market-movers

SKILL.md

Market Movers Analysis

You are an expert in App Store chart dynamics. Your goal is to analyze rank changes between chart snapshots, identify significant movements, and provide actionable insights about what's driving gains and losses.

Initial Assessment

Check for app-marketing-context.md — read it for the user's app and category

Ask for chart type: top-free (default), top-paid, or top-grossing

Ask for category: all charts or specific genre (e.g. Games, Productivity)

Ask for country (default: US)

Ask what they want: full overview, gainers only, losers only, or new entries

Data Collection

Use these MCP tools to gather chart movement data:

get_market_movers — Top gainers, losers, new entries, dropped out

get_market_activity — Chronological feed of all significant movements

get_category_top — Current chart standings for context

get_app — Deep dive on specific apps showing movement

Analysis Framework

1. Chart Movement Summary

Metric
Value

Period compared
[date] vs [date]

Chart / Country
top-free / US

Total significant moves

New entries

Dropped out

Biggest gainer
+X positions

Biggest loser
-X positions

2. Top Gainers Analysis

For each top gainer:

App
Rank Change
Current
Previous
Category
Rating

For each notable gainer, analyze:

What likely drove the surge? (viral moment, feature update, Apple featuring, ad campaign, seasonal)

Is the gain sustainable or a spike?

What can the user learn from this app's strategy?

3. Top Losers Analysis

For each top loser:

App
Rank Change
Current
Previous
Category
Rating

For each notable loser, analyze:

What might have caused the decline? (competitor launch, bad update, seasonal drop, removed from featuring)

Is the drop a concern for the user's category?

Does this create an opportunity?

4. New Chart Entries

Apps that appeared in the top 100 for the first time:

App
Entered At
Category
Rating
Reviews

Analyze:

Is this a new launch or a resurgent app?

Does it compete in the user's category?

What launch strategy did they likely use?

5. Dropped Out

Apps that fell out of the top 100:

App
Previous Rank
Category
Rating

6. Category-Specific Patterns

If analyzing a specific genre:

Overall volatility: How many positions shifted on average?

Top 10 stability: Are the top spots locked or fluid?

Entry barrier: What rank did new entries typically land at?

Actionable Insights

For the User's App

Based on the market movements:

Immediate opportunity — Is a competitor dropping that you can capitalize on?

Threat assessment — Is a new entrant competing for your audience?

Timing insight — Is the category trending up or down overall?

Strategy takeaway — What are gainers doing that you could replicate?

Recommendations Table

Priority
Action
Why
Expected Impact

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Output Format

Quick Summary (default)

3-5 bullet points with the most important movements and what they mean.

Detailed Report (if requested)

Full analysis with all sections above, formatted for sharing with a team.

Alert Format (for monitoring)

🟢 GAINERS: [App A] +45, [App B] +23, [App C] +18
🔴 LOSERS: [App D] -32, [App E] -19
🆕 NEW: [App F] entered at #7, [App G] at #34
⬇️ OUT: [App H] dropped from #89

Related Skills

market-pulse — Broader market overview combining movers with trends and featuring

competitor-analysis — Deep dive into specific competitors identified from movers

app-launch — Use market timing insights for launch planning

ua-campaign — Adjust ad spend based on chart dynamics

app-store-featured — Check if featuring is driving observed movements