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 TSM

Buy now

Buy Zone

$455–$479

Stop Loss

$420.38

02 AMD

Buy now

Buy Zone

$607–$639

Stop Loss

$558.96

03 ANET

Alert $204

Buy Zone

$204–$215

Stop Loss

$187.81

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 80th percentile of the past year

DIX (5-day SMA)

above 0.45 · accumulation

0.469 (0.473)

1-year percentile

—

80th

GEX

mid-range

$4.98B (33rd %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 2026-09-29 · 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 · 4 Laggards

Top 10 — best for buying

1 Semiconductors SMH

2 Technology XLK

3 Energy XLE

4 Oil & Gas E&P XOP

5 Auto Manufacturers CARZ

6 Copper COPX

7 Software - Infrastructure IGV

8 Biotechnology XBI

9 Steel SLX

10 Healthcare XLV

Bottom 5 — avoid

23 Consumer Cyclical 40

24 Home Improvement Retail 34

25 Utilities - Renewable 34

26 Aerospace & Defense 33

27 Utilities 32

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

The AI Focus List

Top 10 opportunities, ranked

RankTickerScoreSectorRSSignalsActionStop

1 TSM 9.9 Semiconductors 87 EA NH BUY $420

2 AMD 9.3 Semiconductors 87 EA NH BUY $559

3 ANET 9.2 Computer Hardware 82 EA NH BUY $188

4 NVDA 9.1 Semiconductors 87 EA NH WATCH $209

5 DELL 9.1 Computer Hardware 82 EA NH BUY $520

6 MU 9.0 Semiconductors 87 EA WATCH $1,097

7 SMCI 8.9 Computer Hardware 82 EA BUY $51

8 LRCX 8.7 Semiconductor Equipm 82 EA WATCH $383

9 AAPL 8.6 Consumer Electronics 82 NH WATCH $303

10 MPC 8.6 Oil & Gas Refining & 79 EA NH BUY $377

Top 3 Deep Dive

The trade plan, ticket-ready

TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manu

Semiconductors · RS 87 · Now

Score

9.9

Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 87

Current

$456.94

52W High

$479.00

Buy Zone

$455–$479

Away

-0.4%

Entry

$456.94

Stop −8%

$420.38

Target +20%

$548.33

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 $447.80

× Volume is weak / unconfirmed

× Market turns RED

Order ticket

BUY 21 TSM LMT 459.22
STOP LOSS: $420.38

Reverses below $447.80 = invalid. 4.6% below 52-week high.

AMD Advanced Micro Devices, I

Semiconductors · RS 87 · Now

Score

9.3

Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 87

Current

$607.57

52W High

$639.00

Buy Zone

$607–$639

Away

-0.1%

Entry

$607.57

Stop −8%

$558.96

Target +20%

$729.08

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 $595.42

× Volume is weak / unconfirmed

× Market turns RED

Order ticket

BUY 16 AMD LMT 610.61
STOP LOSS: $558.96

Reverses below $595.42 = invalid. 4.9% below 52-week high.

ANET Arista Networks, Inc.

Computer Hardware · RS 82 · Approaching

Score

9.2

Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 82

Current

$202.86

52W High

$214.89

Buy Zone

$204–$215

Away

+0.6%

Entry

$204.15

Stop −8%

$187.81

Target +20%

$244.97

Buy trigger — all must be true

1 Price enters the buy zone $204–$215

2 Volume 50%+ above average on the move

3 Market turns GREEN or YELLOW

Do not buy if

× Price enters zone but reverses below $200.06

× Volume is weak / unconfirmed

× Market turns RED

Order ticket

BUY 48 ANET LMT 205.17
STOP LOSS: $187.81

Reverses below $200.06 = invalid. 5.6% below 52-week high.

Watchlist Scan

46 stocks, scored on all 7 CAN SLIM tests

EA Earnings accel NH Near 52W high

TickerPriceScoreCAN SLIMVerdictSectorSignals

TSM $456.94 9.9 BUY Semiconductors EA NH

AMD $607.57 9.3 BUY Semiconductors EA NH

ANET $202.86 9.2 BUY Computer Hardware EA NH

NVDA $227.21 9.1 HOLD Semiconductors EA NH

DELL $539.59 9.1 BUY Computer Hardware EA NH

MU $1,065.08 9.0 WAIT-EARN Semiconductors EA

SMCI $41.02 8.9 BUY Computer Hardware EA

LRCX $323.86 8.7 HOLD Semiconductor Equipm EA

AAPL $329.40 8.6 WATCH Consumer Electronics NH

MPC $392.03 8.6 BUY Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH

PSX $252.25 8.6 BUY Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH

MSFT $508.96 8.5 BUY Software - Infrastru NH

CRDO $192.35 8.5 BUY Semiconductors EA

VLO $387.72 8.4 BUY Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH

CVX $204.38 8.0 BUY Oil & Gas Integrated EA NH

HPE $61.49 8.0 WATCH Communication Equipm EA NH

AMAT $512.01 7.9 HOLD Semiconductor Equipm EA

INTC $115.93 7.5 WATCH Semiconductors

XOM $161.35 7.5 HOLD Oil & Gas Integrated EA NH

AVGO $355.10 7.4 HOLD Semiconductors EA

CRM $225.31 7.4 WATCH Software - Applicati

PR $21.20 7.3 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA

EOG $139.66 7.2 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

OXY $54.94 7.0 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA

SM $33.11 7.0 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA

COP $125.44 6.8 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA

OVV $58.83 6.7 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA

DVN $46.60 6.5 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA

GEV $962.49 6.5 HOLD Specialty Industrial EA

NBIS $237.35 6.4 AVOID Internet Content & I

ORCL $137.79 6.3 AVOID Software - Infrastru EA

MGY $23.60 6.0 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P EA

LITE $973.49 5.8 WATCH Communication Equipm

QCOM $184.10 5.7 AVOID Semiconductors

KLAC $196.53 5.6 AVOID Semiconductor Equipm

FANG $183.95 5.6 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA

CHRD $134.41 5.5 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P

VRT $248.34 5.5 AVOID Electrical Equipment EA

PWR $651.79 5.5 AVOID Engineering & Constr EA

MTDR $50.69 5.3 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P EA

COHR $292.21 5.3 AVOID Scientific & Technic

CRC $51.09 4.8 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P EA

ADBE $233.17 4.7 AVOID Software - Applicati

SLB $49.87 4.4 AVOID Oil & Gas Equipment

HAL $31.54 4.4 AVOID Oil & Gas Equipment

CEG $264.58 2.0 AVOID Utilities - Independ

Charts — Top Picks

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

TSM BUY

9.9

AMD BUY

9.3

ANET BUY

9.2

NVDA HOLD

9.1

DELL BUY

9.1

MU WAIT-EARN

9.0

SMCI BUY

8.9

LRCX HOLD

8.7

AAPL WATCH

8.6

MPC BUY

8.6

Action Summary

Uptrend Under Pressure

Buy candidates

Waiting for market confirmation

TSM 9.9

AMD 9.3

ANET 9.2

DELL 9.1

SMCI 8.9

Watch list

Not yet actionable

NVDA HOLD · 9.1

LRCX HOLD · 8.7

AAPL WATCH · 8.6

HPE WATCH · 8.0

AMAT HOLD · 7.9

Avoid

Failing CAN SLIM tests

NBIS ORCL MGY QCOM KLAC

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