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

$39–$41

Stop Loss

$37.17

02 WPM

Buy now

Buy Zone

$157–$166

Stop Loss

$150.62

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 79th percentile of the past year

DIX (5-day SMA)

above 0.45 · accumulation

0.469 (0.456)

1-year percentile

—

79th

GEX

mid-range

$5.62B (41st %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 2026-08-25 · 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 · 5 Strong · 5 Laggards

Top 10 — best for buying

1 Biotechnology XBI

2 Copper COPX

3 Oil & Gas E&P XOP

4 Semiconductors SMH

5 Gold GDX

6 Energy XLE

7 Healthcare XLV

8 Technology XLK

9 Financial Services XLF

10 Steel SLX

Bottom 5 — avoid

23 Home Improvement Retail 37

24 Consumer Cyclical 36

25 Communication Services 32

26 Utilities 29

27 Utilities - Renewable 17

“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 78 EA NH BUY $37

2 WPM 9.2 Gold 73 EA NH BUY $151

3 CRDO 8.9 Semiconductors 74 EA WATCH $270

4 TECK 8.8 Copper 78 EA NH BUY $66

5 MU 8.8 Semiconductors 74 EA BUY $1,097

6 FNV 8.7 Gold 73 EA NH WATCH $250

7 NEM 8.6 Gold 73 NH BUY $124

8 KGC 8.4 Gold 73 EA WATCH $34

9 IAG 8.4 Gold 73 EA BUY $22

10 PR 8.3 Oil & Gas E&P 76 EA NH WATCH $21

Top 3 Deep Dive

The trade plan, ticket-ready

ERO Ero Copper Corp.

Copper · RS 78 · Now

Score

9.7

Strong Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 78

Current

$40.40

52W High

$40.54

Buy Zone

$39–$41

Away

-4.7%

Entry

$40.40

Stop −8%

$37.17

Target +20%

$48.48

Buy trigger — all must be true

1 Price enters the buy zone $39–$41

2 Volume 50%+ above average on the move

3 Market turns GREEN or YELLOW

Do not buy if

× Price enters zone but reverses below $39.59

× Volume is weak / unconfirmed

× Market turns RED

Order ticket

BUY 247 ERO LMT 40.60
STOP LOSS: $37.17

Reverses below $39.59 = invalid. 0.3% below 52-week high.

WPM Wheaton Precious Metals C

Gold · RS 73 · Now

Score

9.2

Strong Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 73

Current

$163.72

52W High

$165.76

Buy Zone

$157–$166

Away

-3.8%

Entry

$163.72

Stop −8%

$150.62

Target +20%

$196.46

Buy trigger — all must be true

1 Price enters the buy zone $157–$166

2 Volume 50%+ above average on the move

3 Market turns GREEN or YELLOW

Do not buy if

× Price enters zone but reverses below $160.45

× Volume is weak / unconfirmed

× Market turns RED

Order ticket

BUY 61 WPM LMT 164.54
STOP LOSS: $150.62

Reverses below $160.45 = invalid. 1.2% below 52-week high.

CRDO Credo Technology Group Ho

Semiconductors · RS 74 · Far

Score

8.9

Strong Sector Earnings Accelerating RS 74

Current

$226.51

52W High

$308.67

Buy Zone

$293–$309

Away

+29.5%

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. 26.6% 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 $40.40 9.7 BUY Copper EA NH

WPM $163.72 9.2 BUY Gold EA NH

CRDO $226.51 8.9 WAIT-EARN Semiconductors EA

TECK $71.62 8.8 BUY Copper EA NH

MU $932.97 8.8 BUY Semiconductors EA

FNV $271.77 8.7 HOLD Gold EA NH

NEM $135.14 8.6 BUY Gold NH

KGC $33.48 8.4 HOLD Gold EA

IAG $22.17 8.4 BUY Gold EA

PR $23.30 8.3 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

AEM $224.11 8.3 HOLD Gold EA

FCX $79.91 8.2 HOLD Copper NH

TSM $417.41 8.1 HOLD Semiconductors EA

DELL $451.50 8.1 WAIT-EARN Computer Hardware EA

SCCO $219.70 8.0 HOLD Copper EA NH

AMD $479.18 8.0 HOLD Semiconductors EA

RGLD $267.76 7.9 HOLD Gold EA

HBM $30.79 7.8 HOLD Copper NH

NVDA $213.05 7.8 WAIT-EARN Semiconductors EA NH

ANET $190.94 7.7 BUY Computer Hardware EA

OVV $64.40 7.6 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

SM $35.68 7.6 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

LRCX $314.66 7.6 HOLD Semiconductor Equipm EA

AGI $39.02 7.6 HOLD Gold EA

MRNA $158.83 7.2 HOLD Biotechnology

FANG $199.89 7.2 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

GFI $48.87 7.2 WAIT-EARN Gold EA

AMAT $480.04 7.0 HOLD Semiconductor Equipm EA

VRTX $552.85 6.8 WATCH Biotechnology NH

AVGO $356.74 6.7 WAIT-EARN Semiconductors EA

INTC $87.48 6.7 WATCH Semiconductors

MGY $26.44 6.5 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA

GEV $926.73 6.4 HOLD Specialty Industrial EA

DVN $46.91 6.3 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA

VRT $255.75 6.2 WATCH Electrical Equipment EA

REGN $833.56 6.1 AVOID Biotechnology NH

SMCI $38.46 6.1 WATCH Computer Hardware EA

CHRD $140.76 6.0 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P NH

MTDR $55.55 5.8 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P EA

PCVX $61.09 5.5 AVOID Biotechnology NH

LITE $885.57 5.5 AVOID Communication Equipm

GOLD $46.85 5.4 WAIT-EARN Capital Markets

BMRN $66.12 5.3 AVOID Biotechnology NH

NBIS $221.97 5.2 AVOID Internet Content & I

GILD $148.77 4.9 AVOID Drug Manufacturers - NH

PWR $603.78 4.9 AVOID Engineering & Constr EA

CRC $51.67 4.8 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P EA

HPE $53.44 4.7 WAIT-EARN Communication Equipm

ALNY $240.08 4.6 AVOID Biotechnology

QCOM $160.56 4.2 AVOID Semiconductors

KLAC $183.34 4.2 AVOID Semiconductor Equipm

COHR $288.14 4.2 AVOID Scientific & Technic

BIIB $220.77 3.9 AVOID Drug Manufacturers - NH

SRPT $18.92 3.9 AVOID Biotechnology

IONS $63.57 3.9 AVOID Biotechnology

IVPAF $9.03 3.8 AVOID Other Industrial Met

CEG $278.42 1.7 AVOID Utilities - Independ

Charts — Top Picks

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

ERO BUY

9.7

WPM BUY

9.2

CRDO WAIT-EARN

8.9

TECK BUY

8.8

MU BUY

8.8

FNV HOLD

8.7

NEM BUY

8.6

KGC HOLD

8.4

IAG BUY

8.4

PR HOLD

8.3

Action Summary

Confirmed Uptrend

Buy candidates

Waiting for market confirmation

ERO 9.7

WPM 9.2

TECK 8.8

MU 8.8

NEM 8.6

Watch list

Not yet actionable

FNV HOLD · 8.7

KGC HOLD · 8.4

PR HOLD · 8.3

AEM HOLD · 8.3

FCX HOLD · 8.2

Avoid

Failing CAN SLIM tests

REGN MTDR PCVX LITE BMRN

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