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CAN SLIM Daily Briefing
William O'Neil's CAN SLIM System
2026-09-09
Generated 2026-09-09 02:46
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
$248–$261
Stop Loss
$238.41
02 ERO
Alert $39
Buy Zone
$39–$41
Stop Loss
$35.69
03 MPC
Buy now
Buy Zone
$380–$400
Stop Loss
$365.95

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 92nd percentile of the past year
DIX (5-day SMA)
above 0.45 · accumulation
0.485 (0.470)
1-year percentile
—
92nd
GEX
mid-range
$5.96B (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 2026-09-08 · 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: 5 Leaders · 4 Strong · 5 Laggards
Top 10 — best for buying
1 Biotechnology XBI
85
2 Oil & Gas E&P XOP
85
3 Semiconductors SMH
83
4 Copper COPX
82
5 Energy XLE
81
6 Technology XLK
75
7 Gold GDX
75
8 Steel SLX
72
9 Auto Manufacturers CARZ
70
10 Oil & Gas Equipment & Services OIH
69
Bottom 5 — avoid
23 Consumer Cyclical 37
24 Communication Services 37
25 Utilities - Renewable 35
26 Home Improvement Retail 32
27 Medical Devices 30

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

The AI Focus List

Top 10 opportunities, ranked

RankTickerScoreSectorRSSignalsActionStop
1 PSX 9.8 Oil & Gas Refining & 81 EA NH BUY $238
2 ERO 9.7 Copper 82 EA NH BUY $36
3 MPC 9.6 Oil & Gas Refining & 81 EA NH BUY $366
4 VLO 9.4 Oil & Gas Refining & 81 EA NH BUY $352
5 TSM 9.3 Semiconductors 83 EA NH WATCH $419
6 MU 9.1 Semiconductors 83 EA BUY $1,097
7 DELL 9.1 Computer Hardware 75 EA NH BUY $491
8 AMD 8.9 Semiconductors 83 EA BUY $511
9 NVDA 8.8 Semiconductors 83 EA NH WATCH $208
10 TECK 8.8 Copper 82 EA NH WATCH $66
Top 3 Deep Dive

The trade plan, ticket-ready

1
PSX Phillips 66
Oil & Gas Refining & · RS 81 · Now
Score
9.8
Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 81
Current
$259.14
52W High
$260.92
Buy Zone
$248–$261
Away
-4.3%
Entry
$259.14
Stop −8%
$238.41
Target +20%
$310.97
Buy trigger — all must be true
1 Price enters the buy zone $248–$261
2 Volume 50%+ above average on the move
3 Market turns GREEN or YELLOW
Do not buy if
× Price enters zone but reverses below $253.96
× Volume is weak / unconfirmed
× Market turns RED
Order ticket
BUY 38 PSX LMT 260.44
STOP LOSS: $238.41
Reverses below $253.96 = invalid. 0.7% below 52-week high.
2
ERO Ero Copper Corp.
Copper · RS 82 · Approaching
Score
9.7
Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 82
Current
$37.91
52W High
$40.83
Buy Zone
$39–$41
Away
+2.3%
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. 7.2% below 52-week high.
3
MPC Marathon Petroleum Corpor
Oil & Gas Refining & · RS 81 · Now
Score
9.6
Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 81
Current
$397.77
52W High
$399.58
Buy Zone
$380–$400
Away
-4.6%
Entry
$397.77
Stop −8%
$365.95
Target +20%
$477.32
Buy trigger — all must be true
1 Price enters the buy zone $380–$400
2 Volume 50%+ above average on the move
3 Market turns GREEN or YELLOW
Do not buy if
× Price enters zone but reverses below $389.81
× Volume is weak / unconfirmed
× Market turns RED
Order ticket
BUY 25 MPC LMT 399.76
STOP LOSS: $365.95
Reverses below $389.81 = invalid. 0.5% below 52-week high.
Watchlist Scan

