CAN SLIM Daily Briefing

Today's Marching Orders

Uptrend Under Pressure

Be selective · tighten stops · smaller size

VIX

15

Rally Attempt

Day 1

Support

$766.03

Distribution Days

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 TSM

Alert $455

Buy Zone

$455–$479

Stop Loss

$418.65

02 AMD

Buy now

Buy Zone

$586–$617

Stop Loss

$566.28

03 MU

Watchlist

Buy Zone

$1,192–$1,255

Stop Loss

$1,096.87

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) 10

Market Trend UPTREND

Can Buy? YES

Rally Attempt Day 1

O'Neil Says

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

Rally Day

1

Started

2026-09-21

Dark-Pool Regime

Is smart money accumulating?

Context only · not a signal

ACCUMULATING DIX at its 76th percentile of the past year

DIX (5-day SMA)

above 0.45 · accumulation

0.467 (0.489)

1-year percentile

—

76th

GEX

high · moves dampened

$8.14B (84th %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 2026-09-21 · 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 · 6 Strong · 4 Laggards

Top 10 — best for buying

1 Semiconductors SMH

2 Oil & Gas E&P XOP

3 Technology XLK

4 Energy XLE

5 Biotechnology XBI

6 Software - Infrastructure IGV

7 Auto Manufacturers CARZ

8 Gold GDX

9 Copper COPX

10 Steel SLX

Bottom 5 — avoid

23 Medical Devices 41

24 Aerospace & Defense 37

25 Utilities - Renewable 36

26 Utilities 30

27 Home Improvement Retail 30

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

The AI Focus List

Top 10 opportunities, ranked

RankTickerScoreSectorRSSignalsActionStop

1 TSM 9.8 Semiconductors 86 EA NH BUY $419

2 AMD 9.6 Semiconductors 86 EA NH BUY $566

3 MU 9.2 Semiconductors 86 EA WATCH $1,097

4 DELL 9.0 Computer Hardware 80 EA NH WATCH $529

5 SMCI 9.0 Computer Hardware 80 EA WATCH $51

6 NVDA 8.8 Semiconductors 86 EA NH WATCH $209

7 MPC 8.8 Oil & Gas Refining & 77 EA NH BUY $377

8 PSX 8.7 Oil & Gas Refining & 77 EA NH BUY $242

9 ANET 8.7 Computer Hardware 80 EA NH WATCH $189

10 MSFT 8.6 Software - Infrastru 75 NH BUY $484

Top 3 Deep Dive

The trade plan, ticket-ready

TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manu

Semiconductors · RS 86 · Approaching

Score

9.8

Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 86

Current

$445.14

52W High

$479.00

Buy Zone

$455–$479

Away

+2.2%

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. 7.1% below 52-week high.

AMD Advanced Micro Devices, I

Semiconductors · RS 86 · Now

Score

9.6

Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 86

Current

$615.52

52W High

$616.68

Buy Zone

$586–$617

Away

-4.8%

Entry

$615.52

Stop −8%

$566.28

Target +20%

$738.62

Buy trigger — all must be true

1 Price enters the buy zone $586–$617

2 Volume 50%+ above average on the move

3 Market turns GREEN or YELLOW

Do not buy if

× Price enters zone but reverses below $603.21

× Volume is weak / unconfirmed

× Market turns RED

Order ticket

BUY 16 AMD LMT 618.60
STOP LOSS: $566.28

Reverses below $603.21 = invalid. 0.2% below 52-week high.

MU Micron Technology, Inc.

Semiconductors · RS 86 · Far

Score

9.2

Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating RS 86

Current

$1,043.96

52W High

$1,255.00

Buy Zone

$1,192–$1,255

Away

+14.2%

Entry

$1,192.25

Stop −8%

$1,096.87

Target +20%

$1,430.70

Buy trigger — all must be true

1 Price enters the buy zone $1,192–$1,255

2 Volume 50%+ above average on the move

3 Market turns GREEN or YELLOW

Do not buy if

× Price enters zone but reverses below $1,168.40

× Volume is weak / unconfirmed

× Market turns RED

Order ticket

BUY 8 MU LMT 1198.21
STOP LOSS: $1,096.87

Reverses below $1,168.40 = invalid. 16.8% below 52-week high.

