Generating a Weekly Market Briefing
Step-by-step tutorial for creating professional weekly market briefings using Diplyzer — for newsletters, YouTube channels, social media, or personal research. Covers indices, sectors, stocks, crypto, and macro.
A weekly market briefing pulls together everything that happened in the markets over the past week and synthesizes it into a coherent, actionable narrative. For traders, it's essential research. For content creators, it's the cornerstone of their weekly content calendar.
This tutorial shows you how to generate a complete, professional-grade weekly market briefing using Diplyzer — in minutes rather than hours.
Who This Is For
- Traders building a weekly research habit to stay oriented in the market
- Investors monitoring their portfolio context every week
- Newsletter writers generating weekly market recaps for subscribers
- YouTube and social media creators producing weekly market analysis videos or posts
- Research analysts preparing briefing materials for clients or internal teams
The Complete Weekly Briefing Request
You can generate a full briefing with a single comprehensive prompt:
"Generate a complete weekly market recap for the week ending [date]: (1) US major index performance — S&P 500, Nasdaq, Dow Jones weekly returns and what drove them; (2) sector performance table — which sectors led and lagged the S&P 500 this week; (3) the top 5 biggest stock gainers and losers in the S&P 500 and the key reason behind each move; (4) the major economic data releases this week and their market impact; (5) the most significant insider purchases disclosed this week; (6) notable analyst upgrades and downgrades; (7) Bitcoin and Ethereum weekly performance and the key crypto narrative; (8) the key technical levels to watch on the S&P 500 for next week."
This generates a complete, structured weekly briefing across every major dimension.
Building the Briefing in Sections
If you prefer a more modular approach, build each section separately for more detail in each area:
Section 1: Index and Macro Overview
"How did the S&P 500, Nasdaq 100, Dow Jones, and Russell 2000 perform this week? What were the primary macro drivers — was the move driven by economic data, Fed commentary, earnings, or geopolitics?"
"What major economic data was released this week? Include CPI, jobs data, PMI, consumer confidence, or any other scheduled releases. Did the data surprise vs. consensus estimates and how did markets react?"
"What did Federal Reserve officials say or signal this week? Has the rate outlook changed based on this week's events?"
Section 2: Sector Rotation Analysis
"Show me this week's S&P 500 sector performance table. Which sectors outperformed and underperformed the index? Is the current sector leadership consistent with the past month's trend or is there a rotation happening?"
Sector rotation tells you where institutional money is flowing:
- Defensive rotation (Utilities, Consumer Staples leading) → Risk-off sentiment
- Offensive rotation (Technology, Consumer Discretionary, Industrials leading) → Risk-on sentiment
- Energy leading → Often driven by oil prices and inflation expectations
Section 3: Individual Stock Highlights
"What were the top 5 biggest gainers and top 5 biggest losers in the S&P 500 this week? For each, what was the primary catalyst — earnings, analyst upgrade/downgrade, corporate announcement, or macro factor?"
"Were there any significant IPOs, M&A announcements, or major corporate events this week that affected individual stocks?"
Section 4: Insider and Institutional Activity
"What were the most significant insider stock purchases disclosed this week? Which executives bought and what were the amounts?"
"Were there any notable 13F changes, major institutional purchases, or activist investor 13D filings this week?"
Section 5: Technical Picture for Next Week
"Show me the S&P 500 weekly chart. What key technical levels are the market approaching — support, resistance, or pattern completions? What is the RSI reading on the weekly? Is there any SMC significance — are we near a major order block or liquidity zone?"
"What is the current VIX level and how has it moved this week? Is fear elevated or complacent heading into next week?"
Section 6: Crypto Recap
"Bitcoin and Ethereum weekly performance: price change, key events or news driving the move, and the current technical structure for next week. What were the top-performing altcoins this week and why?"
Formatting the Briefing for Different Audiences
For a personal research journal: Keep it analytical and data-driven. Use the full output directly.
For a newsletter: Structure it with a short executive summary paragraph at the top, then expand each section with commentary and your own perspective. Ask Diplyzer for the facts; add your voice as the analyst.
For a YouTube video script:
"Based on this week's market data, write a conversational 5-minute script for a YouTube video titled 'Weekly Market Recap: [Key Theme This Week]'. Make it engaging and educational for a retail investor audience."
For social media (X/Twitter thread):
"Summarize this week's most important market developments as a 10-tweet thread for a financial Twitter audience. Each tweet should be standalone and engaging."
Scheduling Your Weekly Briefing Habit
The best time to generate your weekly briefing: Sunday morning before markets open, reviewing Friday's close and preparing your watchlist for the week ahead.
A sample Sunday morning research workflow:
- Weekly recap (what happened last week and why)
- Technical watchlist (your setups going into the new week)
- Earnings calendar (which companies report this week)
- Economic calendar (which data releases could move markets)
- Insider and institutional alerts (any new significant disclosures)
"Give me my weekly market preparation brief for the week starting [date]: (1) recap of last week's key events, (2) earnings reports scheduled this week with current consensus estimates, (3) major economic data scheduled and the previous reading vs. current consensus, (4) any new significant insider purchases disclosed in the last 7 days, and (5) the current technical status of the S&P 500."