CAN SLIM Daily Briefing

Today's Marching Orders

Uptrend Under Pressure

Be selective · tighten stops · smaller size

VIX

15

Rally Attempt

Day 9

Support

$732.09

Distribution Days

Market Trend

UPTREND

Can Buy?

YES

Status

UPTREND UNDER PRESSURE

Action SELECTIVE BUY: Uptrend under pressure but above MA200 - buy only top leaders, tighten stops

Priority Setups

Buy zones & stops — armed, not triggered

01 AMD

Buy now

Buy Zone

$555–$585

Stop Loss

$513.26

02 TSM

Alert $455

Buy Zone

$455–$479

Stop Loss

$418.65

03 CRDO

Watchlist

Buy Zone

$293–$309

Stop Loss

$269.78

How entry works: “NOW” = within 5% of 52-week high (already breaking out, buy at market). “WAIT” = needs to reach its 52-week high first — set an alert at that price.

Market Health Check

The General — is it safe to be long?

Market Status UPTREND UNDER PRESSURE

Distribution Days (5 wks) 7

Market Trend UPTREND

Can Buy? YES

Rally Attempt Day 9

O'Neil Says

“SELECTIVE BUY: Uptrend under pressure but above MA200 - buy only top leaders, tighten stops”

Rally Day

9

Started

2026-06-29

Dark-Pool Regime

Is smart money accumulating?

Context only · not a signal

NEUTRAL DIX at its 44th percentile of the past year

DIX (5-day SMA)

0.40–0.45 · neutral zone

0.453 (0.439)

1-year percentile

—

44th

GEX

high · moves dampened

$8.99B (92nd %ile)

Mechanical regime

carried-forward (3-day persistence)

ACCUMULATION

Institutional accumulation read from dark-pool volume (SqueezeMetrics DIX). Context only — not a buy/sell signal; never overrides the Market Health Check, it adds confluence only.

as of 2026-07-10 · source: SqueezeMetrics (free public CSV)

Confluence Dark-pool signal is mixed — defer to the Market Health Check.

Sector Heatmap

Where the money is flowing

Breadth: 4 Leaders · 0 Strong · 4 Laggards

Top 10 — best for buying

1 Semiconductors SMH

2 Auto Manufacturers CARZ

3 Biotechnology XBI

4 Technology XLK

5 Oil & Gas Equipment & Services OIH

6 Banks - Regional KRE

7 Steel SLX

8 Industrials XLI

9 Energy XLE

10 Oil & Gas Midstream AMLP

Bottom 5 — avoid

23 Consumer Cyclical 43

24 Communication Services 36

25 Electronic Gaming & Multimedia 30

26 Medical Devices 26

27 Gold 18

“37–50% of a stock's move comes from its industry group.”

The AI Focus List

Top 10 opportunities, ranked

RankTickerScoreSectorRSSignalsActionStop

1 AMD 9.3 Semiconductors 92 EA NH BUY $513

2 TSM 9.3 Semiconductors 92 EA NH WATCH $419

3 CRDO 9.3 Semiconductors 92 EA BUY $270

4 ANET 9.2 Computer Hardware 81 EA NH BUY $172

5 MU 9.1 Semiconductors 92 EA BUY $1,097

6 DELL 9.1 Computer Hardware 81 EA NH BUY $410

7 LRCX 9.0 Semiconductor Equipm 81 EA WATCH $383

8 NVDA 8.5 Semiconductors 92 EA WATCH $207

9 GEV 8.3 Specialty Industrial 60 NH WATCH $1,045

10 AMAT 8.1 Semiconductor Equipm 81 WATCH $646

Top 3 Deep Dive

The trade plan, ticket-ready

AMD Advanced Micro Devices, I

Semiconductors · RS 92 · Now

Score

9.3

Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 92

Current

$557.89

52W High

$584.73

Buy Zone

$555–$585

Away

-0.4%

Entry

$557.89

Stop −8%

$513.26

Target +20%

$669.47

Buy trigger — all must be true

1 Price enters the buy zone $555–$585

2 Volume 50%+ above average on the move

3 Market turns GREEN or YELLOW

Do not buy if

× Price enters zone but reverses below $546.73

× Volume is weak / unconfirmed

× Market turns RED

Order ticket

BUY 17 AMD LMT 560.68
STOP LOSS: $513.26

Reverses below $546.73 = invalid. 4.6% below 52-week high.

TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manu

Semiconductors · RS 92 · Approaching

Score

9.3

Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 92

Current

$434.11

52W High

$479.00

Buy Zone

$455–$479

Away

+4.8%

Entry

$455.05

Stop −8%

$418.65

Target +20%

$546.06

Buy trigger — all must be true

1 Price enters the buy zone $455–$479

2 Volume 50%+ above average on the move

3 Market turns GREEN or YELLOW

Do not buy if

× Price enters zone but reverses below $445.95

× Volume is weak / unconfirmed

× Market turns RED

Order ticket

BUY 21 TSM LMT 457.33
STOP LOSS: $418.65

Reverses below $445.95 = invalid. 9.4% below 52-week high.

