CAN SLIM Daily Briefing

Today's Marching Orders

Uptrend Under Pressure

Be selective · tighten stops · smaller size

VIX

16

Rally Attempt

Day 0

Support

$766.29

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 AMD

Buy now

Buy Zone

$607–$639

Stop Loss

$559.24

02 TSM

Alert $455

Buy Zone

$455–$479

Stop Loss

$418.65

03 SMCI

Watchlist

Buy Zone

$56–$59

Stop Loss

$51.37

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

2026-09-25

Dark-Pool Regime

Is smart money accumulating?

Context only · not a signal

ACCUMULATING DIX at its 81st percentile of the past year

DIX (5-day SMA)

above 0.45 · accumulation

0.470 (0.475)

1-year percentile

—

81st

GEX

mid-range

$4.68B (29th %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 2026-09-28 · 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 · 9 Strong · 5 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 Biotechnology XBI

8 Auto Manufacturers CARZ

9 Healthcare XLV

10 Oil & Gas Equipment & Services OIH

Bottom 5 — avoid

23 Consumer Cyclical 38

24 Aerospace & Defense 34

25 Home Improvement Retail 33

26 Utilities - Renewable 31

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 AMD 9.4 Semiconductors 86 EA NH BUY $559

2 TSM 9.4 Semiconductors 86 EA NH WATCH $419

3 SMCI 9.3 Computer Hardware 81 EA BUY $51

4 NVDA 9.2 Semiconductors 86 EA NH WATCH $211

5 MU 9.2 Semiconductors 86 EA WATCH $1,097

6 FTNT 9.1 Software - Infrastru 75 EA NH BUY $162

7 DELL 9.1 Computer Hardware 81 EA NH BUY $520

8 AAPL 8.7 Consumer Electronics 81 NH WATCH $311

9 PSX 8.7 Oil & Gas Refining & 78 EA NH BUY $242

10 ANET 8.7 Computer Hardware 81 EA NH WATCH $189

Top 3 Deep Dive

The trade plan, ticket-ready

AMD Advanced Micro Devices, I

Semiconductors · RS 86 · Now

Score

9.4

Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 86

Current

$607.87

52W High

$639.00

Buy Zone

$607–$639

Away

-0.1%

Entry

$607.87

Stop −8%

$559.24

Target +20%

$729.44

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 $595.71

× Volume is weak / unconfirmed

× Market turns RED

Order ticket

BUY 16 AMD LMT 610.91
STOP LOSS: $559.24

Reverses below $595.71 = invalid. 4.9% below 52-week high.

TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manu

Semiconductors · RS 86 · Approaching

Score

9.4

Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 86

Current

$452.88

52W High

$479.00

Buy Zone

$455–$479

Away

+0.5%

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. 5.5% below 52-week high.

SMCI Super Micro Computer, Inc

Computer Hardware · RS 81 · Far

Score

9.3

Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating RS 81

Current

$41.78

52W High

$58.78

Buy Zone

$56–$59

Away

+33.7%

Entry

$55.84

Stop −8%

$51.37

Target +20%

$67.01

Buy trigger — all must be true

1 Price enters the buy zone $56–$59

2 Volume 50%+ above average on the move

3 Market turns GREEN or YELLOW

Do not buy if

× Price enters zone but reverses below $54.72

× Volume is weak / unconfirmed

× Market turns RED

Order ticket

BUY 179 SMCI LMT 56.12
STOP LOSS: $51.37

Reverses below $54.72 = invalid. 28.9% below 52-week high.

