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

$36.10

02 CRDO

Watchlist

Buy Zone

$293–$309

Stop Loss

$269.78

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) 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 62nd percentile of the past year

DIX (5-day SMA)

above 0.45 · accumulation

0.457 (0.459)

1-year percentile

—

62nd

GEX

mid-range

$5.81B (44th %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 2026-08-26 · 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 Semiconductors SMH

4 Copper COPX

5 Energy XLE

6 Technology XLK

7 Gold GDX

8 Healthcare XLV

9 Financial Services XLF

10 Oil & Gas Midstream AMLP

Bottom 5 — avoid

23 Home Improvement Retail 37

24 Consumer Cyclical 34

25 Communication Services 32

26 Utilities 31

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 9.4 Copper 74 EA NH BUY $36

2 CRDO 8.9 Semiconductors 75 EA WATCH $270

3 MU 8.8 Semiconductors 75 EA BUY $1,097

4 TECK 8.8 Copper 74 EA NH BUY $65

5 PSX 8.8 Oil & Gas Refining & 72 EA NH BUY $223

6 VLO 8.8 Oil & Gas Refining & 72 EA NH WATCH $320

7 MPC 8.7 Oil & Gas Refining & 72 EA NH BUY $333

8 FCX 8.2 Copper 74 NH WATCH $73

9 COP 8.2 Oil & Gas E&P 78 EA NH BUY $120

10 DELL 8.2 Computer Hardware 63 EA NH WATCH $449

Top 3 Deep Dive

The trade plan, ticket-ready

ERO Ero Copper Corp.

Copper · RS 74 · Now

Score

9.4

Strong Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 74

Current

$39.24

52W High

$40.83

Buy Zone

$39–$41

Away

-1.2%

Entry

$39.24

Stop −8%

$36.10

Target +20%

$47.09

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 $38.46

× Volume is weak / unconfirmed

× Market turns RED

Order ticket

BUY 254 ERO LMT 39.44
STOP LOSS: $36.10

Reverses below $38.46 = invalid. 3.9% below 52-week high.

CRDO Credo Technology Group Ho

Semiconductors · RS 75 · Far

Score

8.9

Strong Sector Earnings Accelerating RS 75

Current

$226.49

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.

MU Micron Technology, Inc.

Semiconductors · RS 75 · Far

Score

8.8

Strong Sector Earnings Accelerating RS 75

Current

$938.40

52W High

$1,255.00

Buy Zone

$1,192–$1,255

Away

+27.1%

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. 25.2% 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 $39.24 9.4 BUY Copper EA NH

CRDO $226.49 8.9 WAIT-EARN Semiconductors EA

MU $938.40 8.8 BUY Semiconductors EA

TECK $71.12 8.8 BUY Copper EA NH

PSX $242.23 8.8 BUY Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH

VLO $348.03 8.8 HOLD Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH

MPC $362.27 8.7 BUY Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH

FCX $79.00 8.2 HOLD Copper NH

COP $130.61 8.2 BUY Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

DELL $463.82 8.2 WAIT-EARN Computer Hardware EA NH

TSM $417.69 8.1 HOLD Semiconductors EA

AMD $480.93 8.0 HOLD Semiconductors EA

SCCO $213.75 8.0 HOLD Copper EA NH

ANET $202.25 8.0 BUY Computer Hardware EA NH

PR $22.75 7.7 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

OVV $64.52 7.6 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

SM $35.36 7.6 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

NVDA $209.66 7.6 WAIT-EARN Semiconductors EA

LRCX $312.88 7.6 HOLD Semiconductor Equipm EA

EOG $144.84 7.4 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

OXY $58.62 7.4 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA

HBM $29.99 7.3 HOLD Copper NH

XOM $158.19 7.3 HOLD Oil & Gas Integrated EA

FANG $199.84 7.1 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

AMAT $479.76 7.1 HOLD Semiconductor Equipm EA

MRNA $149.66 7.0 WATCH Biotechnology

CVX $200.21 6.9 HOLD Oil & Gas Integrated EA NH

VRTX $547.29 6.8 WATCH Biotechnology NH

AVGO $355.59 6.7 WAIT-EARN Semiconductors EA

INTC $88.24 6.7 WATCH Semiconductors

MGY $26.43 6.5 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA

REGN $814.79 6.4 AVOID Biotechnology NH

GEV $953.09 6.4 HOLD Specialty Industrial EA

DVN $46.83 6.3 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA

VRT $263.81 6.2 WATCH Electrical Equipment EA

SMCI $37.39 6.1 WATCH Computer Hardware EA

CHRD $140.14 6.0 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P NH

MTDR $55.25 5.8 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P EA

LITE $939.03 5.8 WATCH Communication Equipm

BMRN $65.61 5.5 AVOID Biotechnology NH

PCVX $61.09 5.5 AVOID Biotechnology NH

NBIS $213.93 5.2 AVOID Internet Content & I

HPE $55.23 5.1 WAIT-EARN Communication Equipm

GILD $148.09 4.9 AVOID Drug Manufacturers - NH

PWR $616.73 4.9 AVOID Engineering & Constr EA

CRC $52.54 4.6 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P EA

KLAC $183.83 4.6 AVOID Semiconductor Equipm

ALNY $239.00 4.5 AVOID Biotechnology

SLB $53.60 4.3 AVOID Oil & Gas Equipment NH

SRPT $19.46 4.2 AVOID Biotechnology

QCOM $163.72 4.2 AVOID Semiconductors

COHR $294.37 4.2 AVOID Scientific & Technic

HAL $34.44 4.0 AVOID Oil & Gas Equipment

BIIB $221.07 3.9 AVOID Drug Manufacturers - NH

IONS $63.36 3.8 AVOID Biotechnology

IVPAF $8.95 3.8 AVOID Other Industrial Met

CEG $279.52 1.7 AVOID Utilities - Independ

Charts — Top Picks

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

ERO BUY

9.4

CRDO WAIT-EARN

8.9

MU BUY

8.8

TECK BUY

8.8

PSX BUY

8.8

VLO HOLD

8.8

MPC BUY

8.7

FCX HOLD

8.2

COP BUY

8.2

DELL WAIT-EARN

8.2

Action Summary

Confirmed Uptrend

Buy candidates

Waiting for market confirmation

ERO 9.4

MU 8.8

TECK 8.8

PSX 8.8

MPC 8.7

Watch list

Not yet actionable

VLO HOLD · 8.8

FCX HOLD · 8.2

TSM HOLD · 8.1

AMD HOLD · 8.0

SCCO HOLD · 8.0

Avoid

Failing CAN SLIM tests

REGN MTDR BMRN PCVX 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