CAN SLIM Daily Briefing

Today's Marching Orders

Market in Correction

Stay in cash · wait for a rally

VIX

19

Rally Attempt

Day 16

Support

$758.79

Distribution Days

Market Trend

PULLBACK

Can Buy?

Status

CORRECTION

Action AVOID: Market in correction (7 distribution days, below the 50-day MA) - preserve capital, wait for rally

Priority Setups

Buy zones & stops — armed, not triggered

01 PSX

WAIT

Buy Zone

$284–$299

Stop Loss

$261.86

02 XOM

WAIT

Buy Zone

$171–$180

Stop Loss

$163.97

03 MPC

WAIT

Buy Zone

$469–$494

Stop Loss

$431.74

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 CORRECTION

Distribution Days (5 wks) 7

Market Trend PULLBACK

Can Buy? NO

Rally Attempt Day 16

O'Neil Says

“AVOID: Market in correction (7 distribution days, below the 50-day MA) - preserve capital, wait for rally”

Rally Day

16

Started

2026-10-01

Dark-Pool Regime

Is smart money accumulating?

Context only · not a signal

NEUTRAL DIX at its 65th percentile of the past year

DIX (5-day SMA)

above 0.45 · accumulation

0.463 (0.458)

1-year percentile

—

65th

GEX

low · moves amplified

$3.17B (18th %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 2026-10-22 · 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 · 2 Strong · 8 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 Biotechnology XBI

7 Consumer Defensive XLP

8 Semiconductors SMH

9 Electronic Gaming & Multimedia ESPO

10 Financial Services XLF

Bottom 5 — avoid

23 Gold 33

24 Home Improvement Retail 25

25 Copper 25

26 Utilities - Renewable 20

27 Aerospace & Defense 19

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

The AI Focus List

Top 10 opportunities, ranked

RankTickerScoreSectorRSSignalsActionStop

1 PSX 9.5 Oil & Gas Refining & 82 EA NH WAIT $262

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

3 MPC 9.1 Oil & Gas Refining & 82 EA NH WAIT $432

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

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

6 OXY 8.8 Oil & Gas E&P 83 EA NH WAIT $59

7 EOG 8.6 Oil & Gas E&P 83 EA NH WAIT $145

8 FTNT 8.5 Software - Infrastru 79 EA WAIT $172

9 CVX 8.4 Oil & Gas Integrated 82 EA NH WAIT $209

10 MSFT 8.4 Software - Infrastru 79 NH WAIT $484

Top 3 Deep Dive

The trade plan, ticket-ready

PSX Phillips 66

Oil & Gas Refining & · RS 82 · Now

Score

9.5

Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 82

Current

$284.63

52W High

$299.39

Buy Zone

$284–$299

Away

-0.1%

Entry

$284.63

Stop −8%

$261.86

Target +20%

$341.56

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 $278.94

× Volume is weak / unconfirmed

× Market turns RED

Order ticket

BUY 35 PSX LMT 286.05
STOP LOSS: $261.86

Reverses below $278.94 = invalid. 4.9% 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

$178.23

52W High

$180.31

Buy Zone

$171–$180

Away

-3.9%

Entry

$178.23

Stop −8%

$163.97

Target +20%

$213.88

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 $174.67

× Volume is weak / unconfirmed

× Market turns RED

Order ticket

BUY 56 XOM LMT 179.12
STOP LOSS: $163.97

Reverses below $174.67 = invalid. 1.2% below 52-week high.

MPC Marathon Petroleum Corpor

Oil & Gas Refining & · RS 82 · Approaching

Score

9.1

Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 82

Current

$459.28

52W High

$493.98

Buy Zone

$469–$494

Away

+2.2%

Entry

$469.28

Stop −8%

$431.74

Target +20%

$563.14

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 $459.90

× Volume is weak / unconfirmed

× Market turns RED

Order ticket

BUY 21 MPC LMT 471.63
STOP LOSS: $431.74

Reverses below $459.90 = invalid. 7.0% below 52-week high.

