CAN SLIM Daily Briefing

Today's Marching Orders

Confirmed Uptrend

Buy leaders breaking out of proper bases

VIX

14

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 WPM

Alert $157

Buy Zone

$157–$166

Stop Loss

$144.87

02 ERO

Alert $39

Buy Zone

$39–$41

Stop Loss

$35.69

03 NVDA

Buy now

Buy Zone

$225–$237

Stop Loss

$210.17

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

NEUTRAL DIX at its 54th percentile of the past year

DIX (5-day SMA)

above 0.45 · accumulation

0.454 (0.463)

1-year percentile

—

54th

GEX

high · moves dampened

$8.62B (89th %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 2026-09-03 · 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: 9 Leaders · 1 Strong · 8 Laggards

Top 10 — best for buying

1 Biotechnology XBI

2 Semiconductors SMH

3 Copper COPX

4 Oil & Gas E&P XOP

5 Gold GDX

6 Energy XLE

7 Oil & Gas Equipment & Services OIH

8 Steel SLX

9 Auto Manufacturers CARZ

10 Technology XLK

Bottom 5 — avoid

23 Electronic Gaming & Multimedia 30

24 Utilities - Renewable 29

25 Utilities 26

26 Medical Devices 22

27 Home Improvement Retail 18

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

The AI Focus List

Top 10 opportunities, ranked

RankTickerScoreSectorRSSignalsActionStop

1 WPM 9.5 Gold 85 EA NH BUY $145

2 ERO 9.4 Copper 89 EA BUY $36

3 NVDA 9.2 Semiconductors 92 EA NH WATCH $210

4 TECK 9.2 Copper 89 EA NH BUY $63

5 MU 9.1 Semiconductors 92 EA BUY $1,097

6 TSM 9.1 Semiconductors 92 EA BUY $419

7 FNV 9.1 Gold 85 EA NH BUY $250

8 NEM 9.0 Gold 85 NH BUY $120

9 GFI 9.0 Gold 85 EA BUY $54

10 DELL 8.9 Computer Hardware 78 EA NH BUY $475

Top 3 Deep Dive

The trade plan, ticket-ready

WPM Wheaton Precious Metals C

Gold · RS 85 · Approaching

Score

9.5

Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 85

Current

$156.63

52W High

$165.76

Buy Zone

$157–$166

Away

+0.5%

Entry

$157.47

Stop −8%

$144.87

Target +20%

$188.97

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 $154.32

× Volume is weak / unconfirmed

× Market turns RED

Order ticket

BUY 63 WPM LMT 158.26
STOP LOSS: $144.87

Reverses below $154.32 = invalid. 5.5% below 52-week high.

ERO Ero Copper Corp.

Copper · RS 89 · Approaching

Score

9.4

Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating RS 89

Current

$35.32

52W High

$40.83

Buy Zone

$39–$41

Away

+9.8%

Entry

$38.79

Stop −8%

$35.69

Target +20%

$46.55

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 $38.01

× Volume is weak / unconfirmed

× Market turns RED

Order ticket

BUY 257 ERO LMT 38.98
STOP LOSS: $35.69

Reverses below $38.01 = invalid. 13.5% below 52-week high.

NVDA NVIDIA Corporation

Semiconductors · RS 92 · Now

Score

9.2

Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 92

Current

$228.45

52W High

$236.54

Buy Zone

$225–$237

Away

-1.6%

Entry

$228.45

Stop −8%

$210.17

Target +20%

$274.14

Buy trigger — all must be true

1 Price enters the buy zone $225–$237

2 Volume 50%+ above average on the move

3 Market turns GREEN or YELLOW

Do not buy if

× Price enters zone but reverses below $223.88

× Volume is weak / unconfirmed

× Market turns RED

Order ticket

BUY 43 NVDA LMT 229.59
STOP LOSS: $210.17

Reverses below $223.88 = invalid. 3.4% below 52-week high.

