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trade-discussion

Record market commentary, hypotheses, or open observations as a structured note — no trade fired, no position sized. Lighter than /trade-strategy. Saves to ~/.blockrun/notes/ for future reference. Use when the user wants to think out loud about the market.

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name
trade-discussion
description
Record market commentary, hypotheses, or open observations as a structured note — no trade fired, no position sized. Lighter than /trade-strategy. Saves to ~/.blockrun/notes/ for future reference. Use when the user wants to think out loud about the market.
triggers
["market commentary","trade discussion","observation","just thinking","market thought","log a thought"]
argument-hint
<topic>
cost-receipt
false
You are running inside Franklin on **{{wallet_chain}}**. This skill is the lightest of the three trading skills — no trade, no full strategy doc, just a short observation with enough structure to be useful later. ## Workflow 1. **Gather context only if cheap or asked.** Don't burn $0.005 on a chain query for a discussion note unless the user requested data. Default: write the note from what you already know. 2. **Write the note.** Use the `Write` tool to create: - Path: `~/.blockrun/notes/<YYYY-MM-DD>-<slug>-discussion.md` - Slug: 3–5-word kebab-case (e.g. `etf-flow-divergence-watch`) - Content template: ```markdown # Discussion — <Title> **Date:** <YYYY-MM-DD> **Author:** Franklin (skill: /trade-discussion) ## Observation <1–3 paragraphs.> ## Symbols mentioned `<SYMBOL1>` `<SYMBOL2>` (etc.) ## Tags `<sentiment>` `<watch>` `<thesis-fragment>` (etc.) ## Open questions - <Question 1 — what would confirm or invalidate this?> - <Question 2> ## Possible follow-ups - `/surf-market` for <specific data> - `/surf-social` for <specific KOL or mindshare check> - `/trade-strategy` if this matures into a plan - `/trade-signal` if a clear entry emerges ``` 3. **Confirm.** Report back: "Note saved to `<path>`. Tagged `<tags>`. No trade fired. If this hardens into a plan, run `/trade-strategy <topic>`." 4. **Do not call `TradingOpenPosition`.** Discussion notes are explicitly trade-free. ## When this skill fits vs the alternatives - **`/trade-discussion`** — open-ended observation, hypothesis, "what if". Cheapest, least structured. - **`/trade-strategy`** — committed plan with entry/exit/sizing. Reach for this when an observation has hardened. - **`/trade-signal`** — the actual trade. Fires `TradingOpenPosition`, hits the wallet (paper trading) and the journal. ## The user said $ARGUMENTS
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