CAN SLIM Daily Briefing

Today's Marching Orders

Uptrend Under Pressure

Be selective · tighten stops · smaller size

VIX

17

Rally Attempt

Day 29

Support

$757.97

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 PSX

Alert $284

Buy Zone

$284–$299

Stop Loss

$261.67

02 FTNT

Alert $187

Buy Zone

$187–$197

Stop Loss

$172.29

03 MPC

Alert $469

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 UPTREND UNDER PRESSURE

Distribution Days (5 wks) 6

Market Trend UPTREND

Can Buy? YES

Rally Attempt Day 29

O'Neil Says

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

Rally Day

29

Started

2026-09-18

Dark-Pool Regime

Is smart money accumulating?

Context only · not a signal

NEUTRAL DIX at its 64th percentile of the past year

DIX (5-day SMA)

above 0.45 · accumulation

0.461 (0.460)

1-year percentile

—

64th

GEX

mid-range

$5.61B (47th %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 2026-10-28 · 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 · 4 Strong · 8 Laggards

Top 10 — best for buying

1 Software - Infrastructure IGV

2 Energy XLE

3 Oil & Gas E&P XOP

4 Technology XLK

5 Healthcare XLV

6 Semiconductors SMH

7 Biotechnology XBI

8 Oil & Gas Equipment & Services OIH

9 Consumer Defensive XLP

10 Auto Manufacturers CARZ

Bottom 5 — avoid

23 Home Improvement Retail 30

24 Copper 30

25 Communication Services 28

26 Aerospace & Defense 23

27 Utilities - Renewable 16

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

The AI Focus List

Top 10 opportunities, ranked

RankTickerScoreSectorRSSignalsActionStop

1 PSX 9.2 Oil & Gas Refining & 82 EA NH WATCH $262

2 FTNT 9.1 Software - Infrastru 83 EA WATCH $172

3 MPC 9.0 Oil & Gas Refining & 82 EA WATCH $432

4 XOM 8.8 Oil & Gas Integrated 82 EA NH WATCH $167

5 MSFT 8.7 Software - Infrastru 83 NH WATCH $489

6 SM 8.5 Oil & Gas E&P 82 EA NH WATCH $36

7 CVX 8.4 Oil & Gas Integrated 82 EA NH WATCH $211

8 COP 8.4 Oil & Gas E&P 82 EA NH WATCH $137

9 CRM 8.3 Software - Applicati 83 WATCH $235

10 OXY 8.3 Oil & Gas E&P 82 EA NH WATCH $59

Top 3 Deep Dive

The trade plan, ticket-ready

PSX Phillips 66

Oil & Gas Refining & · RS 82 · Approaching

Score

9.2

Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 82

Current

$273.76

52W High

$299.39

Buy Zone

$284–$299

Away

+3.9%

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. 8.6% below 52-week high.

FTNT Fortinet, Inc.

Software - Infrastru · RS 83 · Approaching

Score

9.1

Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating RS 83

Current

$174.08

52W High

$197.13

Buy Zone

$187–$197

Away

+7.6%

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. 11.7% below 52-week high.

MPC Marathon Petroleum Corpor

Oil & Gas Refining & · RS 82 · Approaching

Score

9.0

Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating RS 82

Current

$440.77

52W High

$493.98

Buy Zone

$469–$494

Away

+6.5%

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. 10.8% below 52-week high.

Watchlist Scan

59 stocks, scored on all 7 CAN SLIM tests

EA Earnings accel NH Near 52W high

TickerPriceScoreCAN SLIMVerdictSectorSignals

PSX $273.76 9.2 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH

FTNT $174.08 9.1 WAIT-EARN Software - Infrastru EA

MPC $440.77 9.0 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas Refining & EA

XOM $182.02 8.8 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas Integrated EA NH

MSFT $531.01 8.7 WAIT-EARN Software - Infrastru NH

SM $39.56 8.5 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

CVX $229.20 8.4 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas Integrated EA NH

