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

$419.69

02 AMD

Buy now

Buy Zone

$607–$639

Stop Loss

$562.82

03 NVDA

Buy now

Buy Zone

$225–$237

Stop Loss

$210.11

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 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 85th percentile of the past year

DIX (5-day SMA)

above 0.45 · accumulation

0.475 (0.474)

1-year percentile

—

85th

GEX

mid-range

$5.67B (46th %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 2026-09-30 · 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: 4 Leaders · 6 Strong · 3 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 Software - Infrastructure IGV

7 Biotechnology XBI

8 Copper COPX

9 Oil & Gas Equipment & Services OIH

10 Steel SLX

Bottom 5 — avoid

23 Medical Devices 43

24 Utilities - Renewable 41

25 Home Improvement Retail 36

26 Aerospace & Defense 33

27 Utilities 31

“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 89 EA NH WATCH $420

2 AMD 9.5 Semiconductors 89 EA NH BUY $563

3 NVDA 9.2 Semiconductors 89 EA NH WATCH $210

4 DELL 9.2 Computer Hardware 85 EA NH BUY $520

5 ANET 9.2 Computer Hardware 85 EA NH BUY $188

6 PSX 9.1 Oil & Gas Refining & 81 EA NH BUY $242

7 MPC 9.0 Oil & Gas Refining & 81 EA NH BUY $377

8 SMCI 9.0 Computer Hardware 85 EA BUY $51

9 MU 8.9 Semiconductors 89 EA WATCH $1,097

10 VLO 8.9 Oil & Gas Refining & 81 EA NH BUY $366

Top 3 Deep Dive

The trade plan, ticket-ready

TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manu

Semiconductors · RS 89 · Now

Score

9.8

Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 89

Current

$456.19

52W High

$479.00

Buy Zone

$455–$479

Away

-0.2%

Entry

$456.19

Stop −8%

$419.69

Target +20%

$547.43

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 $447.07

× Volume is weak / unconfirmed

× Market turns RED

Order ticket

BUY 21 TSM LMT 458.47
STOP LOSS: $419.69

Reverses below $447.07 = invalid. 4.8% below 52-week high.

AMD Advanced Micro Devices, I

Semiconductors · RS 89 · Now

Score

9.5

Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 89

Current

$611.76

52W High

$639.00

Buy Zone

$607–$639

Away

-0.8%

Entry

$611.76

Stop −8%

$562.82

Target +20%

$734.11

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 $599.52

× Volume is weak / unconfirmed

× Market turns RED

Order ticket

BUY 16 AMD LMT 614.82
STOP LOSS: $562.82

Reverses below $599.52 = invalid. 4.3% below 52-week high.

NVDA NVIDIA Corporation

Semiconductors · RS 89 · Now

Score

9.2

Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 89

Current

$228.38

52W High

$236.54

Buy Zone

$225–$237

Away

-1.6%

Entry

$228.38

Stop −8%

$210.11

Target +20%

$274.06

Buy trigger — all must be true

1 Price enters the buy zone $225–$237

2 Volume 50%+ above average on the move

3 Market turns GREEN or YELLOW

Do not buy if

× Price enters zone but reverses below $223.81

× Volume is weak / unconfirmed

× Market turns RED

Order ticket

BUY 43 NVDA LMT 229.52
STOP LOSS: $210.11

Reverses below $223.81 = invalid. 3.4% 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 $456.19 9.8 WAIT-EARN Semiconductors EA NH

AMD $611.76 9.5 BUY Semiconductors EA NH

NVDA $228.38 9.2 HOLD Semiconductors EA NH

DELL $537.95 9.2 BUY Computer Hardware EA NH

ANET $203.59 9.2 BUY Computer Hardware EA NH

PSX $255.31 9.1 BUY Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH

MPC $395.42 9.0 BUY Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH

SMCI $41.07 9.0 BUY Computer Hardware EA

MU $1,065.11 8.9 WAIT-EARN Semiconductors EA

VLO $387.61 8.9 BUY Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH

CRDO $194.79 8.8 BUY Semiconductors EA

LRCX $328.51 8.6 HOLD Semiconductor Equipm EA

MSFT $512.90 8.6 BUY Software - Infrastru NH

XOM $162.75 8.5 BUY Oil & Gas Integrated EA NH

AAPL $333.02 8.1 WATCH Consumer Electronics NH

CVX $204.21 8.1 BUY Oil & Gas Integrated EA NH

HPE $63.89 8.0 HOLD Communication Equipm EA NH

AMAT $511.38 7.9 HOLD Semiconductor Equipm EA

CRM $229.57 7.8 HOLD Software - Applicati

COP $125.15 7.7 BUY Oil & Gas E&P EA

EOG $137.76 7.7 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA

SM $33.78 7.6 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA

INTC $120.23 7.5 WATCH Semiconductors

OXY $55.32 7.5 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA

AVGO $351.19 7.4 HOLD Semiconductors EA

PR $21.12 7.4 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA

DVN $46.04 7.0 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA

OVV $57.82 6.9 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA

FANG $183.81 6.5 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA

MGY $23.49 6.5 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P EA

GEV $950.49 6.5 HOLD Specialty Industrial EA

NBIS $235.88 6.4 AVOID Internet Content & I

ORCL $137.30 6.2 AVOID Software - Infrastru EA

KLAC $194.93 6.0 AVOID Semiconductor Equipm

CHRD $134.07 6.0 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P

MTDR $51.58 5.9 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P EA

LITE $971.26 5.8 WATCH Communication Equipm

QCOM $184.04 5.7 AVOID Semiconductors

COHR $287.81 5.7 AVOID Scientific & Technic

VRT $241.31 5.5 AVOID Electrical Equipment EA

PWR $642.51 5.5 AVOID Engineering & Constr EA

CRC $50.80 5.2 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P EA

ADBE $239.94 4.7 AVOID Software - Applicati

HAL $31.80 4.4 AVOID Oil & Gas Equipment

SLB $48.72 4.2 AVOID Oil & Gas Equipment

CEG $254.02 2.2 AVOID Utilities - Independ

Charts — Top Picks

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

TSM WAIT-EARN

9.8

AMD BUY

9.5

NVDA HOLD

9.2

DELL BUY

9.2

ANET BUY

9.2

PSX BUY

9.1

MPC BUY

9.0

SMCI BUY

9.0

MU WAIT-EARN

8.9

VLO BUY

8.9

Action Summary

Uptrend Under Pressure

Buy candidates

Waiting for market confirmation

AMD 9.5

DELL 9.2

ANET 9.2

PSX 9.1

MPC 9.0

Watch list

Not yet actionable

NVDA HOLD · 9.2

LRCX HOLD · 8.6

AAPL WATCH · 8.1

HPE HOLD · 8.0

AMAT HOLD · 7.9

Avoid

Failing CAN SLIM tests

MGY NBIS ORCL KLAC MTDR

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