CAN SLIM Daily Briefing

Today's Marching Orders

Confirmed Uptrend

Buy leaders breaking out of proper bases

VIX

16

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 ERO

Alert $38

Buy Zone

$38–$40

Stop Loss

$34.78

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 69th percentile of the past year

DIX (5-day SMA)

above 0.45 · accumulation

0.462 (0.458)

1-year percentile

—

69th

GEX

mid-range

$4.91B (31st %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 2026-08-20 · 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 · 3 Strong · 5 Laggards

Top 10 — best for buying

1 Biotechnology XBI

2 Semiconductors SMH

3 Oil & Gas E&P XOP

4 Energy XLE

5 Copper COPX

6 Technology XLK

7 Healthcare XLV

8 Gold GDX

9 Auto Manufacturers CARZ

10 Banks - Regional KRE

Bottom 5 — avoid

23 Medical Devices 37

24 Consumer Cyclical 35

25 Utilities 31

26 Communication Services 30

27 Utilities - Renewable 18

“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 81 EA WATCH $270

2 ERO 9.2 Copper 70 EA NH BUY $35

3 MU 9.1 Semiconductors 81 EA BUY $1,097

4 MPC 8.8 Oil & Gas Refining & 71 EA NH BUY $330

5 PSX 8.8 Oil & Gas Refining & 71 EA NH BUY $221

6 VLO 8.8 Oil & Gas Refining & 71 EA NH WATCH $314

7 NVDA 8.6 Semiconductors 81 EA NH WATCH $207

8 AMD 8.5 Semiconductors 81 EA WATCH $511

9 TSM 8.4 Semiconductors 81 EA WATCH $419

10 COP 8.4 Oil & Gas E&P 75 EA NH BUY $124

Top 3 Deep Dive

The trade plan, ticket-ready

CRDO Credo Technology Group Ho

Semiconductors · RS 81 · Far

Score

9.4

Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating RS 81

Current

$231.35

52W High

$308.67

Buy Zone

$293–$309

Away

+26.8%

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. 25.0% below 52-week high.

ERO Ero Copper Corp.

Copper · RS 70 · Approaching

Score

9.2

Strong Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 70

Current

$36.02

52W High

$39.80

Buy Zone

$38–$40

Away

+5.0%

Entry

$37.81

Stop −8%

$34.78

Target +20%

$45.37

Buy trigger — all must be true

1 Price enters the buy zone $38–$40

2 Volume 50%+ above average on the move

3 Market turns GREEN or YELLOW

Do not buy if

× Price enters zone but reverses below $37.05

× Volume is weak / unconfirmed

× Market turns RED

Order ticket

BUY 264 ERO LMT 38.00
STOP LOSS: $34.78

Reverses below $37.05 = invalid. 9.5% below 52-week high.

MU Micron Technology, Inc.

Semiconductors · RS 81 · Far

Score

9.1

Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating RS 81

Current

$974.33

52W High

$1,255.00

Buy Zone

$1,192–$1,255

Away

+22.4%

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. 22.4% below 52-week high.

Watchlist Scan

57 stocks, scored on all 7 CAN SLIM tests

EA Earnings accel NH Near 52W high

TickerPriceScoreCAN SLIMVerdictSectorSignals

CRDO $231.35 9.4 WAIT-EARN Semiconductors EA

ERO $36.02 9.2 BUY Copper EA NH

MU $974.33 9.1 BUY Semiconductors EA

MPC $358.23 8.8 BUY Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH

PSX $240.00 8.8 BUY Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH

VLO $341.51 8.8 HOLD Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH

NVDA $216.85 8.6 WAIT-EARN Semiconductors EA NH

AMD $469.45 8.5 HOLD Semiconductors EA

TSM $416.00 8.4 HOLD Semiconductors EA

COP $134.89 8.4 BUY Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

TECK $66.16 8.1 HOLD Copper EA NH

PR $23.87 8.0 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

OXY $61.52 8.0 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

LRCX $310.53 7.9 HOLD Semiconductor Equipm EA

FCX $71.22 7.9 HOLD Copper NH

SM $37.64 7.7 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

EOG $152.19 7.7 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

DELL $434.78 7.6 WAIT-EARN Computer Hardware EA

SCCO $198.73 7.5 WATCH Copper EA NH

HBM $28.15 7.5 HOLD Copper

ANET $183.75 7.5 HOLD Computer Hardware EA

XOM $166.15 7.4 HOLD Oil & Gas Integrated EA NH

FANG $211.02 7.3 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

OVV $66.70 7.3 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

INTC $92.13 7.2 WATCH Semiconductors

MGY $28.22 7.2 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA

GEV $966.01 7.2 HOLD Specialty Industrial EA

AVGO $364.03 7.1 WAIT-EARN Semiconductors EA

AMAT $496.21 7.1 HOLD Semiconductor Equipm EA

CVX $205.77 7.1 HOLD Oil & Gas Integrated EA NH

MRNA $133.32 7.0 WATCH Biotechnology

VRTX $540.26 6.9 WATCH Biotechnology NH

DVN $49.30 6.6 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

REGN $826.64 6.5 AVOID Biotechnology NH

MTDR $58.42 6.4 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA

VRT $264.63 6.2 WATCH Electrical Equipment EA

CHRD $148.81 6.1 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P NH

SMCI $36.50 6.1 WATCH Computer Hardware EA

BMRN $67.68 5.8 AVOID Biotechnology NH

PCVX $61.34 5.8 AVOID Biotechnology NH

LITE $879.28 5.5 AVOID Communication Equipm

PWR $662.47 5.4 AVOID Engineering & Constr EA

NBIS $220.11 5.4 WATCH Internet Content & I

CRC $53.41 5.0 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P EA

KLAC $185.86 4.9 AVOID Semiconductor Equipm

QCOM $160.74 4.7 AVOID Semiconductors

ALNY $229.30 4.6 AVOID Biotechnology

SLB $53.55 4.6 AVOID Oil & Gas Equipment NH

HPE $52.89 4.6 WAIT-EARN Communication Equipm

COHR $290.03 4.6 AVOID Scientific & Technic

BIIB $214.35 4.5 AVOID Drug Manufacturers - NH

HAL $35.69 4.4 AVOID Oil & Gas Equipment

GILD $143.44 4.3 AVOID Drug Manufacturers - NH

SRPT $19.22 4.3 AVOID Biotechnology

IVPAF $8.29 3.9 AVOID Other Industrial Met

IONS $58.76 3.5 AVOID Biotechnology

CEG $272.92 2.0 AVOID Utilities - Independ

Charts — Top Picks

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

CRDO WAIT-EARN

9.4

ERO BUY

9.2

MU BUY

9.1

MPC BUY

8.8

PSX BUY

8.8

VLO HOLD

8.8

NVDA WAIT-EARN

8.6

AMD HOLD

8.5

TSM HOLD

8.4

COP BUY

8.4

Action Summary

Confirmed Uptrend

Buy candidates

Waiting for market confirmation

ERO 9.2

MU 9.1

MPC 8.8

PSX 8.8

COP 8.4

Watch list

Not yet actionable

VLO HOLD · 8.8

AMD HOLD · 8.5

TSM HOLD · 8.4

TECK HOLD · 8.1

PR HOLD · 8.0

Avoid

Failing CAN SLIM tests

REGN BMRN PCVX LITE 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