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CAN SLIM Daily Briefing
William O'Neil's CAN SLIM System
2026-09-02
Generated 2026-09-02 02:34
GREEN · BUY LEADERS
Today's Marching Orders
Confirmed Uptrend
Buy leaders breaking out of proper bases
VIX
16
Rally Attempt
Day 4
Support
$734.59
Distribution Days
7
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 PSX
Buy now
Buy Zone
$239–$252
Stop Loss
$231.86
02 MPC
Buy now
Buy Zone
$364–$383
Stop Loss
$352.36
03 VLO
Buy now
Buy Zone
$347–$365
Stop Loss
$333.03

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) 7
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 81st percentile of the past year
DIX (5-day SMA)
above 0.45 · accumulation
0.469 (0.461)
1-year percentile
—
81st
GEX
mid-range
$4.58B (29th %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.

DIX regime chart
as of 2026-09-01 · 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: 3 Leaders · 3 Strong · 5 Laggards
Top 10 — best for buying
1 Biotechnology XBI
88
2 Energy XLE
87
3 Oil & Gas E&P XOP
83
4 Auto Manufacturers CARZ
74
5 Semiconductors SMH
72
6 Healthcare XLV
70
7 Oil & Gas Equipment & Services OIH
69
8 Oil & Gas Midstream AMLP
68
9 Gold GDX
68
10 Technology XLK
64
Bottom 5 — avoid
23 Consumer Cyclical 37
24 Communication Services 34
25 Utilities 32
26 Home Improvement Retail 18
27 Utilities - Renewable 16

“37–50% of a stock's move comes from its industry group.”

The AI Focus List

Top 10 opportunities, ranked

RankTickerScoreSectorRSSignalsActionStop
1 PSX 9.7 Oil & Gas Refining & 87 EA NH BUY $232
2 MPC 9.6 Oil & Gas Refining & 87 EA NH BUY $352
3 VLO 9.4 Oil & Gas Refining & 87 EA NH BUY $333
4 TSM 9.0 Semiconductors 72 EA BUY $419
5 COP 8.8 Oil & Gas E&P 83 EA NH BUY $125
6 PR 8.8 Oil & Gas E&P 83 EA NH WATCH $22
7 SM 8.6 Oil & Gas E&P 83 EA NH WATCH $35
8 MU 8.6 Semiconductors 72 EA BUY $1,097
9 CVX 8.5 Oil & Gas Integrated 87 EA NH BUY $194
10 OVV 8.5 Oil & Gas E&P 83 EA NH WATCH $61
Top 3 Deep Dive

The trade plan, ticket-ready

1
PSX Phillips 66
Oil & Gas Refining & · RS 87 · Now
Score
9.7
Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 87
Current
$252.02
52W High
$252.05
Buy Zone
$239–$252
Away
-5.0%
Entry
$252.02
Stop −8%
$231.86
Target +20%
$302.42
Buy trigger — all must be true
1 Price enters the buy zone $239–$252
2 Volume 50%+ above average on the move
3 Market turns GREEN or YELLOW
Do not buy if
× Price enters zone but reverses below $246.98
× Volume is weak / unconfirmed
× Market turns RED
Order ticket
BUY 39 PSX LMT 253.28
STOP LOSS: $231.86
Reverses below $246.98 = invalid. 0.0% below 52-week high.
2
MPC Marathon Petroleum Corpor
Oil & Gas Refining & · RS 87 · Now
Score
9.6
Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 87
Current
$383.00
52W High
$383.00
Buy Zone
$364–$383
Away
-5.0%
Entry
$383.00
Stop −8%
$352.36
Target +20%
$459.60
Buy trigger — all must be true
1 Price enters the buy zone $364–$383
2 Volume 50%+ above average on the move
3 Market turns GREEN or YELLOW
Do not buy if
× Price enters zone but reverses below $375.34
× Volume is weak / unconfirmed
× Market turns RED
Order ticket
BUY 26 MPC LMT 384.91
STOP LOSS: $352.36
Reverses below $375.34 = invalid. 0.0% below 52-week high.
3
VLO Valero Energy Corporation
Oil & Gas Refining & · RS 87 · Now
Score
9.4
Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 87
Current
$361.99
52W High
$364.90
Buy Zone
$347–$365
Away
-4.2%
Entry
$361.99
Stop −8%
$333.03
Target +20%
$434.39
Buy trigger — all must be true
1 Price enters the buy zone $347–$365
2 Volume 50%+ above average on the move
3 Market turns GREEN or YELLOW
Do not buy if
× Price enters zone but reverses below $354.75
× Volume is weak / unconfirmed
× Market turns RED
Order ticket
BUY 27 VLO LMT 363.80
STOP LOSS: $333.03
Reverses below $354.75 = invalid. 0.8% below 52-week high.
Watchlist Scan

