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CAN SLIM Daily Briefing
William O'Neil's CAN SLIM System
2026-10-12
Generated 2026-10-12 04:00
YELLOW · SELECTIVE
Today's Marching Orders
Uptrend Under Pressure
Be selective · tighten stops · smaller size
VIX
15
Rally Attempt
Day 7
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 FTNT
Buy now
Buy Zone
$185–$195
Stop Loss
$179.17
02 MPC
Buy now
Buy Zone
$446–$470
Stop Loss
$418.63
03 TSM
Alert $463
Buy Zone
$463–$487
Stop Loss
$426.05

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 7
O'Neil Says

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

Rally Day
7
Started
2026-10-01
Dark-Pool Regime

Is smart money accumulating?

Context only · not a signal
ACCUMULATING DIX at its 81st percentile of the past year
DIX (5-day SMA)
above 0.45 · accumulation
0.473 (0.479)
1-year percentile
—
81st
GEX
high · moves dampened
$12.84B (98th %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 2026-10-09 · 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 · 2 Strong · 4 Laggards
Top 10 — best for buying
1 Oil & Gas E&P XOP
86
2 Semiconductors SMH
84
3 Software - Infrastructure IGV
84
4 Technology XLK
83
5 Energy XLE
82
6 Healthcare XLV
70
7 Auto Manufacturers CARZ
70
8 Biotechnology XBI
68
9 Copper COPX
66
10 Gold GDX
65
Bottom 5 — avoid
23 Consumer Cyclical 45
24 Utilities 38
25 Utilities - Renewable 38
26 Aerospace & Defense 25
27 Home Improvement Retail 24

“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 84 EA NH BUY $179
2 MPC 9.6 Oil & Gas Refining & 82 EA NH BUY $419
3 TSM 9.5 Semiconductors 84 EA NH WATCH $426
4 VLO 9.4 Oil & Gas Refining & 82 EA NH WATCH $399
5 NVDA 9.3 Semiconductors 84 EA NH WATCH $213
6 SMCI 9.3 Computer Hardware 83 EA BUY $49
7 MU 9.2 Semiconductors 84 EA BUY $1,097
8 AMD 9.1 Semiconductors 84 EA NH BUY $576
9 PSX 9.1 Oil & Gas Refining & 82 EA NH WATCH $256
10 AAPL 9.0 Consumer Electronics 83 NH WATCH $310
Top 3 Deep Dive

