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 ERO

Buy now

Buy Zone

$38–$40

Stop Loss

$35.47

02 PSX

Buy now

Buy Zone

$235–$247

Stop Loss

$222.60

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

NEUTRAL DIX at its 36th percentile of the past year

DIX (5-day SMA)

above 0.45 · accumulation

0.446 (0.451)

1-year percentile

—

36th

GEX

mid-range

$5.47B (39th %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 2026-08-24 · 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 · 4 Strong · 6 Laggards

Top 10 — best for buying

1 Biotechnology XBI

2 Oil & Gas E&P XOP

3 Copper COPX

4 Energy XLE

5 Semiconductors SMH

6 Gold GDX

7 Healthcare XLV

8 Technology XLK

9 Financial Services XLF

10 Banks - Regional KRE

Bottom 5 — avoid

23 Medical Devices 37

24 Home Improvement Retail 36

25 Communication Services 30

26 Utilities 26

27 Utilities - Renewable 15

“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 72 EA NH BUY $35

2 PSX 9.2 Oil & Gas Refining & 70 EA NH BUY $223

3 CRDO 8.9 Semiconductors 70 EA WATCH $270

4 TECK 8.8 Copper 72 EA NH BUY $65

5 VLO 8.8 Oil & Gas Refining & 70 EA NH WATCH $318

6 MPC 8.7 Oil & Gas Refining & 70 EA NH BUY $334

7 MU 8.7 Semiconductors 70 EA BUY $1,097

8 PR 8.3 Oil & Gas E&P 77 EA NH WATCH $22

9 FCX 8.2 Copper 72 NH WATCH $72

10 TSM 8.1 Semiconductors 70 EA WATCH $419

Top 3 Deep Dive

The trade plan, ticket-ready

ERO Ero Copper Corp.

Copper · RS 72 · Now

Score

9.7

Strong Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 72

Current

$38.55

52W High

$39.88

Buy Zone

$38–$40

Away

-1.7%

Entry

$38.55

Stop −8%

$35.47

Target +20%

$46.26

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 $37.78

× Volume is weak / unconfirmed

× Market turns RED

Order ticket

BUY 259 ERO LMT 38.74
STOP LOSS: $35.47

Reverses below $37.78 = invalid. 3.3% below 52-week high.

PSX Phillips 66

Oil & Gas Refining & · RS 70 · Now

Score

9.2

Strong Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 70

Current

$241.96

52W High

$246.95

Buy Zone

$235–$247

Away

-3.0%

Entry

$241.96

Stop −8%

$222.60

Target +20%

$290.35

Buy trigger — all must be true

1 Price enters the buy zone $235–$247

2 Volume 50%+ above average on the move

3 Market turns GREEN or YELLOW

Do not buy if

× Price enters zone but reverses below $237.12

× Volume is weak / unconfirmed

× Market turns RED

Order ticket

BUY 41 PSX LMT 243.17
STOP LOSS: $222.60

Reverses below $237.12 = invalid. 2.0% below 52-week high.

CRDO Credo Technology Group Ho

Semiconductors · RS 70 · Far

Score

8.9

Strong Sector Earnings Accelerating RS 70

Current

$222.61

52W High

$308.67

Buy Zone

$293–$309

Away

+31.7%

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. 27.9% 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 $38.55 9.7 BUY Copper EA NH

PSX $241.96 9.2 BUY Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH

CRDO $222.61 8.9 WAIT-EARN Semiconductors EA

TECK $70.20 8.8 BUY Copper EA NH

VLO $346.00 8.8 HOLD Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH

MPC $362.52 8.7 BUY Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH

MU $910.43 8.7 BUY Semiconductors EA

PR $23.69 8.3 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

FCX $77.80 8.2 HOLD Copper NH

TSM $410.12 8.1 HOLD Semiconductors EA

SM $36.46 8.0 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

SCCO $214.25 8.0 HOLD Copper EA NH

AMD $456.75 8.0 HOLD Semiconductors EA

COP $133.35 7.9 BUY Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

EOG $150.21 7.7 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

NVDA $208.48 7.6 WAIT-EARN Semiconductors EA

LRCX $310.17 7.6 HOLD Semiconductor Equipm EA

DELL $433.19 7.6 WAIT-EARN Computer Hardware EA

ANET $188.15 7.5 HOLD Computer Hardware EA

XOM $164.05 7.4 HOLD Oil & Gas Integrated EA NH

OVV $65.92 7.3 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

HBM $29.60 7.3 HOLD Copper NH

OXY $60.11 7.1 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA

AMAT $484.19 7.1 HOLD Semiconductor Equipm EA

MRNA $138.89 7.0 WATCH Biotechnology

CVX $203.09 6.9 HOLD Oil & Gas Integrated EA NH

VRTX $547.59 6.8 WATCH Biotechnology NH

MTDR $57.50 6.8 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA

FANG $205.60 6.7 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

AVGO $358.76 6.7 WAIT-EARN Semiconductors EA

INTC $87.26 6.7 WATCH Semiconductors

MGY $27.22 6.6 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA

DVN $48.23 6.5 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

GEV $942.10 6.4 HOLD Specialty Industrial EA

VRT $254.97 6.2 WATCH Electrical Equipment EA

REGN $828.50 6.1 AVOID Biotechnology NH

SMCI $35.17 6.1 WATCH Computer Hardware EA

CHRD $144.67 5.8 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P NH

LITE $830.17 5.5 AVOID Communication Equipm

PCVX $61.87 5.3 AVOID Biotechnology NH

NBIS $210.91 5.2 AVOID Internet Content & I

PWR $616.78 5.1 AVOID Engineering & Constr EA

GILD $146.74 5.0 AVOID Drug Manufacturers - NH

BMRN $65.07 5.0 AVOID Biotechnology NH

SLB $54.00 4.7 AVOID Oil & Gas Equipment NH

ALNY $236.01 4.6 AVOID Biotechnology

CRC $52.35 4.6 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P EA

HPE $52.43 4.6 WAIT-EARN Communication Equipm

HAL $34.63 4.4 AVOID Oil & Gas Equipment

KLAC $181.57 4.2 AVOID Semiconductor Equipm

COHR $275.49 4.2 AVOID Scientific & Technic

BIIB $218.12 3.9 AVOID Drug Manufacturers - NH

SRPT $18.13 3.9 AVOID Biotechnology

QCOM $158.53 3.9 AVOID Semiconductors

IONS $62.04 3.8 AVOID Biotechnology

IVPAF $8.76 3.4 AVOID Other Industrial Met

CEG $273.43 2.0 AVOID Utilities - Independ

Charts — Top Picks

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

ERO BUY

9.7

PSX BUY

9.2

CRDO WAIT-EARN

8.9

TECK BUY

8.8

VLO HOLD

8.8

MPC BUY

8.7

MU BUY

8.7

PR HOLD

8.3

FCX HOLD

8.2

TSM HOLD

8.1

Action Summary

Confirmed Uptrend

Buy candidates

Waiting for market confirmation

ERO 9.7

PSX 9.2

TECK 8.8

MPC 8.7

MU 8.7

Watch list

Not yet actionable

VLO HOLD · 8.8

PR HOLD · 8.3

FCX HOLD · 8.2

TSM HOLD · 8.1

SM HOLD · 8.0

Avoid

Failing CAN SLIM tests

REGN LITE PCVX NBIS 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