Market News Analyst
Frame mega-cap earnings and corporate news so your agent can estimate index and sector impact before you trade or ship finance tooling.
Overview
Market News Analyst is an agent skill most often used in Idea (also Validate, Operate) that structures mega-cap corporate news and earnings into scenario-based market-impact analysis.
Install
npx skills add https://github.com/tradermonty/claude-trading-skills --skill market-news-analystWhat is this skill?
- Earnings impact playbooks for NVIDIA, Apple, and other mega-cap bellwethers with positive vs negative scenario ranges
- Magnificent 7 / S&P concentration framing (~25–30% index weight) for index-level ripple estimates
- Sector spillover rules (semis, consumer discretionary, cloud spend proxies)
- Historical concentration context (FAANG era through AI infrastructure cycle)
- Template-friendly outputs your agent can attach to trade journals or research notes
- Magnificent 7 combined ~25–30% of S&P 500 market cap (2023–2024 framing in skill)
- Example NVIDIA beat scenario: +10–15% stock, Nasdaq +1–2%, semis +3–5%
Adoption & trust: 1.2k installs on skills.sh; 1.8k GitHub stars; 2/3 security scanners passed (skills.sh audits).
What problem does it solve?
You see headlines on Apple or NVIDIA earnings but lack a consistent way to translate them into stock, sector, and index scenarios for yourself or your agent.
Who is it for?
Indie builders coding trading copilots, investment newsletters, or internal research workflows who want earnings-season framing without hiring a sell-side template.
Skip if: Builders who need live quotes, SEC filings parsers, or compliance-reviewed investment advice—the skill is qualitative impact framing only.
When should I use this skill?
User asks for corporate news impact, mega-cap earnings scenarios, or market ripple analysis for major technology stocks.
What do I get? / Deliverables
You get repeatable positive/negative scenario ranges and broader-market implications your agent can cite in research memos or pre-trade checklists.
- Structured scenario memo (stock, sector, index)
- Positive vs negative earnings impact bullets
Recommended Skills
Journey fit
Spans multiple journey phases - primary shelf plus alternate fits below.
Canonical shelf is Idea because the skill is a research framework for interpreting news and earnings before capital or product commitments. Research subphase fits structured competitive and macro context gathering—the same muscle as market-impact analysis for Magnificent 7–style names.
Where it fits
Draft NVIDIA/Apple earnings scenarios before deciding whether your trading bot needs a news module.
Sanity-check whether a premium research tier promise holds up against realistic post-earnings volatility stories.
Refresh mega-cap playbooks after a guidance surprise so your agent’s answers match current cycle language.
How it compares
Use as structured research prose for agents, not as a replacement for market-data MCP servers or brokerage APIs.
Common Questions / FAQ
Who is market-news-analyst for?
Solo and indie developers building agentic trading research tools, personal investing workflows, or fintech demos that need mega-cap news impact heuristics.
When should I use market-news-analyst?
During Idea research before earnings season, during Validate when stress-testing a finance product narrative, and during Operate when updating playbooks after major tech prints.
Is market-news-analyst safe to install?
Review the Security Audits panel on this Prism page and inspect the skill package in your repo before granting network or secrets access to your agent.
SKILL.md
READMESKILL.md - Market News Analyst
# Corporate News Impact Analysis Framework ## Mega-Cap Technology Stocks ### Market Cap Significance **"Magnificent 7" Era (2023-2024):** - Apple, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Amazon, Google, Meta, Tesla - Combined: ~25-30% of S&P 500 market cap - Index-level impact from individual company moves **Historical Context:** - 2000s: Microsoft, Cisco, Intel, Oracle - 2010s: FAANG (Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, Google) - Concentration risk at historic highs ### Earnings Impact Framework **NVIDIA (Market Leader, AI Infrastructure):** **Positive Scenarios:** - Beat + raise guidance: +10-15% stock, Nasdaq +1-2%, semiconductor sector +3-5% - AI chip demand exceeding expectations: Broad tech rally - New product launches (Blackwell, etc.): Sector enthusiasm **Negative Scenarios:** - Miss earnings: -10-20% stock, Nasdaq -1-2%, AMD/chip stocks -5-8% - Guidance cut: Severe (questions AI demand sustainability) - Supply constraints mentioned: Concerns about cycle peak **Broader Market Implications:** - NVIDIA results as AI investment proxy - Cloud/data center spending indicator - Risk appetite barometer **Example:** - May 2024 earnings: Beat + strong guide → Stock +9%, pulled Nasdaq up significantly **Apple (Largest Market Cap, Consumer Bellwether):** **Positive Scenarios:** - iPhone sales beat: +5-8% stock, Consumer Discretionary rally - Services growth acceleration: Margin expansion narrative - China demand resilience: EM concerns alleviated **Negative Scenarios:** - iPhone unit decline: -5-10% stock, supply chain (AAPL suppliers) -8-15% - China weakness: Broader EM demand concerns - Services slowdown: Margin pressure fears **Broader Market Implications:** - Consumer health indicator - China economy proxy - Index weight means S&P 500 moves with AAPL **Microsoft (Cloud, AI, Software):** **Positive Scenarios:** - Azure growth acceleration: +6-10% stock, cloud sector rally - AI monetization evidence: Broad tech enthusiasm - Margin expansion: Quality growth narrative **Negative Scenarios:** - Azure deceleration: -7-12% stock, GOOGL/AMZN cloud concerns - AI investment costs without revenue: Profitability concerns - Enterprise spending weakness: B2B recession fears **Broader Market Implications:** - Enterprise IT spending health - Cloud growth trajectory - AI investment ROI evidence **Amazon (E-commerce, Cloud, Logistics):** **Positive Scenarios:** - AWS reacceleration: +8-12% stock, validates cloud growth - E-commerce margin expansion: Efficiency narrative - Advertising growth: High-margin revenue stream **Negative Scenarios:** - AWS slowdown: -8-15% stock, enterprise spending concerns - E-commerce margin compression: Consumer weakness + competition - Capex surge without ROIC: Capital allocation concerns **Broader Market Implications:** - Consumer discretionary spending - Cloud infrastructure demand - Logistics/fulfillment efficiency trends **Meta (Digital Advertising, AI, Metaverse):** **Positive Scenarios:** - Ad revenue beat: +10-15% stock, digital ad market health (GOOGL, SNAP benefit) - User growth/engagement: Platform strength - AI-driven ad targeting: Margin expansion **Negative Scenarios:** - Ad revenue miss: -12-20% stock, digital ad recession fears (GOOGL, SNAP sell-off) - Reality Labs losses exceeding: Metaverse skepticism - Regulatory headwinds: Antitrust, privacy concerns **Broader Market Implications:** - Digital advertising market health - Consumer engagement trends - Big Tech regulation trajectory **Tesla (EVs, Energy, AI/Autonomy):** **Positive Scenarios:** - Delivery beat: +8-15% stock, EV demand strength (rivian, lucid benefit) - Margin expansion: Pricing power narrative - FSD/autonomy progress: Massive TAM expansion story **Negative Scenarios:** - Delivery miss: -10-20% stock, EV demand concerns (all EV stocks sell) - Price cuts needed: Margin compression, competition intensifying - Production issues: Execution concerns **Broader Market Implications:** - EV adoption trajectory - China auto market health