CAN SLIM Daily Briefing

Today's Marching Orders

Market in Correction

Stay in cash · wait for a rally

VIX

19

Rally Attempt

Day 0

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

$261.67

02 MPC

WAIT

Buy Zone

$469–$494

Stop Loss

$431.74

03 FTNT

WAIT

Buy Zone

$187–$197

Stop Loss

$172.29

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 0

O'Neil Says

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

Rally Day

0

Started

2026-10-01

Dark-Pool Regime

Is smart money accumulating?

Context only · not a signal

ACCUMULATING DIX at its 69th percentile of the past year

DIX (5-day SMA)

above 0.45 · accumulation

0.466 (0.462)

1-year percentile

—

69th

GEX

low · moves amplified

$4.00B (23rd %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 2026-10-23 · 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: 3 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 Semiconductors SMH

7 Biotechnology XBI

8 Consumer Defensive XLP

9 Oil & Gas Equipment & Services OIH

10 Oil & Gas Midstream AMLP

Bottom 5 — avoid

23 Gold 34

24 Copper 28

25 Home Improvement Retail 26

26 Utilities - Renewable 23

27 Aerospace & Defense 20

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

The AI Focus List

Top 10 opportunities, ranked

RankTickerScoreSectorRSSignalsActionStop

1 PSX 9.4 Oil & Gas Refining & 86 EA NH WAIT $262

2 MPC 9.2 Oil & Gas Refining & 86 EA NH WAIT $432

3 FTNT 9.2 Software - Infrastru 80 EA NH WAIT $172

4 XOM 9.1 Oil & Gas Integrated 86 EA NH WAIT $169

5 COP 9.1 Oil & Gas E&P 87 EA NH WAIT $139

6 MSFT 9.1 Software - Infrastru 80 NH WAIT $484

7 OXY 9.0 Oil & Gas E&P 87 EA NH WAIT $59

8 CVX 8.9 Oil & Gas Integrated 86 EA NH WAIT $215

9 EOG 8.7 Oil & Gas E&P 87 EA NH WAIT $150

10 DVN 8.5 Oil & Gas E&P 87 EA NH WAIT $47

Top 3 Deep Dive

The trade plan, ticket-ready

PSX Phillips 66

Oil & Gas Refining & · RS 86 · Approaching

Score

9.4

Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 86

Current

$283.18

52W High

$299.39

Buy Zone

$284–$299

Away

+0.4%

Entry

$284.42

Stop −8%

$261.67

Target +20%

$341.30

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 $278.73

× Volume is weak / unconfirmed

× Market turns RED

Order ticket

BUY 35 PSX LMT 285.84
STOP LOSS: $261.67

Reverses below $278.73 = invalid. 5.4% below 52-week high.

MPC Marathon Petroleum Corpor

Oil & Gas Refining & · RS 86 · Approaching

Score

9.2

Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 86

Current

$457.22

52W High

$493.98

Buy Zone

$469–$494

Away

+2.6%

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. 7.4% below 52-week high.

FTNT Fortinet, Inc.

Software - Infrastru · RS 80 · Approaching

Score

9.2

Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 80

Current

$179.99

52W High

$197.13

Buy Zone

$187–$197

Away

+4.0%

Entry

$187.27

Stop −8%

$172.29

Target +20%

$224.73

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 $183.53

× Volume is weak / unconfirmed

× Market turns RED

Order ticket

BUY 53 FTNT LMT 188.21
STOP LOSS: $172.29

Reverses below $183.53 = invalid. 8.7% 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 $283.18 9.4 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH

MPC $457.22 9.2 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH

FTNT $179.99 9.2 WAIT-EARN Software - Infrastru EA NH

XOM $183.21 9.1 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas Integrated EA NH

COP $150.80 9.1 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

MSFT $524.51 9.1 WAIT-EARN Software - Infrastru NH

OXY $64.17 9.0 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

CVX $233.21 8.9 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas Integrated EA NH