Watchlist Scan

59 stocks, scored on all 7 CAN SLIM tests

EA Earnings accel NH Near 52W high

TickerPriceScoreCAN SLIMVerdictSectorSignals

PSX $284.63 9.5 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH

XOM $178.23 9.1 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas Integrated EA NH

MPC $459.28 9.1 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH

VLO $426.28 8.9 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH

COP $145.63 8.8 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

OXY $62.50 8.8 BUY Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

EOG $157.96 8.6 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

FTNT $172.98 8.5 WAIT-EARN Software - Infrastru EA

CVX $226.68 8.4 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas Integrated EA NH

MSFT $521.08 8.4 WAIT-EARN Software - Infrastru NH

LLY $1,306.69 8.3 WAIT-EARN Drug Manufacturers - EA NH

SM $38.42 8.2 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

CRM $250.29 8.0 HOLD Software - Applicati NH

PR $24.40 7.8 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

OVV $69.30 7.7 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

ABBV $285.19 7.6 WAIT-EARN Drug Manufacturers - NH

BMY $63.00 7.6 WAIT-EARN Drug Manufacturers - NH

AMD $507.93 7.6 WAIT-EARN Semiconductors EA

DELL $452.95 7.5 HOLD Computer Hardware EA

FANG $197.14 7.3 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

NVDA $212.21 7.3 HOLD Semiconductors EA

DVN $49.18 7.2 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

DDOG $257.75 7.2 WAIT-EARN Software - Applicati EA

AAPL $348.22 7.1 WAIT-EARN Consumer Electronics NH

DHR $229.75 7.0 HOLD Diagnostics & Resear NH

CHRD $150.48 6.9 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P NH

MTDR $56.79 6.7 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P EA

PFE $30.42 6.6 WAIT-EARN Drug Manufacturers - NH

SMCI $33.72 6.5 WAIT-EARN Computer Hardware EA

ZS $237.76 6.4 WATCH Software - Infrastru

UNH $424.98 6.4 AVOID Healthcare Plans NH

TMO $676.54 6.4 WATCH Diagnostics & Resear NH

HPE $55.47 6.4 AVOID Communication Equipm EA

ORCL $125.54 6.3 AVOID Software - Infrastru EA

ANET $171.07 6.1 WAIT-EARN Computer Hardware EA

MGY $25.27 6.0 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P EA

MRK $147.24 6.0 WAIT-EARN Drug Manufacturers - NH

PANW $354.92 5.9 WATCH Software - Infrastru

CRWD $237.94 5.8 WATCH Software - Infrastru

ADBE $270.55 5.8 AVOID Software - Applicati

CRDO $162.77 5.8 WATCH Semiconductors EA

JNJ $267.61 5.7 AVOID Drug Manufacturers - NH

NOW $157.00 5.6 WAIT-EARN Software - Applicati

AVGO $323.24 5.5 WATCH Semiconductors EA

CDNS $309.65 5.2 WAIT-EARN Software - Applicati EA

CRC $52.96 5.1 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P EA

INTC $85.49 4.8 WAIT-EARN Semiconductors

SNPS $422.48 4.5 AVOID Software - Infrastru EA

VRT $195.59 4.5 WAIT-EARN Electrical Equipment EA

GEV $827.42 4.5 WAIT-EARN Specialty Industrial EA

HAL $33.19 4.4 AVOID Oil & Gas Equipment

QCOM $172.83 4.1 WAIT-EARN Semiconductors

ABT $102.51 3.6 AVOID Medical Devices

COHR $207.82 3.6 WAIT-EARN Scientific & Technic

PWR $552.44 3.5 WAIT-EARN Engineering & Constr EA

LITE $752.54 3.5 WAIT-EARN Communication Equipm

SLB $49.55 3.3 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas Equipment

NBIS $159.17 2.9 AVOID Internet Content & I

CEG $255.21 2.1 AVOID Utilities - Independ

Charts — Top Picks

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

PSX WAIT-EARN

9.5

XOM WAIT-EARN

9.1

MPC WAIT-EARN

9.1

VLO WAIT-EARN

8.9

COP WAIT-EARN

8.8

OXY BUY

8.8

EOG WAIT-EARN

8.6

FTNT WAIT-EARN

8.5

CVX WAIT-EARN

8.4

MSFT WAIT-EARN

8.4

Action Summary

Market in Correction

Buy candidates

Waiting for market confirmation

OXY 8.8

Watch list

Not yet actionable

CRM HOLD · 8.0

DELL HOLD · 7.5

NVDA HOLD · 7.3

DHR HOLD · 7.0

ZS WATCH · 6.4

Avoid

Failing CAN SLIM tests

UNH HPE 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 RED — cash only

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