CRDO Credo Technology Group Ho

Semiconductors · RS 92 · Far

Score

9.3

Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating RS 92

Current

$257.79

52W High

$308.67

Buy Zone

$293–$309

Away

+13.8%

Entry

$293.24

Stop −8%

$269.78

Target +20%

$351.88

Buy trigger — all must be true

1 Price enters the buy zone $293–$309

2 Volume 50%+ above average on the move

3 Market turns GREEN or YELLOW

Do not buy if

× Price enters zone but reverses below $287.37

× Volume is weak / unconfirmed

× Market turns RED

Order ticket

BUY 34 CRDO LMT 294.70
STOP LOSS: $269.78

Reverses below $287.37 = invalid. 16.5% below 52-week high.

Watchlist Scan

46 stocks, scored on all 7 CAN SLIM tests

EA Earnings accel NH Near 52W high

TickerPriceScoreCAN SLIMVerdictSectorSignals

AMD $557.89 9.3 BUY Semiconductors EA NH

TSM $434.11 9.3 WAIT-EARN Semiconductors EA NH

CRDO $257.79 9.3 BUY Semiconductors EA

ANET $186.96 9.2 BUY Computer Hardware EA NH

MU $979.30 9.1 BUY Semiconductors EA

DELL $434.97 9.1 BUY Computer Hardware EA NH

LRCX $350.33 9.0 HOLD Semiconductor Equipm EA

NVDA $210.96 8.5 HOLD Semiconductors EA

GEV $1,091.57 8.3 WAIT-EARN Specialty Industrial NH

AMAT $602.50 8.1 WATCH Semiconductor Equipm

AAPL $315.32 8.1 WATCH Consumer Electronics NH

VRT $318.86 8.0 HOLD Electrical Equipment EA

AVGO $399.97 7.8 WATCH Semiconductors EA

QCOM $189.16 7.6 AVOID Semiconductors

VRTX $485.39 7.5 HOLD Biotechnology NH

INTC $109.84 7.4 WAIT-EARN Semiconductors

KLAC $231.52 7.4 AVOID Semiconductor Equipm

FTI $71.85 7.4 HOLD Oil & Gas Equipment NH

MRNA $68.27 7.0 WATCH Biotechnology

COHR $324.50 7.0 WATCH Scientific & Technic

LITE $802.01 6.6 AVOID Communication Equipm

SMCI $28.31 6.2 AVOID Computer Hardware EA

PWR $658.56 6.2 AVOID Engineering & Constr EA

BIIB $199.15 5.6 AVOID Drug Manufacturers - NH

HPE $48.54 5.6 AVOID Communication Equipm

GILD $129.83 5.2 AVOID Drug Manufacturers -

ORCL $140.64 5.2 AVOID Software - Infrastru

HAL $34.39 5.2 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas Equipment

NBIS $219.65 5.2 AVOID Internet Content & I

PCVX $58.21 5.0 AVOID Biotechnology

BKR $57.56 5.0 AVOID Oil & Gas Equipment

WFRD $84.36 4.8 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas Equipment

PTEN $9.39 4.7 AVOID Oil & Gas Drilling

ALNY $298.76 4.6 AVOID Biotechnology

BMRN $59.12 4.6 AVOID Biotechnology

MSFT $385.10 4.5 AVOID Software - Infrastru

CEG $251.38 4.5 AVOID Utilities - Independ EA

REGN $664.52 4.1 AVOID Biotechnology

SRPT $18.95 4.0 AVOID Biotechnology

ADBE $223.64 4.0 AVOID Software - Applicati

CRM $163.32 3.9 AVOID Software - Applicati

IONS $58.25 3.7 AVOID Biotechnology

NOV $18.89 3.7 AVOID Oil & Gas Equipment

SLB $47.76 3.6 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas Equipment

RES $5.65 3.6 AVOID Oil & Gas Equipment

HP $33.33 3.2 AVOID Oil & Gas Drilling

Charts — Top Picks

Daily candles · EMA 20/50/150 · volume · MACD · RSI

AMD BUY

9.3

TSM WAIT-EARN

9.3

CRDO BUY

9.3

ANET BUY

9.2

MU BUY

9.1

DELL BUY

9.1

LRCX HOLD

9.0

NVDA HOLD

8.5

GEV WAIT-EARN

8.3

AMAT WATCH

8.1

Action Summary

Uptrend Under Pressure

Buy candidates

Waiting for market confirmation

AMD 9.3

CRDO 9.3

ANET 9.2

MU 9.1

DELL 9.1

Watch list

Not yet actionable

LRCX HOLD · 9.0

NVDA HOLD · 8.5

AMAT WATCH · 8.1

AAPL WATCH · 8.1

VRT HOLD · 8.0

Avoid

Failing CAN SLIM tests

QCOM KLAC LITE SMCI PWR

O'Neil's Daily Checklist

Check market status before any trades

Focus only on stocks in the Top 40 industry groups

Wait for breakouts on 40%+ above-average volume

Set an 8% stop loss on any new position

Take partial profits at 20–25% gains

Morning Action Plan

1 Check Market YELLOW — selective

2 Review Charts Open TradingView for top picks

3 Set Alerts Price alerts at breakout levels

4 Position Size Max 2 positions, $50K each

5 Set Stops −8% from entry, always