaluate… | FMP Required |
| PEAD Screener | Screen post-earnings gap-up stocks for PEAD (Post-Earnings Announcement Drift) patterns | FMP Required |
| Portfolio Manager | Comprehensive portfolio analysis using Alpaca MCP Server integration to fetch holdings and positions, then analyze… | Alpaca Required |
| Position Sizer ★ | Calculate risk-based position sizes for long stock trades | No API |
| Pre Trade Discipline Gate | Evaluate a local pre-trade checklist before manual order entry, blocking planless, oversized, revenge-risk,… | No API |
| Scenario Analyzer | Skill that analyzes 18-month scenarios from a news headline | No API |
| Sector Analyst | This skill should be used when analyzing sector rotation patterns and market cycle positioning | No API |
| Signal Postmortem | Record and analyze post-trade outcomes for signals generated by edge pipeline and other skills | No API |
| Skill Designer | Design new Claude skills from structured idea specifications | No API |
| Skill Idea Miner | Mine Claude Code session logs for skill idea candidates | No API |
| Skill Integration Tester | Validate multi-skill workflows defined in CLAUDE | No API |
| Stanley Druckenmiller Investment | Druckenmiller Strategy Synthesizer - Integrates 8 upstream skill outputs (Market Breadth, Uptrend Analysis, Market… | No API |
| Stockbee 20pct Study | Build and maintain a Stockbee-style daily 20% mover study for US equities by scanning +20%/-20% movers, classifying… | FMP Required |
| Stockbee Episodic Pivot Analyzer | Analyze Stockbee-style Day 1 Episodic Pivot candidates from earnings, guidance raises, M&A, FDA/regulatory… | No API FMP Optional |
| Stockbee Exhaustion Hammer Screener | Screen US stocks for Stockbee-style selling-exhaustion hammer setups using prior momentum, pullback depth,… | FMP Required |
| Stockbee Momentum Burst Screener | Screen US stocks for Stockbee-style short-term Momentum Burst setups using 4% breakout, dollar breakout, range… | FMP Required |
| Stockbee Setup Fluency Trainer | Build a Stockbee-style setup model book from momentum-burst screener candidates, then update 3-day and 5-day forward… | No API FMP Optional |
| Strategy Pivot Designer | Detect backtest iteration stagnation and generate structurally different strategy pivot proposals when parameter… | No API |
| Technical Analyst | This skill should be used when analyzing weekly price charts for stocks, stock indices, cryptocurrencies, or forex pairs | No API FMP Optional |
| Theme Detector ★ | Detect and analyze trending market themes across sectors | No API FMP Optional FINVIZ Optional |
| Trade Hypothesis Ideator | Generate falsifiable trade strategy hypotheses from market data, trade logs, and journal snippets | No API |
| Trade Performance Coach | Review closed trades, partial exits, and monthly trade aggregates for process adherence, risk discipline, execution… | No API |
| Trader Memory Core | Track investment theses across their lifecycle — from screening idea to closed position with postmortem | No API FMP Optional |
| Trading Skills Navigator | Recommend the right trading workflow, skillset, API profile, and setup path from a natural-language goal | No API |
| Uptrend Analyzer | Analyzes market breadth using Monty’s Uptrend Ratio Dashboard data to diagnose the current market environment | No API |
| US Market Bubble Detector ★ | Evaluates market bubble risk through quantitative data-driven analysis using the revised Minsky/Kindleberger… | No API |
| US Stock Analysis ★ | Comprehensive US stock analysis including fundamental analysis (financial metrics, business quality, valuation),… | No API |
| Value Dividend Screener | Screen US stocks for high-quality dividend opportunities combining value characteristics (P/E ratio under 20, P/B… | FMP Required FINVIZ Optional |
| VCP Screener ★ | Screen S&P 500 stocks for Mark Minervini’s Volatility Contraction Pattern (VCP) and detect historical VCPs in a… | FMP Required |
| Weekly Performance Digest | Generate a weekly performance summary from closed trader-memory-core theses — win rate, expectancy, profit factor,… | No API |
★ = Hand-written detailed guide with examples, troubleshooting, and CLI reference.
See the Skill Catalog for additional descriptions of all skills.
Table of contents
- FinViz Screener
- CANSLIM Screener
- VCP Screener
- Theme Detector
- Market Breadth Analyzer
- Position Sizer
- Backtest Expert
- US Stock Analysis
- Market News Analyst
- US Market Bubble Detector
- Breadth Chart Analyst
- Breakout Trade Planner
- Downtrend Duration Analyzer
- Drawdown Circuit Breaker
- Edge Signal Aggregator
- Exposure Coach
- IBD Distribution Day Monitor
- Parabolic Short Trade Planner
- Signal Postmortem
- Skill Integration Tester
- Trade Hypothesis Ideator
- Trading Skills Navigator
- Data Quality Checker
- Contrarian Setup Gate
- Dividend Growth Pullback Screener
- COT Contrarian Detector
- Dual Axis Skill Reviewer
- Crypto Regime Analyzer
- Earnings Calendar
- Earnings Trade Analyzer
- Economic Calendar Fetcher
- Edge Candidate Agent
- Edge Concept Synthesizer
- Edge Hint Extractor
- Edge Pipeline Orchestrator
- Edge Strategy Designer
- Edge Strategy Reviewer
- FTD Detector
- Institutional Flow Tracker
- Kanchi Dividend Review Monitor
- Kanchi Dividend SOP
- Kanchi Dividend US Tax Accounting
- Macro Regime Detector
- Market Environment Analysis
- Market Top Detector
- Options Strategy Advisor
- Futures Position Sizer
- Pair Trade Screener
- Fxmacrodata Calendar
- PEAD Screener
- Portfolio Manager
- Sector Analyst
- Skill Designer
- Skill Idea Miner
- Stanley Druckenmiller Investment
- Strategy Pivot Designer
- Technical Analyst
- News Reaction Failure Analyzer
- Uptrend Analyzer
- Value Dividend Screener
- Trader Memory Core
- Scenario Analyzer
- Stockbee Exhaustion Hammer Screener
- Stockbee 20% Study
- Stockbee Episodic Pivot Analyzer
- Stockbee Momentum Burst Screener
- Stockbee Setup Fluency Trainer
- Pre-Trade Discipline Gate
- Trade Performance Coach
- Weekly Performance Digest