CAN SLIM Daily Briefing

Today's Marching Orders

Uptrend Under Pressure

Be selective · tighten stops · smaller size

VIX

16

Rally Attempt

Day 3

Support

$758.79

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

$463–$487

Stop Loss

$446.94

02 FTNT

Buy now

Buy Zone

$175–$185

Stop Loss

$169.40

03 AMD

Buy now

Buy Zone

$613–$645

Stop Loss

$581.21

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 3

O'Neil Says

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

Rally Day

3

Started

2026-10-01

Dark-Pool Regime

Is smart money accumulating?

Context only · not a signal

ACCUMULATING DIX at its 88th percentile of the past year

DIX (5-day SMA)

above 0.45 · accumulation

0.479 (0.478)

1-year percentile

—

88th

GEX

high · moves dampened

$8.29B (86th %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 2026-10-05 · 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 · 5 Strong · 3 Laggards

Top 10 — best for buying

1 Semiconductors SMH

2 Technology XLK

3 Oil & Gas E&P XOP

4 Software - Infrastructure IGV

5 Energy XLE

6 Auto Manufacturers CARZ

7 Copper COPX

8 Steel SLX

9 Biotechnology XBI

10 Oil & Gas Equipment & Services OIH

Bottom 5 — avoid

23 Medical Devices 43

24 Utilities - Renewable 42

25 Home Improvement Retail 39

26 Utilities 33

27 Aerospace & Defense 31

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

The AI Focus List

Top 10 opportunities, ranked

RankTickerScoreSectorRSSignalsActionStop

1 TSM 9.9 Semiconductors 89 EA NH WATCH $447

2 FTNT 9.6 Software - Infrastru 80 EA NH BUY $169

3 AMD 9.5 Semiconductors 89 EA NH BUY $581

4 NVDA 9.2 Semiconductors 89 EA NH WATCH $220

5 MU 9.2 Semiconductors 89 EA BUY $1,097

6 DELL 9.2 Computer Hardware 85 EA NH BUY $520

7 SMCI 9.2 Computer Hardware 85 EA BUY $51

8 VLO 8.9 Oil & Gas Refining & 79 EA NH BUY $386

9 LRCX 8.8 Semiconductor Equipm 85 EA WATCH $383

10 MSFT 8.8 Software - Infrastru 80 NH BUY $484

Top 3 Deep Dive

The trade plan, ticket-ready

TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manu

Semiconductors · RS 89 · Now

Score

9.9

Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 89

Current

$485.80

52W High

$487.44

Buy Zone

$463–$487

Away

-4.7%

Entry

$485.80

Stop −8%

$446.94

Target +20%

$582.96

Buy trigger — all must be true

1 Price enters the buy zone $463–$487

2 Volume 50%+ above average on the move

3 Market turns GREEN or YELLOW

Do not buy if

× Price enters zone but reverses below $476.08

× Volume is weak / unconfirmed

× Market turns RED

Order ticket

BUY 20 TSM LMT 488.23
STOP LOSS: $446.94

Reverses below $476.08 = invalid. 0.3% below 52-week high.

FTNT Fortinet, Inc.

Software - Infrastru · RS 80 · Now

Score

9.6

Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 80

Current

$184.13

52W High

$184.61

Buy Zone

$175–$185

Away

-4.8%

Entry

$184.13

Stop −8%

$169.40

Target +20%

$220.96

Buy trigger — all must be true

1 Price enters the buy zone $175–$185

2 Volume 50%+ above average on the move

3 Market turns GREEN or YELLOW

Do not buy if

× Price enters zone but reverses below $180.45

× Volume is weak / unconfirmed

× Market turns RED

Order ticket

BUY 54 FTNT LMT 185.05
STOP LOSS: $169.40

Reverses below $180.45 = invalid. 0.3% 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

$631.75

52W High

$645.46

Buy Zone

$613–$645

Away

-2.9%

Entry

$631.75

Stop −8%

$581.21

Target +20%

$758.10

Buy trigger — all must be true

1 Price enters the buy zone $613–$645

2 Volume 50%+ above average on the move

3 Market turns GREEN or YELLOW

Do not buy if

× Price enters zone but reverses below $619.12

× Volume is weak / unconfirmed

× Market turns RED

Order ticket

BUY 15 AMD LMT 634.91
STOP LOSS: $581.21

Reverses below $619.12 = invalid. 2.1% 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 $485.80 9.9 WAIT-EARN Semiconductors EA NH

