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CAN SLIM Daily Briefing
William O'Neil's CAN SLIM System
2026-09-03
Generated 2026-09-03 02:42
GREEN · BUY LEADERS
Today's Marching Orders
Confirmed Uptrend
Buy leaders breaking out of proper bases
VIX
15
Rally Attempt
Day 4
Support
$734.59
Distribution Days
6
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
$246–$258
Stop Loss
$235.60
02 MPC
Buy now
Buy Zone
$372–$392
Stop Loss
$356.04
03 VLO
Buy now
Buy Zone
$352–$370
Stop Loss
$336.80

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 74th percentile of the past year
DIX (5-day SMA)
above 0.45 · accumulation
0.465 (0.463)
1-year percentile
—
74th
GEX
mid-range
$6.06B (48th %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 2026-09-02 · 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 · 7 Laggards
Top 10 — best for buying
1 Energy XLE
87
2 Biotechnology XBI
87
3 Oil & Gas E&P XOP
80
4 Gold GDX
72
5 Semiconductors SMH
70
6 Oil & Gas Equipment & Services OIH
70
7 Healthcare XLV
69
8 Banks - Regional KRE
63
9 Oil & Gas Midstream AMLP
63
10 Steel SLX
63
Bottom 5 — avoid
23 Consumer Cyclical 36
24 Communication Services 36
25 Utilities 31
26 Home Improvement Retail 29
27 Utilities - Renewable 19

“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 $236
2 MPC 9.6 Oil & Gas Refining & 87 EA NH BUY $356
3 VLO 9.4 Oil & Gas Refining & 87 EA NH BUY $337
4 TSM 9.0 Semiconductors 70 EA BUY $419
5 CVX 8.9 Oil & Gas Integrated 87 EA NH BUY $195
6 COP 8.8 Oil & Gas E&P 80 EA NH BUY $126
7 MU 8.7 Semiconductors 70 EA BUY $1,097
8 SM 8.6 Oil & Gas E&P 80 EA NH WATCH $35
9 OXY 8.4 Oil & Gas E&P 80 EA NH WATCH $59
10 PR 8.4 Oil & Gas E&P 80 EA NH WATCH $22
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
$256.09
52W High
$258.47
Buy Zone
$246–$258
Away
-4.1%
Entry
$256.09
Stop −8%
$235.60
Target +20%
$307.31
Buy trigger — all must be true
1 Price enters the buy zone $246–$258
2 Volume 50%+ above average on the move
3 Market turns GREEN or YELLOW
Do not buy if
× Price enters zone but reverses below $250.97
× Volume is weak / unconfirmed
× Market turns RED
Order ticket
BUY 39 PSX LMT 257.37
STOP LOSS: $235.60
Reverses below $250.97 = invalid. 0.9% 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
$387.00
52W High
$391.94
Buy Zone
$372–$392
Away
-3.8%
Entry
$387.00
Stop −8%
$356.04
Target +20%
$464.40
Buy trigger — all must be true
1 Price enters the buy zone $372–$392
2 Volume 50%+ above average on the move
3 Market turns GREEN or YELLOW
Do not buy if
× Price enters zone but reverses below $379.26
× Volume is weak / unconfirmed
× Market turns RED
Order ticket
BUY 25 MPC LMT 388.93
STOP LOSS: $356.04
Reverses below $379.26 = invalid. 1.3% 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
$366.09
52W High
$370.11
Buy Zone
$352–$370
Away
-4.0%
Entry
$366.09
Stop −8%
$336.80
Target +20%
$439.31
Buy trigger — all must be true
1 Price enters the buy zone $352–$370
2 Volume 50%+ above average on the move
3 Market turns GREEN or YELLOW
Do not buy if
× Price enters zone but reverses below $358.77
× Volume is weak / unconfirmed
× Market turns RED
Order ticket
BUY 27 VLO LMT 367.92
STOP LOSS: $336.80
Reverses below $358.77 = invalid. 1.1% below 52-week high.
Watchlist Scan

