Skill

/risk-metrics-calculation

Calculate portfolio risk metrics including VaR, CVaR, Sharpe, Sortino, and drawdown analysis. Use when measuring portfolio risk, implementing risk limits, or building risk monitoring systems.

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$ npx -y skills add wshobson/agents --skill risk-metrics-calculation --agent claude-code

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Calculate portfolio risk metrics including VaR, CVaR, Sharpe, Sortino, and drawdown analysis. Use when measuring portfolio risk, implementing risk limits, or building risk monitoring systems.

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SKILL.md

risk-metrics-calculation.SKILL.md

---
name: risk-metrics-calculation
description: Calculate portfolio risk metrics including VaR, CVaR, Sharpe, Sortino, and drawdown analysis. Use when measuring portfolio risk, implementing risk limits, or building risk monitoring systems.
---

# Risk Metrics Calculation

Comprehensive risk measurement toolkit for portfolio management, including Value at Risk, Expected Shortfall, and drawdown analysis.

## When to Use This Skill

- Measuring portfolio risk
- Implementing risk limits
- Building risk dashboards
- Calculating risk-adjusted returns
- Setting position sizes
- Regulatory reporting

## Core Concepts

### 1. Risk Metric Categories

| Category          | Metrics         | Use Case             |
| ----------------- | --------------- | -------------------- |
| **Volatility**    | Std Dev, Beta   | General risk         |
| **Tail Risk**     | VaR, CVaR       | Extreme losses       |
| **Drawdown**      | Max DD, Calmar  | Capital preservation |
| **Risk-Adjusted** | Sharpe, Sortino | Performance          |

### 2. Time Horizons

```
Intraday:   Minute/hourly VaR for day traders
Daily:      Standard risk reporting