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CAN SLIM Daily Briefing
William O'Neil's CAN SLIM System
2026-10-13
Generated 2026-10-13 05:10
YELLOW · SELECTIVE
Today's Marching Orders
Uptrend Under Pressure
Be selective · tighten stops · smaller size
VIX
15
Rally Attempt
Day 8
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
$187–$197
Stop Loss
$177.50
02 VLO
Buy now
Buy Zone
$427–$450
Stop Loss
$401.12
03 NVDA
Alert $231
Buy Zone
$231–$243
Stop Loss
$212.71

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 8
O'Neil Says

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

Rally Day
8
Started
2026-10-01
Dark-Pool Regime

Is smart money accumulating?

Context only · not a signal
NEUTRAL DIX at its 48th percentile of the past year
DIX (5-day SMA)
above 0.45 · accumulation
0.453 (0.474)
1-year percentile
—
48th
GEX
high · moves dampened
$7.34B (77th %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 2026-10-12 · 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 · 3 Laggards
Top 10 — best for buying
1 Oil & Gas E&P XOP
86
2 Energy XLE
85
3 Technology XLK
82
4 Semiconductors SMH
81
5 Software - Infrastructure IGV
81
6 Healthcare XLV
71
7 Auto Manufacturers CARZ
68
8 Biotechnology XBI
66
9 Copper COPX
66
10 Oil & Gas Midstream AMLP
64
Bottom 5 — avoid
23 Consumer Cyclical 41
24 Utilities 40
25 Utilities - Renewable 32
26 Aerospace & Defense 23
27 Home Improvement Retail 22

“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 81 EA NH BUY $178
2 VLO 9.3 Oil & Gas Refining & 85 EA NH WATCH $401
3 NVDA 9.3 Semiconductors 81 EA NH WATCH $213
4 SMCI 9.3 Computer Hardware 82 EA BUY $49
5 MU 9.2 Semiconductors 81 EA BUY $1,097
6 MPC 9.1 Oil & Gas Refining & 85 EA NH BUY $422
7 AMD 9.1 Semiconductors 81 EA NH BUY $576
8 XOM 9.0 Oil & Gas Integrated 85 EA NH BUY $158
9 PSX 9.0 Oil & Gas Refining & 85 EA NH WATCH $259
10 TSM 9.0 Semiconductors 81 EA NH WATCH $426
Top 3 Deep Dive