51 stocks, scored on all 7 CAN SLIM tests

EA Earnings accel NH Near 52W high
TickerPriceScoreCAN SLIMVerdictSectorSignals
PSX $252.02 9.7 BUY Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH
MPC $383.00 9.6 BUY Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH
VLO $361.99 9.4 BUY Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH
TSM $414.00 9.0 BUY Semiconductors EA
COP $136.19 8.8 BUY Oil & Gas E&P EA NH
PR $23.79 8.8 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH
SM $38.04 8.6 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA NH
MU $933.44 8.6 BUY Semiconductors EA
CVX $211.05 8.5 BUY Oil & Gas Integrated EA NH
OVV $66.58 8.5 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH
CRDO $206.63 8.3 WAIT-EARN Semiconductors EA
XOM $164.55 8.2 HOLD Oil & Gas Integrated EA NH
OXY $60.95 8.2 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH
EOG $148.35 8.1 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA NH
NVDA $217.44 8.1 HOLD Semiconductors EA NH
AMD $459.61 8.0 HOLD Semiconductors EA
DELL $425.00 7.7 WAIT-EARN Computer Hardware EA
FANG $203.16 7.5 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH
ANET $189.26 7.5 HOLD Computer Hardware EA
LRCX $290.20 7.4 HOLD Semiconductor Equipm EA
VRTX $547.65 7.2 WATCH Biotechnology NH
MRNA $154.27 7.2 HOLD Biotechnology
MGY $27.67 7.2 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA
DVN $49.05 7.1 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA NH
MTDR $59.21 7.1 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA
REGN $823.82 7.0 WATCH Biotechnology NH
AVGO $369.68 7.0 WAIT-EARN Semiconductors EA
INTC $88.97 6.8 WATCH Semiconductors
CHRD $150.41 6.6 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P NH
SMCI $36.71 6.6 HOLD Computer Hardware EA
GEV $898.53 6.6 HOLD Specialty Industrial EA
AMAT $441.85 6.2 WATCH Semiconductor Equipm EA
VRT $255.97 6.2 WATCH Electrical Equipment EA
PCVX $60.81 5.9 AVOID Biotechnology NH
GILD $149.92 5.6 AVOID Drug Manufacturers - NH
SRPT $21.33 5.6 AVOID Biotechnology
BMRN $64.84 5.5 AVOID Biotechnology NH
LITE $868.95 5.5 AVOID Communication Equipm
SLB $57.15 5.2 AVOID Oil & Gas Equipment NH
CRC $53.88 5.1 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA
KLAC $170.89 5.1 AVOID Semiconductor Equipm
COHR $272.03 5.1 WATCH Scientific & Technic
BIIB $216.04 5.0 AVOID Drug Manufacturers - NH
PWR $611.39 5.0 AVOID Engineering & Constr EA
NBIS $199.54 5.0 AVOID Internet Content & I
ALNY $246.11 4.6 AVOID Biotechnology
HPE $50.87 4.6 WAIT-EARN Communication Equipm
HAL $36.80 4.3 AVOID Oil & Gas Equipment
QCOM $166.61 4.2 AVOID Semiconductors
IONS $59.88 3.5 AVOID Biotechnology
CEG $280.31 1.8 AVOID Utilities - Independ
Charts — Top Picks

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

PSX BUY
9.7
PSX chart
MPC BUY
9.6
MPC chart
VLO BUY
9.4
VLO chart
TSM BUY
9.0
TSM chart
COP BUY
8.8
COP chart
PR HOLD
8.8
PR chart
SM WATCH
8.6
SM chart
MU BUY
8.6
MU chart
CVX BUY
8.5
CVX chart
OVV HOLD
8.5
OVV chart
Action Summary

Confirmed Uptrend

Buy candidates
Waiting for market confirmation
PSX 9.7
MPC 9.6
VLO 9.4
TSM 9.0
COP 8.8
Watch list
Not yet actionable
PR HOLD · 8.8
SM WATCH · 8.6
OVV HOLD · 8.5
XOM HOLD · 8.2
OXY HOLD · 8.2
Avoid
Failing CAN SLIM tests
PCVX GILD SRPT BMRN LITE
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