The trade plan, ticket-ready

1
FTNT Fortinet, Inc.
Software - Infrastru · RS 84 · Now
Score
9.6
Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 84
Current
$194.75
52W High
$194.95
Buy Zone
$185–$195
Away
-4.9%
Entry
$194.75
Stop −8%
$179.17
Target +20%
$233.70
Buy trigger — all must be true
1 Price enters the buy zone $185–$195
2 Volume 50%+ above average on the move
3 Market turns GREEN or YELLOW
Do not buy if
× Price enters zone but reverses below $190.85
× Volume is weak / unconfirmed
× Market turns RED
Order ticket
BUY 51 FTNT LMT 195.72
STOP LOSS: $179.17
Reverses below $190.85 = invalid. 0.1% below 52-week high.
2
MPC Marathon Petroleum Corpor
Oil & Gas Refining & · RS 82 · Now
Score
9.6
Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 82
Current
$455.03
52W High
$470.00
Buy Zone
$446–$470
Away
-1.9%
Entry
$455.03
Stop −8%
$418.63
Target +20%
$546.04
Buy trigger — all must be true
1 Price enters the buy zone $446–$470
2 Volume 50%+ above average on the move
3 Market turns GREEN or YELLOW
Do not buy if
× Price enters zone but reverses below $445.93
× Volume is weak / unconfirmed
× Market turns RED
Order ticket
BUY 21 MPC LMT 457.31
STOP LOSS: $418.63
Reverses below $445.93 = invalid. 3.2% below 52-week high.
3
TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manu
Semiconductors · RS 84 · Approaching
Score
9.5
Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 84
Current
$453.31
52W High
$487.47
Buy Zone
$463–$487
Away
+2.2%
Entry
$463.10
Stop −8%
$426.05
Target +20%
$555.72
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 $453.83
× Volume is weak / unconfirmed
× Market turns RED
Order ticket
BUY 21 TSM LMT 465.41
STOP LOSS: $426.05
Reverses below $453.83 = invalid. 7.0% 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 $194.75 9.6 BUY Software - Infrastru EA NH
MPC $455.03 9.6 BUY Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH
TSM $453.31 9.5 WAIT-EARN Semiconductors EA NH
VLO $433.75 9.4 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH
NVDA $229.28 9.3 HOLD Semiconductors EA NH
SMCI $41.85 9.3 BUY Computer Hardware EA
MU $1,029.00 9.2 BUY Semiconductors EA
AMD $608.10 9.1 BUY Semiconductors EA NH
PSX $278.18 9.1 HOLD Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH
AAPL $336.64 9.0 HOLD Consumer Electronics NH
CRDO $216.55 9.0 BUY Semiconductors EA
DELL $586.06 8.9 WATCH Computer Hardware EA NH
MSFT $535.07 8.7 HOLD Software - Infrastru NH
XOM $168.94 8.7 BUY Oil & Gas Integrated EA NH
ANET $216.74 8.7 WATCH Computer Hardware EA NH
COP $134.10 8.4 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH
CRM $229.13 8.3 HOLD Software - Applicati
OXY $60.11 8.3 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA
LRCX $318.84 8.2 WAIT-EARN Semiconductor Equipm EA
PR $23.03 8.1 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH
CVX $211.98 8.1 WATCH Oil & Gas Integrated EA NH
EOG $148.16 8.1 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA NH
HPE $73.46 8.1 WATCH Communication Equipm EA NH
OVV $63.88 7.9 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH
SM $37.00 7.8 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA
INTC $104.70 7.5 WATCH Semiconductors
DDOG $293.26 7.5 WATCH Software - Applicati EA NH
AMAT $507.03 7.4 WATCH Semiconductor Equipm EA
AVGO $361.54 7.3 HOLD Semiconductors EA
DVN $48.26 7.2 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA NH
PANW $418.78 7.2 HOLD Software - Infrastru NH
FANG $192.13 7.1 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA
SNPS $509.99 7.0 WATCH Software - Infrastru EA NH
CHRD $141.54 6.9 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P NH
CRWD $275.04 6.9 HOLD Software - Infrastru NH
GEV $1,004.73 6.8 HOLD Specialty Industrial EA
ORCL $141.40 6.7 AVOID Software - Infrastru EA
ZS $233.73 6.6 WATCH Software - Infrastru
COHR $312.62 6.6 WATCH Scientific & Technic
MGY $24.10 6.5 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P EA
PWR $705.94 6.5 WATCH Engineering & Constr EA
NOW $140.86 6.3 AVOID Software - Applicati
NBIS $221.07 6.3 AVOID Internet Content & I
MTDR $54.28 6.2 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P EA
LITE $1,103.36 6.2 WATCH Communication Equipm NH
CDNS $352.84 6.1 WAIT-EARN Software - Applicati EA
VRT $242.78 5.5 WAIT-EARN Electrical Equipment EA
KLAC $195.57 5.2 AVOID Semiconductor Equipm
ADBE $242.27 5.2 AVOID Software - Applicati
CRC $52.96 5.1 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P EA
QCOM $175.50 5.0 AVOID Semiconductors
HAL $32.55 3.6 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas Equipment
SLB $48.95 3.4 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas Equipment
CEG $298.07 2.7 AVOID Utilities - Independ
Charts — Top Picks

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

FTNT BUY
9.6
FTNT chart
MPC BUY
9.6
MPC chart
TSM WAIT-EARN
9.5
TSM chart
VLO WAIT-EARN
9.4
VLO chart
NVDA HOLD
9.3
NVDA chart
SMCI BUY
9.3
SMCI chart
MU BUY
9.2
MU chart
AMD BUY
9.1
AMD chart
PSX HOLD
9.1
PSX chart
AAPL HOLD
9.0
AAPL chart
Action Summary

Uptrend Under Pressure

Buy candidates
Waiting for market confirmation
FTNT 9.6
MPC 9.6
SMCI 9.3
MU 9.2
AMD 9.1
Watch list
Not yet actionable
NVDA HOLD · 9.3
PSX HOLD · 9.1
AAPL HOLD · 9.0
DELL WATCH · 8.9
MSFT HOLD · 8.7
Avoid
Failing CAN SLIM tests
ORCL MGY NOW NBIS 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