CAN SLIM Daily Briefing

Today's Marching Orders

Confirmed Uptrend

Buy leaders breaking out of proper bases

VIX

14

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 MU

Watchlist

Buy Zone

$1,192–$1,255

Stop Loss

$1,096.87

03 NVDA

Buy now

Buy Zone

$225–$237

Stop Loss

$207.15

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) 4

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 77th percentile of the past year

DIX (5-day SMA)

above 0.45 · accumulation

0.469 (0.461)

1-year percentile

—

77th

GEX

high · moves dampened

$15.19B (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 2026-08-14 · 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: 1 Leaders · 2 Strong · 6 Laggards

Top 10 — best for buying

1 Semiconductors SMH

2 Biotechnology XBI

3 Technology XLK

4 Banks - Regional KRE

5 Oil & Gas E&P XOP

6 Energy XLE

7 Auto Manufacturers CARZ

8 Aerospace & Defense ITA

9 Healthcare XLV

10 Financial Services XLF

Bottom 5 — avoid

23 Consumer Cyclical 35

24 Gold 35

25 Utilities 33

26 Communication Services 28

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 9.4 Semiconductors 83 EA BUY $270

2 MU 9.1 Semiconductors 83 EA BUY $1,097

3 NVDA 8.9 Semiconductors 83 EA NH WATCH $207

4 AMD 8.9 Semiconductors 83 EA BUY $511

5 DELL 8.5 Computer Hardware 70 EA NH WATCH $452

6 ANET 8.5 Computer Hardware 70 EA NH BUY $188

7 TSM 8.4 Semiconductors 83 EA WATCH $419

8 LRCX 8.4 Semiconductor Equipm 70 EA WATCH $383

9 GEV 7.9 Specialty Industrial 57 EA BUY* $1,045

10 AMAT 7.7 Semiconductor Equipm 70 EA WATCH $646

Top 3 Deep Dive

The trade plan, ticket-ready

CRDO Credo Technology Group Ho

Semiconductors · RS 83 · Far

Score

9.4

Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating RS 83

Current

$259.90

52W High

$308.67

Buy Zone

$293–$309

Away

+12.8%

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. 15.8% below 52-week high.

MU Micron Technology, Inc.

Semiconductors · RS 83 · Far

Score

9.1

Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating RS 83

Current

$971.66

52W High

$1,255.00

Buy Zone

$1,192–$1,255

Away

+22.7%

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. 22.6% below 52-week high.

NVDA NVIDIA Corporation

Semiconductors · RS 83 · Now

Score

8.9

Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 83

Current

$225.16

52W High

$236.54

Buy Zone

$225–$237

Away

-0.2%

Entry

$225.16

Stop −8%

$207.15

Target +20%

$270.19

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 $220.66

× Volume is weak / unconfirmed

× Market turns RED

Order ticket

BUY 44 NVDA LMT 226.29
STOP LOSS: $207.15

Reverses below $220.66 = invalid. 4.8% 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 $259.90 9.4 BUY Semiconductors EA

MU $971.66 9.1 BUY Semiconductors EA

NVDA $225.16 8.9 WAIT-EARN Semiconductors EA NH

AMD $514.39 8.9 BUY Semiconductors EA

DELL $490.81 8.5 HOLD Computer Hardware EA NH

ANET $198.82 8.5 BUY Computer Hardware EA NH

TSM $426.35 8.4 HOLD Semiconductors EA

LRCX $332.36 8.4 HOLD Semiconductor Equipm EA

GEV $1,063.25 7.9 BUY Specialty Industrial EA

AMAT $507.18 7.7 HOLD Semiconductor Equipm EA

AVGO $392.99 7.5 WATCH Semiconductors EA

INTC $102.50 7.5 WATCH Semiconductors

ZION $72.20 7.5 HOLD Banks - Regional EA NH

CFG $74.73 7.2 WATCH Banks - Regional NH

OVV $63.02 7.2 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

BOKF $146.07 7.1 HOLD Banks - Regional NH

SMCI $39.84 7.1 WATCH Computer Hardware EA

AAPL $305.93 6.8 WATCH Consumer Electronics

VRT $293.84 6.8 WATCH Electrical Equipment EA

MSFT $495.40 6.7 HOLD Software - Infrastru

FHN $26.22 6.5 HOLD Banks - Regional NH

PR $21.50 6.5 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

SM $33.75 6.5 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

COHR $325.83 6.4 WATCH Scientific & Technic

MRNA $63.32 6.3 WATCH Biotechnology

FANG $202.47 6.3 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

LITE $926.14 6.3 AVOID Communication Equipm

VRTX $505.75 6.1 WATCH Biotechnology NH

WTFC $162.47 6.1 WATCH Banks - Regional NH

MGY $26.24 6.0 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA

KLAC $203.72 5.9 AVOID Semiconductor Equipm

KEY $23.31 5.9 WATCH Banks - Regional NH

NBIS $277.68 5.9 WATCH Internet Content & I NH

PNFP $108.01 5.7 WATCH Banks - Regional NH

REGN $803.48 5.6 AVOID Biotechnology NH

RF $31.90 5.6 WATCH Banks - Regional NH

PWR $685.78 5.6 AVOID Engineering & Constr EA

DVN $45.85 5.5 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA

HPE $58.71 5.5 AVOID Communication Equipm NH

ORCL $150.52 5.2 AVOID Software - Infrastru

CRM $196.21 5.2 WAIT-EARN Software - Applicati

MTDR $53.69 5.2 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P EA

BMRN $67.36 5.0 AVOID Biotechnology NH

CHRD $137.32 4.8 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P NH

QCOM $165.79 4.7 AVOID Semiconductors

PCVX $58.07 4.7 AVOID Biotechnology

ADBE $264.02 4.7 AVOID Software - Applicati

HBAN $17.91 4.6 AVOID Banks - Regional NH

BIIB $209.83 4.5 AVOID Drug Manufacturers - NH

CRC $53.31 4.4 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P EA

GILD $138.36 4.3 AVOID Drug Manufacturers -

ALNY $228.65 4.1 AVOID Biotechnology

SRPT $18.10 3.0 AVOID Biotechnology

IONS $57.24 3.0 AVOID Biotechnology

CEG $282.50 1.6 AVOID Utilities - Independ

Charts — Top Picks

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

CRDO BUY

9.4

MU BUY

9.1

NVDA WAIT-EARN

8.9

AMD BUY

8.9

DELL HOLD

8.5

ANET BUY

8.5

TSM HOLD

8.4

LRCX HOLD

8.4

GEV BUY

7.9

AMAT HOLD

7.7

Action Summary

Confirmed Uptrend

Buy candidates

Waiting for market confirmation

CRDO 9.4

MU 9.1

AMD 8.9

ANET 8.5

Watch list

Not yet actionable

DELL HOLD · 8.5

TSM HOLD · 8.4

LRCX HOLD · 8.4

GEV BUY · 7.9

AMAT HOLD · 7.7

Avoid

Failing CAN SLIM tests

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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