FTNT $184.13 9.6 BUY Software - Infrastru EA NH

AMD $631.75 9.5 BUY Semiconductors EA NH

NVDA $238.90 9.2 HOLD Semiconductors EA NH

MU $1,063.96 9.2 BUY Semiconductors EA

DELL $552.29 9.2 BUY Computer Hardware EA NH

SMCI $43.19 9.2 BUY Computer Hardware EA

VLO $419.33 8.9 BUY Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH

LRCX $345.80 8.8 HOLD Semiconductor Equipm EA

MSFT $525.18 8.8 BUY Software - Infrastru NH

CRDO $212.48 8.8 BUY Semiconductors EA

MPC $433.47 8.7 BUY Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH

PSX $269.72 8.5 HOLD Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH

ANET $206.90 8.4 WATCH Computer Hardware EA NH

CRM $229.79 8.3 HOLD Software - Applicati

AMAT $542.28 8.2 HOLD Semiconductor Equipm EA

AAPL $332.89 8.2 WATCH Consumer Electronics NH

PR $22.23 8.1 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

OXY $58.31 8.0 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA

DDOG $276.42 7.9 HOLD Software - Applicati EA NH

COP $128.40 7.9 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

HPE $68.36 7.9 WATCH Communication Equipm EA NH

SM $35.05 7.6 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P EA

XOM $164.00 7.6 HOLD Oil & Gas Integrated EA NH

CVX $206.47 7.6 HOLD Oil & Gas Integrated EA NH

INTC $116.19 7.5 WATCH Semiconductors

EOG $144.08 7.5 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

AVGO $362.51 7.4 HOLD Semiconductors EA

OVV $60.95 7.4 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

CRWD $272.67 7.3 HOLD Software - Infrastru NH

DVN $47.98 7.2 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

PANW $406.76 7.2 HOLD Software - Infrastru NH

COHR $333.64 6.8 WATCH Scientific & Technic

ORCL $142.48 6.7 AVOID Software - Infrastru EA

SNPS $488.47 6.7 WATCH Software - Infrastru EA NH

PWR $683.42 6.7 WATCH Engineering & Constr EA

MGY $24.00 6.6 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P EA

FANG $184.08 6.5 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA

GEV $990.00 6.5 HOLD Specialty Industrial EA

NBIS $232.57 6.4 AVOID Internet Content & I

CHRD $139.11 6.3 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P

NOW $136.08 6.3 AVOID Software - Applicati

KLAC $206.85 6.2 AVOID Semiconductor Equipm

MTDR $53.01 6.2 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P EA

ZS $201.80 6.2 WATCH Software - Infrastru

CDNS $353.48 6.2 AVOID Software - Applicati EA

LITE $1,091.67 6.0 AVOID Communication Equipm NH

VRT $253.62 5.9 WATCH Electrical Equipment EA

QCOM $180.79 5.5 AVOID Semiconductors

ADBE $238.78 5.2 AVOID Software - Applicati

CRC $53.01 5.1 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P EA

HAL $32.78 3.9 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas Equipment

SLB $50.28 3.2 AVOID Oil & Gas Equipment

CEG $267.62 2.1 AVOID Utilities - Independ

Charts — Top Picks

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

TSM WAIT-EARN

9.9

FTNT BUY

9.6

AMD BUY

9.5

NVDA HOLD

9.2

MU BUY

9.2

DELL BUY

9.2

SMCI BUY

9.2

VLO BUY

8.9

LRCX HOLD

8.8

MSFT BUY

8.8

Action Summary

Uptrend Under Pressure

Buy candidates

Waiting for market confirmation

FTNT 9.6

AMD 9.5

MU 9.2

DELL 9.2

SMCI 9.2

Watch list

Not yet actionable

NVDA HOLD · 9.2

LRCX HOLD · 8.8

PSX HOLD · 8.5

ANET WATCH · 8.4

CRM HOLD · 8.3

Avoid

Failing CAN SLIM tests

SM ORCL MGY NBIS NOW

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