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CAN SLIM Daily Briefing
William O'Neil's CAN SLIM System
2026-07-23
Generated 2026-07-23 02:22
YELLOW · SELECTIVE
Today's Marching Orders
Uptrend Under Pressure
Be selective · tighten stops · smaller size
VIX
17
Rally Attempt
Day 17
Support
$732.09
Distribution Days
8
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
Alert $555
Buy Zone
$555–$585
Stop Loss
$511.05
02 MU
Watchlist
Buy Zone
$1,192–$1,255
Stop Loss
$1,096.87
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) 8
Market Trend UPTREND
Can Buy? YES
Rally Attempt Day 17
O'Neil Says

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

Rally Day
17
Started
2026-06-29
Dark-Pool Regime

Is smart money accumulating?

Context only · not a signal
ACCUMULATING DIX at its 90th percentile of the past year
DIX (5-day SMA)
above 0.45 · accumulation
0.490 (0.451)
1-year percentile
90th
GEX
high · moves dampened
$9.00B (93rd %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.

DIX regime chart
as of 2026-07-22 · 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
89
2 Auto Manufacturers CARZ
75
3 Oil & Gas E&P XOP
75
4 Technology XLK
74
5 Biotechnology XBI
74
6 Energy XLE
71
7 Oil & Gas Midstream AMLP
67
8 Banks - Regional KRE
66
9 Oil & Gas Equipment & Services OIH
65
10 Steel SLX
61
Bottom 5 — avoid
23 Communication Services 34
24 Software - Infrastructure 33
25 Electronic Gaming & Multimedia 27
26 Medical Devices 26
27 Gold 22

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

The AI Focus List

Top 10 opportunities, ranked

RankTickerScoreSectorRSSignalsActionStop
1 AMD 9.1 Semiconductors 89 EA NH WATCH $511
2 MU 9.1 Semiconductors 89 EA BUY $1,097
3 CRDO 9.0 Semiconductors 89 EA BUY $270
4 TSM 8.7 Semiconductors 89 EA WATCH $419
5 DELL 8.6 Computer Hardware 74 EA NH BUY $410
6 NVDA 8.5 Semiconductors 89 EA WATCH $207
7 LRCX 8.5 Semiconductor Equipm 74 EA WATCH $383
8 AAPL 7.9 Consumer Electronics 74 NH WATCH $300
9 VRT 7.7 Electrical Equipment 59 EA WATCH $332
10 AMAT 7.6 Semiconductor Equipm 74 WATCH $646
Top 3 Deep Dive

The trade plan, ticket-ready

1
AMD Advanced Micro Devices, I
Semiconductors · RS 89 · Approaching
Score
9.1
Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 89
Current
$552.33
52W High
$584.73
Buy Zone
$555–$585
Away
+0.6%
Entry
$555.49
Stop −8%
$511.05
Target +20%
$666.59
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 $544.38
× Volume is weak / unconfirmed
× Market turns RED
Order ticket
BUY 18 AMD LMT 558.27
STOP LOSS: $511.05
Reverses below $544.38 = invalid. 5.5% below 52-week high.
2
MU Micron Technology, Inc.
Semiconductors · RS 89 · Far
Score
9.1
Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating RS 89
Current
$959.48
52W High
$1,255.00
Buy Zone
$1,192–$1,255
Away
+24.3%
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. 23.5% below 52-week high.
3
CRDO Credo Technology Group Ho
Semiconductors · RS 89 · Far
Score
9.0
Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating RS 89
Current
$228.27
52W High
$308.67
Buy Zone
$293–$309
Away
+28.5%
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. 26.0% 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 $552.33 9.1 WAIT-EARN Semiconductors EA NH
MU $959.48 9.1 BUY Semiconductors EA
CRDO $228.27 9.0 BUY Semiconductors EA
TSM $421.21 8.7 HOLD Semiconductors EA
DELL $441.80 8.6 BUY Computer Hardware EA NH
NVDA $212.06 8.5 HOLD Semiconductors EA
LRCX $319.29 8.5 WAIT-EARN Semiconductor Equipm EA
AAPL $325.89 7.9 WAIT-EARN Consumer Electronics NH
VRT $301.16 7.7 WAIT-EARN Electrical Equipment EA
AMAT $553.92 7.6 WATCH Semiconductor Equipm
AVGO $396.81 7.5 WATCH Semiconductors EA
ANET $174.87 7.5 WAIT-EARN Computer Hardware EA NH
GEV $985.03 7.5 WAIT-EARN Specialty Industrial
INTC $102.62 7.4 WAIT-EARN Semiconductors
VRTX $472.57 6.8 WAIT-EARN Biotechnology
QCOM $175.63 6.7 WAIT-EARN Semiconductors
KLAC $214.69 6.4 WAIT-EARN Semiconductor Equipm
PR $21.40 6.4 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P NH
OVV $60.51 6.3 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P NH
LITE $829.70 6.1 AVOID Communication Equipm
COHR $312.19 6.0 AVOID Scientific & Technic
SMCI $30.56 5.9 AVOID Computer Hardware EA
FANG $203.02 5.8 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P NH
CHRD $137.40 5.8 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P NH
MRNA $58.07 5.8 WAIT-EARN Biotechnology
PWR $643.14 5.8 WAIT-EARN Engineering & Constr EA
SM $33.19 5.6 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P NH
DVN $44.88 5.4 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P
GILD $130.34 5.2 WAIT-EARN Drug Manufacturers -
NBIS $218.16 5.2 WAIT-EARN Internet Content & I
HPE $48.13 5.1 AVOID Communication Equipm
MTDR $54.99 4.6 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P
BIIB $197.74 4.6 WAIT-EARN Drug Manufacturers -
BMRN $58.40 4.5 WAIT-EARN Biotechnology
CEG $274.90 4.5 WAIT-EARN Utilities - Independ EA
MGY $25.60 4.4 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P
ORCL $125.84 4.2 AVOID Software - Infrastru
PCVX $56.00 4.2 WAIT-EARN Biotechnology
ALNY $266.99 4.0 WAIT-EARN Biotechnology
MSFT $390.34 3.8 WAIT-EARN Software - Infrastru
REGN $651.18 3.8 WAIT-EARN Biotechnology
CRC $53.84 3.5 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P
IONS $54.01 3.2 WAIT-EARN Biotechnology
CRM $163.00 2.9 AVOID Software - Applicati
SRPT $15.82 2.7 WAIT-EARN Biotechnology
ADBE $218.36 2.5 AVOID Software - Applicati
Charts — Top Picks

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

AMD WAIT-EARN
9.1
AMD chart
MU BUY
9.1
MU chart
CRDO BUY
9.0
CRDO chart
TSM HOLD
8.7
TSM chart
DELL BUY
8.6
DELL chart
NVDA HOLD
8.5
NVDA chart
LRCX WAIT-EARN
8.5
LRCX chart
AAPL WAIT-EARN
7.9
AAPL chart
VRT WAIT-EARN
7.7
VRT chart
AMAT WATCH
7.6
AMAT chart
Action Summary

Uptrend Under Pressure

Buy candidates
Waiting for market confirmation
MU 9.1
CRDO 9.0
DELL 8.6
Watch list
Not yet actionable
TSM HOLD · 8.7
NVDA HOLD · 8.5
AMAT WATCH · 7.6
AVGO WATCH · 7.5
Avoid
Failing CAN SLIM tests
LITE COHR SMCI HPE ORCL
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