CAN SLIM Daily Briefing

Today's Marching Orders

Uptrend Under Pressure

Be selective · tighten stops · smaller size

VIX

17

Rally Attempt

Day 14

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 MPC

Buy now

Buy Zone

$469–$494

Stop Loss

$437.04

02 XOM

Buy now

Buy Zone

$171–$180

Stop Loss

$163.63

03 PSX

Buy now

Buy Zone

$284–$299

Stop Loss

$267.75

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 14

O'Neil Says

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

Rally Day

14

Started

2026-10-01

Dark-Pool Regime

Is smart money accumulating?

Context only · not a signal

NEUTRAL DIX at its 63rd percentile of the past year

DIX (5-day SMA)

0.40–0.45 · neutral zone

0.459 (0.443)

1-year percentile

—

63rd

GEX

mid-range

$4.42B (26th %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 2026-10-20 · 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: 2 Leaders · 3 Strong · 5 Laggards

Top 10 — best for buying

1 Oil & Gas E&P XOP

2 Energy XLE

3 Software - Infrastructure IGV

4 Healthcare XLV

5 Technology XLK

6 Semiconductors SMH

7 Electronic Gaming & Multimedia ESPO

8 Biotechnology XBI

9 Consumer Defensive XLP

10 Steel SLX

Bottom 5 — avoid

23 Industrials 37

24 Utilities 33

25 Home Improvement Retail 24

26 Aerospace & Defense 22

27 Utilities - Renewable 22

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

The AI Focus List

Top 10 opportunities, ranked

RankTickerScoreSectorRSSignalsActionStop

1 MPC 9.6 Oil & Gas Refining & 82 EA NH WATCH $437

2 XOM 9.1 Oil & Gas Integrated 82 EA NH WATCH $164

3 PSX 9.1 Oil & Gas Refining & 82 EA NH WATCH $268

4 VLO 8.9 Oil & Gas Refining & 82 EA NH WATCH $403

5 COP 8.8 Oil & Gas E&P 83 EA NH BUY $134

6 EOG 8.6 Oil & Gas E&P 83 EA NH WATCH $145

7 FTNT 8.5 Software - Infrastru 79 EA WATCH $172

8 OXY 8.4 Oil & Gas E&P 83 EA NH WATCH $59

9 SM 8.3 Oil & Gas E&P 83 EA NH WATCH $36

10 CVX 8.3 Oil & Gas Integrated 82 EA NH WATCH $208

Top 3 Deep Dive

The trade plan, ticket-ready

MPC Marathon Petroleum Corpor

Oil & Gas Refining & · RS 82 · Now

Score

9.6

Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 82

Current

$475.04

52W High

$493.98

Buy Zone

$469–$494

Away

-1.2%

Entry

$475.04

Stop −8%

$437.04

Target +20%

$570.05

Buy trigger — all must be true

1 Price enters the buy zone $469–$494

2 Volume 50%+ above average on the move

3 Market turns GREEN or YELLOW

Do not buy if

× Price enters zone but reverses below $465.54

× Volume is weak / unconfirmed

× Market turns RED

Order ticket

BUY 21 MPC LMT 477.42
STOP LOSS: $437.04

Reverses below $465.54 = invalid. 3.8% below 52-week high.

XOM ExxonMobil Holdings Corpo

Oil & Gas Integrated · RS 82 · Now

Score

9.1

Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 82

Current

$177.86

52W High

$180.26

Buy Zone

$171–$180

Away

-3.7%

Entry

$177.86

Stop −8%

$163.63

Target +20%

$213.43

Buy trigger — all must be true

1 Price enters the buy zone $171–$180

2 Volume 50%+ above average on the move

3 Market turns GREEN or YELLOW

Do not buy if

× Price enters zone but reverses below $174.30

× Volume is weak / unconfirmed

× Market turns RED

Order ticket

BUY 56 XOM LMT 178.75
STOP LOSS: $163.63

Reverses below $174.30 = invalid. 1.3% below 52-week high.

PSX Phillips 66

Oil & Gas Refining & · RS 82 · Now

Score

9.1

Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 82

Current

$291.03

52W High

$299.39

Buy Zone

$284–$299

Away

-2.3%

Entry

$291.03

Stop −8%

$267.75

Target +20%

$349.24

Buy trigger — all must be true

1 Price enters the buy zone $284–$299

2 Volume 50%+ above average on the move

3 Market turns GREEN or YELLOW

Do not buy if

× Price enters zone but reverses below $285.21

× Volume is weak / unconfirmed

× Market turns RED

Order ticket

BUY 34 PSX LMT 292.49
STOP LOSS: $267.75

Reverses below $285.21 = invalid. 2.8% below 52-week high.

