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CAN SLIM Daily Briefing
William O'Neil's CAN SLIM System
2026-09-12
Generated 2026-09-12 02:51
YELLOW · SELECTIVE
Today's Marching Orders
Uptrend Under Pressure
Be selective · tighten stops · smaller size
VIX
16
Rally Attempt
Day 29
Support
$748.80
Distribution Days
8
Market Trend
UPTREND
Can Buy?
YES
Status
UPTREND UNDER PRESSURE
Action SELECTIVE BUY: Uptrend under pressure but above MA200 - buy only top leaders, tighten stops
Priority Setups

Buy zones & stops — armed, not triggered

01 DELL
Buy now
Buy Zone
$539–$568
Stop Loss
$521.91
02 VLO
Buy now
Buy Zone
$379–$399
Stop Loss
$359.19
03 COP
Buy now
Buy Zone
$132–$139
Stop Loss
$126.36

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 UPTREND UNDER PRESSURE
Distribution Days (5 wks) 8
Market Trend UPTREND
Can Buy? YES
Rally Attempt Day 29
O'Neil Says

“SELECTIVE BUY: Uptrend under pressure but above MA200 - buy only top leaders, tighten stops”

Rally Day
29
Started
2026-08-03
Dark-Pool Regime

Is smart money accumulating?

Context only · not a signal
ACCUMULATING DIX at its 88th percentile of the past year
DIX (5-day SMA)
above 0.45 · accumulation
0.477 (0.481)
1-year percentile
—
88th
GEX
high · moves dampened
$8.36B (85th %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 2026-09-11 · 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: 2 Leaders · 4 Strong · 5 Laggards
Top 10 — best for buying
1 Oil & Gas E&P XOP
85
2 Biotechnology XBI
81
3 Energy XLE
79
4 Semiconductors SMH
78
5 Technology XLK
74
6 Gold GDX
73
7 Oil & Gas Midstream AMLP
68
8 Copper COPX
68
9 Auto Manufacturers CARZ
67
10 Steel SLX
67
Bottom 5 — avoid
23 Aerospace & Defense 39
24 Utilities 36
25 Medical Devices 34
26 Utilities - Renewable 33
27 Home Improvement Retail 29

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

The AI Focus List

Top 10 opportunities, ranked

RankTickerScoreSectorRSSignalsActionStop
1 DELL 9.3 Computer Hardware 74 EA NH BUY $522
2 VLO 8.9 Oil & Gas Refining & 79 EA NH BUY $359
3 COP 8.8 Oil & Gas E&P 85 EA NH WATCH $126
4 PSX 8.8 Oil & Gas Refining & 79 EA NH BUY $239
5 TSM 8.8 Semiconductors 78 EA NH WATCH $419
6 MPC 8.7 Oil & Gas Refining & 79 EA NH BUY $364
7 ANET 8.7 Computer Hardware 74 EA NH BUY $188
8 MU 8.6 Semiconductors 78 EA BUY $1,097
9 AMD 8.4 Semiconductors 78 EA BUY $511
10 OXY 8.3 Oil & Gas E&P 85 EA NH WATCH $59
Top 3 Deep Dive

The trade plan, ticket-ready

1
DELL Dell Technologies Inc.
Computer Hardware · RS 74 · Now
Score
9.3
Strong Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 74
Current
$567.29
52W High
$567.75
Buy Zone
$539–$568
Away
-4.9%
Entry
$567.29
Stop −8%
$521.91
Target +20%
$680.75
Buy trigger — all must be true
1 Price enters the buy zone $539–$568
2 Volume 50%+ above average on the move
3 Market turns GREEN or YELLOW
Do not buy if
× Price enters zone but reverses below $555.94
× Volume is weak / unconfirmed
× Market turns RED
Order ticket
BUY 17 DELL LMT 570.13
STOP LOSS: $521.91
Reverses below $555.94 = invalid. 0.1% below 52-week high.
2
VLO Valero Energy Corporation
Oil & Gas Refining & · RS 79 · Now
Score
8.9
Strong Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 79
Current
$390.42
52W High
$399.25
Buy Zone
$379–$399
Away
-2.9%
Entry
$390.42
Stop −8%
$359.19
Target +20%
$468.50
Buy trigger — all must be true
1 Price enters the buy zone $379–$399
2 Volume 50%+ above average on the move
3 Market turns GREEN or YELLOW
Do not buy if
× Price enters zone but reverses below $382.61
× Volume is weak / unconfirmed
× Market turns RED
Order ticket
BUY 25 VLO LMT 392.37
STOP LOSS: $359.19
Reverses below $382.61 = invalid. 2.2% below 52-week high.
3
COP ConocoPhillips
Oil & Gas E&P · RS 85 · Now
Score
8.8
Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 85
Current
$137.35
52W High
$138.89
Buy Zone
$132–$139
Away
-3.9%
Entry
$137.35
Stop −8%
$126.36
Target +20%
$164.82
Buy trigger — all must be true
1 Price enters the buy zone $132–$139
2 Volume 50%+ above average on the move
3 Market turns GREEN or YELLOW
Do not buy if
× Price enters zone but reverses below $134.60
× Volume is weak / unconfirmed
× Market turns RED
Order ticket
BUY 72 COP LMT 138.04
STOP LOSS: $126.36
Reverses below $134.60 = invalid. 1.1% below 52-week high.
Watchlist Scan

