CAN SLIM Daily Briefing

Today's Marching Orders

Uptrend Under Pressure

Be selective · tighten stops · smaller size

VIX

15

Rally Attempt

Day 5

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 FTNT

Buy now

Buy Zone

$183–$192

Stop Loss

$174.14

02 AMD

Buy now

Buy Zone

$626–$659

Stop Loss

$594.19

03 MU

Alert $1,192

Buy Zone

$1,192–$1,255

Stop Loss

$1,096.87

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) 7

Market Trend UPTREND

Can Buy? YES

Rally Attempt Day 5

O'Neil Says

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

Rally Day

5

Started

2026-10-01

Dark-Pool Regime

Is smart money accumulating?

Context only · not a signal

ACCUMULATING DIX at its 87th percentile of the past year

DIX (5-day SMA)

above 0.45 · accumulation

0.479 (0.482)

1-year percentile

—

87th

GEX

high · moves dampened

$7.84B (82nd %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 2026-10-07 · 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 · 1 Strong · 2 Laggards

Top 10 — best for buying

1 Semiconductors SMH

2 Oil & Gas E&P XOP

3 Technology XLK

4 Energy XLE

5 Software - Infrastructure IGV

6 Auto Manufacturers CARZ

7 Healthcare XLV

8 Copper COPX

9 Oil & Gas Midstream AMLP

10 Steel SLX

Bottom 5 — avoid

23 Utilities - Renewable 42

24 Medical Devices 41

25 Utilities 40

26 Home Improvement Retail 35

27 Aerospace & Defense 27

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

The AI Focus List

Top 10 opportunities, ranked

RankTickerScoreSectorRSSignalsActionStop

1 FTNT 9.6 Software - Infrastru 83 EA NH BUY $174

2 AMD 9.5 Semiconductors 87 EA NH BUY $594

3 MU 9.5 Semiconductors 87 EA BUY $1,097

4 TSM 9.4 Semiconductors 87 EA NH WATCH $434

5 VLO 9.3 Oil & Gas Refining & 83 EA NH WATCH $390

6 SMCI 9.3 Computer Hardware 85 EA BUY $51

7 NVDA 9.1 Semiconductors 87 EA NH WATCH $218

8 MPC 9.1 Oil & Gas Refining & 83 EA NH BUY $407

9 PSX 9.1 Oil & Gas Refining & 83 EA NH WATCH $250

10 CRDO 9.0 Semiconductors 87 EA BUY $270

Top 3 Deep Dive

The trade plan, ticket-ready

FTNT Fortinet, Inc.

Software - Infrastru · RS 83 · Now

Score

9.6

Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 83

Current

$189.28

52W High

$192.41

Buy Zone

$183–$192

Away

-3.4%

Entry

$189.28

Stop −8%

$174.14

Target +20%

$227.14

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 $185.49

× Volume is weak / unconfirmed

× Market turns RED

Order ticket

BUY 52 FTNT LMT 190.23
STOP LOSS: $174.14

Reverses below $185.49 = invalid. 1.6% below 52-week high.

AMD Advanced Micro Devices, I

Semiconductors · RS 87 · Now

Score

9.5

Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 87

Current

$645.86

52W High

$658.52

Buy Zone

$626–$659

Away

-3.1%

Entry

$645.86

Stop −8%

$594.19

Target +20%

$775.03

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 $632.94

× Volume is weak / unconfirmed

× Market turns RED

Order ticket

BUY 15 AMD LMT 649.09
STOP LOSS: $594.19

Reverses below $632.94 = invalid. 1.9% below 52-week high.

MU Micron Technology, Inc.

Semiconductors · RS 87 · Approaching

Score

9.5

Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating RS 87

Current

$1,088.00

52W High

$1,255.00

Buy Zone

$1,192–$1,255

Away

+9.6%

Entry

$1,192.25

Stop −8%

$1,096.87

Target +20%

$1,430.70

Buy trigger — all must be true

1 Price enters the buy zone $1,192–$1,255

2 Volume 50%+ above average on the move

3 Market turns GREEN or YELLOW

Do not buy if

× Price enters zone but reverses below $1,168.40

× Volume is weak / unconfirmed

× Market turns RED

Order ticket

BUY 8 MU LMT 1198.21
STOP LOSS: $1,096.87

Reverses below $1,168.40 = invalid. 13.3% below 52-week high.

