# trading-visualization

Builds trading charts: candlesticks, equity curves, drawdowns, correlation heatmaps and return distributions. Useful when you need to review a strategy or put together a report.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 508 installs · ★ 443
- Author: agiprolabs
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/agiprolabs/claude-trading-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/trading-visualization/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-09-03
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/trading-visualization

## What it does

The skill covers how to draw trading charts in Python. It ships recipes for three libraries: `mplfinance` for candlesticks with volume and overlays, `matplotlib` when you want full control over layout, and `plotly` for interactive HTML output. Each library gets its own `uv pip install` line and a code sample.

Multi-panel composition is handled too: price on top, volume in the middle, indicators at the bottom, all sharing the x-axis with tick labels hidden on the upper panels. Height ratios come as a table — `[3, 1]` for price plus volume, `[2, 1]` for equity plus drawdown. The equity function computes the running peak and the drawdown series for you.

A dark theme is the default: background `#1a1a2e`, gains in green `#00ff88`, losses in red `#ff4444`. That matches how trading terminals look, so you won't repaint anything. One catch: the samples lean on `pandas` and `scipy`, and the return-distribution code won't run without them.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

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

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

### Codex

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

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

### Cursor

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

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install agiprolabs/claude-trading-skills trading-visualization
```

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

### Gemini CLI

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

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/agiprolabs/claude-trading-skills --path skills/trading-visualization
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add agiprolabs/claude-trading-skills --skill trading-visualization -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/agiprolabs/claude-trading-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/trading-visualization/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- plot a candlestick chart with volume and moving averages
- show strategy drawdown beneath the equity curve
- build a cross-asset correlation heatmap
- histogram returns with a normal fit and risk metrics
- stack RSI and MACD panels under a price chart

## Example prompts
- plot a candlestick chart from df with volume and EMA20/EMA50, save it to candles.png
- make an equity curve with a drawdown panel in the dark theme
- draw the return distribution with a normal fit and risk metrics

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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````text
---
name: trading-visualization
description: Professional trading charts including candlesticks, equity curves, drawdowns, correlation heatmaps, and return distributions
---

# Trading Visualization

Visualization is the primary interface between a trader and their data. Charts reveal patterns that tables and numbers cannot: breakdowns in strategy, regime transitions, clustering of losses, and the shape of risk. A well-designed chart communicates more in a glance than a page of statistics.

**Three uses of trading charts:**

1. **Pattern recognition** — Spot structural changes in price, volume, and momentum that quantitative filters miss.
2. **Strategy evaluation** — Equity curves, drawdown plots, and return distributions expose whether a strategy is robust or curve-fit.
3. **Reporting** — Communicate performance to stakeholders, journals, or your future self with publication-quality visuals.

---

## Chart Types Covered

| Chart Type | Purpose | Library |
|------------|---------|---------|
| Candlestick | OHLCV price action with overlays | mplfinance |
| Equity curve | Portfolio value over time | matplotlib |
| Drawdown | Underwater equity plot | matplotlib |
| Return distribution | Histogram + normal fit | matplotlib |
| Correlation heatmap | Cross-asset correlation matrix | matplotlib / seaborn |
| Trade markers | Entry/exit points on price chart | mplfinance / matplotlib |
| Indicator panels | RSI, MACD below price chart | mplfinance |
| Position timeline | When positions were held | matplotlib |

---

## Libraries

### mplfinance

Best for candlestick charts. Built on matplotlib with finance-specific defaults.

```bash
uv pip install mplfinance
```

```python
import mplfinance as mpf

# Basic candlestick from a DataFrame with DatetimeIndex
# Columns: Open, High, Low, Close, Volume
mpf.plot(df, type="candle", volume=True, style="charles")
```

Key features:
- Native OHLCV support — pass a DataFrame directly
- Built-in volume bars
- `addplot` for overlays (moving averages, Bollinger Bands)
- Custom styles via `mpf.make_mpf_style()`

### matplotlib

General purpose, most flexible. Use when you need full control over layout.

```bash
uv pip install matplotlib
```

```python
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

fig, axes = plt.subplots(2, 1, figsize=(14, 8), height_ratios=[3, 1],
                         sharex=True)
axes[0].plot(dates, equity, color="#00ff88")
axes[1].fill_between(dates, drawdown, 0, color="#ff4444", alpha=0.5)
```

### plotly
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