Jim Cramer's Mad Money Review

Jim Cramer's Mad Money Stock Recap Oct. 23rd

On Tuesday's show, Cramer began by analyzing another stock that has been put on sale after Friday's drop in the market. Shaw Group (SGR) had the best earnings of the quarter so far. Cramer thinks this is time to back up the truck and load up on the stock. Cramer still likes infrastructure plays like Shaw, and the earnings make it even more attractive.
Cramer then went to the phonelines. The first caller asked about Aecom (ACM), which Cramer recommended a couple of weeks ago. Cramer said it is still one of his favorites. The next caller asked about uranium prices, which Cramer attributed to production problems, and recommended Mosaic (MOS) as a good uranium play.
Next, Cramer discussed another pick he made based on the book "Microtrends," which Cramer has been plugging for about the past week. He found that the number of people working from home is increasing, which he thinks will be profitable for Cisco (CSCO), since its products will be needed to connect people to the office, including offerings from some companies they have bought out over the past few years.
Another caller asked about the tech sector in general, and Cramer said that he is the only person bullish on tech. The next caller asked why Cramer likes Cisco, and Cramer said he thinks it will be up consistently 15% a year.
Am I Diversified?
first caller asked about five stocks: Amgen (AMGN), Under Armour (UA), PetSmart (PETM), Goldman Sachs (GS) and EMC (EMC), the latter two of which Cramer owns for his charitable trust, Action Alerts PLUS. Cramer said, "That is definite, definite diversification." The second caller named these five plays: IBM (IBM), Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), Pfizer (PFE), Disney (DIS) Citigroup (C), which Cramer also owns for his charitable trust.
Mad Mail: The first email thanked Cramer for the show he did on October 19, where he gave his 5 rules for investing. The writer thinks that those tips will save him money in the future. The next email asked why Cramer didn't talk about Dry Ships (DRY) when he did his dry bulk shippers segment. Cramer said that it has gone up so much that he had to pass on it. The next writer invited Cramer to his daughter's Bat Mitzvah because the profits from his stock picks are paying for it, and the last email asked what to do with some Hershey (HSY) stock they own, and Cramer said to sell it any time the stock goes up.

Labels: ACM, AMGN, CSCO, DRYS, EMC, GS, HSY, Jim Cramer, Mad Money, Mad MOney Recap, MOS, SGR

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Jim Cramer's Stop Trading Oct. 11th

Amgen (AMGN), Celgene (CELG): Cramer is nervous that Amgen's management hasn't been saying more about the company's pipeline, even though the risk is 3 points and the reward is 7 points. He comments that Celgene also has significant upside potential.
J.P Morgan (JPM), Caterpillar (CAT), Deere (DE): Cramer would stay away from JP Morgan because of potential writedowns, and prefers CAT, in spite of the fact that Deere has upstaged CAT lately.
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Labels: AMGN, CAT, CELG, DE, Hot Stocks, Jim Cramer, JPM, Stop Trading

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Jim Cramer's Mad Money Lightning Round July 30th

Bullish calls:
Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT - News): 'I wish I hadn't talked about it, so I could have bought more... I urge you to buy that. I see an upside surprise.'Level 3 Communications (NasdaqGS: LVLT - News): 'We caught it at $3. It went to $6. It's pulled back. I don't know when the (bandwidth) shortage is going to flash, 'Shortage! Shortage! Shortage!,' but when it does, you can't wait and then buy it! You have to keep it now.'Allscripts Healthcare Solutions (NasdaqGS: MDRX - News): 'Hey, anything that does healthcare cost containment like Medco Health is just fantastic in this market. It's a triple buy!'Cheesecake Factory (NasdaqGS: CAKE - News): ' ... they have to put up more stores. I think it's a decent buy right here. It's come down a lot. Let's pull the trigger on some CAKE... even though the bears would say that no one is ever going to have cheesecake, because they can't afford it anymore...'Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI - News): ' ... the lead just killed them! I think the lead price is coming down... I think JCI is going back up. I like the stock. This is a classic example of what you should be buying right now...'Amylin Pharmaceuticals (NasdaqGS: AMLN - News): 'I think biotech is precisely right going into the fall. AMLN is good ... new position. I have not liked that stock... 'Amgen (NasdaqGS: AMGN - News): 'Amgen is good...'Ladish (NasdaqGM: LDSH - News): 'I think that LDSH is a great buy, but the one thing I'd caution... How many stocks can say this?... 52-week high... but again, jet engines. That's a keeper.'Woodward Governor (NasdaqGS: WGOV - News)Sun Microsystems (NasdaqGS: SUNW - News): 'Unbelievable quarter ... This is a company I have hated for a decade! I got bullish on it about a quarter ago ... Don't run from SUNW. Run to it! Buy, buy, buy!'Ryerson (NYSE: RYI - News)Reliance Steel (NYSE: RS - News): ' ... as good as RYI is, Reliance Steel is even better!'Google (NasdaqGS: GOOG - News): ' GOOG's done going down. The bears are going to be trapped ... I think GOOG's going back to its high ... No one thinks that except for me... Buy, buy, buy!'Continental Resources (NYSE: CLR - News): 'I think you can stick with CLR.'XTO Energy (NYSE: XTO - News): 'I am sticking with, and buying for my charitable trust, XTO Energy, which is now the cheapest oil and gas company in the world!'
Bearish calls:
Whirlpool (NYSE: WHR - News): 'That was a bad quarter ... It wasn't saved by Brazil. I've got to give you a don't buy.'
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Labels: AMGN, AMLN, CAKE, CAT, CLR, GOOG, JCI, Jim Cramer, LDSH, Lightning Round, LVLT, MDRX, RS, RYI, SUNW, WGOV, WHR, XTO

