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 VLO

Buy now

Buy Zone

$345–$363

Stop Loss

$330.21

02 PSX

Buy now

Buy Zone

$238–$251

Stop Loss

$226.85

03 MPC

Buy now

Buy Zone

$358–$377

Stop Loss

$343.45

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 79th percentile of the past year

DIX (5-day SMA)

above 0.45 · accumulation

0.468 (0.461)

1-year percentile

—

79th

GEX

mid-range

$5.03B (32nd %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 2026-08-31 · 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 Oil & Gas E&P XOP

3 Energy XLE

4 Semiconductors SMH

5 Oil & Gas Equipment & Services OIH

6 Copper COPX

7 Technology XLK

8 Healthcare XLV

9 Financial Services XLF

10 Oil & Gas Midstream AMLP

Bottom 5 — avoid

23 Consumer Cyclical 38

24 Communication Services 33

25 Utilities 32

26 Home Improvement Retail 32

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 VLO 9.0 Oil & Gas Refining & 78 EA NH BUY $330

2 PSX 8.9 Oil & Gas Refining & 78 EA NH BUY $227

3 MPC 8.8 Oil & Gas Refining & 78 EA NH BUY $343

4 MU 8.7 Semiconductors 77 EA BUY $1,097

5 CRDO 8.6 Semiconductors 77 EA WATCH $270

6 PR 8.5 Oil & Gas E&P 81 EA NH WATCH $21

7 COP 8.5 Oil & Gas E&P 81 EA NH BUY $122

8 SM 8.2 Oil & Gas E&P 81 EA NH WATCH $34

9 NVDA 8.2 Semiconductors 77 EA NH WATCH $207

10 OXY 8.1 Oil & Gas E&P 81 EA WATCH $59

Top 3 Deep Dive

The trade plan, ticket-ready

VLO Valero Energy Corporation

Oil & Gas Refining & · RS 78 · Now

Score

9.0

Strong Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 78

Current

$358.92

52W High

$362.79

Buy Zone

$345–$363

Away

-4.0%

Entry

$358.92

Stop −8%

$330.21

Target +20%

$430.70

Buy trigger — all must be true

1 Price enters the buy zone $345–$363

2 Volume 50%+ above average on the move

3 Market turns GREEN or YELLOW

Do not buy if

× Price enters zone but reverses below $351.74

× Volume is weak / unconfirmed

× Market turns RED

Order ticket

BUY 27 VLO LMT 360.71
STOP LOSS: $330.21

Reverses below $351.74 = invalid. 1.1% below 52-week high.

PSX Phillips 66

Oil & Gas Refining & · RS 78 · Now

Score

8.9

Strong Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 78

Current

$246.58

52W High

$250.66

Buy Zone

$238–$251

Away

-3.4%

Entry

$246.58

Stop −8%

$226.85

Target +20%

$295.90

Buy trigger — all must be true

1 Price enters the buy zone $238–$251

2 Volume 50%+ above average on the move

3 Market turns GREEN or YELLOW

Do not buy if

× Price enters zone but reverses below $241.65

× Volume is weak / unconfirmed

× Market turns RED

Order ticket

BUY 40 PSX LMT 247.81
STOP LOSS: $226.85

Reverses below $241.65 = invalid. 1.6% below 52-week high.

MPC Marathon Petroleum Corpor

Oil & Gas Refining & · RS 78 · Now

Score

8.8

Strong Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 78

Current

$373.32

52W High

$376.56

Buy Zone

$358–$377

Away

-4.2%

Entry

$373.32

Stop −8%

$343.45

Target +20%

$447.98

Buy trigger — all must be true

1 Price enters the buy zone $358–$377

2 Volume 50%+ above average on the move

3 Market turns GREEN or YELLOW

Do not buy if

× Price enters zone but reverses below $365.85

× Volume is weak / unconfirmed

× Market turns RED

Order ticket

BUY 26 MPC LMT 375.19
STOP LOSS: $343.45

Reverses below $365.85 = invalid. 0.9% below 52-week high.