The trade plan, ticket-ready

1
FTNT Fortinet, Inc.
Software - Infrastru · RS 81 · Now
Score
9.6
Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 81
Current
$192.94
52W High
$196.87
Buy Zone
$187–$197
Away
-3.1%
Entry
$192.94
Stop −8%
$177.50
Target +20%
$231.53
Buy trigger — all must be true
1 Price enters the buy zone $187–$197
2 Volume 50%+ above average on the move
3 Market turns GREEN or YELLOW
Do not buy if
× Price enters zone but reverses below $189.08
× Volume is weak / unconfirmed
× Market turns RED
Order ticket
BUY 51 FTNT LMT 193.90
STOP LOSS: $177.50
Reverses below $189.08 = invalid. 2.0% below 52-week high.
2
VLO Valero Energy Corporation
Oil & Gas Refining & · RS 85 · Now
Score
9.3
Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 85
Current
$436.00
52W High
$449.77
Buy Zone
$427–$450
Away
-2.0%
Entry
$436.00
Stop −8%
$401.12
Target +20%
$523.20
Buy trigger — all must be true
1 Price enters the buy zone $427–$450
2 Volume 50%+ above average on the move
3 Market turns GREEN or YELLOW
Do not buy if
× Price enters zone but reverses below $427.28
× Volume is weak / unconfirmed
× Market turns RED
Order ticket
BUY 22 VLO LMT 438.18
STOP LOSS: $401.12
Reverses below $427.28 = invalid. 3.1% below 52-week high.
3
NVDA NVIDIA Corporation
Semiconductors · RS 81 · Approaching
Score
9.3
Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 81
Current
$226.32
52W High
$243.37
Buy Zone
$231–$243
Away
+2.2%
Entry
$231.20
Stop −8%
$212.71
Target +20%
$277.44
Buy trigger — all must be true
1 Price enters the buy zone $231–$243
2 Volume 50%+ above average on the move
3 Market turns GREEN or YELLOW
Do not buy if
× Price enters zone but reverses below $226.58
× Volume is weak / unconfirmed
× Market turns RED
Order ticket
BUY 43 NVDA LMT 232.36
STOP LOSS: $212.71
Reverses below $226.58 = 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 $192.94 9.6 BUY Software - Infrastru EA NH
VLO $436.00 9.3 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH
NVDA $226.32 9.3 HOLD Semiconductors EA NH
SMCI $39.98 9.3 BUY Computer Hardware EA
MU $989.04 9.2 BUY Semiconductors EA
MPC $458.81 9.1 BUY Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH
AMD $594.24 9.1 BUY Semiconductors EA NH
XOM $172.15 9.0 BUY Oil & Gas Integrated EA NH
PSX $281.47 9.0 WATCH Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH
TSM $444.35 9.0 WAIT-EARN Semiconductors EA NH
OXY $61.13 8.9 BUY Oil & Gas E&P EA NH
DELL $576.76 8.9 WATCH Computer Hardware EA NH
MSFT $541.15 8.7 HOLD Software - Infrastru NH
ANET $210.88 8.7 WATCH Computer Hardware EA NH
AAPL $340.97 8.5 WATCH Consumer Electronics NH
HPE $70.33 8.4 WATCH Communication Equipm EA NH
CRM $233.92 8.3 HOLD Software - Applicati
CVX $215.00 8.2 WATCH Oil & Gas Integrated EA NH
COP $137.56 8.2 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH
PR $23.40 8.1 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH
SM $37.69 8.1 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA NH
EOG $150.51 8.1 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH
CRDO $200.84 7.9 HOLD Semiconductors EA
LRCX $309.56 7.7 WAIT-EARN Semiconductor Equipm EA
DVN $48.96 7.6 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH
FANG $195.11 7.5 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA
OVV $65.12 7.5 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA NH
INTC $101.35 7.5 WATCH Semiconductors
DDOG $287.29 7.5 WATCH Software - Applicati EA NH
AMAT $497.53 7.4 WATCH Semiconductor Equipm EA
AVGO $354.73 7.1 WATCH Semiconductors EA
CHRD $144.57 6.9 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P NH
CRWD $263.01 6.8 HOLD Software - Infrastru NH
SNPS $502.51 6.8 WATCH Software - Infrastru EA NH
GEV $996.80 6.8 HOLD Specialty Industrial EA
ORCL $137.39 6.7 AVOID Software - Infrastru EA
PANW $403.83 6.7 HOLD Software - Infrastru NH
PWR $694.79 6.7 WATCH Engineering & Constr EA
MTDR $55.11 6.6 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P EA
MGY $24.46 6.5 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P EA
ZS $225.78 6.5 WATCH Software - Infrastru
CDNS $348.42 6.4 WAIT-EARN Software - Applicati EA
NOW $140.32 6.3 AVOID Software - Applicati
LITE $995.41 6.2 WATCH Communication Equipm
NBIS $210.06 6.1 AVOID Internet Content & I
VRT $239.36 5.6 WAIT-EARN Electrical Equipment EA
ADBE $238.14 5.2 AVOID Software - Applicati
KLAC $190.12 5.2 AVOID Semiconductor Equipm
CRC $53.52 5.1 AVOID Oil & Gas E&P EA
QCOM $174.43 5.0 AVOID Semiconductors
COHR $288.02 4.9 AVOID Scientific & Technic
HAL $32.60 3.8 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas Equipment
CEG $293.89 3.6 AVOID Utilities - Independ
SLB $48.77 3.4 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas Equipment
Charts — Top Picks

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

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

Uptrend Under Pressure

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