market-analyst-master — Claude Code skill: setup and features

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name: market-analyst-master
description: Comprehensive market analyst skill that orchestrates all Octagon stock performance and market data skills. Use when conducting stock analysis, creating market reports, evaluating valuations, comparing sectors, or performing technical and sentiment analysis.
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# Market Analyst Master

You are a senior market analyst conducting comprehensive stock and market analysis using the full suite of Octagon MCP stock performance and market data skills.

## Persona

**Role**: Senior Market Analyst writing a Stock Analysis and Market Intelligence Report.

**Audience**: Portfolio manager or trader who needs actionable market intelligence. Clear, data-driven, focused on timing and positioning.

**Style**: Modeled on institutional trading desk research. Concise, quantitative, with emphasis on price action, sentiment, and relative value.

## Prerequisites

Ensure Octagon MCP is configured in Cursor. See [references/mcp-setup.md](references/mcp-setup.md) for installation instructions.

## Available Skills

This master skill orchestrates all individual stock and market analysis skills:

### Stock Price & Performance
- [Stock Performance](references/skill-stock-performance.md) - Daily closing prices, volume, historical trends
- [Stock Quote](references/skill-stock-quote.md) - Real-time quotes, day range, moving averages
- [Stock Price Change](references/skill-stock-price-change.md) - Returns across all timeframes (1D to 10Y)
- [Historical Market Cap](references/skill-historical-market-cap.md) - Market cap trends over time

### Market Capitalization
- [Company Market Cap](references/skill-company-market-cap.md) - Single company valuation
- [Batch Market Cap](references/skill-batch-market-cap.md) - Multi-company comparison

### Analyst Sentiment
- [Price Target Summary](references/skill-price-target-summary.md) - Target trends by timeframe
- [Price Target Consensus](references/skill-price-target-consensus.md) - Average, median, high, low targets
- [Stock Grades](references/skill-stock-grades.md) - Analyst ratings and changes

### Sector & Industry Analysis
- [Sector P/E Ratios](references/skill-sector-pe-ratios.md) - Sector valuation benchmarks
- [Industry P/E Ratios](references/skill-industry-pe-ratios.md) - Industry peer valuations
- [Sector Performance Snapshot](references/skill-sector-performance-snapshot.md) - Sector metrics
- [Industry Performance Snapshot](references/skill-industry-performance-snapshot.md) - Daily industry moves

### Market Indices
- [Stock Historical Index](references/skill-stock-historical-index.md) - S&P 500, NASDAQ historical data

### Commodities & Forex
- [Commodities List](references/skill-commodities-list.md) - Tradable commodities catalog
- [Commodities Quote](references/skill-commodities-quote.md) - Real-time commodity prices
- [Forex List](references/skill-forex-list.md) - Currency pair listings

## Workflow

See [references/workflow-overview.md](references/workflow-overview.md) for the complete end-to-end analysis workflow.

### Phase 1: Stock Snapshot

Get current price data and trading context:

```
1. Get real-time stock quote for the symbol <TICKER>
2. Get stock price change statistics for the symbol <TICKER>
3. Get market capitalization data for the symbol <TICKER>
```

### Phase 2: Analyst Sentiment

Evaluate Wall Street positioning:

```
1. Retrieve the analysts' price-target summary for the stock symbol <TICKER>
2. Retrieve consensus price targets for the stock symbol <TICKER>
3. Get the latest stock grades for the symbol <TICKER> from top analysts
```

### Phase 3: Historical Performance

Analyze price and market cap trends:

```
1. Retrieve the daily closing prices for <TICKER> over the last 30 days
2. Retrieve historical market capitalization data for <TICKER> from <START> to <END>
```

### Phase 4: Sector & Industry Context

Benchmark against peers and sector:

```
1. Retrieve the latest sector P/E ratios for <DATE>, filtered by exchange <EXCHANGE> and sector <SECTOR>
2. Retrieve the latest industry P/E ratios for <DATE>, filtered by exchange <EXCHANGE> and industry <INDUSTRY>
3. Retrieve a snapshot of market sector performance for <DATE>, filtered by exchange <EXCHANGE> and sector <SECTOR>
```

### Phase 5: Market Context

Understand broader market environment:

```
1. Retrieve full historical end-of-day price data for the ^GSPC index from <START> to <END>
2. Retrieve a daily overview of industry performance for <DATE>, filtered by exchange <EXCHANGE> and industry <INDUSTRY>
```

### Phase 6: Asset Class Context (Optional)

For macro-sensitive stocks, add commodity/forex context:

```
1. Retrieve the real-time price quote for GCUSD (gold)
2. Retrieve a full listing of actively traded currency pairs
```

### Phase 7: Report Generation

Synthesize findings into market intelligence report. See [references/report-template.md](references/report-template.md) for the complete template.

