Skills Guide

Catalyst Identification for Stock Trading

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This skill scans news and upcoming events to identify stock catalysts such as earnings, product launches, or regulatory changes. It helps traders anticipate price movements by categorizing each catalyst's potential impact.

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Data & AIIntermediate
6/2/2026
Claude Code
#stock-market#catalysts#news-analysis#earnings#sentiment

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Automated summary

This skill identifies upcoming and recent events that could significantly move a stock's price.

Strengths

  • Clear step-by-step workflow for catalyst analysis
  • Detailed categorization of event types
  • Impact assessment with percentage ranges

Limitations

  • Relies on news and sentiment tools
  • Does not replace deep fundamental analysis
  • Depends on quality and timeliness of news sources
When to use it

When you want to anticipate short-term stock price movements based on events.

When not to use it

For long-term fundamental valuation or when holding through events is part of the strategy.

Security analysis

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Quality score85/100

The skill only uses read-only news and company overview data retrieval, with no risk of executing destructive commands, exfiltrating data, or bypassing safety measures.

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How this analysis is made

Examples

Identify upcoming catalysts for a stock
Use get_news_sentiment for AAPL to find upcoming earnings dates, product launches, and any regulatory news. Then categorize and assess impact.
Analyze recent catalysts behind a price move
Tesla stock jumped 8% yesterday. Use get_news_sentiment and get_company_overview to identify the catalyst(s) that caused this move.

name: catalyst-identification description: Identify upcoming and recent catalysts that could move the stock allowed-tools: get_news_sentiment get_company_overview metadata: domain: news complexity: intermediate

Catalyst Identification Workflow

OBJECTIVE: Find events that could significantly move the stock price.

Step 1: Search for Upcoming Events

  • Use get_news_sentiment with keywords like "earnings", "conference", "announcement"
  • Check for scheduled events in the news

Step 2: Identify Recent Catalysts

  • Look at news that coincided with significant price moves
  • What drove the most recent rally or selloff?

Step 3: Categorize Catalysts

  • EARNINGS: Quarterly reports (high impact)
  • PRODUCT: Launches, updates, delays
  • MANAGEMENT: CEO changes, departures
  • REGULATORY: FDA approvals, investigations
  • MACRO: Industry-wide events affecting sector
  • M&A: Acquisition rumors, deals

Step 4: Assess Impact Potential

For each catalyst, rate:

  • HIGH IMPACT: Could move stock 5%+
  • MEDIUM IMPACT: Could move stock 2-5%
  • LOW IMPACT: Minor or already priced in

Output Format

UPCOMING CATALYSTS:

  1. [Event] - [Date if known] - [Expected Impact]
  2. [Event] - [Date if known] - [Expected Impact]

RECENT CATALYSTS:

  1. [Event] - [What happened] - [Actual Impact]

CATALYST WATCH: [Key event to monitor]

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1. Download the file

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mkdir -p '.skill-downloads/catalyst-identification-for-stock-trading-mma3jrs4' && curl --fail --show-error --location 'https://skills-guides.com/api/skills/catalyst-identification-for-stock-trading-mma3jrs4/download' --output '.skill-downloads/catalyst-identification-for-stock-trading-mma3jrs4/SKILL.md.part' && mv '.skill-downloads/catalyst-identification-for-stock-trading-mma3jrs4/SKILL.md.part' '.skill-downloads/catalyst-identification-for-stock-trading-mma3jrs4/SKILL.md'

2. Check prerequisites

Read SKILL.md before using it. If it references scripts or external services, inspect them and prepare the required access in your test environment.

Tools declared by the author (check availability in your agent): get_news_sentiment get_company_overview

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3. Load the skill

After inspection, copy the complete folder into your project using one of the commands below, then open a new tool session. The command stops if a folder with the same name already exists: compare the files before replacing it.

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test -f '.skill-downloads/catalyst-identification-for-stock-trading-mma3jrs4/SKILL.md' && test -s '.skill-downloads/catalyst-identification-for-stock-trading-mma3jrs4/SKILL.md' && mkdir -p '.claude/skills' && test ! -e '.claude/skills/catalyst-identification' && cp -R '.skill-downloads/catalyst-identification-for-stock-trading-mma3jrs4' '.claude/skills/catalyst-identification'

OpenSkills

OpenSkills must already be installed. The local install/read procedure is checked with OpenSkills 1.5.0, which requires Node.js ≥ 20.6.0. Catalog slugs are not resolved automatically.

Official OpenSkills installation
openskills install './.skill-downloads/catalyst-identification-for-stock-trading-mma3jrs4'

openskills read 'catalyst-identification-for-stock-trading-mma3jrs4'

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For an agent that reads AGENTS.md, then sync the index. This command changes AGENTS.md: review the diff before using it.

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Read .skill-downloads/catalyst-identification-for-stock-trading-mma3jrs4/SKILL.md and apply its instructions to this example: [describe a test input]. Identify any missing files, dependencies or access. Produce the result requested by the skill without inventing data or running unreviewed scripts.

Expected result: output matching the skill instructions, or a precise list of missing prerequisites. A read confirmation alone does not validate a first use. If an external resource is unavailable, that path remains untested.

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