Sector Analyst
Ground equity or macro research in a four-phase sector rotation framework when you are sizing trades or building trading assistants.
Overview
Sector Analyst is an agent skill for the Idea phase that supplies a four-phase sector rotation knowledge base for economic-cycle research.
Install
npx skills add https://github.com/tradermonty/claude-trading-skills --skill sector-analystWhat is this skill?
- Four-phase market cycle framework from early recovery through late cycle and recession
- Per-phase sector leaders and laggards with economic drivers spelled out
- Early-cycle vs mid-cycle expansion patterns for technology, financials, and defensives
- Reference-style prose suitable for agent context in trading and portfolio workflows
- Four primary economic cycle phases with sector performance patterns per phase
Adoption & trust: 670 installs on skills.sh; 1.8k GitHub stars; 2/3 security scanners passed (skills.sh audits).
What problem does it solve?
You need a repeatable sector-rotation narrative across cycle phases but keep re-explaining the same macro-to-sector map in every agent session.
Who is it for?
Indie traders, quant-curious builders, and agent authors wiring macro context into research or advisory skills.
Skip if: Live trade execution, personalized investment advice, or teams that need verified real-time sector ETF performance without their own data feeds.
When should I use this skill?
You need sector rotation or market-cycle context while researching trades, portfolios, or finance-related agent features.
What do I get? / Deliverables
Your agent answers with a consistent cycle framework—phase characteristics plus typical sector winners and losers—so research and trade ideation stay aligned.
- Cycle-phase sector leadership and laggard narratives usable in agent replies or research notes
Recommended Skills
Journey fit
Sector rotation and cycle context belong on the research shelf before you commit capital or product bets tied to cyclical sectors. The skill is a structured research knowledge base—cycle phases, outperforming and lagging sectors—not an execution or monitoring tool.
How it compares
Structured cycle reference for agents—not a Bloomberg terminal integration or automated backtest.
Common Questions / FAQ
Who is sector-analyst for?
Solo builders and traders who want agents to reason about sector rotation using a shared early-, mid-, late-, and recession-cycle playbook during research.
When should I use sector-analyst?
Use it in Idea research when exploring cyclical themes, in Validate when stress-testing a fintech concept against cycles, or in Grow when discussing portfolio tilt narratives—always as context, not as a signal service.
Is sector-analyst safe to install?
It is static reference text with no built-in network calls in the skill itself; review the Security Audits panel on this Prism page before installing any repo skill.
SKILL.md
READMESKILL.md - Sector Analyst
# Sector Rotation Knowledge Base ## Market Cycle Framework The economic cycle can be divided into four primary phases, each characterized by distinct economic conditions and sector performance patterns. ### 1. Early Cycle Recovery **Economic Characteristics:** - Economy begins recovering from recession - GDP growth accelerates from negative/low to positive - Interest rates remain low - Central banks maintain accommodative policy - Credit conditions begin to ease - Consumer and business confidence starts improving **Outperforming Sectors:** - **Technology**: Benefits from improving economic outlook and investment spending - **Consumer Cyclical/Discretionary**: Rebounds as consumer confidence returns - **Industrials**: Early beneficiary of economic recovery and capital spending - **Financials**: Benefits from steepening yield curve and improving credit conditions - **Real Estate**: Low interest rates support property valuations **Underperforming Sectors:** - **Utilities**: Low growth characteristics become less attractive - **Consumer Defensive/Staples**: Defensive qualities less valued in recovery - **Healthcare**: Stable growth profile less appealing in early recovery ### 2. Mid Cycle Expansion **Economic Characteristics:** - Strong GDP growth continues - Corporate earnings growth robust - Employment gains accelerating - Interest rates begin rising from lows - Credit spreads narrow - Inflation remains moderate **Outperforming Sectors:** - **Technology**: Continued strong earnings growth - **Industrials**: Peak capital spending and economic activity - **Consumer Discretionary**: Strong consumer spending continues - **Materials**: Strong demand from construction and manufacturing - **Energy**: Rising economic activity drives energy demand **Underperforming Sectors:** - **Utilities**: Rising rates pressure valuations - **Consumer Staples**: Growth acceleration favors cyclical exposure - **Telecommunications**: Low growth profile less attractive ### 3. Late Cycle **Economic Characteristics:** - GDP growth begins decelerating but remains positive - Interest rates peak or plateau at higher levels - Inflation pressures build - Labor markets tight, wage pressures increase - Credit conditions begin tightening - Economic indicators show signs of slowing **Outperforming Sectors:** - **Energy**: Benefits from inflation and commodity price strength - **Materials**: Inflation hedge characteristics - **Financials**: Higher interest rates support net interest margins - **Healthcare**: Defensive qualities become attractive as growth slows - **Consumer Staples**: Defensive positioning as uncertainty rises **Underperforming Sectors:** - **Technology**: High valuations pressured by rising rates - **Consumer Discretionary**: Weakening consumer confidence - **Real Estate**: High interest rates pressure valuations - **Industrials**: Capital spending begins to slow ### 4. Recession **Economic Characteristics:** - GDP contracts (negative growth) - Rising unemployment - Interest rates cut by central banks - Credit spreads widen significantly - Corporate earnings decline - Consumer and business confidence deteriorate **Outperforming Sectors:** - **Utilities**: Defensive, stable cash flows attractive - **Consumer Staples**: Essential goods demand remains stable - **Healthcare**: Non-discretionary spending, defensive characteristics - **Telecommunications/Communication Services**: Stable revenue streams **Underperforming Sectors:** - **Financials**: Credit losses and economic stress - **Consumer Discretionary**: Discretionary spending cuts - **Industrials**: Sharp decline in capital spending - **Materials**: Demand destruction - **Energy**: Economic weakness reduces demand - **Real Estate**: Economic stress and potential defaults ## Sector Characteristics Summary ### Cyclical Sectors (Outperform in Early/Mid Cycle) - Technology - Consumer Discretionary - Industrials - Materials - Financials (with varying timing) - Energy (stronger in M