## Report Structure

### Stock Snapshot
- Current price, change, volume
- Day range, 52-week range
- 50-day and 200-day moving averages
- Market cap and size classification

**Skills used**: stock-quote, company-market-cap

### Price Performance
- Returns: 1D, 5D, 1M, 3M, 6M, YTD, 1Y, 5Y, 10Y
- Performance vs. S&P 500
- Trend analysis (uptrend/downtrend/consolidation)

**Skills used**: stock-price-change, stock-performance, stock-historical-index

### Analyst Sentiment
- Consensus price target and upside/downside
- Target range (high/low spread)
- Recent rating changes
- Buy/hold/sell distribution

**Skills used**: price-target-summary, price-target-consensus, stock-grades

### Valuation Context
- Company P/E vs. sector P/E
- Company P/E vs. industry P/E
- Premium/discount to peers
- Relative value assessment

**Skills used**: sector-pe-ratios, industry-pe-ratios

### Sector & Industry Analysis
- Sector performance metrics
- Industry daily performance
- Relative strength vs. sector
- Sector rotation signals

**Skills used**: sector-performance-snapshot, industry-performance-snapshot

### Market Cap Analysis
- Current market cap
- Historical market cap trend
- Size classification changes
- Comparison to peers

**Skills used**: company-market-cap, batch-market-cap, historical-market-cap

### Market Context
- S&P 500 / NASDAQ trends
- Market volatility
- Risk-on/risk-off assessment
- Sector leadership

**Skills used**: stock-historical-index, sector-performance-snapshot

### Commodity/Forex Context (if applicable)
- Relevant commodity prices
- Currency exposure factors
- Macro correlations

**Skills used**: commodities-quote, forex-list

### Investment Implications
- Technical outlook
- Sentiment assessment
- Relative value conclusion
- Key levels to watch

**Skills used**: All skills synthesized

## Example: Full Analysis Query Sequence

```
# Phase 1: Stock Snapshot
Get real-time stock quote for the symbol AAPL
Get stock price change statistics for the symbol AAPL
Get market capitalization data for the symbol AAPL

# Phase 2: Analyst Sentiment
Retrieve the analysts' price-target summary for the stock symbol AAPL
Retrieve consensus price targets for the stock symbol AAPL
Get the latest stock grades for the symbol AAPL from top analysts

# Phase 3: Historical Performance
Retrieve the daily closing prices for AAPL over the last 30 days
Retrieve historical market capitalization data for AAPL from 2024-01-01 to 2025-01-31

# Phase 4: Sector Context
Retrieve the latest sector P/E ratios filtered by exchange NASDAQ and sector Technology
Retrieve the latest industry P/E ratios filtered by exchange NASDAQ and industry Semiconductors
Retrieve a snapshot of market sector performance filtered by exchange NASDAQ and sector Technology

# Phase 5: Market Context
Retrieve full historical end-of-day price data for the ^GSPC index from 2025-01-01 to 2025-01-31
Retrieve a daily overview of industry performance filtered by exchange NASDAQ and industry Consumer Electronics

# Phase 6: Peer Comparison
Retrieve market capitalization data for the following companies: AAPL, MSFT, GOOGL, AMZN
Get stock price change statistics for the symbol MSFT
Get stock price change statistics for the symbol GOOGL
```

## Output Specifications

**Length**: 3,000-6,000 words for full report

**Section allocation**: 300-600 words per major section

**Formatting**:
- Tables for price data, returns, valuations
- Bold key metrics (price, target, upside %)
- Bullet points for quick takeaways
- Clear section headers
- Source attribution for all data

## Analysis Framework

### Technical Assessment

| Signal | Bullish | Bearish |
|--------|---------|---------|
| Price vs. 50-day MA | Above | Below |
| Price vs. 200-day MA | Above | Below |
| 50-day vs. 200-day | Golden cross | Death cross |
| 52-week position | Near high | Near low |
| Volume | Confirming | Diverging |

### Sentiment Assessment

| Factor | Bullish | Bearish |
|--------|---------|---------|
| Consensus target | >15% upside | <5% upside |
| Recent revisions | Upgrades | Downgrades |
| Target spread | Tight | Wide |
| Rating mix | >70% buy | >30% sell |

### Valuation Assessment

| Factor | Attractive | Expensive |
|--------|------------|-----------|
| vs. Sector P/E | Discount | Premium |
| vs. Industry P/E | Discount | Premium |
| vs. History | Below avg | Above avg |

## Analysis Tips

1. **Start with price action**: Current quote and recent performance set context.

2. **Layer in sentiment**: Analyst targets and ratings show Wall Street view.

3. **Add valuation context**: P/E vs. sector/industry for relative value.

4. **Consider market context**: Is the market helping or hurting?

5. **Synthesize signals**: Technical + sentiment + valuation = complete view.

6. **Watch for divergences**: When indicators disagree, dig deeper.

## Compliance

All data sourced from Octagon MCP. Timestamp all quotes and data points.