56 stocks, scored on all 7 CAN SLIM tests

EA Earnings accel NH Near 52W high
TickerPriceScoreCAN SLIMVerdictSectorSignals
DELL $567.29 9.3 BUY Computer Hardware EA NH
VLO $390.42 8.9 BUY Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH
COP $137.35 8.8 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH
PSX $259.47 8.8 BUY Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH
TSM $433.24 8.8 HOLD Semiconductors EA NH
MPC $395.93 8.7 BUY Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH
ANET $199.59 8.7 BUY Computer Hardware EA NH
MU $975.26 8.6 BUY Semiconductors EA
AMD $516.13 8.4 BUY Semiconductors EA
OXY $61.46 8.3 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH
HPE $62.09 8.2 HOLD Communication Equipm EA NH
EOG $147.36 8.1 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA NH
NVDA $218.29 8.1 HOLD Semiconductors EA NH
AAPL $332.27 8.1 WATCH Consumer Electronics NH
DVN $50.23 8.0 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA NH
SM $38.10 8.0 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH
PR $23.78 7.9 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH
SMCI $40.10 7.9 HOLD Computer Hardware EA
MTDR $61.05 7.7 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA NH
OVV $63.69 7.7 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH
XOM $165.99 7.5 WATCH Oil & Gas Integrated EA NH
LRCX $298.22 7.5 HOLD Semiconductor Equipm EA
CVX $214.06 7.4 HOLD Oil & Gas Integrated EA NH
CRM $247.72 7.4 HOLD Software - Applicati NH
MSFT $495.63 7.3 HOLD Software - Infrastru
FANG $204.97 7.2 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH
INTC $102.94 7.0 WATCH Semiconductors
AMAT $456.49 7.0 WATCH Semiconductor Equipm EA
MGY $27.75 6.9 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA
VRTX $515.44 6.9 WATCH Biotechnology NH
MRNA $143.97 6.9 WATCH Biotechnology
AVGO $361.99 6.9 WATCH Semiconductors EA
CHRD $152.01 6.6 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P NH
GEV $957.27 6.4 HOLD Specialty Industrial EA
PCVX $59.47 6.3 WATCH Biotechnology NH
CRDO $162.95 6.3 WATCH Semiconductors EA
NBIS $224.55 6.3 AVOID Internet Content & I
VRT $257.06 5.9 WATCH Electrical Equipment EA
REGN $781.49 5.8 AVOID Biotechnology NH
CRC $56.75 5.5 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P EA
BMRN $65.68 5.5 AVOID Biotechnology NH
LITE $927.03 5.5 AVOID Communication Equipm
ORCL $150.28 5.4 AVOID Software - Infrastru
PWR $650.58 5.3 AVOID Engineering & Constr EA
SLB $56.06 5.1 AVOID Oil & Gas Equipment NH
QCOM $181.97 4.9 AVOID Semiconductors
COHR $305.37 4.9 AVOID Scientific & Technic
SRPT $20.45 4.7 AVOID Biotechnology
KLAC $180.64 4.7 AVOID Semiconductor Equipm
BIIB $217.15 4.5 AVOID Drug Manufacturers - NH
ALNY $248.68 4.5 AVOID Biotechnology
HAL $35.84 4.4 AVOID Oil & Gas Equipment
GILD $143.72 4.3 AVOID Drug Manufacturers - NH
ADBE $252.23 4.2 AVOID Software - Applicati
IONS $54.21 3.5 AVOID Biotechnology
CEG $284.75 2.4 AVOID Utilities - Independ
Charts — Top Picks

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

DELL BUY
9.3
DELL chart
VLO BUY
8.9
VLO chart
COP HOLD
8.8
COP chart
PSX BUY
8.8
PSX chart
TSM HOLD
8.8
TSM chart
MPC BUY
8.7
MPC chart
ANET BUY
8.7
ANET chart
MU BUY
8.6
MU chart
AMD BUY
8.4
AMD chart
OXY HOLD
8.3
OXY chart
Action Summary

Uptrend Under Pressure

Buy candidates
Waiting for market confirmation
DELL 9.3
VLO 8.9
PSX 8.8
MPC 8.7
ANET 8.7
Watch list
Not yet actionable
COP HOLD · 8.8
TSM HOLD · 8.8
OXY HOLD · 8.3
HPE HOLD · 8.2
EOG WATCH · 8.1
Avoid
Failing CAN SLIM tests
NBIS REGN CRC 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 YELLOW — selective
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