Watchlist Scan

58 stocks, scored on all 7 CAN SLIM tests

EA Earnings accel NH Near 52W high

TickerPriceScoreCAN SLIMVerdictSectorSignals

VLO $358.92 9.0 BUY Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH

PSX $246.58 8.9 BUY Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH

MPC $373.32 8.8 BUY Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH

MU $958.73 8.7 BUY Semiconductors EA

CRDO $226.19 8.6 WAIT-EARN Semiconductors EA

PR $23.29 8.5 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

COP $132.49 8.5 BUY Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

SM $37.18 8.2 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

NVDA $220.78 8.2 HOLD Semiconductors EA NH

OXY $60.18 8.1 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA

TSM $415.32 8.1 HOLD Semiconductors EA

XOM $160.95 8.0 HOLD Oil & Gas Integrated EA NH

AMD $470.72 8.0 HOLD Semiconductors EA

DELL $456.01 8.0 WAIT-EARN Computer Hardware EA

EOG $144.96 7.9 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

OVV $65.65 7.7 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

ANET $195.69 7.7 BUY Computer Hardware EA NH

FANG $200.48 7.6 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

CVX $206.14 7.5 HOLD Oil & Gas Integrated EA NH

FTI $78.15 7.5 WATCH Oil & Gas Equipment NH

LRCX $301.49 7.4 HOLD Semiconductor Equipm EA

AVGO $370.34 7.2 WAIT-EARN Semiconductors EA

MTDR $58.01 7.1 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA

DVN $48.51 7.0 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

MGY $26.85 7.0 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA

PTEN $12.64 7.0 WATCH Oil & Gas Drilling NH

MRNA $140.34 6.9 WATCH Biotechnology

AMAT $458.39 6.9 HOLD Semiconductor Equipm EA

VRTX $544.52 6.8 WATCH Biotechnology NH

INTC $89.51 6.8 WATCH Semiconductors

GEV $898.53 6.6 HOLD Specialty Industrial EA

CHRD $147.11 6.5 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P NH

SLB $60.10 6.5 WATCH Oil & Gas Equipment NH

VRT $258.72 6.2 WATCH Electrical Equipment EA

SMCI $37.28 6.1 WATCH Computer Hardware EA

REGN $799.08 5.9 AVOID Biotechnology NH

PCVX $60.74 5.9 AVOID Biotechnology NH

CRC $53.03 5.6 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA

HP $43.58 5.6 WATCH Oil & Gas Drilling NH

BMRN $65.23 5.5 AVOID Biotechnology NH

LITE $914.76 5.5 AVOID Communication Equipm

NOV $21.29 5.4 AVOID Oil & Gas Equipment NH

SRPT $21.03 5.2 AVOID Biotechnology

RES $6.53 5.1 AVOID Oil & Gas Equipment

PWR $607.09 5.0 AVOID Engineering & Constr EA

NBIS $206.32 4.9 AVOID Internet Content & I

HPE $52.24 4.8 WAIT-EARN Communication Equipm

GILD $146.34 4.6 AVOID Drug Manufacturers - NH

ALNY $240.69 4.6 AVOID Biotechnology

QCOM $170.48 4.6 AVOID Semiconductors

BKR $63.55 4.6 AVOID Oil & Gas Equipment NH

WFRD $97.77 4.6 AVOID Oil & Gas Equipment

HAL $36.85 4.5 AVOID Oil & Gas Equipment

COHR $277.83 4.3 AVOID Scientific & Technic

KLAC $175.45 4.2 AVOID Semiconductor Equipm

BIIB $216.65 4.0 AVOID Drug Manufacturers - NH

IONS $60.36 3.5 AVOID Biotechnology

CEG $274.77 1.7 AVOID Utilities - Independ

Charts — Top Picks

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

VLO BUY

9.0

PSX BUY

8.9

MPC BUY

8.8

MU BUY

8.7

CRDO WAIT-EARN

8.6

PR HOLD

8.5

COP BUY

8.5

SM HOLD

8.2

NVDA HOLD

8.2

OXY HOLD

8.1

Action Summary

Confirmed Uptrend

Buy candidates

Waiting for market confirmation

VLO 9.0

PSX 8.9

MPC 8.8

MU 8.7

COP 8.5

Watch list

Not yet actionable

PR HOLD · 8.5

SM HOLD · 8.2

NVDA HOLD · 8.2

OXY HOLD · 8.1

TSM HOLD · 8.1

Avoid

Failing CAN SLIM tests

REGN PCVX BMRN LITE NOV

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