CAN SLIM Daily Briefing

Today's Marching Orders

Uptrend Under Pressure

Be selective · tighten stops · smaller size

VIX

17

Rally Attempt

Day 4

Support

$761.63

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 XOM

Buy now

Buy Zone

$176–$185

Stop Loss

$168.63

02 MPC

Alert $469

Buy Zone

$469–$494

Stop Loss

$431.74

03 PSX

Alert $284

Buy Zone

$284–$299

Stop Loss

$261.67

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 4

O'Neil Says

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

Rally Day

4

Started

2026-10-26

Dark-Pool Regime

Is smart money accumulating?

Context only · not a signal

NEUTRAL DIX at its 59th percentile of the past year

DIX (5-day SMA)

above 0.45 · accumulation

0.458 (0.459)

1-year percentile

—

59th

GEX

mid-range

$5.62B (48th %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 2026-10-29 · 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 · 4 Strong · 11 Laggards

Top 10 — best for buying

1 Energy XLE

2 Oil & Gas E&P XOP

3 Healthcare XLV

4 Software - Infrastructure IGV

5 Technology XLK

6 Biotechnology XBI

7 Semiconductors SMH

8 Consumer Defensive XLP

9 Oil & Gas Equipment & Services OIH

10 Financial Services XLF

Bottom 5 — avoid

23 Home Improvement Retail 31

24 Copper 30

25 Aerospace & Defense 24

26 Communication Services 19

27 Utilities - Renewable 14

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

The AI Focus List

Top 10 opportunities, ranked

RankTickerScoreSectorRSSignalsActionStop

1 XOM 9.1 Oil & Gas Integrated 83 EA NH WATCH $169

2 MPC 9.0 Oil & Gas Refining & 83 EA WATCH $432

3 PSX 8.9 Oil & Gas Refining & 83 EA NH WATCH $262

4 COP 8.8 Oil & Gas E&P 81 EA NH WATCH $138

5 EOG 8.7 Oil & Gas E&P 81 EA NH WATCH $149

6 CVX 8.4 Oil & Gas Integrated 83 EA NH WATCH $213

7 OXY 8.4 Oil & Gas E&P 81 EA NH WATCH $59

8 SM 8.4 Oil & Gas E&P 81 EA NH WATCH $36

9 LLY 8.3 Drug Manufacturers - 77 EA NH WATCH $1,264

10 DELL 8.1 Computer Hardware 72 EA WATCH $520

Top 3 Deep Dive

The trade plan, ticket-ready

XOM ExxonMobil Holdings Corpo

Oil & Gas Integrated · RS 83 · Now

Score

9.1

Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 83

Current

$183.29

52W High

$184.88

Buy Zone

$176–$185

Away

-4.2%

Entry

$183.29

Stop −8%

$168.63

Target +20%

$219.95

Buy trigger — all must be true

1 Price enters the buy zone $176–$185

2 Volume 50%+ above average on the move

3 Market turns GREEN or YELLOW

Do not buy if

× Price enters zone but reverses below $179.62

× Volume is weak / unconfirmed

× Market turns RED

Order ticket

BUY 54 XOM LMT 184.21
STOP LOSS: $168.63

Reverses below $179.62 = invalid. 0.9% below 52-week high.

MPC Marathon Petroleum Corpor

Oil & Gas Refining & · RS 83 · Approaching

Score

9.0

Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating RS 83

Current

$432.51

52W High

$493.98

Buy Zone

$469–$494

Away

+8.5%

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. 12.4% below 52-week high.

PSX Phillips 66

Oil & Gas Refining & · RS 83 · Approaching

Score

8.9

Leading Sector Earnings Accelerating Near Breakout RS 83

Current

$273.61

52W High

$299.39

Buy Zone

$284–$299

Away

+4.0%

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.

