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 PSX

Buy now

Buy Zone

$232–$245

Stop Loss

$222.91

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 28th percentile of the past year

DIX (5-day SMA)

above 0.45 · accumulation

0.441 (0.459)

1-year percentile

low · dark pools not accumulating

28th

GEX

mid-range

$6.69B (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 2026-08-19 · 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 · 2 Strong · 4 Laggards

Top 10 — best for buying

1 Biotechnology XBI

2 Semiconductors SMH

3 Oil & Gas E&P XOP

4 Energy XLE

5 Technology XLK

6 Healthcare XLV

7 Copper COPX

8 Banks - Regional KRE

9 Auto Manufacturers CARZ

10 Oil & Gas Equipment & Services OIH

Bottom 5 — avoid

23 Electronic Gaming & Multimedia 40

24 Consumer Cyclical 38

25 Utilities 32

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 WATCH $270

2 PSX 8.8 Oil & Gas Refining & 68 EA NH BUY* $223

3 MU 8.7 Semiconductors 77 EA BUY $1,097

4 MPC 8.7 Oil & Gas Refining & 68 EA NH BUY* $332

5 NVDA 8.5 Semiconductors 77 EA NH WATCH $207

6 VLO 8.3 Oil & Gas Refining & 68 EA NH WATCH $319

7 DELL 8.1 Computer Hardware 65 EA WATCH $449

8 MRNA 8.0 Biotechnology 88 NH WATCH $160

9 AMD 8.0 Semiconductors 77 EA WATCH $511

10 PR 8.0 Oil & Gas E&P 71 EA NH WATCH $21

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

$234.82

52W High

$308.67

Buy Zone

$293–$309

Away

+24.9%

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. 23.9% below 52-week high.

PSX Phillips 66

Oil & Gas Refining & · RS 68 · Now

Score

8.8

Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 68

Current

$242.29

52W High

$244.73

Buy Zone

$232–$245

Away

-4.0%

Entry

$242.29

Stop −8%

$222.91

Target +20%

$290.75

Buy trigger — all must be true

1 Price enters the buy zone $232–$245

2 Volume 50%+ above average on the move

3 Market turns GREEN or YELLOW

Do not buy if

× Price enters zone but reverses below $237.44

× Volume is weak / unconfirmed

× Market turns RED

Order ticket

BUY 41 PSX LMT 243.50
STOP LOSS: $222.91

Reverses below $237.44 = invalid. 1.0% below 52-week high.

MU Micron Technology, Inc.

Semiconductors · RS 77 · Far

Score

8.7

Strong Sector Earnings Accelerating RS 77

Current

$937.11

52W High

$1,255.00

Buy Zone

$1,192–$1,255

Away

+27.2%

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. 25.3% 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 $234.82 8.9 WAIT-EARN Semiconductors EA

PSX $242.29 8.8 BUY Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH

MU $937.11 8.7 BUY Semiconductors EA

MPC $360.75 8.7 BUY Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH

NVDA $217.56 8.5 WAIT-EARN Semiconductors EA NH

VLO $346.26 8.3 HOLD Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH

DELL $437.55 8.1 WAIT-EARN Computer Hardware EA

MRNA $174.38 8.0 HOLD Biotechnology NH

AMD $466.42 8.0 HOLD Semiconductors EA

PR $23.02 8.0 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

TSM $412.09 7.9 HOLD Semiconductors EA

COP $130.58 7.9 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

OVV $65.56 7.7 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

LRCX $307.17 7.6 BUY Semiconductor Equipm EA

SM $36.14 7.5 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

ANET $186.45 7.5 HOLD Computer Hardware EA

OXY $60.09 7.4 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA

EOG $149.48 7.3 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

GEV $987.46 7.2 HOLD Specialty Industrial EA

AMAT $496.17 7.1 HOLD Semiconductor Equipm EA

XOM $164.77 7.1 HOLD Oil & Gas Integrated EA NH

CVX $205.76 7.0 HOLD Oil & Gas Integrated EA NH

VRTX $552.06 6.9 WATCH Biotechnology NH

FANG $208.55 6.9 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

AAPL $316.83 6.9 WATCH Consumer Electronics NH

AVGO $362.48 6.7 WAIT-EARN Semiconductors EA

INTC $92.80 6.7 WATCH Semiconductors

MTDR $58.00 6.7 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA

MSFT $484.31 6.7 HOLD Software - Infrastru

DVN $48.19 6.6 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

PCVX $63.30 6.2 AVOID Biotechnology NH

MGY $27.49 6.2 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P EA

VRT $261.00 6.2 WATCH Electrical Equipment EA

REGN $840.84 6.1 AVOID Biotechnology NH

SMCI $36.58 6.1 WATCH Computer Hardware EA

BMRN $69.33 6.0 AVOID Biotechnology NH

CHRD $147.83 6.0 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P NH

CRM $206.09 5.6 WAIT-EARN Software - Applicati

PWR $677.41 5.6 AVOID Engineering & Constr EA

LITE $827.60 5.5 AVOID Communication Equipm

NBIS $223.90 5.4 WATCH Internet Content & I

ORCL $143.81 5.2 AVOID Software - Infrastru

ADBE $272.47 5.2 AVOID Software - Applicati

GILD $147.60 5.0 AVOID Drug Manufacturers - NH

CRC $53.79 5.0 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P EA

KLAC $187.27 4.9 AVOID Semiconductor Equipm

COHR $287.47 4.7 AVOID Scientific & Technic

ALNY $242.61 4.6 AVOID Biotechnology

SLB $53.55 4.6 AVOID Oil & Gas Equipment NH

HPE $53.13 4.6 WAIT-EARN Communication Equipm

BIIB $221.56 4.5 AVOID Drug Manufacturers - NH

SRPT $19.73 4.4 AVOID Biotechnology

HAL $35.02 4.3 AVOID Oil & Gas Equipment

QCOM $161.91 4.2 AVOID Semiconductors

IONS $60.80 3.8 AVOID Biotechnology

CEG $274.17 1.6 AVOID Utilities - Independ

Charts — Top Picks

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

CRDO WAIT-EARN

8.9

PSX BUY

8.8

MU BUY

8.7

MPC BUY

8.7

NVDA WAIT-EARN

8.5

VLO HOLD

8.3

DELL WAIT-EARN

8.1

MRNA HOLD

8.0

AMD HOLD

8.0

PR HOLD

8.0

Action Summary

Confirmed Uptrend

Buy candidates

Waiting for market confirmation

MU 8.7

Watch list

Not yet actionable

PSX BUY · 8.8

MPC BUY · 8.7

VLO HOLD · 8.3

MRNA HOLD · 8.0

AMD HOLD · 8.0

Avoid

Failing CAN SLIM tests

PCVX MGY REGN BMRN PWR

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