Watchlist Scan

57 stocks, scored on all 7 CAN SLIM tests

EA Earnings accel NH Near 52W high

TickerPriceScoreCAN SLIMVerdictSectorSignals

WPM $156.63 9.5 BUY Gold EA NH

ERO $35.32 9.4 BUY Copper EA

NVDA $228.45 9.2 HOLD Semiconductors EA NH

TECK $68.82 9.2 BUY Copper EA NH

MU $958.16 9.1 BUY Semiconductors EA

TSM $417.01 9.1 BUY Semiconductors EA

FNV $270.31 9.1 BUY Gold EA NH

NEM $130.43 9.0 BUY Gold NH

GFI $48.16 9.0 BUY Gold EA

DELL $516.39 8.9 BUY Computer Hardware EA NH

AMD $456.16 8.5 HOLD Semiconductors EA

KGC $31.59 8.5 HOLD Gold EA

IAG $20.94 8.5 HOLD Gold EA

PR $23.74 8.4 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

RGLD $264.85 8.4 BUY Gold EA

SM $37.60 8.3 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

OVV $65.91 8.2 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

AEM $207.13 8.2 HOLD Gold EA

ANET $191.44 8.2 BUY Computer Hardware EA

LRCX $292.66 8.1 HOLD Semiconductor Equipm EA

FCX $72.56 8.1 WATCH Copper NH

HBM $27.69 8.0 HOLD Copper

VRTX $557.96 7.7 HOLD Biotechnology NH

SCCO $199.53 7.7 HOLD Copper EA NH

FANG $202.94 7.7 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

DVN $48.79 7.5 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

AGI $37.69 7.4 HOLD Gold EA

AVGO $357.16 7.3 HOLD Semiconductors EA

SMCI $37.87 7.3 HOLD Computer Hardware EA

VRT $268.83 7.3 HOLD Electrical Equipment EA

INTC $91.67 7.2 WATCH Semiconductors

AMAT $435.91 7.2 HOLD Semiconductor Equipm EA

MTDR $59.72 7.2 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA

GEV $941.84 7.2 HOLD Specialty Industrial EA

MGY $27.21 7.0 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA

MRNA $148.87 6.9 WATCH Biotechnology

CRDO $164.17 6.9 WATCH Semiconductors EA

REGN $843.47 6.7 WATCH Biotechnology NH

CHRD $148.00 6.7 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P NH

PCVX $61.17 6.4 WATCH Biotechnology NH

SRPT $22.99 6.0 WATCH Biotechnology NH

LITE $847.37 6.0 AVOID Communication Equipm

KLAC $172.94 5.5 AVOID Semiconductor Equipm

CRC $53.42 5.5 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P EA

COHR $264.41 5.5 WATCH Scientific & Technic

PWR $620.06 5.4 AVOID Engineering & Constr EA

NBIS $210.63 5.3 AVOID Internet Content & I

GILD $151.22 5.2 AVOID Drug Manufacturers - NH

BIIB $224.51 5.2 WATCH Drug Manufacturers - NH

HPE $54.44 5.2 AVOID Communication Equipm

BMRN $66.43 5.0 AVOID Biotechnology NH

QCOM $168.57 5.0 AVOID Semiconductors

GOLD $41.48 4.6 AVOID Capital Markets

ALNY $264.50 4.5 AVOID Biotechnology

IVPAF $8.40 3.9 AVOID Other Industrial Met

IONS $58.13 3.6 AVOID Biotechnology

CEG $285.05 2.4 AVOID Utilities - Independ

Charts — Top Picks

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

WPM BUY

9.5

ERO BUY

9.4

NVDA HOLD

9.2

TECK BUY

9.2

MU BUY

9.1

TSM BUY

9.1

FNV BUY

9.1

NEM BUY

9.0

GFI BUY

9.0

DELL BUY

8.9

Action Summary

Confirmed Uptrend

Buy candidates

Waiting for market confirmation

WPM 9.5

ERO 9.4

TECK 9.2

MU 9.1

TSM 9.1

Watch list

Not yet actionable

NVDA HOLD · 9.2

AMD HOLD · 8.5

KGC HOLD · 8.5

IAG HOLD · 8.5

PR HOLD · 8.4

Avoid

Failing CAN SLIM tests

LITE KLAC CRC PWR 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