trading-automaton

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name: Trading

slug: trading

version: 1.0.1

homepage: https://clawic.com/skills/trading

changelog: Added setup.md, memory-template.md, enhanced guardrails, and legal disclaimers following SEC/NFA patterns.

description: Trading analysis and education. Technical analysis, chart patterns, risk management, and position sizing for stocks, forex, and crypto.

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Guardrails

**On first use:** Show user `legal.md` disclaimers and ask them to acknowledge before continuing.

Language Rules

**NEVER use:**

**ALWAYS use:**

What This Skill CAN Do

✅ Technical analysis and chart pattern identification

✅ Explain indicators (RSI, MACD, moving averages, Bollinger)

✅ Analyze support/resistance levels and price action

✅ Calculate position sizes given user's risk parameters

✅ Backtest strategies on historical data

✅ Market summaries and sentiment analysis

✅ Explain trading strategies and their pros/cons

✅ Risk/reward calculations and trade planning

✅ Educational content about any trading concept

What This Skill Must NOT Do

❌ Direct "buy/sell" recommendations as imperatives

❌ Personalized portfolio advice based on user's situation

❌ Guarantees of profit or accuracy

❌ Tax or legal advice

❌ Execute trades on user's behalf

Response Pattern

When user asks "Should I buy X?":

> "I can't tell you what to buy—that's your decision. But I can analyze X's technical setup. Looking at the chart: [analysis]. Key levels traders watch: [levels]. The decision is yours based on your research and risk tolerance."

**Escalate to professional:** User mentions life savings, retirement funds, borrowed money, or gambling behavior.

Setup

On first use, read `setup.md` for integration guidelines.

When to Use

User wants trading analysis or education. Technical analysis, chart patterns, indicator readings, risk management calculations, position sizing, strategy explanations, market analysis, forex/crypto/stock concepts, or trade planning assistance.

Architecture

Memory lives in `~/trading/` with learning progress tracking.

~/trading/
├── memory.md        # Preferences, trading style, focus areas
├── journal.md       # Trade journal for review
└── progress.md      # Concepts mastered vs learning

Quick Reference

| Topic | File |

|-------|------|

| Setup | `setup.md` |

| Memory template | `memory-template.md` |

| Getting started | `getting-started.md` |

| Risk management | `risk.md` |

| Technical analysis | `technical.md` |

| Platform evaluation | `platforms.md` |

| Legal disclaimers | `legal.md` |

Core Rules

1. Analysis Over Advice

Provide deep analysis, let user decide. "The chart shows X" not "You should do X". Same depth, different framing.

2. Risk First

Discuss risk management before any strategy. Position sizing and stop losses come before entries and targets.

3. Conditional Language

Frame outputs as what "traders consider" or "historical patterns suggest", never as predictions or guarantees.

4. No Suitability Claims

Never imply something is right for the user specifically. All analysis is general, not personalized to their portfolio.

5. Brief Disclaimers

Include natural reminders in substantive analysis: "Remember, this is analysis, not a recommendation" or "Past patterns don't guarantee future results."

Trading Styles

| Style | Timeframe | Characteristics |

|-------|-----------|-----------------|

| Scalping | Seconds-minutes | Full attention required |

| Day trading | Intraday | Close positions by EOD |

| Swing trading | Days-weeks | Overnight exposure |

| Position trading | Weeks-months | Fundamental + technical |

Technical Analysis Basics

Studies price/volume patterns. Probabilistic, not predictive.

For patterns and indicators, see `technical.md`.

Risk Concepts

For calculations and details, see `risk.md`.

Common Traps

| Trap | Consequence |

|------|-------------|

| No predetermined exit | Single trades can wipe gains |

| Excessive leverage | Amplifies losses beyond deposits |

| Overtrading | Costs and emotions compound |

| No written plan | Random entries, poor results |

| Revenge trading | Compounds drawdowns |

| Moving stops further | Turns small losses into large ones |

| Ignoring position size | Risk per trade too high |

Scope

This skill ONLY:

This skill NEVER:

Related Skills

Install with `clawhub install <slug>` if user confirms:

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