Watchlist Scan

54 stocks, scored on all 7 CAN SLIM tests

EA Earnings accel NH Near 52W high

TickerPriceScoreCAN SLIMVerdictSectorSignals

AMD $607.87 9.4 BUY Semiconductors EA NH

TSM $452.88 9.4 HOLD Semiconductors EA NH

SMCI $41.78 9.3 BUY Computer Hardware EA

NVDA $228.86 9.2 HOLD Semiconductors EA NH

MU $1,053.98 9.2 WAIT-EARN Semiconductors EA

FTNT $176.33 9.1 BUY Software - Infrastru EA NH

DELL $543.43 9.1 BUY Computer Hardware EA NH

AAPL $338.40 8.7 HOLD Consumer Electronics NH

PSX $253.55 8.7 BUY Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH

ANET $204.92 8.7 WATCH Computer Hardware EA NH

MSFT $509.22 8.6 BUY Software - Infrastru NH

MPC $389.44 8.6 BUY Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH

VLO $389.57 8.5 BUY Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH

CRDO $192.67 8.5 BUY Semiconductors EA

LRCX $314.47 8.4 HOLD Semiconductor Equipm EA

CVX $206.37 7.9 BUY Oil & Gas Integrated EA NH

HPE $62.63 7.9 WATCH Communication Equipm EA NH

XOM $162.52 7.6 HOLD Oil & Gas Integrated EA NH

INTC $116.03 7.5 WATCH Semiconductors

AMAT $486.76 7.5 WATCH Semiconductor Equipm EA

CRM $227.27 7.4 WATCH Software - Applicati

PR $21.30 7.3 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA

EOG $140.63 7.2 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

DDOG $268.70 7.2 HOLD Software - Applicati EA NH

AVGO $349.57 7.0 WATCH Semiconductors EA

OXY $56.10 7.0 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA

SM $33.55 7.0 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA

COP $126.04 6.8 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA

PANW $392.09 6.8 HOLD Software - Infrastru NH

CRWD $259.25 6.8 HOLD Software - Infrastru NH

DVN $46.73 6.5 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA

GEV $949.77 6.5 HOLD Specialty Industrial EA

FANG $185.23 6.4 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA

OVV $59.53 6.4 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA

NBIS $231.88 6.4 AVOID Internet Content & I

QCOM $187.48 6.2 AVOID Semiconductors

ORCL $132.60 6.2 AVOID Software - Infrastru EA

MGY $23.71 6.0 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P EA

CDNS $326.70 6.0 AVOID Software - Applicati EA

ZS $199.39 5.8 WATCH Software - Infrastru

LITE $921.32 5.8 AVOID Communication Equipm

CHRD $135.15 5.5 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P

VRT $244.04 5.5 AVOID Electrical Equipment EA

PWR $644.36 5.4 AVOID Engineering & Constr EA

MTDR $51.45 5.3 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P EA

KLAC $189.17 5.2 AVOID Semiconductor Equipm

NOW $131.45 5.1 AVOID Software - Applicati

SLB $51.49 4.9 AVOID Oil & Gas Equipment

COHR $282.45 4.9 AVOID Scientific & Technic

ADBE $231.01 4.7 AVOID Software - Applicati

CRC $51.84 4.6 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P EA

SNPS $417.61 4.6 AVOID Software - Infrastru EA

HAL $32.43 4.3 AVOID Oil & Gas Equipment

CEG $260.43 2.1 AVOID Utilities - Independ

Charts — Top Picks

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

AMD BUY

9.4

TSM HOLD

9.4

SMCI BUY

9.3

NVDA HOLD

9.2

MU WAIT-EARN

9.2

FTNT BUY

9.1

DELL BUY

9.1

AAPL HOLD

8.7

PSX BUY

8.7

ANET WATCH

8.7

Action Summary

Uptrend Under Pressure

Buy candidates

Waiting for market confirmation

AMD 9.4

SMCI 9.3

FTNT 9.1

DELL 9.1

PSX 8.7

Watch list

Not yet actionable

TSM HOLD · 9.4

NVDA HOLD · 9.2

AAPL HOLD · 8.7

ANET WATCH · 8.7

LRCX HOLD · 8.4

Avoid

Failing CAN SLIM tests

NBIS QCOM ORCL MGY CDNS

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