Watchlist Scan

59 stocks, scored on all 7 CAN SLIM tests

EA Earnings accel NH Near 52W high

TickerPriceScoreCAN SLIMVerdictSectorSignals

XOM $183.29 9.1 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas Integrated EA NH

MPC $432.51 9.0 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas Refining & EA

PSX $273.61 8.9 HOLD Oil & Gas Refining & EA NH

COP $150.03 8.8 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

EOG $162.22 8.7 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

CVX $231.46 8.4 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas Integrated EA NH

OXY $63.01 8.4 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

SM $39.58 8.4 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

LLY $1,373.70 8.3 WAIT-EARN Drug Manufacturers - EA NH

DELL $475.51 8.1 HOLD Computer Hardware EA

DVN $51.17 7.9 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

ABBV $290.79 7.9 WAIT-EARN Drug Manufacturers - NH

AAPL $348.91 7.9 WAIT-EARN Consumer Electronics NH

MSFT $530.14 7.9 HOLD Software - Infrastru NH

CRM $230.90 7.8 HOLD Software - Applicati

FTNT $139.10 7.8 HOLD Software - Infrastru EA

SMCI $34.43 7.8 WAIT-EARN Computer Hardware EA

VLO $384.57 7.7 HOLD Oil & Gas Refining & EA

PR $25.57 7.7 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

DHR $236.98 7.7 BUY Diagnostics & Resear NH

AMD $566.42 7.7 WAIT-EARN Semiconductors EA

OVV $71.57 7.5 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

BMY $61.39 7.5 WAIT-EARN Drug Manufacturers -

MTDR $59.83 7.4 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P EA

DDOG $265.84 7.2 WAIT-EARN Software - Applicati EA

NVDA $213.66 7.1 HOLD Semiconductors EA

HPE $58.87 7.0 AVOID Communication Equipm EA

UNH $410.91 6.8 AVOID Healthcare Plans

ANET $184.22 6.8 WAIT-EARN Computer Hardware EA

FANG $206.43 6.7 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P EA NH

TMO $709.18 6.6 AVOID Diagnostics & Resear NH

JNJ $275.20 6.5 WATCH Drug Manufacturers - NH

CHRD $153.63 6.4 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P NH

MGY $26.22 6.4 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P EA

PANW $380.57 6.3 HOLD Software - Infrastru

CRWD $261.15 6.3 HOLD Software - Infrastru NH

ZS $247.82 6.3 WATCH Software - Infrastru

ORCL $139.56 6.3 AVOID Software - Infrastru EA

SNPS $490.19 6.2 WATCH Software - Infrastru EA NH

PFE $29.95 6.1 WAIT-EARN Drug Manufacturers - NH

MRK $146.33 5.9 WAIT-EARN Drug Manufacturers - NH

CRDO $165.29 5.8 WATCH Semiconductors EA

INTC $92.07 5.6 WAIT-EARN Semiconductors

AVGO $345.00 5.5 AVOID Semiconductors EA

CRC $54.67 5.4 WAIT-EARN Oil & Gas E&P EA

LITE $919.53 5.4 WAIT-EARN Communication Equipm

HAL $35.90 5.0 AVOID Oil & Gas Equipment

ADBE $248.12 5.0 AVOID Software - Applicati

GEV $887.85 5.0 AVOID Specialty Industrial EA

QCOM $185.41 4.7 WAIT-EARN Semiconductors

VRT $245.92 4.6 AVOID Electrical Equipment EA

CDNS $342.75 4.5 AVOID Software - Applicati

SLB $53.81 4.3 AVOID Oil & Gas Equipment

PWR $635.18 4.1 WAIT-EARN Engineering & Constr EA

COHR $237.22 4.1 WAIT-EARN Scientific & Technic

NOW $109.67 4.0 AVOID Software - Applicati

ABT $104.57 3.6 AVOID Medical Devices

NBIS $171.99 3.3 WAIT-EARN Internet Content & I

CEG $264.58 2.1 WAIT-EARN Utilities - Independ

Charts — Top Picks

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

XOM WAIT-EARN

9.1

MPC WAIT-EARN

9.0

PSX HOLD

8.9

COP WAIT-EARN

8.8

EOG WAIT-EARN

8.7

CVX WAIT-EARN

8.4

OXY WAIT-EARN

8.4

SM WAIT-EARN

8.4

LLY WAIT-EARN

8.3

DELL HOLD

8.1

Action Summary

Uptrend Under Pressure

Buy candidates

Waiting for market confirmation

DHR 7.7

Watch list

Not yet actionable

PSX HOLD · 8.9

DELL HOLD · 8.1

MSFT HOLD · 7.9

CRM HOLD · 7.8

FTNT HOLD · 7.8

Avoid

Failing CAN SLIM tests

HPE UNH TMO ORCL AVGO

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