CAN SLIM Daily Briefing

Today's Marching Orders

Uptrend Under Pressure

Be selective · tighten stops · smaller size

VIX

19

Rally Attempt

Day 14

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 MU

Watchlist

Buy Zone

$1,192–$1,255

Stop Loss

$1,096.87

02 CRDO

Watchlist

Buy Zone

$293–$309

Stop Loss

$269.78

03 LRCX

Watchlist

Buy Zone

$417–$438

Stop Loss

$383.25

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) 8

Market Trend UPTREND

Can Buy? YES

Rally Attempt Day 14

O'Neil Says

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

Rally Day

14

Started

2026-06-29

Dark-Pool Regime

Is smart money accumulating?

Context only · not a signal

NEUTRAL DIX at its 46th percentile of the past year

DIX (5-day SMA)

0.40–0.45 · neutral zone

0.453 (0.435)

1-year percentile

—

46th

GEX

mid-range

$5.15B (31st %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 2026-07-17 · 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: 1 Leaders · 5 Strong · 7 Laggards

Top 10 — best for buying

1 Semiconductors SMH

2 Biotechnology XBI

3 Oil & Gas E&P XOP

4 Auto Manufacturers CARZ

5 Technology XLK

6 Energy XLE

7 Banks - Regional KRE

8 Oil & Gas Equipment & Services OIH

9 Oil & Gas Midstream AMLP

10 Steel SLX

Bottom 5 — avoid

23 Communication Services 33

24 Copper 33

25 Medical Devices 26

26 Electronic Gaming & Multimedia 26

27 Gold 12

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

The AI Focus List

Top 10 opportunities, ranked

RankTickerScoreSectorRSSignalsActionStop

1 MU 8.9 Semiconductors 86 EA BUY $1,097

2 CRDO 8.8 Semiconductors 86 EA BUY $270

3 LRCX 8.6 Semiconductor Equipm 72 EA WATCH $383

4 AMD 8.5 Semiconductors 86 EA WATCH $511

5 TSM 8.5 Semiconductors 86 EA WATCH $419

6 NVDA 8.3 Semiconductors 86 EA WATCH $207

7 AAPL 8.3 Consumer Electronics 72 NH WATCH $307

8 DELL 8.1 Computer Hardware 72 EA WATCH $410

9 GEV 8.1 Specialty Industrial 58 WATCH $1,045

10 VRT 7.7 Electrical Equipment 58 EA WATCH $332

Top 3 Deep Dive

The trade plan, ticket-ready

MU Micron Technology, Inc.

Semiconductors · RS 86 · Far

Score

8.9

Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating RS 86

Current

$848.95

52W High

$1,255.00

Buy Zone

$1,192–$1,255

Away

+40.4%

Entry

$1,192.25

Stop −8%

$1,096.87

Target +20%

$1,430.70

Buy trigger — all must be true

1 Price enters the buy zone $1,192–$1,255

2 Volume 50%+ above average on the move

3 Market turns GREEN or YELLOW

Do not buy if

× Price enters zone but reverses below $1,168.40

× Volume is weak / unconfirmed

× Market turns RED

Order ticket

BUY 8 MU LMT 1198.21
STOP LOSS: $1,096.87

Reverses below $1,168.40 = invalid. 32.4% below 52-week high.

CRDO Credo Technology Group Ho

Semiconductors · RS 86 · Far

Score

8.8

Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating RS 86

Current

$202.68

52W High

$308.67

Buy Zone

$293–$309

Away

+44.7%

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. 34.3% below 52-week high.

LRCX Lam Research Corporation

Semiconductor Equipm · RS 72 · Far

Score

8.6

Strong Sector Earnings Accelerating RS 72

Current

$313.30

52W High

$438.50

Buy Zone

$417–$438

Away

+33.0%

Entry

$416.57

Stop −8%

$383.25

Target +20%

$499.89

Buy trigger — all must be true

1 Price enters the buy zone $417–$438

2 Volume 50%+ above average on the move

3 Market turns GREEN or YELLOW

Do not buy if

× Price enters zone but reverses below $408.24

× Volume is weak / unconfirmed

× Market turns RED

Order ticket

BUY 24 LRCX LMT 418.66
STOP LOSS: $383.25

Reverses below $408.24 = invalid. 28.6% below 52-week high.

