CAN SLIM Daily Briefing

Today's Marching Orders

Uptrend Under Pressure

Be selective · tighten stops · smaller size

VIX

16

Rally Attempt

Day 2

Support

$734.59

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 AMD

Watchlist

Buy Zone

$555–$585

Stop Loss

$511.05

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 2

O'Neil Says

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

Rally Day

2

Started

2026-07-30

Dark-Pool Regime

Is smart money accumulating?

Context only · not a signal

NEUTRAL DIX at its 56th percentile of the past year

DIX (5-day SMA)

0.40–0.45 · neutral zone

0.456 (0.427)

1-year percentile

—

56th

GEX

mid-range

$5.74B (44th %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 2026-07-31 · 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: 0 Leaders · 1 Strong · 8 Laggards

Top 10 — best for buying

1 Semiconductors SMH

2 Biotechnology XBI

3 Oil & Gas E&P XOP

4 Energy XLE

5 Banks - Regional KRE

6 Technology XLK

7 Auto Manufacturers CARZ

8 Oil & Gas Midstream AMLP

9 Steel SLX

10 Healthcare XLV

Bottom 5 — avoid

23 Medical Devices 30

24 Electronic Gaming & Multimedia 30

25 Communication Services 26

26 Utilities - Renewable 25

27 Gold 21

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

The AI Focus List

Top 10 opportunities, ranked

RankTickerScoreSectorRSSignalsActionStop

1 MU 8.5 Semiconductors 75 EA BUY $1,097

2 CRDO 8.2 Semiconductors 75 EA BUY $270

3 AMD 8.1 Semiconductors 75 EA WATCH $511

4 DELL 8.0 Computer Hardware 63 EA BUY* $410

5 TSM 7.5 Semiconductors 75 EA WATCH $419

6 LRCX 7.4 Semiconductor Equipm 63 EA WATCH $383

7 ZION 7.4 Banks - Regional 65 EA NH WATCH $64

8 NVDA 7.2 Semiconductors 75 EA WATCH $207

9 VLO 7.2 Oil & Gas Refining & 65 EA NH WATCH $288

10 ANET 7.2 Computer Hardware 63 EA NH WATCH $166

Top 3 Deep Dive

The trade plan, ticket-ready

MU Micron Technology, Inc.

Semiconductors · RS 75 · Far

Score

8.5

Strong Sector Earnings Accelerating RS 75

Current

$823.03

52W High

$1,255.00

Buy Zone

$1,192–$1,255

Away

+44.9%

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. 34.4% below 52-week high.

CRDO Credo Technology Group Ho

Semiconductors · RS 75 · Far

Score

8.2

Strong Sector Earnings Accelerating RS 75

Current

$206.99

52W High

$308.67

Buy Zone

$293–$309

Away

+41.7%

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. 32.9% below 52-week high.

AMD Advanced Micro Devices, I

Semiconductors · RS 75 · Far

Score

8.1

Strong Sector Earnings Accelerating RS 75

Current

$476.15

52W High

$584.73

Buy Zone

$555–$585

Away

+16.7%

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. 18.6% below 52-week high.

Watchlist Scan

60 stocks, scored on all 7 CAN SLIM tests

EA Earnings accel NH Near 52W high

TickerPriceScoreCAN SLIMVerdictSectorSignals

MU $823.03 8.5 BUY Semiconductors EA

CRDO $206.99 8.2 BUY Semiconductors EA

AMD $476.15 8.1 WAIT-EARN Semiconductors EA

DELL $405.37 8.0 BUY Computer Hardware EA

TSM $404.25 7.5 HOLD Semiconductors EA

LRCX $293.02 7.4 HOLD Semiconductor Equipm EA

ZION $69.70 7.4 HOLD Banks - Regional EA NH

NVDA $200.75 7.2 HOLD Semiconductors EA

VLO $312.90 7.2 HOLD Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH

ANET $180.35 7.2 WAIT-EARN Computer Hardware EA NH

CFG $71.65 7.1 WATCH Banks - Regional NH

GEV $990.29 7.1 HOLD Specialty Industrial EA

AVGO $389.28 7.0 WATCH Semiconductors EA

BOKF $141.29 7.0 HOLD Banks - Regional NH

AMAT $507.67 6.8 WAIT-EARN Semiconductor Equipm

INTC $90.20 6.7 WATCH Semiconductors

OVV $62.46 6.6 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

MPC $316.47 6.5 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas Refining & NH

EOG $148.69 6.4 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P NH

KEY $22.59 6.4 HOLD Banks - Regional NH

VRTX $477.10 6.2 WAIT-EARN Biotechnology

FHN $25.64 6.2 HOLD Banks - Regional NH

PNFP $105.23 6.2 WATCH Banks - Regional NH

PSX $211.68 6.0 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas Refining & NH

VRT $241.57 6.0 WATCH Electrical Equipment EA

OXY $57.07 5.9 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P

RF $30.95 5.9 WATCH Banks - Regional NH

KLAC $182.82 5.7 AVOID Semiconductor Equipm

MRNA $54.82 5.6 WAIT-EARN Biotechnology

WTFC $159.54 5.6 WATCH Banks - Regional NH

PWR $667.36 5.5 AVOID Engineering & Constr EA

LITE $713.94 5.5 WAIT-EARN Communication Equipm

GILD $130.21 5.2 WAIT-EARN Drug Manufacturers -

SMCI $28.40 5.2 WAIT-EARN Computer Hardware EA

FANG $202.95 5.1 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P NH

SM $32.52 5.0 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P NH

XOM $155.44 5.0 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas Integrated

NBIS $190.41 5.0 WAIT-EARN Internet Content & I

DVN $45.13 4.9 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P

CVX $196.83 4.9 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas Integrated NH

REGN $762.63 4.7 AVOID Biotechnology NH

CHRD $140.38 4.7 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P NH

COP $120.48 4.7 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P

HBAN $17.04 4.7 AVOID Banks - Regional

PR $21.31 4.6 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P NH

HPE $47.90 4.6 AVOID Communication Equipm

HAL $32.25 4.4 AVOID Oil & Gas Equipment

BIIB $202.95 4.3 AVOID Drug Manufacturers - NH

BMRN $60.02 4.2 WAIT-EARN Biotechnology NH

MGY $25.71 4.1 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P

QCOM $147.61 3.9 AVOID Semiconductors

ALNY $205.52 3.7 AVOID Biotechnology

COHR $262.89 3.7 WAIT-EARN Scientific & Technic

SLB $49.59 3.6 AVOID Oil & Gas Equipment

CEG $262.75 3.5 WAIT-EARN Utilities - Independ EA

PCVX $54.08 3.4 WAIT-EARN Biotechnology

MTDR $49.89 3.3 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P

CRC $52.62 3.1 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P

IONS $51.77 2.6 AVOID Biotechnology

SRPT $14.86 2.4 WAIT-EARN Biotechnology

Charts — Top Picks

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

MU BUY

8.5

CRDO BUY

8.2

AMD WAIT-EARN

8.1

DELL BUY

8.0

TSM HOLD

7.5

LRCX HOLD

7.4

ZION HOLD

7.4

NVDA HOLD

7.2

VLO HOLD

7.2

ANET WAIT-EARN

7.2

Action Summary

Uptrend Under Pressure

Buy candidates

Waiting for market confirmation

MU 8.5

CRDO 8.2

Watch list

Not yet actionable

DELL BUY · 8.0

TSM HOLD · 7.5

LRCX HOLD · 7.4

ZION HOLD · 7.4

NVDA HOLD · 7.2

Avoid

Failing CAN SLIM tests

KLAC PWR REGN HBAN 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