Watchlist Scan

54 stocks, scored on all 7 CAN SLIM tests

EA Earnings accel NH Near 52W high

TickerPriceScoreCAN SLIMVerdictSectorSignals

FTNT $189.28 9.6 BUY Software - Infrastru EA NH

AMD $645.86 9.5 BUY Semiconductors EA NH

MU $1,088.00 9.5 BUY Semiconductors EA

TSM $472.20 9.4 WAIT-EARN Semiconductors EA NH

VLO $424.10 9.3 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH

SMCI $44.94 9.3 BUY Computer Hardware EA

NVDA $237.47 9.1 HOLD Semiconductors EA NH

MPC $442.26 9.1 BUY Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH

PSX $271.62 9.1 HOLD Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH

CRDO $220.01 9.0 BUY Semiconductors EA

DELL $578.96 8.9 WATCH Computer Hardware EA NH

AAPL $336.67 8.7 HOLD Consumer Electronics NH

MSFT $529.76 8.7 HOLD Software - Infrastru NH

ANET $215.83 8.7 WATCH Computer Hardware EA NH

LRCX $329.51 8.6 WAIT-EARN Semiconductor Equipm EA

XOM $164.05 8.5 BUY Oil & Gas Integrated EA NH

COP $129.84 8.3 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

HPE $72.09 8.2 WATCH Communication Equipm EA NH

AMAT $520.65 8.1 HOLD Semiconductor Equipm EA

CVX $205.15 8.1 BUY Oil & Gas Integrated EA NH

OXY $58.21 8.0 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA

PR $22.17 7.9 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA

OVV $61.44 7.9 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

CRM $224.56 7.9 WATCH Software - Applicati

DDOG $271.34 7.9 HOLD Software - Applicati EA NH

AVGO $376.51 7.7 HOLD Semiconductors EA

DVN $47.88 7.6 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

SM $35.25 7.6 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P EA

INTC $113.12 7.5 WATCH Semiconductors

EOG $144.21 7.5 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

SNPS $502.67 7.3 WATCH Software - Infrastru EA NH

FANG $184.38 7.0 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA

GEV $997.09 6.9 HOLD Specialty Industrial EA

CRWD $265.44 6.8 HOLD Software - Infrastru NH

COHR $334.56 6.8 WATCH Scientific & Technic

ORCL $143.56 6.7 AVOID Software - Infrastru EA

PANW $405.57 6.7 HOLD Software - Infrastru NH

MGY $24.33 6.5 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P EA

CDNS $356.12 6.5 AVOID Software - Applicati EA

ZS $213.55 6.4 WATCH Software - Infrastru

PWR $701.07 6.4 WATCH Engineering & Constr EA

NBIS $237.15 6.4 AVOID Internet Content & I

NOW $137.87 6.3 AVOID Software - Applicati

LITE $1,111.07 6.1 AVOID Communication Equipm NH

CHRD $136.05 6.0 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P

MTDR $52.85 5.8 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P EA

KLAC $196.83 5.6 AVOID Semiconductor Equipm

VRT $246.49 5.6 WAIT-EARN Electrical Equipment EA

ADBE $232.77 5.4 AVOID Software - Applicati

CRC $52.06 5.1 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P EA

QCOM $177.12 5.0 AVOID Semiconductors

CEG $299.59 4.2 AVOID Utilities - Independ

HAL $31.75 3.7 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas Equipment

SLB $47.96 2.9 AVOID Oil & Gas Equipment

Charts — Top Picks

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

FTNT BUY

9.6

AMD BUY

9.5

MU BUY

9.5

TSM WAIT-EARN

9.4

VLO WAIT-EARN

9.3

SMCI BUY

9.3

NVDA HOLD

9.1

MPC BUY

9.1

PSX HOLD

9.1

CRDO BUY

9.0

Action Summary

Uptrend Under Pressure

Buy candidates

Waiting for market confirmation

FTNT 9.6

AMD 9.5

MU 9.5

SMCI 9.3

MPC 9.1

Watch list

Not yet actionable

NVDA HOLD · 9.1

PSX HOLD · 9.1

DELL WATCH · 8.9

AAPL HOLD · 8.7

MSFT HOLD · 8.7

Avoid

Failing CAN SLIM tests

SM ORCL MGY CDNS 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