61 stocks, scored on all 7 CAN SLIM tests

EA Earnings accel NH Near 52W high
TickerPriceScoreCAN SLIMVerdictSectorSignals
PSX $256.09 9.7 BUY Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH
MPC $387.00 9.6 BUY Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH
VLO $366.09 9.4 BUY Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH
TSM $415.50 9.0 BUY Semiconductors EA
CVX $211.78 8.9 BUY Oil & Gas Integrated EA NH
COP $137.20 8.8 BUY Oil & Gas E&P EA NH
MU $956.08 8.7 BUY Semiconductors EA
SM $38.29 8.6 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH
OXY $60.91 8.4 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH
PR $23.82 8.4 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH
DELL $492.20 8.3 BUY Computer Hardware EA NH
XOM $164.15 8.2 HOLD Oil & Gas Integrated EA NH
EOG $148.96 8.2 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA NH
OVV $66.91 8.2 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH
WPM $150.91 8.1 HOLD Gold EA NH
AMD $457.06 8.0 HOLD Semiconductors EA
FNV $259.71 7.9 HOLD Gold EA NH
NVDA $224.41 7.8 WATCH Semiconductors EA NH
KGC $30.26 7.6 HOLD Gold EA
MTDR $59.58 7.5 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA
NEM $125.16 7.5 HOLD Gold NH
ANET $186.10 7.5 HOLD Computer Hardware EA
VRTX $556.75 7.4 HOLD Biotechnology NH
FANG $203.42 7.4 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH
MGY $27.38 7.2 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA
GFI $44.92 7.2 HOLD Gold EA
MRNA $150.81 7.1 HOLD Biotechnology
DVN $49.03 7.1 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA NH
REGN $852.03 7.0 WATCH Biotechnology NH
LRCX $288.32 7.0 WATCH Semiconductor Equipm EA
AVGO $367.24 6.9 WAIT-EARN Semiconductors EA
SMCI $37.00 6.9 HOLD Computer Hardware EA
AEM $196.66 6.8 HOLD Gold EA
IAG $20.20 6.8 WATCH Gold EA
INTC $90.05 6.8 WATCH Semiconductors
SRPT $23.21 6.6 WATCH Biotechnology NH
GEV $921.94 6.6 HOLD Specialty Industrial EA
CHRD $149.58 6.5 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P NH
AGI $36.13 6.5 WATCH Gold EA
RGLD $258.38 6.5 WATCH Gold EA
CRDO $165.22 6.5 WATCH Semiconductors EA
PCVX $61.58 6.2 WATCH Biotechnology NH
AMAT $438.46 6.2 WATCH Semiconductor Equipm EA
VRT $256.70 6.2 WATCH Electrical Equipment EA
HAL $37.63 5.6 AVOID Oil & Gas Equipment
SLB $58.13 5.5 AVOID Oil & Gas Equipment NH
BMRN $66.97 5.5 AVOID Biotechnology NH
LITE $870.58 5.5 AVOID Communication Equipm
GILD $149.61 5.1 AVOID Drug Manufacturers - NH
CRC $53.57 5.1 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA
KLAC $172.26 5.1 AVOID Semiconductor Equipm
PWR $610.78 5.0 AVOID Engineering & Constr EA
COHR $268.64 5.0 WATCH Scientific & Technic
NBIS $204.09 5.0 AVOID Internet Content & I
HPE $51.83 4.8 WAIT-EARN Communication Equipm
ALNY $267.40 4.7 AVOID Biotechnology
QCOM $169.96 4.6 AVOID Semiconductors
BIIB $222.67 4.5 AVOID Drug Manufacturers - NH
GOLD $43.82 4.5 WAIT-EARN Capital Markets
IONS $61.33 3.7 AVOID Biotechnology
CEG $290.04 2.4 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
CVX BUY
8.9
CVX chart
COP BUY
8.8
COP chart
MU BUY
8.7
MU chart
SM HOLD
8.6
SM chart
OXY HOLD
8.4
OXY chart
PR HOLD
8.4
PR chart
Action Summary

Confirmed Uptrend

Buy candidates
Waiting for market confirmation
PSX 9.7
MPC 9.6
VLO 9.4
TSM 9.0
CVX 8.9
Watch list
Not yet actionable
SM HOLD · 8.6
OXY HOLD · 8.4
PR HOLD · 8.4
DELL BUY · 8.3
XOM HOLD · 8.2
Avoid
Failing CAN SLIM tests
HAL SLB BMRN LITE GILD
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