57 stocks, scored on all 7 CAN SLIM tests

EA Earnings accel NH Near 52W high
TickerPriceScoreCAN SLIMVerdictSectorSignals
PSX $259.14 9.8 BUY Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH
ERO $37.91 9.7 BUY Copper EA NH
MPC $397.77 9.6 BUY Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH
VLO $382.85 9.4 BUY Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH
TSM $439.00 9.3 HOLD Semiconductors EA NH
MU $1,000.26 9.1 BUY Semiconductors EA
DELL $533.88 9.1 BUY Computer Hardware EA NH
AMD $505.74 8.9 BUY Semiconductors EA
NVDA $225.73 8.8 WATCH Semiconductors EA NH
TECK $71.97 8.8 HOLD Copper EA NH
SCCO $208.56 8.6 BUY Copper EA NH
ANET $194.96 8.6 BUY Computer Hardware EA NH
XOM $160.66 8.5 HOLD Oil & Gas Integrated EA NH
LRCX $320.42 8.4 HOLD Semiconductor Equipm EA
COP $135.04 8.4 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH
PR $23.65 8.3 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH
FCX $76.62 8.2 HOLD Copper NH
SM $37.76 8.1 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH
HBM $29.00 8.1 HOLD Copper NH
OXY $60.65 8.1 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA
CVX $209.80 7.9 HOLD Oil & Gas Integrated EA NH
OVV $64.10 7.8 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH
EOG $145.36 7.8 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA NH
MTDR $59.77 7.6 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA
INTC $104.47 7.6 WATCH Semiconductors
DVN $48.40 7.5 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA NH
FANG $199.65 7.5 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH
VRTX $528.90 7.4 WATCH Biotechnology NH
AMAT $472.79 7.4 HOLD Semiconductor Equipm EA
HPE $56.03 7.3 WATCH Communication Equipm EA
AVGO $368.56 7.2 HOLD Semiconductors EA
VRT $290.83 7.2 WATCH Electrical Equipment EA
CRDO $167.75 7.2 HOLD Semiconductors EA
MGY $27.42 7.0 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA
SMCI $40.26 7.0 HOLD Computer Hardware EA
GEV $971.31 6.8 HOLD Specialty Industrial EA
MRNA $140.33 6.7 WATCH Biotechnology
CHRD $147.61 6.5 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P NH
PCVX $60.36 6.3 WATCH Biotechnology NH
REGN $810.31 6.2 AVOID Biotechnology NH
LITE $978.53 6.1 WATCH Communication Equipm NH
KLAC $188.98 5.5 AVOID Semiconductor Equipm
NBIS $243.88 5.4 WATCH Internet Content & I
QCOM $174.09 5.2 AVOID Semiconductors
BMRN $64.63 5.1 AVOID Biotechnology NH
CRC $55.57 5.1 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P EA
SLB $57.10 5.1 AVOID Oil & Gas Equipment NH
PWR $639.05 5.0 AVOID Engineering & Constr EA
COHR $301.88 4.9 AVOID Scientific & Technic
SRPT $20.94 4.8 AVOID Biotechnology
GILD $146.64 4.5 AVOID Drug Manufacturers - NH
ALNY $260.10 4.5 AVOID Biotechnology
BIIB $212.50 4.2 AVOID Drug Manufacturers - NH
IVPAF $9.62 4.2 AVOID Other Industrial Met
HAL $36.80 4.0 AVOID Oil & Gas Equipment
IONS $56.71 3.7 AVOID Biotechnology
CEG $299.05 3.6 AVOID Utilities - Independ
Charts — Top Picks

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

PSX BUY
9.8
PSX chart
ERO BUY
9.7
ERO chart
MPC BUY
9.6
MPC chart
VLO BUY
9.4
VLO chart
TSM HOLD
9.3
TSM chart
MU BUY
9.1
MU chart
DELL BUY
9.1
DELL chart
AMD BUY
8.9
AMD chart
NVDA WATCH
8.8
NVDA chart
TECK HOLD
8.8
TECK chart
Action Summary

Confirmed Uptrend

Buy candidates
Waiting for market confirmation
PSX 9.8
ERO 9.7
MPC 9.6
VLO 9.4
MU 9.1
Watch list
Not yet actionable
TSM HOLD · 9.3
NVDA WATCH · 8.8
TECK HOLD · 8.8
XOM HOLD · 8.5
LRCX HOLD · 8.4
Avoid
Failing CAN SLIM tests
REGN KLAC QCOM BMRN CRC
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