CAN SLIM Daily Briefing

Today's Marching Orders

Uptrend Under Pressure

Be selective · tighten stops · smaller size

VIX

16

Rally Attempt

Day 3

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 CRDO

Watchlist

Buy Zone

$293–$309

Stop Loss

$269.78

02 MU

Watchlist

Buy Zone

$1,192–$1,255

Stop Loss

$1,096.87

03 DELL

Alert $446

Buy Zone

$446–$469

Stop Loss

$410.32

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) 6

Market Trend UPTREND

Can Buy? YES

Rally Attempt Day 3

O'Neil Says

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

Rally Day

3

Started

2026-07-30

Dark-Pool Regime

Is smart money accumulating?

Context only · not a signal

ACCUMULATING DIX at its 74th percentile of the past year

DIX (5-day SMA)

0.40–0.45 · neutral zone

0.468 (0.440)

1-year percentile

—

74th

GEX

mid-range

$6.67B (60th %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 2026-08-03 · 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 · 7 Laggards

Top 10 — best for buying

1 Semiconductors SMH

2 Biotechnology XBI

3 Banks - Regional KRE

4 Oil & Gas E&P XOP

5 Technology XLK

6 Energy XLE

7 Auto Manufacturers CARZ

8 Steel SLX

9 Aerospace & Defense ITA

10 Oil & Gas Midstream AMLP

Bottom 5 — avoid

23 Medical Devices 36

24 Electronic Gaming & Multimedia 31

25 Communication Services 30

26 Utilities - Renewable 28

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 CRDO 8.5 Semiconductors 76 EA BUY $270

2 MU 8.2 Semiconductors 76 EA BUY $1,097

3 DELL 8.2 Computer Hardware 65 EA NH BUY* $410

4 AMD 8.0 Semiconductors 76 EA WATCH $511

5 NVDA 7.6 Semiconductors 76 EA WATCH $207

6 TSM 7.5 Semiconductors 76 EA WATCH $419

7 ZION 7.5 Banks - Regional 68 EA NH WATCH $65

8 LRCX 7.4 Semiconductor Equipm 65 EA WATCH $383

9 ANET 7.3 Computer Hardware 65 EA NH WATCH $170

10 CFG 7.2 Banks - Regional 68 NH WATCH $67

Top 3 Deep Dive

The trade plan, ticket-ready

CRDO Credo Technology Group Ho

Semiconductors · RS 76 · Far

Score

8.5

Strong Sector Earnings Accelerating RS 76

Current

$218.35

52W High

$308.67

Buy Zone

$293–$309

Away

+34.3%

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. 29.3% below 52-week high.

MU Micron Technology, Inc.

Semiconductors · RS 76 · Far

Score

8.2

Strong Sector Earnings Accelerating RS 76

Current

$829.50

52W High

$1,255.00

Buy Zone

$1,192–$1,255

Away

+43.7%

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. 33.9% below 52-week high.

DELL Dell Technologies Inc.

Computer Hardware · RS 65 · Approaching

Score

8.2

Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 65

Current

$429.02

52W High

$469.47

Buy Zone

$446–$469

Away

+4.0%

Entry

$446.00

Stop −8%

$410.32

Target +20%

$535.20

Buy trigger — all must be true

1 Price enters the buy zone $446–$469

2 Volume 50%+ above average on the move

3 Market turns GREEN or YELLOW

Do not buy if

× Price enters zone but reverses below $437.08

× Volume is weak / unconfirmed

× Market turns RED

Order ticket

BUY 22 DELL LMT 448.23
STOP LOSS: $410.32

Reverses below $437.08 = invalid. 8.6% below 52-week high.

