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 ERO

Buy now

Buy Zone

$38–$40

Stop Loss

$36.27

02 TECK

Buy now

Buy Zone

$68–$71

Stop Loss

$63.66

03 CRDO

Watchlist

Buy Zone

$293–$309

Stop Loss

$269.78

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

ACCUMULATING DIX at its 70th percentile of the past year

DIX (5-day SMA)

above 0.45 · accumulation

0.463 (0.457)

1-year percentile

—

70th

GEX

low · moves amplified

$4.09B (23rd %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 2026-08-21 · 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 · 3 Strong · 5 Laggards

Top 10 — best for buying

1 Biotechnology XBI

2 Semiconductors SMH

3 Oil & Gas E&P XOP

4 Copper COPX

5 Energy XLE

6 Gold GDX

7 Technology XLK

8 Healthcare XLV

9 Auto Manufacturers CARZ

10 Banks - Regional KRE

Bottom 5 — avoid

23 Consumer Cyclical 39

24 Medical Devices 39

25 Communication Services 31

26 Utilities 27

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 ERO 9.7 Copper 76 EA NH BUY $36

2 TECK 8.9 Copper 76 EA NH BUY $64

3 CRDO 8.9 Semiconductors 76 EA WATCH $270

4 MU 8.7 Semiconductors 76 EA BUY $1,097

5 PSX 8.7 Oil & Gas Refining & 68 EA NH BUY* $223

6 COP 8.4 Oil & Gas E&P 76 EA NH BUY $124

7 VLO 8.3 Oil & Gas Refining & 68 EA NH WATCH $321

8 MPC 8.2 Oil & Gas Refining & 68 EA NH BUY* $332

9 TSM 8.1 Semiconductors 76 EA WATCH $419

10 SCCO 8.1 Copper 76 EA NH WATCH $199

Top 3 Deep Dive

The trade plan, ticket-ready

ERO Ero Copper Corp.

Copper · RS 76 · Now

Score

9.7

Strong Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 76

Current

$39.42

52W High

$39.80

Buy Zone

$38–$40

Away

-4.1%

Entry

$39.42

Stop −8%

$36.27

Target +20%

$47.30

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 $38.63

× Volume is weak / unconfirmed

× Market turns RED

Order ticket

BUY 253 ERO LMT 39.62
STOP LOSS: $36.27

Reverses below $38.63 = invalid. 1.0% below 52-week high.

TECK Teck Resources Limited

Copper · RS 76 · Now

Score

8.9

Strong Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 76

Current

$69.20

52W High

$71.25

Buy Zone

$68–$71

Away

-2.2%

Entry

$69.20

Stop −8%

$63.66

Target +20%

$83.04

Buy trigger — all must be true

1 Price enters the buy zone $68–$71

2 Volume 50%+ above average on the move

3 Market turns GREEN or YELLOW

Do not buy if

× Price enters zone but reverses below $67.82

× Volume is weak / unconfirmed

× Market turns RED

Order ticket

BUY 144 TECK LMT 69.55
STOP LOSS: $63.66

Reverses below $67.82 = invalid. 2.9% below 52-week high.

CRDO Credo Technology Group Ho

Semiconductors · RS 76 · Far

Score

8.9

Strong Sector Earnings Accelerating RS 76

Current

$230.57

52W High

$308.67

Buy Zone

$293–$309

Away

+27.2%

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. 25.3% below 52-week high.

