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.
Profile →npx skills add wshobson/agents --skill risk-metrics-calculation --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# 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 Weekly: Rebalancing decisions Monthly: Performance attribution Annual: Strategic allocation ``` ## Detailed patterns and worked examples Detailed pattern documentation lives in `references/details.md`. Read that file when the navigation tier above is insufficient. ## Best Practices ### Do's - **Use multiple metrics** - No single metric captures all risk - **Consider tail risk** - VaR isn't enou
- When to Use This Skill
- Core Concepts
- 1. Risk Metric Categories
- 2. Time Horizons
- Detailed patterns and worked examples
- Best Practices
- Do's
- Don'ts
What does the risk-metrics-calculation skill do?
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.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add wshobson/agents --skill risk-metrics-calculation --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From wshobson/agents, a repository with 38,479 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.