# canslim-screener

Screens US stocks against William O'Neil's CANSLIM criteria: earnings growth, momentum, institutional sponsorship. Useful when you want growth candidates, not dividends.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 3600 installs · ★ 3267
- Author: tradermonty
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/tradermonty/claude-trading-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/canslim-screener/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/canslim-screener

## What it does

The skill scores each stock from 0 to 100 across seven CANSLIM components: current earnings, annual growth, newness and new highs, supply and demand, leadership with a relative strength rank, institutional sponsorship, and market direction. Component weights follow O'Neil's original scheme, and the RS rank uses 0.40 × rel_3m + 0.30 × rel_6m + 0.30 × rel_12m against `^GSPC` by default. Swap the benchmark with `--rs-benchmark SPY/QQQ/IWM`. Missing periods get re-normalized.

It runs in two stages: data collection through the FMP API and Finviz, then ranking and reporting. You get two files in `reports/` — JSON for programmatic use and a Markdown report with a per-component breakdown and rating bands from Above Average up to Exceptional+.

Before you start, set an FMP API key in `FMP_API_KEY` and install Python 3.9+ with `requests`, `beautifulsoup4` and `lxml`. The free FMP tier allows 250 calls a day, while a 40-stock run burns roughly 283 calls, so either pass `--max-candidates 35` or move to a paid tier. The skill is not built for value or dividend strategies, and on a bear market the M component will flag it on its own.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add tradermonty/claude-trading-skills --skill canslim-screener -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/canslim-screener/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/canslim-screener/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add tradermonty/claude-trading-skills --skill canslim-screener -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/canslim-screener/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add tradermonty/claude-trading-skills --skill canslim-screener -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/canslim-screener/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install tradermonty/claude-trading-skills canslim-screener
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/canslim-screener/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add tradermonty/claude-trading-skills --skill canslim-screener -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/tradermonty/claude-trading-skills --path skills/canslim-screener
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/canslim-screener/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add tradermonty/claude-trading-skills --skill canslim-screener -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/tradermonty/claude-trading-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/canslim-screener/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- pull growth candidates that meet all seven O'Neil criteria in one run
- compute a weighted relative strength rank across 3, 6 and 12 months
- get a ranked list with per-component score breakdowns
- export results as JSON for downstream processing
- catch a bear market through the M component before buying

## Example prompts
- Find CANSLIM stocks in the technology sector
- Run a CANSLIM screen on AAPL MSFT GOOGL NVDA
- Which stocks are near 52-week highs with accelerating earnings?

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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name: canslim-screener
description: Screen US stocks using William O'Neil's CANSLIM growth stock methodology. Use when user requests CANSLIM stock screening, growth stock analysis, momentum stock identification, or wants to find stocks with strong earnings and price momentum following O'Neil's investment system.
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# CANSLIM Stock Screener - Phase 3 (Full CANSLIM)

## Overview

This skill screens US stocks using William O'Neil's proven CANSLIM methodology, a systematic approach for identifying growth stocks with strong fundamentals and price momentum. CANSLIM analyzes 7 key components: **C**urrent Earnings, **A**nnual Growth, **N**ewness/New Highs, **S**upply/Demand, **L**eadership/RS Rank, **I**nstitutional Sponsorship, and **M**arket Direction.

**Phase 3** implements all 7 of 7 components (C, A, N, S, L, I, M), representing **100% of the full methodology**.

**Two-Stage Approach:**
1. **Stage 1 (FMP API + Finviz)**: Analyze stock universe with all 7 CANSLIM components
2. **Stage 2 (Reporting)**: Rank by composite score and generate actionable reports

**Key Features:**
- Composite scoring (0-100 scale) with weighted components
- **Finviz fallback** for institutional ownership data (automatic when FMP data incomplete)
- Progressive filtering to optimize API usage
- JSON + Markdown output formats
- Interpretation bands: Exceptional+ (90+), Exceptional (80-89), Strong (70-79), Above Average (60-69)
- Bear market protection (M component gating)

**Phase 3.1 Component Weights (Original O'Neil weights):**
- C (Current Earnings): 15%
- A (Annual Growth): 20%
- N (Newness): 15%
- S (Supply/Demand): 15%
- L (Leadership/RS Rank): 20% — multi-period weighted RS (3m/6m/12m vs configurable benchmark)
- I (Institutional): 10%
- M (Market Direction): 5%

**Weighted RS Formula:**
```
Weighted RS = 0.40 × rel_3m + 0.30 × rel_6m + 0.30 × rel_12m
```
Available periods are re-normalized when some are missing. Default benchmark is `^GSPC`;
override with `--rs-benchmark SPY/QQQ/IWM/...`.

**Fallback hierarchy when multi-period data is incomplete:**
1. No benchmark → weighted absolute stock performance + 20% penalty.
2. All multi-period windows missing but >=50 bars of price history → fall back to the
   legacy 365-day full-window absolute return as the scoring input (20% penalty if no
   benchmark).
3. <50 bars of price history → score=0 with `error` set.

**Future Phases:**
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