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

Alert $293

Buy Zone

$293–$309

Stop Loss

$269.78

02 MU

Watchlist

Buy Zone

$1,192–$1,255

Stop Loss

$1,096.87

03 NVDA

Alert $225

Buy Zone

$225–$237

Stop Loss

$206.74

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) 5

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

NEUTRAL DIX at its 33rd percentile of the past year

DIX (5-day SMA)

above 0.45 · accumulation

0.444 (0.455)

1-year percentile

—

33rd

GEX

high · moves dampened

$10.63B (99th %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 2026-08-12 · 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: 2 Leaders · 0 Strong · 6 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 Aerospace & Defense ITA

10 Financial Services XLF

Bottom 5 — avoid

23 Consumer Cyclical 33

24 Utilities 32

25 Gold 32

26 Communication Services 27

27 Utilities - Renewable 21

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

The AI Focus List

Top 10 opportunities, ranked

RankTickerScoreSectorRSSignalsActionStop

1 CRDO 9.8 Semiconductors 81 EA BUY $270

2 MU 9.2 Semiconductors 81 EA BUY $1,097

3 NVDA 8.9 Semiconductors 81 EA NH WATCH $207

4 PSX 8.7 Oil & Gas Refining & 63 EA NH BUY* $208

5 MPC 8.6 Oil & Gas Refining & 63 EA NH BUY* $320

6 ANET 8.6 Computer Hardware 68 EA NH BUY* $194

7 AMD 8.5 Semiconductors 81 EA WATCH $511

8 TSM 8.4 Semiconductors 81 EA WATCH $419

9 VLO 8.4 Oil & Gas Refining & 63 EA NH BUY* $304

10 DELL 8.1 Computer Hardware 68 EA NH BUY* $446

Top 3 Deep Dive

The trade plan, ticket-ready

CRDO Credo Technology Group Ho

Semiconductors · RS 81 · Approaching

Score

9.8

Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating RS 81

Current

$268.16

52W High

$308.67

Buy Zone

$293–$309

Away

+9.4%

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. 13.1% below 52-week high.

MU Micron Technology, Inc.

Semiconductors · RS 81 · Far

Score

9.2

Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating RS 81

Current

$911.29

52W High

$1,255.00

Buy Zone

$1,192–$1,255

Away

+30.8%

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. 27.4% below 52-week high.

NVDA NVIDIA Corporation

Semiconductors · RS 81 · Approaching

Score

8.9

Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 81

Current

$224.09

52W High

$236.54

Buy Zone

$225–$237

Away

+0.3%

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. 5.3% 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 $268.16 9.8 BUY Semiconductors EA

MU $911.29 9.2 BUY Semiconductors EA

NVDA $224.09 8.9 WAIT-EARN Semiconductors EA NH

PSX $225.58 8.7 BUY Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH

MPC $348.25 8.6 BUY Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH

ANET $210.50 8.6 BUY Computer Hardware EA NH

AMD $482.93 8.5 HOLD Semiconductors EA

TSM $429.15 8.4 HOLD Semiconductors EA

VLO $330.21 8.4 BUY Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH

DELL $484.50 8.1 BUY Computer Hardware EA NH

AVGO $416.05 7.8 WATCH Semiconductors EA

INTC $100.95 7.6 WATCH Semiconductors

LRCX $326.11 7.6 HOLD Semiconductor Equipm EA

GEV $1,039.90 7.5 HOLD Specialty Industrial EA

PR $21.45 7.4 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

COP $127.30 7.2 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

AMAT $548.15 7.1 WAIT-EARN Semiconductor Equipm

XOM $159.75 7.0 HOLD Oil & Gas Integrated EA NH

MRNA $63.67 6.9 WATCH Biotechnology

OVV $63.20 6.8 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

SM $32.42 6.8 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

CVX $196.60 6.8 HOLD Oil & Gas Integrated EA NH

VRT $288.36 6.8 WATCH Electrical Equipment EA

MSFT $492.43 6.7 HOLD Software - Infrastru

DVN $44.86 6.7 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA

OXY $58.55 6.6 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA

BMRN $70.24 6.5 WATCH Biotechnology NH

SMCI $37.61 6.5 AVOID Computer Hardware EA

VRTX $525.73 6.4 WATCH Biotechnology NH

FANG $200.84 6.4 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

EOG $143.14 6.4 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

AAPL $302.25 6.3 WATCH Consumer Electronics

REGN $797.99 6.1 AVOID Biotechnology NH

LITE $932.47 6.1 WATCH Communication Equipm

PCVX $59.65 5.6 AVOID Biotechnology NH

PWR $678.02 5.6 AVOID Engineering & Constr EA

NBIS $259.20 5.6 WAIT-EARN Internet Content & I

MGY $26.36 5.5 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P EA

KLAC $208.25 5.4 AVOID Semiconductor Equipm

ORCL $153.28 5.3 AVOID Software - Infrastru

COHR $355.64 5.3 WAIT-EARN Scientific & Technic

MTDR $52.51 5.2 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P EA

HPE $58.79 5.1 AVOID Communication Equipm NH

CHRD $137.58 4.9 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P NH

QCOM $163.07 4.7 AVOID Semiconductors

ALNY $223.95 4.6 AVOID Biotechnology

CRM $193.32 4.6 WAIT-EARN Software - Applicati

BIIB $208.87 4.5 AVOID Drug Manufacturers - NH

HAL $33.29 4.5 AVOID Oil & Gas Equipment

CRC $53.47 4.4 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P EA

SLB $52.61 4.3 AVOID Oil & Gas Equipment

ADBE $258.75 4.0 AVOID Software - Applicati

SRPT $18.38 3.9 AVOID Biotechnology

GILD $135.87 3.8 AVOID Drug Manufacturers -

IONS $56.53 3.5 AVOID Biotechnology

CEG $278.68 1.6 AVOID Utilities - Independ

Charts — Top Picks

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

CRDO BUY

9.8

MU BUY

9.2

NVDA WAIT-EARN

8.9

PSX BUY

8.7

MPC BUY

8.6

ANET BUY

8.6

AMD HOLD

8.5

TSM HOLD

8.4

VLO BUY

8.4

DELL BUY

8.1

Action Summary

Confirmed Uptrend

Buy candidates

Waiting for market confirmation

CRDO 9.8

MU 9.2

Watch list

Not yet actionable

PSX BUY · 8.7

MPC BUY · 8.6

ANET BUY · 8.6

AMD HOLD · 8.5

TSM HOLD · 8.4

Avoid

Failing CAN SLIM tests

SMCI REGN PCVX PWR MGY

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