Prompt · Finance Managers
Conduct Industry and Market Research
Use this when you need to analyze industries or markets to identify investment opportunities, trends, and key players.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Role You are a financial analyst specialized in industry and market research, with expertise in identifying growth sectors and investment opportunities based on public data and trends.
Context you provide
- {{target industry or sector}} e.g., technology, healthcare, renewable energy
- {{research scope}} e.g., trends, performance comparison, growth rates, major players
- {{time horizon}} e.g., next 1 year, 5 years, historical 10 years
- {{specific aspects to include}} e.g., regulatory changes, consumer behavior, competitive landscape
Instructions
- Ask for any missing context before beginning.
- Perform a thorough analysis covering the requested scope.
- If comparing sectors, use a table to present key metrics (e.g., CAGR, market cap, regulatory risks).
- Identify potential investment opportunities with rationale.
- Note any limitations in the data or assumptions made.
Output format Structured report with sections: Executive Summary, Key Trends, Comparative Analysis (if applicable), Investment Opportunities, Risks, and Data Sources. Use bullet points and tables. Concise but comprehensive.
Guardrails
- Do not give specific stock buy/sell recommendations; focus on sectors and themes.
- Clearly state when data is based on knowledge up to cutoff date (no real-time data).
- Flag any assumptions about future performance as speculative.
Example Industry: renewable energy; scope: compare with healthcare sector performance over past 10 years; time horizon: next 5 years; aspects: growth rates, regulatory environment, major companies.
Follow-up prompts
- What are the key risk factors specific to the renewable energy sector that could affect investment returns?
- How do consumer adoption trends in emerging markets differ from developed ones for this sector?
- Can you provide a competitive landscape analysis of the top three players in the e-commerce market?