| name | oneil-canslim |
| description | Use when evaluating growth stocks through O'Neil CAN SLIM: earnings acceleration, relative strength, institutional demand, market direction, base quality, and breakout discipline. |
| invest | ./invest.md |
O'Neil CAN SLIM
Use this skill to apply William O'Neil-style growth stock selection: find companies with accelerating earnings and sales, strong relative strength, constructive bases, institutional sponsorship, and a favorable general market.
When To Use
Use this skill when the user asks for:
- CAN SLIM analysis
- Growth stock screening
- Relative strength and earnings acceleration checks
- Cup-with-handle, flat base, or base breakout review
- A 7-8% stop-loss plan for a growth stock trade
Trigger phrases include CAN SLIM, O'Neil, relative strength, base breakout, cup with handle, IBD, earnings acceleration, and 7% stop.
Do Not Use When
- The company has weak or decelerating fundamentals.
- The market is in a confirmed downtrend.
- The stock is thinly traded or extended far above a proper buy point.
- The user wants deep value or long-term moat analysis only.
Inputs Needed
- Ticker and exchange
- Quarterly EPS and sales growth
- Annual EPS trend
- Relative strength vs. market and peers
- Base pattern, pivot price, volume, and current price
- General market trend
Process
- Check CAN SLIM fundamentals first: current and annual earnings, sales, new product/catalyst.
- Confirm leadership: relative strength, industry group strength, and price near new highs.
- Evaluate supply and demand: float, volume dry-up, accumulation, institutional sponsorship.
- Confirm market direction.
- Judge base quality and pivot validity.
- Define buy point, stop, add rules, and sell rules.
Output Format
# CAN SLIM View: [Stock]
## Verdict
Buy Point / Watchlist / Extended / Pass / Market Stand Down
## CAN SLIM Checklist
| Letter | Status | Evidence |
|--------|--------|----------|
## Base And Pivot
## Buy / Stop Plan
## Sell Rules
## Missing Data
Guardrails
- Do not buy cheap-looking laggards.
- Do not buy extended breakouts.
- Do not ignore the general market trend.
- Cut losses quickly, usually around 7-8% from the proper buy point.
- Do not average down.
Questflow Use
In Questflow, this skill is best used as a growth-stock opportunity scanner and breakout monitor that connects fundamentals, relative strength, price/volume, and execution rules.
