Skills

Einhorn Forensic Short

Use when evaluating David Einhorn-style forensic shorts and longs: accounting red...

Install

npx skills add questflowai/investorskills --skill einhorn-forensic-short -g -a claude-code -y
Category
Engineering
Updated
2mo ago
License
MIT
Context cost
Lightabout 420 tokens
Runs scripts
No, instructions only

What it does

Use when evaluating David Einhorn-style forensic shorts and longs: accounting red flags, governance problems, capital allocation failures, and evidence-based short theses.

Einhorn Forensic Short

Use this skill to apply David Einhorn-style judgment.

When To Use

Use this skill when the user asks for:

  • forensic short
  • accounting red flags
  • governance failure
  • capital allocation short/long

Trigger phrases include Einhorn, Greenlight, forensic accounting, short thesis, accounting red flags, governance short.

Do Not Use When

  • The setup is outside this model's universe and another investor skill fits better.
  • Critical data is missing and the model requires it.
  • The user wants guaranteed returns or unbounded leverage.
  • The request is only generic market chatter with no decision.

Inputs Needed

  • Asset, portfolio, theme, or market context
  • Relevant financial, market, regime, or structural data
  • Time horizon and risk constraints
  • Current price/valuation or portfolio weights if sizing is requested

Process

  1. Read primary filings and footnotes.
  2. Identify accounting/governance/capital-allocation mechanism.
  3. Define catalyst and short structure.
  4. Size for borrow, squeeze, and being early.

Output Format

# Einhorn Forensic Short View: [Subject]

## Verdict
Short / Long / Watch / Evidence Incomplete / Pass

## Setup / Thesis

## Evidence

## Risks

## Action Plan

## Invalidation

## Missing Data

Guardrails

  • Do not force a trade when filters fail.
  • Do not ignore risk, liquidity, or regime constraints.
  • Do not mix this model with another unless comparison is requested.
  • Separate facts, assumptions, and judgment.

Questflow Use

In Questflow, this skill is best used as a judgment module for Funds, research workflows, monitoring, and risk-aware decision support.

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