CAN SLIM Daily Briefing

Today's Marching Orders

Uptrend Under Pressure

Be selective · tighten stops · smaller size

VIX

15

Rally Attempt

Day 1

Support

$766.29

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

$607–$639

Stop Loss

$580.18

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 1

O'Neil Says

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

Rally Day

1

Started

2026-09-25

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

0.482 (0.474)

1-year percentile

—

90th

GEX

high · moves dampened

$7.64B (79th %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 2026-09-25 · 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 · 8 Strong · 4 Laggards

Top 10 — best for buying

1 Semiconductors SMH

2 Technology XLK

3 Energy XLE

4 Oil & Gas E&P XOP

5 Software - Infrastructure IGV

6 Copper COPX

7 Auto Manufacturers CARZ

8 Gold GDX

9 Steel SLX

10 Biotechnology XBI

Bottom 5 — avoid

23 Medical Devices 41

24 Aerospace & Defense 36

25 Utilities - Renewable 35

26 Home Improvement Retail 33

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 $580

4 SMCI 9.4 Computer Hardware 83 EA BUY $51

5 FTNT 9.1 Software - Infrastru 76 EA NH BUY $160

6 DELL 9.1 Computer Hardware 83 EA NH BUY $520

7 AAPL 9.0 Consumer Electronics 83 NH WATCH $314

8 CRDO 8.9 Semiconductors 87 EA BUY $270

9 NVDA 8.7 Semiconductors 87 EA NH WATCH $207

10 MSFT 8.7 Software - Infrastru 76 NH BUY $484

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

$450.61

52W High

$479.00

Buy Zone

$455–$479

Away

+1.0%

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. 5.9% below 52-week high.

MU Micron Technology, Inc.

Semiconductors · RS 87 · Approaching

Score

9.7

Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating RS 87

Current

$1,082.28

52W High

$1,255.00

Buy Zone

$1,192–$1,255

Away

+10.2%

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. 13.8% 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

$630.63

52W High

$638.95

Buy Zone

$607–$639

Away

-3.7%

Entry

$630.63

Stop −8%

$580.18

Target +20%

$756.76

Buy trigger — all must be true

1 Price enters the buy zone $607–$639

2 Volume 50%+ above average on the move

3 Market turns GREEN or YELLOW

Do not buy if

× Price enters zone but reverses below $618.02

× Volume is weak / unconfirmed

× Market turns RED

Order ticket

BUY 15 AMD LMT 633.78
STOP LOSS: $580.18

Reverses below $618.02 = invalid. 1.3% 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 $450.61 9.8 BUY Semiconductors EA NH

MU $1,082.28 9.7 WAIT-EARN Semiconductors EA

AMD $630.63 9.5 BUY Semiconductors EA NH

SMCI $43.26 9.4 BUY Computer Hardware EA

FTNT $173.46 9.1 BUY Software - Infrastru EA NH

DELL $562.89 9.1 BUY Computer Hardware EA NH

AAPL $341.07 9.0 HOLD Consumer Electronics NH

CRDO $210.97 8.9 BUY Semiconductors EA

NVDA $225.07 8.7 WATCH Semiconductors EA NH

MSFT $516.17 8.7 BUY Software - Infrastru NH

ANET $206.55 8.7 WATCH Computer Hardware EA NH

MPC $393.52 8.6 BUY Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH

PSX $255.75 8.6 BUY Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH

VLO $387.18 8.5 BUY Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH

LRCX $315.21 8.3 WATCH Semiconductor Equipm EA

INTC $123.00 7.9 HOLD Semiconductors

HPE $62.94 7.9 WATCH Communication Equipm EA NH

CRM $234.02 7.8 HOLD Software - Applicati

AMAT $485.00 7.5 WATCH Semiconductor Equipm EA

XOM $160.59 7.5 HOLD Oil & Gas Integrated EA NH

CVX $204.45 7.5 HOLD Oil & Gas Integrated EA NH

AVGO $352.81 7.3 HOLD Semiconductors EA

PR $21.36 7.3 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA

DDOG $268.13 7.3 HOLD Software - Applicati EA NH

COP $127.30 7.1 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA

EOG $140.35 7.0 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

OXY $56.86 7.0 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA

SM $33.91 7.0 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P EA

OVV $60.13 6.7 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA

CRWD $252.13 6.7 HOLD Software - Infrastru NH

DVN $47.05 6.5 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA

GEV $957.63 6.5 HOLD Specialty Industrial EA

PANW $374.74 6.4 HOLD Software - Infrastru NH

NBIS $237.33 6.4 AVOID Internet Content & I

QCOM $201.97 6.3 AVOID Semiconductors

FANG $186.67 6.3 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA

ORCL $137.10 6.2 AVOID Software - Infrastru EA

MGY $24.11 6.1 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P EA

CDNS $326.13 6.0 AVOID Software - Applicati EA

LITE $941.65 6.0 WATCH Communication Equipm

NOW $135.62 5.8 AVOID Software - Applicati

ZS $193.05 5.8 WATCH Software - Infrastru

VRT $253.28 5.8 WATCH Electrical Equipment EA

PWR $649.13 5.5 AVOID Engineering & Constr EA

MTDR $51.55 5.3 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P EA

COHR $295.83 5.3 AVOID Scientific & Technic

KLAC $187.92 5.2 AVOID Semiconductor Equipm

CHRD $136.27 5.1 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P

SNPS $425.76 4.9 AVOID Software - Infrastru EA

CRC $52.51 4.8 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P EA

ADBE $235.47 4.7 AVOID Software - Applicati

SLB $51.54 4.3 AVOID Oil & Gas Equipment

HAL $32.76 3.6 AVOID Oil & Gas Equipment

CEG $263.27 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

SMCI BUY

9.4

FTNT BUY

9.1

DELL BUY

9.1

AAPL HOLD

9.0

CRDO BUY

8.9

NVDA WATCH

8.7

MSFT BUY

8.7

Action Summary

Uptrend Under Pressure

Buy candidates

Waiting for market confirmation

TSM 9.8

AMD 9.5

SMCI 9.4

FTNT 9.1

DELL 9.1

Watch list

Not yet actionable

AAPL HOLD · 9.0

NVDA WATCH · 8.7

ANET WATCH · 8.7

LRCX WATCH · 8.3

INTC HOLD · 7.9

Avoid

Failing CAN SLIM tests

SM NBIS QCOM ORCL MGY

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