Watchlist Scan

46 stocks, scored on all 7 CAN SLIM tests

EA Earnings accel NH Near 52W high

TickerPriceScoreCAN SLIMVerdictSectorSignals

MU $848.95 8.9 BUY Semiconductors EA

CRDO $202.68 8.8 BUY Semiconductors EA

LRCX $313.30 8.6 WAIT-EARN Semiconductor Equipm EA

AMD $495.76 8.5 HOLD Semiconductors EA

TSM $398.37 8.5 HOLD Semiconductors EA

NVDA $202.81 8.3 HOLD Semiconductors EA

AAPL $333.74 8.3 WAIT-EARN Consumer Electronics NH

DELL $396.34 8.1 HOLD Computer Hardware EA

GEV $1,057.84 8.1 WAIT-EARN Specialty Industrial

VRT $289.56 7.7 WAIT-EARN Electrical Equipment EA

AMAT $529.66 7.6 HOLD Semiconductor Equipm

AVGO $370.82 7.5 WATCH Semiconductors EA

INTC $95.04 7.2 WAIT-EARN Semiconductors

ANET $168.61 7.2 HOLD Computer Hardware EA

VRTX $485.65 6.9 HOLD Biotechnology NH

QCOM $171.78 6.7 WAIT-EARN Semiconductors

KLAC $212.75 6.7 WAIT-EARN Semiconductor Equipm

MRNA $61.82 6.3 WAIT-EARN Biotechnology

COHR $277.60 6.2 WATCH Scientific & Technic

OVV $57.79 6.0 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P NH

FANG $195.54 5.9 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P NH

PWR $628.53 5.9 WAIT-EARN Engineering & Constr EA

LITE $732.82 5.9 AVOID Communication Equipm

SMCI $24.18 5.7 AVOID Computer Hardware EA

GILD $134.28 5.6 AVOID Drug Manufacturers -

BIIB $205.99 5.6 WAIT-EARN Drug Manufacturers - NH

PR $20.21 5.4 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P

SM $31.32 5.1 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P

HPE $45.82 5.1 AVOID Communication Equipm

DVN $43.83 5.0 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P

NBIS $177.71 4.8 AVOID Internet Content & I

CHRD $128.10 4.7 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P

CEG $252.39 4.5 AVOID Utilities - Independ EA

BMRN $59.59 4.3 AVOID Biotechnology

MGY $27.26 4.3 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P

PCVX $56.20 4.2 AVOID Biotechnology

MTDR $53.80 4.2 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P

ORCL $126.41 4.2 AVOID Software - Infrastru

REGN $676.69 4.1 WAIT-EARN Biotechnology

ALNY $267.47 3.9 WAIT-EARN Biotechnology

MSFT $393.82 3.8 WAIT-EARN Software - Infrastru

CRC $52.83 3.5 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P

ADBE $237.25 3.1 AVOID Software - Applicati

IONS $54.39 3.0 WAIT-EARN Biotechnology

SRPT $17.22 2.9 AVOID Biotechnology

CRM $170.77 2.9 AVOID Software - Applicati

Charts — Top Picks

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

MU BUY

8.9

CRDO BUY

8.8

LRCX WAIT-EARN

8.6

AMD HOLD

8.5

TSM HOLD

8.5

NVDA HOLD

8.3

AAPL WAIT-EARN

8.3

DELL HOLD

8.1

GEV WAIT-EARN

8.1

VRT WAIT-EARN

7.7

Action Summary

Uptrend Under Pressure

Buy candidates

Waiting for market confirmation

MU 8.9

CRDO 8.8

Watch list

Not yet actionable

AMD HOLD · 8.5

TSM HOLD · 8.5

NVDA HOLD · 8.3

DELL HOLD · 8.1

AMAT HOLD · 7.6

Avoid

Failing CAN SLIM tests

LITE SMCI GILD SM HPE

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