COP $149.06 8.4 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

CRM $242.11 8.3 HOLD Software - Applicati

OXY $62.86 8.3 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

AMD $578.44 8.3 WAIT-EARN Semiconductors EA

EOG $160.92 8.2 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

LLY $1,288.30 8.2 WAIT-EARN Drug Manufacturers - EA NH

DELL $493.79 8.1 HOLD Computer Hardware EA

AAPL $343.83 8.0 WAIT-EARN Consumer Electronics NH

ABBV $285.99 7.9 WAIT-EARN Drug Manufacturers - NH

DDOG $278.41 7.8 WAIT-EARN Software - Applicati EA NH

PR $25.52 7.8 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

SMCI $35.81 7.8 WAIT-EARN Computer Hardware EA

VLO $388.48 7.7 HOLD Oil & Gas Refining & EA

DHR $234.07 7.7 BUY Diagnostics & Resear NH

NVDA $215.38 7.6 HOLD Semiconductors EA

DVN $51.27 7.5 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

MTDR $59.84 7.5 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P EA

OVV $71.34 7.5 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

BMY $60.57 7.3 WAIT-EARN Drug Manufacturers -

ANET $186.72 7.3 WAIT-EARN Computer Hardware EA

HPE $60.33 7.0 AVOID Communication Equipm EA

CRWD $266.66 6.9 HOLD Software - Infrastru NH

ZS $255.80 6.8 WATCH Software - Infrastru

ORCL $144.54 6.8 AVOID Software - Infrastru EA

UNH $407.10 6.8 AVOID Healthcare Plans

NOW $150.13 6.7 WAIT-EARN Software - Applicati

PANW $394.49 6.7 HOLD Software - Infrastru NH

FANG $206.22 6.7 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

AVGO $351.81 6.7 WATCH Semiconductors EA

TMO $704.15 6.6 AVOID Diagnostics & Resear NH

CRDO $173.69 6.6 HOLD Semiconductors EA

MGY $26.59 6.4 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P EA

INTC $95.53 6.4 WAIT-EARN Semiconductors

CHRD $154.06 6.3 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P NH

JNJ $271.04 6.2 WATCH Drug Manufacturers - NH

PFE $29.45 6.1 WAIT-EARN Drug Manufacturers - NH

SNPS $481.89 6.0 WATCH Software - Infrastru EA

QCOM $182.97 5.7 WAIT-EARN Semiconductors

MRK $140.93 5.7 WAIT-EARN Drug Manufacturers -

CRC $54.72 5.5 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P EA

ADBE $249.76 5.5 AVOID Software - Applicati

LITE $913.95 5.2 WAIT-EARN Communication Equipm

CDNS $342.46 5.0 AVOID Software - Applicati

GEV $878.03 4.8 WAIT-EARN Specialty Industrial EA

HAL $35.76 4.7 AVOID Oil & Gas Equipment

VRT $242.94 4.6 WAIT-EARN Electrical Equipment EA

SLB $53.75 4.1 AVOID Oil & Gas Equipment

COHR $239.59 4.1 WAIT-EARN Scientific & Technic

NBIS $182.34 4.1 WAIT-EARN Internet Content & I

PWR $606.89 3.8 WAIT-EARN Engineering & Constr EA

ABT $102.64 3.6 AVOID Medical Devices

CEG $258.08 2.0 WAIT-EARN Utilities - Independ

Charts — Top Picks

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

PSX WAIT-EARN

9.2

FTNT WAIT-EARN

9.1

MPC WAIT-EARN

9.0

XOM WAIT-EARN

8.8

MSFT WAIT-EARN

8.7

SM WAIT-EARN

8.5

CVX WAIT-EARN

8.4

COP WAIT-EARN

8.4

CRM HOLD

8.3

OXY WAIT-EARN

8.3

Action Summary

Uptrend Under Pressure

Buy candidates

Waiting for market confirmation

DHR 7.7

Watch list

Not yet actionable

CRM HOLD · 8.3

DELL HOLD · 8.1

VLO HOLD · 7.7

NVDA HOLD · 7.6

CRWD HOLD · 6.9

Avoid

Failing CAN SLIM tests

HPE ORCL UNH TMO 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