Agent skill · business finance · tradermonty
breakout-trade-planner
Generate Minervini-style breakout trade plans from VCP screener output with worst-case risk calculation, portfolio heat management, and Alpaca-compatible order templates (stop-limit bracket for pre-placement, limit bracket for post-confirmation). Use when user has VCP screener results and wants actionable trade plans with entry/stop/target levels and position sizing.
Why this skill is useful
Generates actionable trade plans with specific Alpaca-compatible order templates and position sizing calculations that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
Requires python3 installed locally. About 2k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-06. 2,581 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Breakout Trade Planner Generate trade plans from VCP screener output following Mark Minervini's breakout methodology. Calculate position sizes using worst-case entry prices, enforce portfolio risk limits, and output Alpaca API-compatible order templates. When to Use User has VCP screener JSON output and wants trade plans User asks for breakout entry/stop/target calculation User wants Alpaca order templates for VCP breakout candidates User needs position sizing with portfolio heat management Prerequisites VCP screener JSON output with schemaversion: "1.0" No API keys required (works with local JSON files) No external skill dependencies (position sizing is built-in) Workflow Step 1: Generate Trade Plans Run the planner with VCP screener output: Step 2: Review Output Read the generated JSON and Markdown reports. Present: 1. Actionable Orders — Pre-breakout candidates with order templates 2. Revalidation — Breakout-state candidates needing live confirmation 3. Watchlist — Developing VCP candidates to monitor 4. Rejected/Deferred/Constrained — Candidates filtered by Gate or portfolio limits Step 3: Explain Trade Plans For each actionable order, explain: Entry levels (signal vs worst-case) and stop-loss placement R-multiple targets and reward-risk ratio Two execution modes: preplace (stop-limit) vs postconfirm (limit after 5min confirmation) Portfolio risk contribution and cumulative heat Broker and intraday constraints: these templates are planning artifacts, not broker permission. If the plan could create same-day round trips or use margin, confirm the user's broker-specific intraday/day-trading controls. FINRA replaced the old pattern-day-trader day-count and $25,000 minimum-equity requirements with intraday margin standards effective 2026-06-04, with broker phase-in allowed through 2027-10-20. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills tradermonty/breakout-trade-planner