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CAN SLIM Daily Briefing
William O'Neil's CAN SLIM System
2026-09-15
Generated 2026-09-15 03:05
YELLOW · SELECTIVE
Today's Marching Orders
Uptrend Under Pressure
Be selective · tighten stops · smaller size
VIX
17
Rally Attempt
Day 0
Support
$763.60
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 MPC
Buy now
Buy Zone
$389–$410
Stop Loss
$364.73
02 PSX
Buy now
Buy Zone
$252–$265
Stop Loss
$236.50
03 VLO
Buy now
Buy Zone
$380–$400
Stop Loss
$352.31

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 0
O'Neil Says

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

Rally Day
0
Started
2026-09-11
Dark-Pool Regime

Is smart money accumulating?

Context only · not a signal
ACCUMULATING DIX at its 96th percentile of the past year
DIX (5-day SMA)
above 0.45 · accumulation
0.490 (0.484)
1-year percentile
—
96th
GEX
mid-range
$5.21B (36th %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 2026-09-14 · 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 · 0 Strong · 6 Laggards
Top 10 — best for buying
1 Oil & Gas E&P XOP
87
2 Energy XLE
81
3 Biotechnology XBI
80
4 Oil & Gas Midstream AMLP
69
5 Technology XLK
68
6 Semiconductors SMH
68
7 Software - Infrastructure IGV
68
8 Healthcare XLV
65
9 Financial Services XLF
63
10 Banks - Regional KRE
63
Bottom 5 — avoid
23 Medical Devices 37
24 Aerospace & Defense 34
25 Utilities 30
26 Home Improvement Retail 28
27 Utilities - Renewable 27

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

The AI Focus List

Top 10 opportunities, ranked

RankTickerScoreSectorRSSignalsActionStop
1 MPC 9.2 Oil & Gas Refining & 81 EA NH BUY $365
2 PSX 9.2 Oil & Gas Refining & 81 EA NH WATCH $236
3 VLO 9.1 Oil & Gas Refining & 81 EA NH BUY $352
4 OXY 8.8 Oil & Gas E&P 87 EA NH WATCH $59
5 COP 8.4 Oil & Gas E&P 87 EA NH BUY $126
6 CVX 8.3 Oil & Gas Integrated 81 EA NH WATCH $195
7 PAA 8.3 Oil & Gas Midstream 69 EA NH BUY* $24
8 DELL 8.2 Computer Hardware 68 EA NH BUY* $496
9 MSFT 8.1 Software - Infrastru 68 NH BUY* $484
10 PR 8.0 Oil & Gas E&P 87 EA NH WATCH $22
Top 3 Deep Dive

The trade plan, ticket-ready

1
MPC Marathon Petroleum Corpor
Oil & Gas Refining & · RS 81 · Now
Score
9.2
Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 81
Current
$396.45
52W High
$409.50
Buy Zone
$389–$410
Away
-1.9%
Entry
$396.45
Stop −8%
$364.73
Target +20%
$475.74
Buy trigger — all must be true
1 Price enters the buy zone $389–$410
2 Volume 50%+ above average on the move
3 Market turns GREEN or YELLOW
Do not buy if
× Price enters zone but reverses below $388.52
× Volume is weak / unconfirmed
× Market turns RED
Order ticket
BUY 25 MPC LMT 398.43
STOP LOSS: $364.73
Reverses below $388.52 = invalid. 3.2% below 52-week high.
2
PSX Phillips 66
Oil & Gas Refining & · RS 81 · Now
Score
9.2
Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 81
Current
$257.06
52W High
$265.43
Buy Zone
$252–$265
Away
-1.9%
Entry
$257.06
Stop −8%
$236.50
Target +20%
$308.47
Buy trigger — all must be true
1 Price enters the buy zone $252–$265
2 Volume 50%+ above average on the move
3 Market turns GREEN or YELLOW
Do not buy if
× Price enters zone but reverses below $251.92
× Volume is weak / unconfirmed
× Market turns RED
Order ticket
BUY 38 PSX LMT 258.35
STOP LOSS: $236.50
Reverses below $251.92 = invalid. 3.2% below 52-week high.
3
VLO Valero Energy Corporation
Oil & Gas Refining & · RS 81 · Now
Score
9.1
Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 81
Current
$382.95
52W High
$399.76
Buy Zone
$380–$400
Away
-0.8%
Entry
$382.95
Stop −8%
$352.31
Target +20%
$459.54
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 $375.29
× Volume is weak / unconfirmed
× Market turns RED
Order ticket
BUY 26 VLO LMT 384.86
STOP LOSS: $352.31
Reverses below $375.29 = invalid. 4.2% below 52-week high.
Watchlist Scan