Watchlist Scan

55 stocks, scored on all 7 CAN SLIM tests

EA Earnings accel NH Near 52W high

TickerPriceScoreCAN SLIMVerdictSectorSignals

CRDO $218.35 8.5 BUY Semiconductors EA

MU $829.50 8.2 BUY Semiconductors EA

DELL $429.02 8.2 BUY Computer Hardware EA NH

AMD $484.64 8.0 WAIT-EARN Semiconductors EA

NVDA $206.64 7.6 HOLD Semiconductors EA

TSM $406.11 7.5 HOLD Semiconductors EA

ZION $70.84 7.5 HOLD Banks - Regional EA NH

LRCX $294.61 7.4 HOLD Semiconductor Equipm EA

ANET $184.89 7.3 WAIT-EARN Computer Hardware EA NH

CFG $72.70 7.2 WATCH Banks - Regional NH

OVV $61.88 7.2 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

GEV $1,006.76 7.2 HOLD Specialty Industrial EA

AMAT $518.21 7.1 WAIT-EARN Semiconductor Equipm

BOKF $143.78 7.1 HOLD Banks - Regional NH

MSFT $487.65 7.1 HOLD Software - Infrastru

AVGO $392.23 7.0 WATCH Semiconductors EA

INTC $91.00 6.6 WATCH Semiconductors

FHN $25.80 6.5 HOLD Banks - Regional NH

KEY $22.81 6.4 HOLD Banks - Regional NH

AAPL $303.42 6.4 HOLD Consumer Electronics

VRT $263.05 6.3 WATCH Electrical Equipment EA

VRTX $470.72 6.2 WAIT-EARN Biotechnology

PNFP $107.54 6.2 WATCH Banks - Regional NH

WTFC $161.76 5.9 WATCH Banks - Regional NH

KLAC $182.75 5.7 AVOID Semiconductor Equipm

RF $31.48 5.6 WATCH Banks - Regional NH

PWR $680.20 5.6 AVOID Engineering & Constr EA

LITE $779.89 5.6 WAIT-EARN Communication Equipm

ORCL $141.85 5.4 AVOID Software - Infrastru

MRNA $55.14 5.3 WATCH Biotechnology

NBIS $212.58 5.3 WAIT-EARN Internet Content & I

GILD $131.15 5.2 WAIT-EARN Drug Manufacturers -

FANG $198.75 5.2 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P NH

SMCI $28.64 5.2 WAIT-EARN Computer Hardware EA

PR $20.90 4.9 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P NH

COHR $288.14 4.9 WAIT-EARN Scientific & Technic

CHRD $139.33 4.7 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P NH

SM $31.93 4.7 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P

REGN $759.24 4.6 AVOID Biotechnology NH

HBAN $17.36 4.6 AVOID Banks - Regional

HPE $50.24 4.6 AVOID Communication Equipm

DVN $44.57 4.5 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P

BIIB $201.82 4.2 AVOID Drug Manufacturers - NH

BMRN $59.99 4.2 WAIT-EARN Biotechnology NH

MGY $25.13 4.1 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P

QCOM $151.57 4.0 AVOID Semiconductors

CRM $185.95 4.0 AVOID Software - Applicati

ADBE $251.34 4.0 AVOID Software - Applicati

ALNY $220.33 3.7 AVOID Biotechnology

CEG $273.71 3.5 WAIT-EARN Utilities - Independ EA

PCVX $53.53 3.4 WAIT-EARN Biotechnology

MTDR $48.83 3.4 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P

IONS $54.49 2.6 AVOID Biotechnology

CRC $52.14 2.6 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P

SRPT $15.88 2.3 WAIT-EARN Biotechnology

Charts — Top Picks

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

CRDO BUY

8.5

MU BUY

8.2

DELL BUY

8.2

AMD WAIT-EARN

8.0

NVDA HOLD

7.6

TSM HOLD

7.5

ZION HOLD

7.5

LRCX HOLD

7.4

ANET WAIT-EARN

7.3

CFG WATCH

7.2

Action Summary

Uptrend Under Pressure

Buy candidates

Waiting for market confirmation

CRDO 8.5

MU 8.2

Watch list

Not yet actionable

DELL BUY · 8.2

NVDA HOLD · 7.6

TSM HOLD · 7.5

ZION HOLD · 7.5

LRCX HOLD · 7.4

Avoid

Failing CAN SLIM tests

KLAC PWR ORCL REGN HBAN

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