William@CANSLIM ResearchOne name out of 107 — that tells you everything about this tape. TWLO is building a cup with handle, buy point at 244.99, imminent, and the risk-reward at 4.89 is the kind of math I want. But volume ratio of 1.088 is thin, and in a market correction I need to see heavy volume on the breakout, not a trickle. If it clears 244.99 on a real surge, I’ll take it and cut at 7-8% without debate. Until then, the other 106 stay on the avoid list, and cash is a position.
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Today’s dual scan surfaced 107 candidates (actionable 1, watch 0, avoid 106). Market regime: Market in Correction. Published 2026-09-17 05:00.
The Market Comes First
The tape reads Market in Correction. I never fight the general market — three out of four stocks follow it. I only put money to work when the market is in a confirmed uptrend; when distribution stacks up or a correction sets in, I raise cash and wait. No individual chart is good enough to override that.
How I Screen — My Rules, Not Opinions
| Rule | Threshold | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly EPS YoY | ≥ 25% | current earnings power (C) |
| RS Rating | ≥ 80 | buy leaders, not laggards (L) |
| Price | ≥ $15 | avoid low-priced stocks |
| Trend | above 50 & 200-day MA | buy only in an uptrend |
| Entry window | buy point to +5% | never chase extended (N) |
| Reward/Risk | ≥ 3:1 | 8% stop vs ~25% target |
Today’s List at a Glance
Actionable 1 · Watch 0 · Avoid 106. Names, buy points, stops and targets are below for members.
Portfolio Snapshot
Starting Capital: $100,000
Current Equity: $96,598 (-3.4%)
Cash: $77,748
Exposure: 20% · Positions: 5
Win Rate: 28% (9W / 23L)
Avg Win: +1.3% · Avg Loss: -1.7%
Max Drawdown: -15.9%
Recent Trades:
🔴 PBF -0.6% — Stop-loss hit at $75.18
🟢 BBY +1.5% — Portfolio risk trim (loser, -1.2%)
🔴 ZETA -2.4% — Portfolio risk trim (loser, -1.9%)
🔴 RNG -3.3% — Portfolio risk trim (loser, -2.5%)
🔴 SENEA -5.9% — Portfolio risk trim (loser, -4.7%)
Open Positions
| Symbol | Shares | Entry | Current | P&L | Stop | Target | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRO | 70 | $44.32 | $53.67 | +21.0% | $44.32 | $56.59 | 16 |
| ZETA | 51 | $31.56 | $30.85 | -2.3% | $28.86 | $39.21 | 16 |
| RNG | 73 | $72.58 | $73.54 | +1.3% | $66.18 | $89.91 | 15 |
| VLO | 17 | $370.69 | $403.28 | +8.7% | $370.69 | $456.25 | 14 |
| BBY | 22 | $88.03 | $92.45 | +5.0% | $88.03 | $112.95 | 8 |
Imminent — Close to Triggering
TWLO · Cup with Handle · R/R 4.89:1
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Buy point | $244.99 |
| Stop | $232.469 (-5%) |
| Target | $306.24 (+25%) |
| Reward/Risk | 4.89 : 1 |
| Status | IMMINENT (-2.49% from buy point) |
| Est. wait | ~1 weeks |
Why now: TWLO is forming a cup-with-handle base with a proper buy point at 244.99, and the stock is only 2.49% below that pivot. The relative strength line is scoring 0.692 with a new high, telling me institutions are accumulating this name ahead of the breakout. Volume today is running at 1.088 times its 50-day average, and the reward/risk of 4.89 justifies waiting for the exact trigger.
Why wait / risk: The base is only 2.6 weeks long with a 56.27% depth, which is shallow in time and deep in correction—I want to see the handle complete and volume expand decisively above average on the breakout day. If TWLO fails to clear 244.99 on heavy volume or slips below the 232.469 stop, the setup is invalidated and I cut the loss at 8% without hesitation.
⚠️ Recommended only — market: Market in Correction
Avoid — Why We’re Passing
| Symbol | Reason |
|---|---|
| AGPU | price $10.99 < $15.0 |
| ANET | RS Rating >= 80 |
| AOUT | no valid pivot |
| AYA | RS Rating >= 80 |
| CARL | MA alignment 50 > 150 > 200; 200-day MA trending up ~1 month |
| CDNA | no valid pivot |
| CGAU | RS Rating >= 80 |
| DELL | no valid pivot |
| DINO | no valid pivot |
| DK | no valid pivot |
| EC | RS Rating >= 80 |
| ECO | no valid pivot |
| EDRY | no valid pivot |
| EQNR | no valid pivot |
| FLYW | Price above the 50-day MA; RS Rating >= 80 |
| FRO | no valid pivot |
| GKOS | Price above the 50-day MA; RS Rating >= 80 |
| INSW | no valid pivot |
| IOT | MA alignment 50 > 150 > 200; 200-day MA trending up ~1 month |
| KNSA | RS Rating >= 80 |
What I’d Tell You
One, only buy when the market is with you. Two, buy in the zone — from the buy point to five percent past it, never more; the stock that gets away costs you nothing, the one you chase costs you money. Three, the seven-to-eight percent stop is not negotiable. Do those three things and the reward-to-risk takes care of itself.
Stage, pattern and sentiment labels are generated by rule-based approximations (Weinstein stage analysis, Minervini trend template and heuristic pattern detection), not by precise technical analysis. Data as of September 17, 2026. For informational and educational purposes only — not investment advice. Always verify against primary sources before making any investment decision. Ratings use open-data proxies for IBD-proprietary figures and may run looser than the originals.
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