Watchlist Scan

59 stocks, scored on all 7 CAN SLIM tests

EA Earnings accel NH Near 52W high

TickerPriceScoreCAN SLIMVerdictSectorSignals

MPC $475.04 9.6 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH

XOM $177.86 9.1 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas Integrated EA NH

PSX $291.03 9.1 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH

VLO $433.42 8.9 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH

COP $145.95 8.8 BUY Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

EOG $157.91 8.6 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

FTNT $170.93 8.5 WAIT-EARN Software - Infrastru EA

OXY $62.92 8.4 HOLD Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

SM $38.85 8.3 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

CVX $225.71 8.3 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas Integrated EA NH

CRM $242.43 8.3 HOLD Software - Applicati NH

DVN $50.38 8.0 WATCH Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

MSFT $531.87 8.0 WAIT-EARN Software - Infrastru NH

DELL $461.56 8.0 HOLD Computer Hardware EA

PR $24.84 7.8 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

LLY $1,283.66 7.8 WAIT-EARN Drug Manufacturers - EA NH

OVV $70.29 7.6 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

ANET $181.19 7.6 WAIT-EARN Computer Hardware EA

AAPL $339.50 7.5 WAIT-EARN Consumer Electronics NH

AMD $534.74 7.5 WAIT-EARN Semiconductors EA

ABBV $289.08 7.4 WAIT-EARN Drug Manufacturers - NH

FANG $202.42 7.3 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

DHR $224.24 7.3 WAIT-EARN Diagnostics & Resear NH

BMY $61.68 7.3 WAIT-EARN Drug Manufacturers -

NVDA $216.47 7.3 HOLD Semiconductors EA

DDOG $256.43 7.2 WAIT-EARN Software - Applicati EA

MTDR $57.44 7.1 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P EA

CHRD $152.22 7.0 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P NH

HPE $56.09 6.9 AVOID Communication Equipm EA

TMO $687.37 6.8 WAIT-EARN Diagnostics & Resear NH

PFE $30.11 6.6 WAIT-EARN Drug Manufacturers - NH

SMCI $32.47 6.6 WAIT-EARN Computer Hardware EA

UNH $419.26 6.3 AVOID Healthcare Plans NH

ORCL $131.14 6.2 AVOID Software - Infrastru EA

CRDO $171.51 6.1 HOLD Semiconductors EA

MGY $25.46 6.0 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P EA

ZS $214.51 6.0 WATCH Software - Infrastru

MRK $148.30 5.9 WAIT-EARN Drug Manufacturers - NH

CRWD $227.37 5.8 WATCH Software - Infrastru

PANW $340.28 5.7 WATCH Software - Infrastru

ADBE $256.73 5.7 AVOID Software - Applicati

NOW $149.54 5.6 WAIT-EARN Software - Applicati

CRC $54.27 5.5 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P EA

JNJ $259.36 5.5 AVOID Drug Manufacturers - NH

INTC $91.69 5.5 WAIT-EARN Semiconductors

CDNS $319.87 5.4 WAIT-EARN Software - Applicati EA

AVGO $334.37 5.4 AVOID Semiconductors EA

SNPS $447.62 5.1 AVOID Software - Infrastru EA

GEV $890.33 5.1 WAIT-EARN Specialty Industrial EA

LITE $822.51 4.7 AVOID Communication Equipm

VRT $203.56 4.6 WAIT-EARN Electrical Equipment EA

QCOM $175.71 4.5 WAIT-EARN Semiconductors

NBIS $171.45 4.2 AVOID Internet Content & I

COHR $231.80 4.1 WAIT-EARN Scientific & Technic

PWR $596.00 4.0 WAIT-EARN Engineering & Constr EA

HAL $33.59 3.8 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas Equipment

ABT $102.45 3.8 WAIT-EARN Medical Devices

SLB $49.98 3.3 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas Equipment

CEG $258.84 2.0 AVOID Utilities - Independ

Charts — Top Picks

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

MPC WAIT-EARN

9.6

XOM WAIT-EARN

9.1

PSX WAIT-EARN

9.1

VLO WAIT-EARN

8.9

COP BUY

8.8

EOG HOLD

8.6

FTNT WAIT-EARN

8.5

OXY HOLD

8.4

SM WAIT-EARN

8.3

CVX WAIT-EARN

8.3

Action Summary

Uptrend Under Pressure

Buy candidates

Waiting for market confirmation

COP 8.8

Watch list

Not yet actionable

EOG HOLD · 8.6

OXY HOLD · 8.4

CRM HOLD · 8.3

DVN WATCH · 8.0

DELL HOLD · 8.0

Avoid

Failing CAN SLIM tests

HPE UNH ORCL ADBE JNJ

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