Option Chain Agent Skill
Get option chain data including calls and puts with strikes, bids, asks, volume, open interest, and implied volatility. Use when user asks about options, option prices, calls, puts, or option chain for a specific expiration date.
Install
one command, takes just this skill from the repositorynpx skills add https://github.com/staskh/trading_skills --skill option-chainThe instruction itself
6 sections, as written by the authorOption Chain
Fetch option chain data from Yahoo Finance for a specific expiration date.
Instructions
> Note: If uv is not installed or pyproject.toml is not found, replace uv run python with python in all commands below.
First, get available expiration dates:
uv run python scripts/options.py SYMBOL --expiries
Then fetch the chain for a specific expiry:
uv run python scripts/options.py SYMBOL --expiry YYYY-MM-DD
Arguments
SYMBOL- Ticker symbol (e.g., AAPL, SPY, TSLA)--expiries- List available expiration dates only--expiry YYYY-MM-DD- Fetch chain for specific date
Output
Returns JSON with:
calls- Array of call options with strike, bid, ask, volume, openInterest, impliedVolatilityputs- Array of put options with same fieldsunderlying_price- Current stock price for reference
Present data as a table. Highlight high volume/OI strikes and notable IV levels.
Dependencies
pandasyfinance
Timezone
All timestamps and time-based calculations must use the America/New_York timezone. All JSON output must include generated_at (NY time string) and data_delay fields.
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How to use it
Take staskh/option-chain from the repository into ~/.claude/skills for personal
use, or into .claude/skills inside a project.
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