vcp-screener skillA
vcp-screener is agent-read markdown (skill) from tradermonty/claude-trading-skills: Screen S&P 500 stocks for Mark Minervini's Volatility Contraction Pattern (VCP) and detect historical VCPs in a single ticker's price path. Identifies Stage 2 uptrend stocks forming tight bases with contracting volatility near breakout pivot points; in historical single-ticker mode walks a multi-year history and emits every VCP that formed with forward-outcome stats (breakout / stop-hit / timeout). Use when user requests VCP screening, Minervini-style setups, tight base patterns, volatility cont.
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What the file says
# VCP Screener - Minervini Volatility Contraction Pattern Screen S&P 500 stocks for Mark Minervini's Volatility Contraction Pattern (VCP), identifying Stage 2 uptrend stocks with contracting volatility near breakout pivot points. ## When to Use - User asks for VCP screening or Minervini-style setups - User wants to find tight base / volatility contraction patterns - User requests Stage 2 momentum stock scanning - User asks for breakout candidates with defined risk - User asks "find every historical VCP in <TICKER>" or wants to study one ticker's past VCP setups with forward outcomes (`--history --ticker SYM`) ## Prerequisites - FMP API key (set `FMP_API_KEY` environment variable or pass `--api-key`) - Free tier (250 calls/day) is sufficient for default screening (top 100 candidates) - Paid tier recommended for full S&P 500 screening (`--full-sp500`) ## Workflow ### Step 1: Prepare and Execute Screening Run the VCP screener script: ```bash # Default: S&P 500, top 100 candidates python3 skills/vcp-screener/scripts/screen_vcp.py --output-dir skills/vcp-screener/scripts # Custom universe …
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How to install
mdr add tradermonty/claude-trading-skills/vcp-screener@git:20260519.82a4ba6mdr add tradermonty/claude-trading-skills/vcp-screener@sha256:7b817ba7ec2b084cPin to a label to follow the author's releases, or to a sha256 to freeze the exact bytes forever. Either way the resolved hash is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install reproduces it on any machine.
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| git:20260519.82a4ba6 latest | 2026-05-19 | 82a4ba6 | 7,936 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260321.c9394cf | 2026-03-21 | c9394cf | 5,509 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260221.335d36b | 2026-02-21 | 335d36b | 4,149 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260215.5350068 | 2026-02-15 | 5350068 | 3,119 B | A | view |
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Source
tradermonty/claude-trading-skills · 2,885 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-09-24 · branch main
API
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