Tools

Tools should support a process — not replace judgment

Guides to Claude skills, simulators, scanners, and the open-source Day Trader Skill pack. Every tool here is presented as software with limits. None of it is a signal service, a broker, or a promise of profit.

Needs approval: if a tool can reach an order path, keep a human confirmation and do not set it to Always allow. Paper trading remains the default.

Free · no login · no market data

Paper-first calculators

Two browser-only arithmetic tools for a written plan. Neither one connects to a broker, reads a quote, or places an order.

Tool guides

Start with the general skill setup, then choose a specific workflow only if it fits.

Before you install

A five-minute tool check

A tool can be useful and still be a bad fit. Check the source, the permissions, and the failure modes before you connect it to anything that matters.

For trading workflows, test on paper first. A tool that cannot explain its output, or that asks for blanket approval, is not a shortcut — it is a new risk.

  • Who maintains it, and when was the last code push?
  • Does it run code or make network requests?
  • What permissions does it need, and can they be narrower?
  • Does it require a typed confirmation before an order?
  • Can you remove it cleanly and audit what it wrote?
Independence note.

Day Trader Skill is a third-party MIT project on GitHub. DayTraderSkill.com is an independent guide, not the official project site and not affiliated with its authors. Canonical source: github.com/Jakeschincariol/day-trader-skill.

Keep the loop going

Next path

Two or three sensible next steps — no signals, no trade ideas.

  1. Size a paper positionRisk budget and stop distance → suggested shares.
  2. Check the planned payoffEntry, stop, and target → R:R before costs.
  3. Rehearse the workflowFlow, checklist, and journal for a simulated session.