Watchlist Scan

57 stocks, scored on all 7 CAN SLIM tests

EA Earnings accel NH Near 52W high

TickerPriceScoreCAN SLIMVerdictSectorSignals

ERO $39.42 9.7 BUY Copper EA NH

TECK $69.20 8.9 BUY Copper EA NH

CRDO $230.57 8.9 WAIT-EARN Semiconductors EA

MU $966.78 8.7 BUY Semiconductors EA

PSX $242.87 8.7 BUY Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH

COP $134.87 8.4 BUY Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

VLO $348.86 8.3 HOLD Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH

MPC $360.72 8.2 BUY Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH

TSM $418.95 8.1 HOLD Semiconductors EA

SCCO $216.00 8.1 HOLD Copper EA NH

DELL $442.08 8.1 WAIT-EARN Computer Hardware EA

AMD $473.25 8.0 HOLD Semiconductors EA

PR $23.75 8.0 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

FCX $76.66 8.0 HOLD Copper NH

NVDA $214.72 7.8 WAIT-EARN Semiconductors EA NH

HBM $30.06 7.8 HOLD Copper NH

EOG $153.05 7.7 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

LRCX $314.00 7.6 HOLD Semiconductor Equipm EA

SM $37.20 7.6 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

ANET $188.65 7.5 HOLD Computer Hardware EA

OXY $61.30 7.4 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

OVV $66.82 7.3 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

AMAT $492.32 7.1 HOLD Semiconductor Equipm EA

MGY $28.14 7.1 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA

MRNA $145.13 7.0 WATCH Biotechnology

XOM $165.11 6.9 HOLD Oil & Gas Integrated EA NH

VRTX $548.05 6.8 WATCH Biotechnology NH

INTC $90.07 6.7 WATCH Semiconductors

FANG $210.72 6.7 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

MTDR $58.38 6.7 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA

GEV $956.85 6.7 HOLD Specialty Industrial EA

AVGO $368.45 6.6 WAIT-EARN Semiconductors EA

CVX $205.27 6.6 HOLD Oil & Gas Integrated EA NH

DVN $49.10 6.5 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

VRT $261.95 6.2 WATCH Electrical Equipment EA

REGN $834.04 6.1 AVOID Biotechnology NH

SMCI $37.24 6.1 WATCH Computer Hardware EA

CHRD $147.85 6.0 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P NH

PCVX $62.62 5.8 AVOID Biotechnology NH

LITE $866.71 5.5 AVOID Communication Equipm

PWR $639.34 5.4 AVOID Engineering & Constr EA

NBIS $219.13 5.3 AVOID Internet Content & I

BMRN $66.70 5.0 AVOID Biotechnology NH

CRC $53.24 5.0 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P EA

ALNY $236.22 4.6 AVOID Biotechnology

SLB $53.87 4.6 AVOID Oil & Gas Equipment NH

HPE $53.45 4.6 WAIT-EARN Communication Equipm

HAL $35.34 4.4 AVOID Oil & Gas Equipment

GILD $146.12 4.3 AVOID Drug Manufacturers - NH

COHR $289.52 4.3 AVOID Scientific & Technic

QCOM $160.75 4.2 AVOID Semiconductors

KLAC $183.99 4.2 AVOID Semiconductor Equipm

BIIB $216.78 3.9 AVOID Drug Manufacturers - NH

SRPT $18.79 3.9 AVOID Biotechnology

IVPAF $9.00 3.8 AVOID Other Industrial Met

IONS $59.74 3.6 AVOID Biotechnology

CEG $272.88 2.0 AVOID Utilities - Independ

Charts — Top Picks

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

ERO BUY

9.7

TECK BUY

8.9

CRDO WAIT-EARN

8.9

MU BUY

8.7

PSX BUY

8.7

COP BUY

8.4

VLO HOLD

8.3

MPC BUY

8.2

TSM HOLD

8.1

SCCO HOLD

8.1

Action Summary

Confirmed Uptrend

Buy candidates

Waiting for market confirmation

ERO 9.7

TECK 8.9

MU 8.7

COP 8.4

Watch list

Not yet actionable

PSX BUY · 8.7

VLO HOLD · 8.3

MPC BUY · 8.2

TSM HOLD · 8.1

SCCO HOLD · 8.1

Avoid

Failing CAN SLIM tests

REGN PCVX LITE PWR NBIS

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