EOG $163.03 8.7 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

DVN $51.39 8.5 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

CRM $248.57 8.5 HOLD Software - Applicati NH

VLO $419.28 8.2 BUY Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH

PR $25.49 8.0 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

DELL $456.44 8.0 HOLD Computer Hardware EA

MTDR $59.96 7.9 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P EA

OVV $72.27 7.9 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

LLY $1,273.46 7.9 WAIT-EARN Drug Manufacturers - EA NH

ABBV $285.64 7.9 WAIT-EARN Drug Manufacturers - NH

SM $40.11 7.8 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

DDOG $269.65 7.6 WAIT-EARN Software - Applicati EA

AAPL $347.73 7.6 WAIT-EARN Consumer Electronics NH

AMD $516.79 7.5 WAIT-EARN Semiconductors EA

SMCI $32.94 7.4 WAIT-EARN Computer Hardware EA

FANG $205.75 7.3 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

BMY $61.48 7.3 WAIT-EARN Drug Manufacturers -

NVDA $210.96 7.3 HOLD Semiconductors EA

DHR $230.50 7.1 HOLD Diagnostics & Resear NH

ZS $255.15 6.9 WATCH Software - Infrastru

HPE $56.69 6.9 AVOID Communication Equipm EA

CHRD $158.13 6.8 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P NH

CRWD $257.57 6.7 HOLD Software - Infrastru

ORCL $126.16 6.7 AVOID Software - Infrastru EA

PANW $380.55 6.6 HOLD Software - Infrastru

TMO $673.82 6.6 AVOID Diagnostics & Resear NH

ANET $172.37 6.6 WAIT-EARN Computer Hardware EA

MGY $26.15 6.4 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P EA

NOW $158.96 6.2 WAIT-EARN Software - Applicati

UNH $418.09 6.2 AVOID Healthcare Plans NH

ADBE $263.82 6.2 AVOID Software - Applicati

PFE $30.03 6.1 WAIT-EARN Drug Manufacturers - NH

CDNS $316.49 6.0 WAIT-EARN Software - Applicati EA

CRDO $147.29 6.0 WATCH Semiconductors EA

MRK $145.27 5.9 WAIT-EARN Drug Manufacturers - NH

JNJ $263.81 5.8 WATCH Drug Manufacturers - NH

CRC $54.53 5.5 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P EA

INTC $86.96 5.5 WAIT-EARN Semiconductors

AVGO $321.68 5.4 AVOID Semiconductors EA

SNPS $430.14 5.2 AVOID Software - Infrastru EA

HAL $34.92 4.7 AVOID Oil & Gas Equipment

VRT $194.32 4.6 WAIT-EARN Electrical Equipment EA

QCOM $175.91 4.5 WAIT-EARN Semiconductors

GEV $815.00 4.5 WAIT-EARN Specialty Industrial EA

SLB $53.06 4.2 AVOID Oil & Gas Equipment

LITE $756.17 4.2 WAIT-EARN Communication Equipm

COHR $209.29 4.0 WAIT-EARN Scientific & Technic

ABT $103.70 3.6 AVOID Medical Devices

PWR $546.43 3.2 WAIT-EARN Engineering & Constr EA

NBIS $158.74 2.9 AVOID Internet Content & I

CEG $253.45 2.0 WAIT-EARN Utilities - Independ

Charts — Top Picks

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

PSX WAIT-EARN

9.4

MPC WAIT-EARN

9.2

FTNT WAIT-EARN

9.2

XOM WAIT-EARN

9.1

COP WAIT-EARN

9.1

MSFT WAIT-EARN

9.1

OXY WAIT-EARN

9.0

CVX WAIT-EARN

8.9

EOG WAIT-EARN

8.7

DVN WAIT-EARN

8.5

Action Summary

Market in Correction

Buy candidates

Waiting for market confirmation

VLO 8.2

Watch list

Not yet actionable

CRM HOLD · 8.5

DELL HOLD · 8.0

NVDA HOLD · 7.3

DHR HOLD · 7.1

ZS WATCH · 6.9

Avoid

Failing CAN SLIM tests

HPE ORCL TMO UNH 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 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