60 stocks, scored on all 7 CAN SLIM tests

EA Earnings accel NH Near 52W high
TickerPriceScoreCAN SLIMVerdictSectorSignals
MPC $396.45 9.2 BUY Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH
PSX $257.06 9.2 HOLD Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH
VLO $382.95 9.1 BUY Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH
OXY $61.78 8.8 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH
COP $136.67 8.4 BUY Oil & Gas E&P EA NH
CVX $212.17 8.3 HOLD Oil & Gas Integrated EA NH
PAA $25.85 8.3 BUY Oil & Gas Midstream EA NH
DELL $534.28 8.2 BUY Computer Hardware EA NH
MSFT $505.41 8.1 BUY Software - Infrastru NH
PR $23.76 8.0 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA NH
XOM $165.08 8.0 WATCH Oil & Gas Integrated EA NH
MTDR $61.18 7.9 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH
SM $39.03 7.9 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA NH
CRM $259.43 7.8 HOLD Software - Applicati NH
DVN $49.73 7.7 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA NH
EOG $148.54 7.7 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA NH
ANET $187.81 7.7 BUY Computer Hardware EA
OVV $65.36 7.6 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA NH
AMD $493.41 7.6 HOLD Semiconductors EA
FANG $205.72 7.5 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA NH
AAPL $333.08 7.5 WATCH Consumer Electronics NH
VRTX $519.51 7.4 WATCH Biotechnology NH
ET $21.49 7.4 WATCH Oil & Gas Midstream EA NH
NVDA $210.96 7.3 HOLD Semiconductors EA
SMCI $36.74 7.3 HOLD Computer Hardware EA
TRGP $287.25 7.0 WATCH Oil & Gas Midstream NH
HPE $55.41 6.9 WATCH Communication Equipm EA
MGY $27.62 6.8 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA
MRNA $146.69 6.8 WATCH Biotechnology
CHRD $151.22 6.5 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P NH
INTC $97.19 6.3 WATCH Semiconductors
GEV $874.76 6.3 HOLD Specialty Industrial EA
NBIS $212.19 6.3 AVOID Internet Content & I
EPD $38.70 6.2 AVOID Oil & Gas Midstream EA NH
REGN $793.74 5.8 AVOID Biotechnology NH
PCVX $59.54 5.8 AVOID Biotechnology NH
ORCL $144.79 5.8 AVOID Software - Infrastru EA
CRDO $150.09 5.8 WATCH Semiconductors EA
AVGO $344.72 5.7 WATCH Semiconductors EA
WMB $71.95 5.6 AVOID Oil & Gas Midstream
VRT $237.39 5.6 WATCH Electrical Equipment EA
BMRN $66.41 5.5 AVOID Biotechnology NH
KMI $30.96 5.4 WATCH Oil & Gas Midstream
OKE $96.97 5.2 AVOID Oil & Gas Midstream NH
CRC $55.79 5.1 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P EA
SRPT $20.92 5.1 AVOID Biotechnology
MPLX $58.89 5.1 AVOID Oil & Gas Midstream NH
GILD $146.41 5.0 AVOID Drug Manufacturers - NH
PWR $622.02 5.0 AVOID Engineering & Constr EA
BIIB $217.36 4.9 AVOID Drug Manufacturers - NH
ADBE $265.60 4.9 AVOID Software - Applicati
LITE $835.03 4.8 AVOID Communication Equipm
HESM $39.89 4.7 AVOID Oil & Gas Midstream NH
ALNY $249.99 4.5 AVOID Biotechnology
SLB $53.32 4.1 AVOID Oil & Gas Equipment
QCOM $180.15 4.1 AVOID Semiconductors
HAL $35.01 4.0 AVOID Oil & Gas Equipment
COHR $266.50 4.0 AVOID Scientific & Technic
IONS $51.44 3.8 AVOID Biotechnology
CEG $264.57 2.2 AVOID Utilities - Independ
Charts — Top Picks

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

MPC BUY
9.2
MPC chart
PSX HOLD
9.2
PSX chart
VLO BUY
9.1
VLO chart
OXY HOLD
8.8
OXY chart
COP BUY
8.4
COP chart
CVX HOLD
8.3
CVX chart
PAA BUY
8.3
PAA chart
DELL BUY
8.2
DELL chart
MSFT BUY
8.1
MSFT chart
PR WATCH
8.0
PR chart
Action Summary

Uptrend Under Pressure

Buy candidates
Waiting for market confirmation
MPC 9.2
VLO 9.1
COP 8.4
Watch list
Not yet actionable
PSX HOLD · 9.2
OXY HOLD · 8.8
CVX HOLD · 8.3
PAA BUY · 8.3
DELL BUY · 8.2
Avoid
Failing CAN SLIM tests
NBIS EPD REGN PCVX ORCL
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