CAN SLIM Daily Briefing

Today's Marching Orders

Confirmed Uptrend

Buy leaders breaking out of proper bases

VIX

15

Rally Attempt

Day 4

Support

$734.59

Distribution Days

Market Trend

UPTREND

Can Buy?

YES

Status

CONFIRMED UPTREND

Action BUY: FTD confirmed on 2026-08-04 - buy leaders breaking out of proper bases

Priority Setups

Buy zones & stops — armed, not triggered

01 CRDO

Watchlist

Buy Zone

$293–$309

Stop Loss

$269.78

02 NVDA

Alert $225

Buy Zone

$225–$237

Stop Loss

$206.74

03 MU

Watchlist

Buy Zone

$1,192–$1,255

Stop Loss

$1,096.87

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 CONFIRMED UPTREND

Distribution Days (5 wks) 6

Market Trend UPTREND

Can Buy? YES

Rally Attempt Day 4

O'Neil Says

“BUY: FTD confirmed on 2026-08-04 - buy leaders breaking out of proper bases”

Rally Day

4

Started

2026-07-30

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

0.487 (0.463)

1-year percentile

—

90th

GEX

high · moves dampened

$8.30B (85th %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 2026-08-10 · 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: 0 Leaders · 2 Strong · 6 Laggards

Top 10 — best for buying

1 Biotechnology XBI

2 Semiconductors SMH

3 Oil & Gas E&P XOP

4 Technology XLK

5 Energy XLE

6 Healthcare XLV

7 Copper COPX

8 Banks - Regional KRE

9 Steel SLX

10 Auto Manufacturers CARZ

Bottom 5 — avoid

23 Consumer Cyclical 35

24 Gold 33

25 Utilities 30

26 Communication Services 29

27 Utilities - Renewable 20

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

The AI Focus List

Top 10 opportunities, ranked

RankTickerScoreSectorRSSignalsActionStop

1 CRDO 8.9 Semiconductors 77 EA BUY $270

2 NVDA 8.4 Semiconductors 77 EA NH WATCH $207

3 MU 8.3 Semiconductors 77 EA BUY $1,097

4 AMD 8.0 Semiconductors 77 EA WATCH $511

5 MPC 8.0 Oil & Gas Refining & 64 EA NH WATCH $295

6 TSM 7.9 Semiconductors 77 EA WATCH $419

7 VLO 7.9 Oil & Gas Refining & 64 EA NH WATCH $290

8 DELL 7.9 Computer Hardware 65 EA NH WATCH $425

9 AVGO 7.8 Semiconductors 77 EA WATCH $433

10 PSX 7.8 Oil & Gas Refining & 64 EA NH WATCH $198

Top 3 Deep Dive

The trade plan, ticket-ready

CRDO Credo Technology Group Ho

Semiconductors · RS 77 · Far

Score

8.9

Strong Sector Earnings Accelerating RS 77

Current

$239.94

52W High

$308.67

Buy Zone

$293–$309

Away

+22.2%

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. 22.3% below 52-week high.

NVDA NVIDIA Corporation

Semiconductors · RS 77 · Approaching

Score

8.4

Strong Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 77

Current

$217.55

52W High

$236.54

Buy Zone

$225–$237

Away

+3.3%

Entry

$224.71

Stop −8%

$206.74

Target +20%

$269.66

Buy trigger — all must be true

1 Price enters the buy zone $225–$237

2 Volume 50%+ above average on the move

3 Market turns GREEN or YELLOW

Do not buy if

× Price enters zone but reverses below $220.22

× Volume is weak / unconfirmed

× Market turns RED

Order ticket

BUY 44 NVDA LMT 225.84
STOP LOSS: $206.74

Reverses below $220.22 = invalid. 8.0% below 52-week high.

MU Micron Technology, Inc.

Semiconductors · RS 77 · Far

Score

8.3

Strong Sector Earnings Accelerating RS 77

Current

$861.00

52W High

$1,255.00

Buy Zone

$1,192–$1,255

Away

+38.5%

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. 31.4% below 52-week high.

