CAN SLIM Daily Briefing

Today's Marching Orders

Confirmed Uptrend

Buy leaders breaking out of proper bases

VIX

16

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 ERO

Alert $39

Buy Zone

$39–$41

Stop Loss

$35.69

02 WPM

Alert $157

Buy Zone

$157–$166

Stop Loss

$144.87

03 TSM

Alert $455

Buy Zone

$455–$479

Stop Loss

$418.65

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 90th percentile of the past year

DIX (5-day SMA)

above 0.45 · accumulation

0.479 (0.472)

1-year percentile

—

90th

GEX

mid-range

$5.12B (34th %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 2026-09-09 · 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: 6 Leaders · 3 Strong · 7 Laggards

Top 10 — best for buying

1 Copper COPX

2 Semiconductors SMH

3 Biotechnology XBI

4 Oil & Gas E&P XOP

5 Gold GDX

6 Energy XLE

7 Technology XLK

8 Steel SLX

9 Auto Manufacturers CARZ

10 Oil & Gas Equipment & Services OIH

Bottom 5 — avoid

23 Utilities 38

24 Communication Services 37

25 Utilities - Renewable 35

26 Home Improvement Retail 33

27 Medical Devices 32

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

The AI Focus List

Top 10 opportunities, ranked

RankTickerScoreSectorRSSignalsActionStop

1 ERO 9.6 Copper 85 EA NH BUY $36

2 WPM 9.5 Gold 82 EA NH BUY $145

3 TSM 9.2 Semiconductors 84 EA NH WATCH $419

4 MU 9.1 Semiconductors 84 EA BUY $1,097

5 FNV 9.1 Gold 82 EA NH WATCH $250

6 AMD 8.9 Semiconductors 84 EA BUY $511

7 NEM 8.8 Gold 82 NH BUY $118

8 SCCO 8.7 Copper 85 EA NH BUY $193

9 TECK 8.7 Copper 85 EA NH WATCH $65

10 DELL 8.7 Computer Hardware 75 EA NH BUY $492

Top 3 Deep Dive

The trade plan, ticket-ready

ERO Ero Copper Corp.

Copper · RS 85 · Approaching

Score

9.6

Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 85

Current

$38.25

52W High

$40.83

Buy Zone

$39–$41

Away

+1.4%

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. 6.3% below 52-week high.

WPM Wheaton Precious Metals C

Gold · RS 82 · Approaching

Score

9.5

Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 82

Current

$156.76

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. 5.4% below 52-week high.

TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manu

Semiconductors · RS 84 · Approaching

Score

9.2

Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 84

Current

$435.36

52W High

$479.00

Buy Zone

$455–$479

Away

+4.5%

Entry

$455.05

Stop −8%

$418.65

Target +20%

$546.06

Buy trigger — all must be true

1 Price enters the buy zone $455–$479

2 Volume 50%+ above average on the move

3 Market turns GREEN or YELLOW

Do not buy if

× Price enters zone but reverses below $445.95

× Volume is weak / unconfirmed

× Market turns RED

Order ticket

BUY 21 TSM LMT 457.33
STOP LOSS: $418.65

Reverses below $445.95 = invalid. 9.1% below 52-week high.

Watchlist Scan

57 stocks, scored on all 7 CAN SLIM tests

EA Earnings accel NH Near 52W high

TickerPriceScoreCAN SLIMVerdictSectorSignals

ERO $38.25 9.6 BUY Copper EA NH

WPM $156.76 9.5 BUY Gold EA NH

TSM $435.36 9.2 HOLD Semiconductors EA NH

MU $1,027.77 9.1 BUY Semiconductors EA

FNV $265.43 9.1 HOLD Gold EA NH

AMD $521.10 8.9 BUY Semiconductors EA

NEM $128.71 8.8 BUY Gold NH

SCCO $209.26 8.7 BUY Copper EA NH

TECK $70.34 8.7 HOLD Copper EA NH

DELL $535.25 8.7 BUY Computer Hardware EA NH

NVDA $223.67 8.6 WATCH Semiconductors EA NH

GFI $47.03 8.6 BUY Gold EA

KGC $30.23 8.5 HOLD Gold EA

FCX $76.23 8.4 WATCH Copper NH

LRCX $315.84 8.4 HOLD Semiconductor Equipm EA

RGLD $262.54 8.4 BUY Gold EA

ANET $192.93 8.4 BUY Computer Hardware EA

IAG $20.54 8.2 HOLD Gold EA

SMCI $38.93 8.1 BUY Computer Hardware EA

OVV $64.37 8.0 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

SM $37.98 8.0 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

HBM $28.82 7.9 HOLD Copper

PR $23.62 7.9 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

AEM $202.57 7.8 HOLD Gold EA

HPE $58.90 7.7 WATCH Communication Equipm EA NH

INTC $106.24 7.5 WATCH Semiconductors

MTDR $60.68 7.5 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

AVGO $364.38 7.4 WATCH Semiconductors EA

AMAT $468.85 7.4 HOLD Semiconductor Equipm EA

VRTX $521.12 7.4 WATCH Biotechnology NH

FANG $202.63 7.4 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

CRDO $167.92 7.2 HOLD Semiconductors EA

DVN $48.98 7.1 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

AGI $36.93 7.1 WATCH Gold EA

MGY $27.79 6.9 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA

GEV $951.04 6.8 HOLD Specialty Industrial EA

MRNA $135.61 6.7 WATCH Biotechnology

REGN $807.65 6.6 WATCH Biotechnology NH

CHRD $149.49 6.5 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P NH

VRT $262.89 6.3 HOLD Electrical Equipment EA

GOLD $49.33 6.2 WATCH Capital Markets

SRPT $22.02 6.0 WATCH Biotechnology

PCVX $59.51 6.0 WATCH Biotechnology NH

LITE $988.98 5.8 WATCH Communication Equipm NH

CRC $56.70 5.5 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P EA

NBIS $240.35 5.3 AVOID Internet Content & I

QCOM $176.40 5.1 AVOID Semiconductors

BMRN $64.41 5.1 AVOID Biotechnology NH

PWR $626.98 5.0 AVOID Engineering & Constr EA

GILD $145.65 4.8 AVOID Drug Manufacturers - NH

COHR $303.48 4.8 AVOID Scientific & Technic

KLAC $182.91 4.7 AVOID Semiconductor Equipm

IVPAF $9.76 4.6 AVOID Other Industrial Met

BIIB $210.73 4.5 AVOID Drug Manufacturers - NH

ALNY $258.00 4.5 AVOID Biotechnology

IONS $56.02 3.6 AVOID Biotechnology

CEG $293.90 2.2 AVOID Utilities - Independ

Charts — Top Picks

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

ERO BUY

9.6

WPM BUY

9.5

TSM HOLD

9.2

MU BUY

9.1

FNV HOLD

9.1

AMD BUY

8.9

NEM BUY

8.8

SCCO BUY

8.7

TECK HOLD

8.7

DELL BUY

8.7

Action Summary

Confirmed Uptrend

Buy candidates

Waiting for market confirmation

ERO 9.6

WPM 9.5

MU 9.1

AMD 8.9

NEM 8.8

Watch list

Not yet actionable

TSM HOLD · 9.2

FNV HOLD · 9.1

TECK HOLD · 8.7

NVDA WATCH · 8.6

KGC HOLD · 8.5

Avoid

Failing CAN SLIM tests

CRC NBIS QCOM BMRN PWR

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