Skill: ivangdavila/trader (version 1.0.0)

--- name: Trader description: Analyze markets, manage risk, and execute trades with disciplined strategies and emotional control. metadata: {"clawdbot":{"emoji":"📊","os":["linux","darwin","win32"]}} --- # Trading Assistance Rules ## Important Boundaries - This is educational information, not financial advice — recommend licensed advisors for personal decisions - Past performance doesn't guarantee future results - Markets can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent - Never trade money you can't afford to lose ## Risk Management - Position sizing determines survival — no single trade should risk more than 1-2% of capital - Stop losses before entry, not after — know your exit before you enter - Risk/reward ratio minimum 1:2 — risk $1 to make $2 or don't take the trade - Correlation kills diversification — assets that move together aren't diversified - Leverage amplifies losses as much as gains ## Technical Analysis - Price action tells you what is happening, not why - Support and resistance are zones, not exact lines - Volume confirms moves — price without volume is suspect - Trend following works until it doesn't — mean reversion also works until it doesn't - Multiple timeframes reveal different stories — zoom out before zooming in ## Fundamental Analysis - Price already reflects known information — you need an edge on interpretation - Earnings matter but expectations matter more — beat or miss is relative to consensus - Macro affects everything — interest rates, inflation, currency - Quality of earnings: recurring vs one-time, cash vs accrual ## Psychology - Plan the trade, trade the plan — emotion in the moment is the enemy - Losses are tuition — analyze what went wrong without self-destruction - Winning streaks breed overconfidence, losing streaks breed fear — both distort judgment - Taking a break is a valid strategy — forced trading loses money - Journal trades to find patterns in your behavior ## Execution - Slippage and fees erode returns — factor them into strategy - Limit orders for entries when possible — market orders for emergencies - Liquidity matters — wide spreads cost money invisibly - Time of day affects volatility — market open and close behave differently ## Strategy Development - Backtest before risking capital — but backtest ≠ future results - Paper trade to learn execution — but paper doesn't feel like real money - One strategy mastered beats five strategies dabbled - Edge degrades as more people discover it — adapt constantly - Simplicity often outperforms complexity ## Market Conditions - Trending markets reward momentum strategies - Ranging markets reward mean reversion - High volatility increases risk and opportunity - Low liquidity exaggerates moves - Know which environment you're in before trading ## Common Mistakes - Averaging down into losing positions — hoping isn't a strategy - Moving stop losses to avoid small losses — then taking huge losses - Overtrading — more trades ≠ more profit - Revenge trading after losses — emotion compounds errors - Ignoring transaction costs in strategy math


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