CAN SLIM Daily Briefing

Today's Marching Orders

Uptrend Under Pressure

Be selective · tighten stops · smaller size

VIX

16

Rally Attempt

Day 0

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 MU

Alert $1,192

Buy Zone

$1,192–$1,255

Stop Loss

$1,096.87

03 AMD

Buy now

Buy Zone

$599–$631

Stop Loss

$578.92

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) 9

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

2026-09-21

Dark-Pool Regime

Is smart money accumulating?

Context only · not a signal

ACCUMULATING DIX at its 85th percentile of the past year

DIX (5-day SMA)

above 0.45 · accumulation

0.474 (0.483)

1-year percentile

—

85th

GEX

mid-range

$6.66B (62nd %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 2026-09-24 · 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 · 8 Strong · 4 Laggards

Top 10 — best for buying

1 Semiconductors SMH

2 Oil & Gas E&P XOP

3 Technology XLK

4 Energy XLE

5 Software - Infrastructure IGV

6 Auto Manufacturers CARZ

7 Copper COPX

8 Biotechnology XBI

9 Gold GDX

10 Healthcare XLV

Bottom 5 — avoid

23 Medical Devices 42

24 Aerospace & Defense 36

25 Home Improvement Retail 30

26 Utilities - Renewable 30

27 Utilities 29

“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 87 EA NH BUY $419

2 MU 9.7 Semiconductors 87 EA WATCH $1,097

3 AMD 9.5 Semiconductors 87 EA NH BUY $579

4 DELL 9.2 Computer Hardware 80 EA NH BUY $520

5 SMCI 9.2 Computer Hardware 80 EA BUY $51

6 FTNT 9.1 Software - Infrastru 78 EA NH BUY $164

7 NVDA 8.9 Semiconductors 87 EA NH WATCH $207

8 CRDO 8.8 Semiconductors 87 EA BUY $270

9 AAPL 8.7 Consumer Electronics 80 NH WATCH $309

10 MPC 8.7 Oil & Gas Refining & 79 EA NH BUY $377

Top 3 Deep Dive

The trade plan, ticket-ready

TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manu

Semiconductors · RS 87 · Approaching

Score

9.8

Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 87

Current

$451.15

52W High

$479.00

Buy Zone

$455–$479

Away

+0.9%

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. 5.8% below 52-week high.

MU Micron Technology, Inc.

Semiconductors · RS 87 · Approaching

Score

9.7

Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating RS 87

Current

$1,080.53

52W High

$1,255.00

Buy Zone

$1,192–$1,255

Away

+10.3%

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. 13.9% below 52-week high.

AMD Advanced Micro Devices, I

Semiconductors · RS 87 · Now

Score

9.5

Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 87

Current

$629.26

52W High

$630.80

Buy Zone

$599–$631

Away

-4.8%

Entry

$629.26

Stop −8%

$578.92

Target +20%

$755.11

Buy trigger — all must be true

1 Price enters the buy zone $599–$631

2 Volume 50%+ above average on the move

3 Market turns GREEN or YELLOW

Do not buy if

× Price enters zone but reverses below $616.67

× Volume is weak / unconfirmed

× Market turns RED

Order ticket

BUY 15 AMD LMT 632.41
STOP LOSS: $578.92

Reverses below $616.67 = invalid. 0.2% below 52-week high.

Watchlist Scan

54 stocks, scored on all 7 CAN SLIM tests

EA Earnings accel NH Near 52W high

TickerPriceScoreCAN SLIMVerdictSectorSignals

TSM $451.15 9.8 BUY Semiconductors EA NH

MU $1,080.53 9.7 WAIT-EARN Semiconductors EA

AMD $629.26 9.5 BUY Semiconductors EA NH

DELL $536.02 9.2 BUY Computer Hardware EA NH

SMCI $41.51 9.2 BUY Computer Hardware EA

FTNT $178.67 9.1 BUY Software - Infrastru EA NH

NVDA $224.58 8.9 WATCH Semiconductors EA NH

CRDO $195.97 8.8 BUY Semiconductors EA

AAPL $335.92 8.7 HOLD Consumer Electronics NH

MPC $390.95 8.7 BUY Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH

PSX $255.87 8.7 BUY Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH

ANET $205.70 8.7 WATCH Computer Hardware EA NH

VLO $382.86 8.5 BUY Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH

COP $129.34 8.3 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

LRCX $307.16 8.2 WATCH Semiconductor Equipm EA

MSFT $497.93 8.2 BUY Software - Infrastru

HPE $63.52 8.1 WATCH Communication Equipm EA NH

INTC $127.39 7.9 HOLD Semiconductors

PR $21.85 7.8 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA

OXY $58.05 7.8 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA

DVN $48.90 7.7 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

CRM $238.22 7.7 HOLD Software - Applicati

SM $35.10 7.6 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA

XOM $162.14 7.6 HOLD Oil & Gas Integrated EA NH

AMAT $474.25 7.5 WATCH Semiconductor Equipm EA

OVV $60.51 7.5 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA

CVX $205.65 7.5 HOLD Oil & Gas Integrated EA NH

EOG $142.86 7.5 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

AVGO $350.36 7.4 HOLD Semiconductors EA

DDOG $256.92 7.0 HOLD Software - Applicati EA

FANG $189.01 6.9 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA

CRWD $259.67 6.9 HOLD Software - Infrastru NH

PANW $389.92 6.7 HOLD Software - Infrastru NH

MGY $24.74 6.6 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P EA

GEV $955.04 6.5 HOLD Specialty Industrial EA

NBIS $243.48 6.4 AVOID Internet Content & I

CHRD $140.02 6.3 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P

ORCL $139.54 6.3 AVOID Software - Infrastru EA

MTDR $52.97 6.2 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P EA

ZS $214.64 6.0 WATCH Software - Infrastru

LITE $929.04 6.0 AVOID Communication Equipm

NOW $137.78 5.8 AVOID Software - Applicati

QCOM $194.26 5.6 AVOID Semiconductors

CDNS $322.00 5.6 AVOID Software - Applicati EA

VRT $245.30 5.5 AVOID Electrical Equipment EA

KLAC $187.11 5.2 AVOID Semiconductor Equipm

CRC $52.43 5.2 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P EA

COHR $290.61 5.2 AVOID Scientific & Technic

PWR $643.50 5.0 AVOID Engineering & Constr EA

SNPS $424.91 4.9 AVOID Software - Infrastru EA

ADBE $238.93 4.7 AVOID Software - Applicati

SLB $51.43 4.3 AVOID Oil & Gas Equipment

HAL $32.76 3.5 AVOID Oil & Gas Equipment

CEG $261.62 2.0 AVOID Utilities - Independ

Charts — Top Picks

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

TSM BUY

9.8

MU WAIT-EARN

9.7

AMD BUY

9.5

DELL BUY

9.2

SMCI BUY

9.2

FTNT BUY

9.1

NVDA WATCH

8.9

CRDO BUY

8.8

AAPL HOLD

8.7

MPC BUY

8.7

Action Summary

Uptrend Under Pressure

Buy candidates

Waiting for market confirmation

TSM 9.8

AMD 9.5

DELL 9.2

SMCI 9.2

FTNT 9.1

Watch list

Not yet actionable

NVDA WATCH · 8.9

AAPL HOLD · 8.7

ANET WATCH · 8.7

COP HOLD · 8.3

LRCX WATCH · 8.2

Avoid

Failing CAN SLIM tests

MGY NBIS ORCL MTDR 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