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CAN SLIM Daily Briefing
William O'Neil's CAN SLIM System
2026-10-07
Generated 2026-10-07 03:59
YELLOW · SELECTIVE
Today's Marching Orders
Uptrend Under Pressure
Be selective · tighten stops · smaller size
VIX
15
Rally Attempt
Day 4
Support
$758.79
Distribution Days
8
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
$443.72
02 FTNT
Buy now
Buy Zone
$183–$192
Stop Loss
$175.97
03 AMD
Buy now
Buy Zone
$626–$659
Stop Loss
$597.47

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 4
O'Neil Says

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

Rally Day
4
Started
2026-10-01
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
0.483 (0.481)
1-year percentile
—
90th
GEX
high · moves dampened
$8.63B (91st %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.

DIX regime chart
as of 2026-10-06 · 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: 5 Leaders · 3 Strong · 4 Laggards
Top 10 — best for buying
1 Semiconductors SMH
88
2 Technology XLK
85
3 Oil & Gas E&P XOP
85
4 Energy XLE
83
5 Software - Infrastructure IGV
82
6 Auto Manufacturers CARZ
75
7 Copper COPX
72
8 Steel SLX
70
9 Oil & Gas Midstream AMLP
68
10 Oil & Gas Equipment & Services OIH
67
Bottom 5 — avoid
23 Utilities - Renewable 42
24 Medical Devices 39
25 Utilities 38
26 Home Improvement Retail 38
27 Aerospace & Defense 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 88 EA NH WATCH $444
2 FTNT 9.6 Software - Infrastru 82 EA NH BUY $176
3 AMD 9.5 Semiconductors 88 EA NH BUY $597
4 VLO 9.4 Oil & Gas Refining & 83 EA NH WATCH $386
5 NVDA 9.2 Semiconductors 88 EA NH WATCH $220
6 MU 9.2 Semiconductors 88 EA BUY $1,097
7 MPC 9.1 Oil & Gas Refining & 83 EA NH BUY $398
8 SMCI 9.1 Computer Hardware 85 EA BUY $51
9 PSX 9.0 Oil & Gas Refining & 83 EA NH WATCH $248
10 CRDO 9.0 Semiconductors 88 EA BUY $270
Top 3 Deep Dive

