Market Top Detector

What it does

When your agent uses it

• User asks about market top risk
• Distribution days
• Defensive rotation
• Leadership breakdown

Example prompts

• “Use the market-top-detector skill to detect market top probability using O'Neil Distribution Days, Minervini Leading Stock Deterioration, and Monty…”
• “/market-top-detector”

Requirements

• Python 3
• A credential in FMP_API_KEY

Workflow steps

3 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

1. 1Data Collection via WebSearch
2. 2Execute Python Script
3. 3Present Results

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit c8d58f0. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

• Tool permissions

  Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

  From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

• Runs code

  Ships 13 files in scripts/ (Python, from the files we listed), which the agent can run.

  Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

  • python3

  From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

• Network

  Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:

  • barchart.com
  • ycharts.com

  From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

• Credentials

  Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:

  • FMP_API_KEY

  From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Market Top Detector loads about 2.2k tokens when it runs, and up to ~6.9k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 108 tokens; SKILL.md has 697 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it

~108

When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches

~2.2k

With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them

~6.9k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from tradermonty/claude-trading-skills at commit c8d58f0, republished under its MIT licence (© tradermonty). 697 words, ~2,160 tokens.

name

market-top-detector

description

Detects market top probability using O'Neil Distribution Days, Minervini Leading Stock Deterioration, and Monty Defensive Sector Rotation. Generates a 0-100 composite score with risk zone classification. Use when user asks about market top risk, distribution days, defensive rotation, leadership breakdown, or whether to reduce equity exposure. Focuses on 2-8 week tactical timing signals for 10-20% corrections.

1. S&P 500 Breadth (200DMA above %)
   AUTO-FETCHED from TraderMonty CSV (no WebSearch needed)
   The script fetches this automatically from GitHub Pages CSV data.
   Override: --breadth-200dma [VALUE] to use a manual value instead.
   Disable: --no-auto-breadth to skip auto-fetch entirely.

2. [REQUIRED] S&P 500 Breadth (50DMA above %)
   Valid range: 20-100
   Primary search: "S&P 500 percent stocks above 50 day moving average"
   Fallback: "market breadth 50dma site:barchart.com"
   Direct fallback when search snippets are poor: fetch `https://www.barchart.com/stocks/quotes/$S5FI/overview` and extract the embedded `lastPrice` / `tradeTime` for “S&P 500 Stocks Above 50-Day Average”.
   Record the data date

3. [REQUIRED] CBOE Equity Put/Call Ratio
   Valid range: 0.30-1.50
   Primary search: "CBOE equity put call ratio today"
   Fallback: "CBOE total put call ratio current"
   Fallback: "put call ratio site:cboe.com"
   Direct fallback when Cboe CSV endpoints are stale: fetch `https://ycharts.com/indicators/cboe_equity_put_call_ratio` and parse the “Last Value” / “Latest Period” table fields. Treat this as a secondary source and cite it in freshness notes.
   Record the data date

4. [OPTIONAL] VIX Term Structure
   Values: steep_contango / contango / flat / backwardation
   Primary search: "VIX VIX3M ratio term structure today"
   Fallback: "VIX futures term structure contango backwardation"
   Note: Auto-detected from FMP API if VIX3M quote available.
   CLI --vix-term overrides auto-detection.

5. [OPTIONAL] Margin Debt YoY %
   Primary search: "FINRA margin debt latest year over year percent"
   Fallback: "NYSE margin debt monthly"
   Note: Typically 1-2 months lagged. Record the reporting month.

python3 skills/market-top-detector/scripts/market_top_detector.py \
  --api-key $FMP_API_KEY \
  --breadth-50dma [VALUE] --breadth-50dma-date [YYYY-MM-DD] \
  --put-call [VALUE] --put-call-date [YYYY-MM-DD] \
  --vix-term [steep_contango|contango|flat|backwardation] \
  --margin-debt-yoy [VALUE] --margin-debt-date [YYYY-MM-DD] \
  --output-dir reports/ \
  --context "Consumer Confidence=[VALUE]" "Gold Price=[VALUE]"
# 200DMA breadth is auto-fetched from TraderMonty CSV.
# Override with --breadth-200dma [VALUE] if needed.
# Disable with --no-auto-breadth to skip auto-fetch.

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Files

SKILL.md and 41 other files (scripts, references) in skills/market-top-detector of tradermonty/claude-trading-skills.

• SKILL.md
• references/distribution_day_guide.md
• references/historical_tops.md
• references/market_top_methodology.md
• requirements.txt
• scripts/_market_calendar.py
• scripts/breadth_csv_client.py
• scripts/calculators/__init__.py
• scripts/calculators/breadth_calculator.py
• scripts/calculators/defensive_rotation_calculator.py
• scripts/calculators/distribution_day_calculator.py
• scripts/calculators/index_technical_calculator.py
• scripts/calculators/leading_stock_calculator.py
• scripts/calculators/math_utils.py
• scripts/calculators/sentiment_calculator.py
• scripts/fmp_client.py
• scripts/historical_comparator.py
• scripts/market_top_detector.py
• … and 24 more

Open the folder on GitHubat commit c8d58f0

Used in 1 other repository

We found 1 copy of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in tradermonty/claude-trading-skills, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

• BaggaT236/AI-Trading-Skillsskills/market-top-detector