Watchlist Scan

56 stocks, scored on all 7 CAN SLIM tests

EA Earnings accel NH Near 52W high

TickerPriceScoreCAN SLIMVerdictSectorSignals

CRDO $239.94 8.9 BUY Semiconductors EA

NVDA $217.55 8.4 HOLD Semiconductors EA NH

MU $861.00 8.3 BUY Semiconductors EA

AMD $469.56 8.0 HOLD Semiconductors EA

MPC $320.32 8.0 HOLD Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH

TSM $418.47 7.9 HOLD Semiconductors EA

VLO $314.95 7.9 HOLD Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH

DELL $457.88 7.9 HOLD Computer Hardware EA NH

AVGO $422.40 7.8 HOLD Semiconductors EA

PSX $215.52 7.8 HOLD Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH

LRCX $306.40 7.3 HOLD Semiconductor Equipm EA

OVV $63.56 7.2 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

MSFT $506.06 7.2 HOLD Software - Infrastru NH

ANET $191.52 7.2 HOLD Computer Hardware EA

GEV $990.85 7.2 HOLD Specialty Industrial EA

AMAT $522.12 7.1 WAIT-EARN Semiconductor Equipm

OXY $58.65 7.1 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA

PR $21.23 7.0 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

XOM $159.79 7.0 HOLD Oil & Gas Integrated EA NH

INTC $97.52 6.7 WATCH Semiconductors

SM $31.76 6.6 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA

AAPL $308.26 6.6 WATCH Consumer Electronics

CVX $194.91 6.5 HOLD Oil & Gas Integrated EA NH

EOG $142.22 6.5 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

VRT $270.10 6.5 WATCH Electrical Equipment EA

FANG $198.97 6.4 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

COP $123.03 6.4 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

DVN $45.36 6.2 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA

MRNA $59.81 6.1 WATCH Biotechnology

VRTX $523.91 6.0 WATCH Biotechnology NH

BMRN $68.88 6.0 WATCH Biotechnology NH

REGN $808.05 5.7 AVOID Biotechnology NH

LITE $813.51 5.7 WAIT-EARN Communication Equipm

SMCI $31.46 5.6 WAIT-EARN Computer Hardware EA

PWR $660.86 5.3 AVOID Engineering & Constr EA

COHR $325.15 5.3 WAIT-EARN Scientific & Technic

MTDR $52.23 5.2 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P EA

MGY $26.01 5.2 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P EA

ORCL $151.05 5.2 AVOID Software - Infrastru

KLAC $192.74 5.0 AVOID Semiconductor Equipm

CHRD $138.52 4.9 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P NH

ADBE $272.96 4.8 AVOID Software - Applicati

PCVX $58.29 4.7 AVOID Biotechnology

HPE $54.68 4.6 AVOID Communication Equipm

NBIS $184.11 4.6 WAIT-EARN Internet Content & I

CRM $197.51 4.5 AVOID Software - Applicati

SLB $53.20 4.5 AVOID Oil & Gas Equipment NH

HAL $33.64 4.5 AVOID Oil & Gas Equipment

BIIB $207.13 4.2 AVOID Drug Manufacturers - NH

QCOM $162.17 4.2 AVOID Semiconductors

ALNY $216.98 4.0 AVOID Biotechnology

GILD $133.06 3.3 AVOID Drug Manufacturers -

CRC $53.75 3.1 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P

IONS $56.94 3.0 AVOID Biotechnology

SRPT $17.18 2.8 AVOID Biotechnology

CEG $270.43 2.0 AVOID Utilities - Independ

Charts — Top Picks

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

CRDO BUY

8.9

NVDA HOLD

8.4

MU BUY

8.3

AMD HOLD

8.0

MPC HOLD

8.0

TSM HOLD

7.9

VLO HOLD

7.9

DELL HOLD

7.9

AVGO HOLD

7.8

PSX HOLD

7.8

Action Summary

Confirmed Uptrend

Buy candidates

Waiting for market confirmation

CRDO 8.9

MU 8.3

Watch list

Not yet actionable

NVDA HOLD · 8.4

AMD HOLD · 8.0

MPC HOLD · 8.0

TSM HOLD · 7.9

VLO HOLD · 7.9

Avoid

Failing CAN SLIM tests

REGN PWR MTDR MGY 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 GREEN — buy breakouts

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