AI Stock Analysis Prompts: ChatGPT & Claude for Traders
Text prompts are a fast, free way to squeeze technical and sentiment reads out of an LLM. Below are five copy-paste prompts that actually work — plus where they fall short compared to Trade Eyes' vision-based chart analysis.
1. Technical bias from OHLC
Prompt
You are a senior technical analyst. Given the last 20 daily candles below (Open, High, Low, Close, Volume), return: 1) Trend (bullish/bearish/range) with one-line reasoning 2) Key support & resistance 3) A trade plan: entry, stop, target, R:R Data: <paste OHLCV>
2. Chart pattern classifier
Prompt
Act as a price-action trader. From this description of the last 50 candles, identify any of: head & shoulders, double top/bottom, flag, wedge, or triangle. State the pattern, its measured move, and invalidation level. Description: <paste description>
3. Sentiment from news headlines
Prompt
Rate the sentiment of these 10 headlines about $TICKER on a -5 (very bearish) to +5 (very bullish) scale. Weigh recency and source credibility. Return a JSON: { score, top_bullish, top_bearish }.
Headlines: <paste>4. Multi-timeframe alignment
Prompt
Given the trend on 1D, 4H, and 1H timeframes below, tell me if they are aligned. If yes, suggest a trade direction and the ideal entry timeframe. If no, mark it as No-Trade. 1D: <trend> 4H: <trend> 1H: <trend>
5. Risk & position sizing
Prompt
Account: $10,000. Risk per trade: 1%. Entry: X. Stop: Y. Calculate position size in shares/contracts and R:R for a target Z. Return a one-paragraph trade ticket.
Where text prompts break down
Every prompt above is only as good as the data you paste. Miss a liquidity sweep, an order block, or the exact wick that stopped you out and the model reads a different chart than the one you're trading. That's the gap vision AI fills — it looks at the actual pixels.
Trade Eyes reads the chart image directly and returns a full plan (bias, entry, stop, target) in under 15 seconds. Compare with our ChatGPT stock analysis breakdown, the AI day trading guide, and Smart Money Concepts with Vision AI.
FAQ
What is a ChatGPT stock analysis prompt?
A structured instruction you give an LLM like ChatGPT or Claude to interpret market data — price action, indicators, sentiment, or fundamentals — and return a bias, entry, stop, and target.
Are text prompts as accurate as chart-vision AI?
Text prompts depend on the numbers you paste in. If you skip a wick, a liquidity sweep, or an order block, the model can't see it. Vision AI reads the chart image directly, so nothing gets lost in translation.
Can I copy these prompts into ChatGPT for free?
Yes. Every prompt below is copy-paste ready for GPT-4, Claude, or Gemini. For faster, chart-native reads without prompt engineering, upload the screenshot to Trade Eyes instead.
How long should a good stock analysis prompt be?
Short and structured beats long. Give the model a role, the data (OHLC, indicators, news), and the exact output format you want. Under 200 words is usually enough.
What's the fastest way to analyze a chart with AI?
Skip typing altogether — screenshot the chart and drop it into Trade Eyes. You get a full technical read in under 15 seconds without describing a single candle.