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

NOT ACCUMULATING DIX at its 19th percentile of the past year

DIX (5-day SMA)

above 0.45 · accumulation

0.435 (0.459)

1-year percentile

low · dark pools not accumulating

19th

GEX

mid-range

$6.94B (65th %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 2026-08-11 · source: SqueezeMetrics (free public CSV)

Confluence DIX sits near its 1-year low — dark pools show no accumulation. No dark-pool confluence for new longs; treat strength with caution.

Sector Heatmap

Where the money is flowing

Breadth: 1 Leaders · 1 Strong · 5 Laggards

Top 10 — best for buying

1 Semiconductors SMH

2 Biotechnology XBI

3 Technology XLK

4 Oil & Gas E&P XOP

5 Energy XLE

6 Banks - Regional KRE

7 Healthcare XLV

8 Auto Manufacturers CARZ

9 Steel SLX

10 Aerospace & Defense ITA

Bottom 5 — avoid

23 Consumer Cyclical 36

24 Gold 33

25 Utilities 31

26 Communication Services 28

27 Utilities - Renewable 22

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

The AI Focus List

Top 10 opportunities, ranked

RankTickerScoreSectorRSSignalsActionStop

1 CRDO 9.4 Semiconductors 80 EA BUY $270

2 NVDA 8.9 Semiconductors 80 EA NH WATCH $207

3 MU 8.8 Semiconductors 80 EA BUY $1,097

4 PSX 8.7 Oil & Gas Refining & 66 EA NH BUY* $206

5 MPC 8.6 Oil & Gas Refining & 66 EA NH BUY* $310

6 AMD 8.5 Semiconductors 80 EA WATCH $511

7 TSM 8.4 Semiconductors 80 EA WATCH $419

8 VLO 8.3 Oil & Gas Refining & 66 EA NH WATCH $298

9 DELL 8.2 Computer Hardware 68 EA NH BUY* $425

10 AVGO 7.8 Semiconductors 80 EA WATCH $433

Top 3 Deep Dive

The trade plan, ticket-ready

CRDO Credo Technology Group Ho

Semiconductors · RS 80 · Far

Score

9.4

Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating RS 80

Current

$247.69

52W High

$308.67

Buy Zone

$293–$309

Away

+18.4%

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. 19.8% below 52-week high.

NVDA NVIDIA Corporation

Semiconductors · RS 80 · Approaching

Score

8.9

Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 80

Current

$217.50

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 80 · Far

Score

8.8

Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating RS 80

Current

$868.52

52W High

$1,255.00

Buy Zone

$1,192–$1,255

Away

+37.3%

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. 30.8% 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 $247.69 9.4 BUY Semiconductors EA

NVDA $217.50 8.9 WAIT-EARN Semiconductors EA NH

MU $868.52 8.8 BUY Semiconductors EA

PSX $224.36 8.7 BUY Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH

MPC $336.42 8.6 BUY Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH

AMD $474.32 8.5 HOLD Semiconductors EA

TSM $422.06 8.4 HOLD Semiconductors EA

VLO $323.92 8.3 HOLD Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH

DELL $440.97 8.2 BUY Computer Hardware EA NH

AVGO $416.08 7.8 WATCH Semiconductors EA

LRCX $311.41 7.6 HOLD Semiconductor Equipm EA

ANET $197.85 7.5 BUY Computer Hardware EA NH

INTC $97.71 7.3 WATCH Semiconductors

MSFT $503.81 7.2 HOLD Software - Infrastru NH

OVV $63.45 7.2 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

GEV $1,011.88 7.2 HOLD Specialty Industrial EA

AMAT $525.61 7.1 WAIT-EARN Semiconductor Equipm

COP $125.92 7.1 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

OXY $59.06 7.1 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA

XOM $159.80 7.0 HOLD Oil & Gas Integrated EA NH

PR $21.46 6.9 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

VRT $281.81 6.9 WATCH Electrical Equipment EA

SM $32.51 6.8 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

CVX $196.66 6.8 HOLD Oil & Gas Integrated EA NH

EOG $143.40 6.8 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

FANG $201.71 6.5 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

MRNA $60.57 6.4 WATCH Biotechnology

DVN $45.40 6.4 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA

AAPL $304.91 6.3 WATCH Consumer Electronics

BMRN $69.55 6.1 WATCH Biotechnology NH

VRTX $529.65 5.9 WATCH Biotechnology NH

REGN $797.00 5.7 AVOID Biotechnology NH

PWR $670.58 5.7 AVOID Engineering & Constr EA

LITE $820.59 5.7 WAIT-EARN Communication Equipm

SMCI $31.60 5.6 WAIT-EARN Computer Hardware EA

KLAC $200.47 5.4 AVOID Semiconductor Equipm

ORCL $145.48 5.2 AVOID Software - Infrastru

MTDR $52.62 5.2 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P EA

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

COHR $328.57 5.2 WAIT-EARN Scientific & Technic

NBIS $193.23 5.0 WAIT-EARN Internet Content & I

CHRD $139.23 4.8 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P NH

QCOM $162.68 4.7 AVOID Semiconductors

PCVX $59.22 4.7 AVOID Biotechnology NH

ADBE $263.71 4.7 AVOID Software - Applicati

CRM $197.47 4.5 WAIT-EARN Software - Applicati

CRC $54.13 4.5 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P EA

SLB $53.68 4.5 AVOID Oil & Gas Equipment NH

HAL $33.80 4.5 AVOID Oil & Gas Equipment

BIIB $203.89 4.2 AVOID Drug Manufacturers - NH

HPE $54.38 4.2 AVOID Communication Equipm

ALNY $221.20 4.0 AVOID Biotechnology

GILD $135.77 3.8 AVOID Drug Manufacturers -

SRPT $18.22 3.1 AVOID Biotechnology

IONS $55.42 3.1 AVOID Biotechnology

CEG $278.36 1.6 AVOID Utilities - Independ

Charts — Top Picks

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

CRDO BUY

9.4

NVDA WAIT-EARN

8.9

MU BUY

8.8

PSX BUY

8.7

MPC BUY

8.6

AMD HOLD

8.5

TSM HOLD

8.4

VLO HOLD

8.3

DELL BUY

8.2

AVGO WATCH

7.8

Action Summary

Confirmed Uptrend

Buy candidates

Waiting for market confirmation

CRDO 9.4

MU 8.8

Watch list

Not yet actionable

PSX BUY · 8.7

MPC BUY · 8.6

AMD HOLD · 8.5

TSM HOLD · 8.4

VLO HOLD · 8.3

Avoid

Failing CAN SLIM tests

REGN PWR KLAC ORCL MTDR

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