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Hot Stocks to Watch Today

Here are 7 trading ideas for today. These lists come directly from the TradingMarkets Stock Indicators page and are based upon our latest quantitative research.
Bullish
Gaps Down 5% or More: These are stocks that gap down by 5% or more and are trading above their 200-day moving average. Our research shows that stocks trading above their 200-day moving average that gap down by more than 5% have shown positive returns, on average, 1-day, 2-days and 1-week later. Historically, these stocks have provided traders with a significant edge.
Joy Global (NasdaqGS:JOYG - News). JOYG's PowerRating is 7.
Laps Down 5% or More: These are stocks that lap down by 5% or more and are trading above their 200-day moving average. Our research shows that stocks trading above their 200-day moving average that lap down by more than 5% have shown positive returns, on average, 1-day, 2-days and 1-week later. Historically, these stocks have provided traders with a significant edge.
Hoku Scientific (NasdaqGM:HOKU - News). HOKU's PowerRating is 9.
5+ Consecutive Down Days: These are stocks that have closed down for five or more consecutive days and are trading above their 200-day moving average. Our research shows that stocks trading above their 200-day moving average that close down for five or more days have shown positive returns, on average, 1-day, 2-days and 1-week later. Historically, these stocks have provided traders with a significant edge. Historically, these stocks have provided traders with a significant edge.
Frontier Oil (NYSE:FTO - News). FTO's PowerRating is 7.
5+ Consecutive Lower Lows: These are stocks that have made a lower low for five or more consecutive days and are trading above their 200-day moving average. Our research shows that stocks trading above their 200-day moving average that make lower lows for five or more days have shown positive returns, on average, 1-day, 2-days and 1-week later. Historically, these stocks have provided traders with a significant edge.
Sunoco (NYSE:SUN - News). SUN's PowerRating is 7.
2-Period RSI Below 2: These are stocks that have a 2-period RSI reading below 2 and are trading above their 200-day moving average. Our research shows that stocks trading above their 200-day moving with a 2-period RSI reading below 2 have shown positive returns, on average, 1-day, 2-days and 1-week later. Historically, these stocks have provided traders with a significant edge.
Ceridian (NYSE:CEN - News) & Altria (NYSE:MO - News). CEN's PowerRating is 6, and MO's PowerRating is 6.
Bearish
5+ Consecutive Higher Highs: These are stocks that have made a higher high for five or more consecutive days and are trading below their 200-day moving average. Our research shows that stocks trading below their 200-day moving average that make higher highs for five or more days have shown negative returns, on average, 1-day, 2-days and 1-week later. Historically, these stocks have provided traders with a significant edge.
Amgen (NasdaqGS:AMGN - News). AMGN's PowerRating is 4.
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Labels: AMGN, CEN, FTO, HOKU, Hot Stocks, JOYG, MO, SUN

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Jim Cramer's Mad Money Lightning Round July 11th

Apple (Other OTC: APPL.PK - News): 'I want you to buy more AAPL... People don't believe the power of this iPhone...- I think - goes to $150.'Canon (NYSE: CAJ - News)Under Armour (NYSE: UA - News): 'They're going to roll out their new women's line on Sunday night. I think you buy some UA tomorrow.'W.W. Grainger (NYSE: GWW - News): 'GWW may be one of those $80 to $100 to $120 stocks that I'm talking about... When will this stock get to $100? A few weeks. Stay long!'Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR - News): 'It grows at 15%, and it's got a 24x multiple. There are some who think it's pricey. But integrated cancer care systems are where the action is ... that stock is off $12 from its high... I say going higher.'Hologic (NasdaqGS: HOLX - News)AT&T (NYSE: T - News): 'But T is the stock... go buy T. It's just a classic case of a well-run company with a good dividend that's doing well. Stay long T!'Verizon (NYSE: VZ - News)Bank of America (NYSE: BAC - News): ' One point downside, with a yield of about 4.6%... 4 points upside. That's a thing of beauty, risk/reward!'Genentech (NYSE: DNA - News): 'I'd like to see more of their numbers, but those look good.'Celgene (NasdaqGS: CELG - News): ' ... back on the move - thank you Bob Hugin - I think that one's great... buy, buy, buy!... Celgene, Nastech, Genentech, and then and only then, Amgen.'Nastech Pharmaceutical (NasdaqGM: NSTK - News): '... a lot of people don't like that name. I think they'll be wrong.'Amgen (NasdaqGS: AMGN - News): ' Celgene, Nastech, Genentech, and then and only then, Amgen.'Costco (NasdaqGS: COST - News): ' ... the only retailer I'm going with, and that's it.'Baidu (NasdaqGM: BIDU - News)
Bearish calls:
Moody's (NYSE: MCO - News): 'This is what I call a classic battleground... smart people on both sides. That makes me say, you know what? It's too hard.'Whirlpool (NYSE: WHR - News): 'At $100, I want to buy it. At $120, I want to sell it. It's right in the middle of the range. It's too difficult for Cramer.'Tyco (NYSE: TYC - News): 'Let's take our profits there. I just don't see a lot of upside to TYC.'Casey's General Stores (NasdaqGS: CASY - News)Idaho General Mines (AMEX: GMO - News)
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Jim Cramer's Mad Money Lightning Round May 4

