Scan 5,000+ stocks daily with William O'Neil's 7-factor CAN SLIM methodology. Earnings, new highs, institutional demand all scored. Each setup graded A+ to B.
Run this scan →CAN SLIM is William O'Neil's comprehensive methodology for identifying winning growth stocks, distilled from his study of every market-leading stock from 1880 to the present day. Each letter represents a key factor: Current quarterly earnings, Annual earnings growth, New highs/products/management, Supply and demand, Leader or laggard, Institutional sponsorship, and Market direction.
The genius of CAN SLIM is that it combines fundamental and technical analysis into a single integrated system. The C and A factors ensure the company has genuine, accelerating earnings power — not just a cheap stock price. The N factor captures the catalyst — a new product, new management, or price reaching new highs. The S and L factors use technical tools (volume analysis and relative strength) to identify institutional demand and market leadership. And the M factor provides the critical market context that determines whether any individual stock has the wind at its back.
O'Neil's research showed that virtually every great stock of the past century displayed most or all of the CAN SLIM characteristics before its biggest advance. By screening for all seven factors simultaneously, the scanner identifies the stocks with the greatest probability of significant outperformance. The system is not a guarantee — but it stacks the odds heavily in the trader's favor by focusing capital on the strongest companies in the strongest sectors during favorable market conditions.
Created by William O'Neil and published in How to Make Money in Stocks, first edition 1988, with subsequent editions through 2009. O'Neil developed the system by studying every stock that achieved the greatest price advances from 1880 to the present — a database of over 1,000 winning stocks spanning more than a century. CAN SLIM became the foundation for Investor's Business Daily (IBD), which O'Neil founded in 1984, and has influenced generations of growth stock investors.
Our scanner evaluates the following criteria when detecting CAN SLIM Growth Screen setups across 5,000+ stocks daily.
For CAN SLIM setups, an A+ grade means strong scores across all 7 factors with accelerating quarterly earnings, consistent annual growth, price near new highs, and leadership relative strength. This is not a prediction of future price movement — it is a way to prioritize which charts deserve your attention first.
Buy at the proper buy point — the breakout from a base (cup-handle, flat base, double bottom) with volume at least 40-50% above average. The stock must show strong C, A, and L factors.
Cut losses at 7-8% below the buy point — no exceptions. O'Neil's research showed that the best stocks rarely pull back more than 7-8% from a proper buy point if the breakout is genuine.
Hold through the advance using the 10-week MA as a trailing stop. Take profits on the way up at 20-25% gains unless the stock is acting exceptionally. Sell on climax top signals.
This is educational content only. Not financial advice. Always do your own research and manage risk appropriately.