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Spread Analysis Agent Skill

Analyze option spread strategies like vertical spreads, iron condors, straddles, strangles. Use when user asks about spreads, multi-leg strategies, vertical spread, iron condor, straddle, strangle, or strategy analysis.

1k tokens
context cost
the whole folder, loaded on every use
2
files
ships runnable scripts
0
copies elsewhere
how many repositories repackaged it
308
stars on the repo
on the repository, not the skill itself

Install

one command, takes just this skill from the repository
npx skills add https://github.com/staskh/trading_skills --skill spread-analysis

The instruction itself

6 sections, as written by the author

Spread Analysis

Analyze multi-leg option strategies.

Instructions

> Note: If uv is not installed or pyproject.toml is not found, replace uv run python with python in all commands below.

uv run python scripts/spreads.py SYMBOL --strategy STRATEGY --expiry YYYY-MM-DD [options]

Strategies and Options

Vertical Spread (bull/bear call/put spread):

uv run python scripts/spreads.py AAPL --strategy vertical --expiry 2026-01-16 --type call --long-strike 180 --short-strike 185

Straddle (long call + long put at same strike):

uv run python scripts/spreads.py AAPL --strategy straddle --expiry 2026-01-16 --strike 180

Strangle (long call + long put at different strikes):

uv run python scripts/spreads.py AAPL --strategy strangle --expiry 2026-01-16 --put-strike 175 --call-strike 185

Iron Condor (sell strangle + buy wider strangle):

uv run python scripts/spreads.py AAPL --strategy iron-condor --expiry 2026-01-16 --put-short 175 --put-long 170 --call-short 185 --call-long 190

Output

Returns JSON with:

  • strategy - Strategy name and legs
  • cost - Net debit or credit
  • max_profit - Maximum potential profit
  • max_loss - Maximum potential loss
  • breakeven - Breakeven price(s)
  • probability - Estimated probability of profit (based on IV)

Explain the risk/reward and when this strategy is appropriate.

Dependencies

  • pandas
  • yfinance

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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