Watchlist Scan

56 stocks, scored on all 7 CAN SLIM tests

EA Earnings accel NH Near 52W high

TickerPriceScoreCAN SLIMVerdictSectorSignals

TSM $445.14 9.8 BUY Semiconductors EA NH

AMD $615.52 9.6 BUY Semiconductors EA NH

MU $1,043.96 9.2 WAIT-EARN Semiconductors EA

DELL $575.31 9.0 HOLD Computer Hardware EA NH

SMCI $41.20 9.0 HOLD Computer Hardware EA

NVDA $227.38 8.8 WATCH Semiconductors EA NH

MPC $402.38 8.8 BUY Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH

PSX $261.75 8.7 BUY Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH

ANET $205.42 8.7 WATCH Computer Hardware EA NH

MSFT $501.61 8.6 BUY Software - Infrastru NH

AAPL $338.98 8.5 WATCH Consumer Electronics NH

VLO $393.27 8.5 BUY Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH

HPE $61.75 8.1 WATCH Communication Equipm EA NH

LRCX $302.28 8.0 HOLD Semiconductor Equipm EA

INTC $121.78 7.9 HOLD Semiconductors

COP $127.53 7.9 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

PR $21.97 7.8 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA

CRM $236.42 7.8 HOLD Software - Applicati

SM $34.75 7.7 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA

CRDO $187.27 7.7 HOLD Semiconductors EA

AMAT $464.24 7.5 WATCH Semiconductor Equipm EA

OVV $60.18 7.5 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA

CVX $203.67 7.5 HOLD Oil & Gas Integrated EA NH

OXY $57.25 7.5 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA

XOM $158.30 7.4 HOLD Oil & Gas Integrated EA

MRNA $172.94 7.4 HOLD Biotechnology NH

AVGO $362.66 7.2 WATCH Semiconductors EA

FANG $189.27 7.1 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA

EOG $141.38 7.1 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

DVN $47.59 6.8 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

MGY $24.26 6.7 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA

GEV $946.22 6.5 HOLD Specialty Industrial EA

COHR $321.52 6.5 AVOID Scientific & Technic

CHRD $139.43 6.4 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P

NBIS $232.80 6.3 AVOID Internet Content & I

MTDR $54.09 6.2 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P EA

ORCL $148.56 6.2 AVOID Software - Infrastru EA

VRTX $510.72 6.1 WATCH Biotechnology NH

LITE $954.49 6.0 WATCH Communication Equipm

VRT $250.86 5.9 WATCH Electrical Equipment EA

QCOM $194.23 5.7 AVOID Semiconductors

KLAC $183.97 5.2 AVOID Semiconductor Equipm

REGN $798.17 5.2 AVOID Biotechnology NH

PCVX $58.92 5.2 AVOID Biotechnology NH

CRC $52.76 5.1 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P EA

GILD $150.56 5.1 AVOID Drug Manufacturers - NH

PWR $642.61 5.0 AVOID Engineering & Constr EA

BMRN $64.06 4.8 AVOID Biotechnology NH

ADBE $249.52 4.7 AVOID Software - Applicati

BIIB $219.07 4.4 AVOID Drug Manufacturers - NH

SLB $51.76 4.3 AVOID Oil & Gas Equipment

ALNY $244.32 3.9 AVOID Biotechnology

SRPT $20.14 3.8 AVOID Biotechnology

HAL $33.39 3.5 AVOID Oil & Gas Equipment

IONS $44.90 3.1 AVOID Biotechnology

CEG $262.11 2.1 AVOID Utilities - Independ

Charts — Top Picks

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

TSM BUY

9.8

AMD BUY

9.6

MU WAIT-EARN

9.2

DELL HOLD

9.0

SMCI HOLD

9.0

NVDA WATCH

8.8

MPC BUY

8.8

PSX BUY

8.7

ANET WATCH

8.7

MSFT BUY

8.6

Action Summary

Uptrend Under Pressure

Buy candidates

Waiting for market confirmation

TSM 9.8

AMD 9.6

MPC 8.8

PSX 8.7

MSFT 8.6

Watch list

Not yet actionable

DELL HOLD · 9.0

SMCI HOLD · 9.0

NVDA WATCH · 8.8

ANET WATCH · 8.7

AAPL WATCH · 8.5

Avoid

Failing CAN SLIM tests

COHR NBIS MTDR ORCL QCOM

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