sepa-strategy

Analyze stocks using Mark Minervini's SEPA (Specific Entry Point Analysis) methodology. Use this skill whenever the user mentions SEPA, Minervini, superperformance, trend template, VCP (Volatility Contraction Pattern), Stage 2 uptrend, stage analysis, pivot point breakout, or asks about growth stock screening criteria. Also triggers when the user wants to evaluate whether a stock meets swing trading entry criteria, check moving average alignment (bullish stacking: price above 50MA above 150MA above 200MA), assess breakout quality with volume confirmation, calculate position sizing based on risk percentage, or identify consolidation patterns like cup-with-handle, flat base, bull flag, or high tight flag. Use this skill even when the user simply asks "should I buy this stock" or "is this a good setup" in the context of growth/momentum trading, or when they share a stock chart and want pattern analysis.

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Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.

A well-structured, highly actionable skill body that sequences a 9-step analysis workflow with explicit validation gates and pushes depth into 7 real one-level-deep reference files. Its only weakness is minor redundancy that slightly inflates the token budget.

Suggestions

Remove the duplicate disclaimer — keep either the opening blockquote or the closing 'Always end with the disclaimer' instruction, not both — to trim tokens without losing the safety signal.

Drop the standalone 'Reference Files' section at the bottom (or the inline 'Read references/X.md' lines) since they duplicate each other; one navigation path is enough.

Tighten the 'Core philosophy' paragraph to a single line so the body opens with the workflow rather than rationale.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Conciseness	Dense and mostly efficient — tabular thresholds, formulas, and checklists rather than explanations of concepts Claude already knows — but contains minor trim opportunities: the disclaimer appears both as an opening blockquote and as a closing instruction, and the bottom 'Reference Files' list restates the inline 'Read references/X.md' links already present in each step.	4 / 5
Actionability	Fully executable guidance: a copy-paste-ready position-sizing formula with a worked example ($100k account, $50 entry, $46.50 stop → 285 shares), explicit numeric thresholds (EPS ≥ 20%, price ≥ 30% above 52-week low, breakout volume ≥ 1.5x 20-day average, stop ≤ 7-8%, R/R ≥ 2:1), and concrete pattern depth/duration tables.	5 / 5
Workflow Clarity	A clearly sequenced 9-step process with explicit gating checkpoints — 'If the stock is NOT in Stage 2, stop here', 'If any [of 8 conditions] fails, the stock does not qualify', fundamental grade D = skip, 'If ratio < 2:1 ... skip it' — plus an 8-condition scorecard checklist and a structured final report template.	5 / 5
Progressive Disclosure	Clear overview with well-signaled one-level-deep references: each step links contextually to a specific references/*.md file (all 7 verified to exist), references are only one level deep with no nesting, and a consolidated navigation list aids discovery.	5 / 5
	Total	19 / 20 Passed

Description

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Based on the skill's description, can an agent find and select it at the right time? Clear, specific descriptions lead to better discovery.

A strong, explicit description that clearly states what the skill does and when to use it, with comprehensive and natural trigger terms anchored to a distinct methodological niche. It is somewhat long, but nearly every clause adds distinct trigger coverage rather than padding.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Specificity	Lists multiple concrete actions — 'Analyze stocks', 'evaluate whether a stock meets swing trading entry criteria', 'check moving average alignment', 'assess breakout quality with volume confirmation', 'calculate position sizing based on risk percentage', 'identify consolidation patterns' — giving comprehensive coverage of the skill's capabilities.	5 / 5
Completeness	Explicitly answers both 'what' ('Analyze stocks using Mark Minervini's SEPA methodology') and 'when' with concrete trigger guidance ('Use this skill whenever the user mentions...', 'Also triggers when...', 'Use this skill even when...').	5 / 5
Trigger Term Quality	Comprehensive natural-term coverage including synonyms and method-specific jargon a user would actually say: SEPA, Minervini, superperformance, trend template, VCP, Stage 2 uptrend, cup-with-handle, flat base, bull flag, high tight flag, plus the colloquial 'should I buy this stock' and 'is this a good setup'.	5 / 5
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk	Occupies a clear niche — Minervini's SEPA methodology — with highly specific trigger terminology (VCP, Stage 2, trend template) that is unlikely to fire for unrelated skills; the broad catch-alls are qualified to 'growth/momentum trading' context, keeping conflict risk minimal.	5 / 5
	Total	20 / 20 Passed

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Checks the skill against the spec for correct structure and formatting. All validation checks must pass before discovery and implementation can be scored.

Validation — 16 / 16 Passed

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Repository: himself65/finance-skills
Path: plugins/market-analysis/skills/sepa-strategy/SKILL.md
Commit: 0a5759b

Reviewed: 15 days ago

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