The trade plan, ticket-ready

1
TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manu
Semiconductors · RS 88 · Now
Score
9.8
Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 88
Current
$482.30
52W High
$487.47
Buy Zone
$463–$487
Away
-4.0%
Entry
$482.30
Stop −8%
$443.72
Target +20%
$578.76
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 $472.65
× Volume is weak / unconfirmed
× Market turns RED
Order ticket
BUY 20 TSM LMT 484.71
STOP LOSS: $443.72
Reverses below $472.65 = invalid. 1.1% below 52-week high.
2
FTNT Fortinet, Inc.
Software - Infrastru · RS 82 · Now
Score
9.6
Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 82
Current
$191.27
52W High
$192.41
Buy Zone
$183–$192
Away
-4.4%
Entry
$191.27
Stop −8%
$175.97
Target +20%
$229.52
Buy trigger — all must be true
1 Price enters the buy zone $183–$192
2 Volume 50%+ above average on the move
3 Market turns GREEN or YELLOW
Do not buy if
× Price enters zone but reverses below $187.44
× Volume is weak / unconfirmed
× Market turns RED
Order ticket
BUY 52 FTNT LMT 192.23
STOP LOSS: $175.97
Reverses below $187.44 = invalid. 0.6% below 52-week high.
3
AMD Advanced Micro Devices, I
Semiconductors · RS 88 · Now
Score
9.5
Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 88
Current
$649.42
52W High
$658.52
Buy Zone
$626–$659
Away
-3.7%
Entry
$649.42
Stop −8%
$597.47
Target +20%
$779.30
Buy trigger — all must be true
1 Price enters the buy zone $626–$659
2 Volume 50%+ above average on the move
3 Market turns GREEN or YELLOW
Do not buy if
× Price enters zone but reverses below $636.43
× Volume is weak / unconfirmed
× Market turns RED
Order ticket
BUY 15 AMD LMT 652.67
STOP LOSS: $597.47
Reverses below $636.43 = invalid. 1.4% 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 $482.30 9.8 WAIT-EARN Semiconductors EA NH
FTNT $191.27 9.6 BUY Software - Infrastru EA NH
AMD $649.42 9.5 BUY Semiconductors EA NH
VLO $419.22 9.4 HOLD Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH
NVDA $239.24 9.2 HOLD Semiconductors EA NH
MU $1,045.56 9.2 BUY Semiconductors EA
MPC $432.36 9.1 BUY Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH
SMCI $43.46 9.1 BUY Computer Hardware EA
PSX $269.79 9.0 HOLD Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH
CRDO $220.83 9.0 BUY Semiconductors EA
DELL $574.00 8.9 WATCH Computer Hardware EA NH
MSFT $529.30 8.7 HOLD Software - Infrastru NH
CVX $207.58 8.7 BUY Oil & Gas Integrated EA NH
LRCX $333.89 8.6 WAIT-EARN Semiconductor Equipm EA
XOM $164.48 8.5 BUY Oil & Gas Integrated EA NH
ANET $215.36 8.5 WATCH Computer Hardware EA NH
COP $129.35 8.3 BUY Oil & Gas E&P EA NH
AAPL $333.63 8.2 WATCH Consumer Electronics NH
AMAT $530.27 8.1 HOLD Semiconductor Equipm EA
PR $22.35 8.1 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH
DDOG $278.24 8.1 HOLD Software - Applicati EA NH
OXY $58.33 8.0 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA
CRM $224.99 7.9 WATCH Software - Applicati
HPE $70.48 7.9 WATCH Communication Equipm EA NH
AVGO $375.81 7.8 HOLD Semiconductors EA
OVV $61.48 7.8 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH
GEV $1,029.21 7.7 HOLD Specialty Industrial EA
SM $35.10 7.6 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P EA
INTC $112.50 7.5 WATCH Semiconductors
EOG $144.28 7.5 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA NH
SNPS $505.17 7.4 WATCH Software - Infrastru EA NH
FANG $184.98 7.3 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA
PANW $419.91 7.3 HOLD Software - Infrastru NH
CRWD $278.86 7.3 HOLD Software - Infrastru NH
DVN $48.02 7.2 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA NH
CDNS $359.55 6.9 AVOID Software - Applicati EA
COHR $338.36 6.8 WATCH Scientific & Technic
ORCL $144.77 6.7 AVOID Software - Infrastru EA
PWR $719.56 6.6 WATCH Engineering & Constr EA NH
MGY $23.94 6.5 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P EA
NBIS $249.87 6.4 AVOID Internet Content & I
NOW $137.97 6.3 AVOID Software - Applicati
ZS $212.25 6.2 WATCH Software - Infrastru
LITE $1,133.40 6.2 WATCH Communication Equipm NH
CHRD $137.53 6.1 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P
VRT $253.14 5.9 WAIT-EARN Electrical Equipment EA
MTDR $52.91 5.8 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P EA
KLAC $197.46 5.6 AVOID Semiconductor Equipm
ADBE $238.12 5.2 AVOID Software - Applicati
CRC $52.47 5.1 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P EA
QCOM $181.03 5.0 AVOID Semiconductors
HAL $32.72 3.6 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas Equipment
SLB $50.00 3.3 AVOID Oil & Gas Equipment
CEG $300.40 2.8 AVOID Utilities - Independ
Charts — Top Picks

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

TSM WAIT-EARN
9.8
TSM chart
FTNT BUY
9.6
FTNT chart
AMD BUY
9.5
AMD chart
VLO HOLD
9.4
VLO chart
NVDA HOLD
9.2
NVDA chart
MU BUY
9.2
MU chart
MPC BUY
9.1
MPC chart
SMCI BUY
9.1
SMCI chart
PSX HOLD
9.0
PSX chart
CRDO BUY
9.0
CRDO chart
Action Summary

Uptrend Under Pressure

Buy candidates
Waiting for market confirmation
FTNT 9.6
AMD 9.5
MU 9.2
MPC 9.1
SMCI 9.1
Watch list
Not yet actionable
VLO HOLD · 9.4
NVDA HOLD · 9.2
PSX HOLD · 9.0
DELL WATCH · 8.9
MSFT HOLD · 8.7
Avoid
Failing CAN SLIM tests
SM CDNS ORCL MGY NBIS
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