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE - News): 'It is killing the shorts that stock. ... That stock is a fave along with CME and CBOT Holdings. This group is fantastic ... raising margin, raising price."Chicago Mercantile Exchange (NYSE: CME - News)CBOT Holdings (NYSE: BOT - News):' This group is fantastic ... raising margin, raising price.'Ciena (NasdaqGS: CIEN)Tellabs (NasdaqGS: TLAB)Progressive (NYSE: PGR - News): 'One of the highest-quality insurers in the world.'Prudential (NYSE: PRU - News): ' ... are the ultimate insurers in this country.'MetLife (NYSE: MET - News)United Online (NasdaqGS: UNTD): 'This company yields 5%. It's got momentum. It's doing well. ... United Online, you get a thumb up.'Sears (NasdaqGS: SHLD): 'The stock was down badly today. I know people want me to run, they want me to hide ... I'm not selling a share. ... I am a believer.'American Capital (NasdaqGS: ACAS): 'Eight percent yields ... consistently pilloried by the bears. ... I see 8% growth, sells at 13 times earnings; I see a stock that's going higher.'Public Service Enterprise (NYSE: PEG - News): 'Off of my electric bill alone, I would buy these guys.'Exelon (NYSE: EXC - News)Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK - News)Consolidated Edison (NYSE: ED - News)Energy Metals (NYSEArca: EMU): 'Been marking time. ... very speculative stock ... I think there's more upside.'Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ - News): 'The only tech stock that we're really behind right now is Hewlett-Packard.'Bank of New York (NYSE: BK - News)Amgen (NasdaqGS: AMGN)
Bearish calls:
IPG Photonics (NasdaqGM: IPGP): 'All this stuff that goes into the big telecommunications world has turned very cold for me.'FoxHollow Technologies (NasdaqGS: FOXH): 'They gave away the upside when they made that deal with Merck .'Atmel (NasdaqGS: ATML): ' ... don't think there's any upside there.'
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Labels: ACAS, AMGN, BKC, BOT, CME, DUK, ED, EXC, HPQ, ICE, Jim Cramer, Lightning Round, MET, PEG, PGR, PRU, SHLD, UNTD

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Jim Cramer's Mad Money Lightning Round April 17

Amgen (NasdaqGS: AMGN): 'Worst is over ... we've seen the stock go from 55 to 60 ... Let's buy some Amgen.'GOL Linhas Areas Inteligentes (NYSE: GOL - News): 'At 28, we got a gift here. ... Brazil is up 28% for the year. We had a little profit-taking. Pull the trigger. Make your move.'Bank of America (NYSE: BAC - News): 'Feels real good to me here. ... at 51 with a 4.3% yield, you are going to make money.'Jones Soda (NasdaqCM: JSDA): 'We have seen the stock triple. ... 20 it goes to 30. Down 4, do we start buying it again? Yeah, I would buy Jones Soda down here.'American International Group (NYSE: AIG - News): 'I own AIG, up nicely but not enough. Every day I go home and curse Hank Greenberg ... because he's constantly selling the stock. ... if he would ever stop selling, the stock would go to 75.'Flowserve (NYSE: FLS - News)Rigel Pharmaceuticals (NasdaqGM: RIGL)Nastech Pharmaceutical (NasdaqGM: NSTK): 'I would rather do Nastech.'Cemex (NYSE: CX - News): 'Cemex is going to have a monopoly on cement by the time they're done.'Homex Development (NYSE: HXM - News)PDL BioPharma (NasdaqGS: PDLI)United Online (NasdaqGS: UNTD)Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NasdaqGS: VRTX)Lundin Mining (AMEX: LMC - News): 'When that stock got to 10, once again the hate mail so thick that I was just swimming in it. ... I am just one first-class masochist. I backed the truck up to that name. And that's why it's at a 52-week high.'
Bearish calls:
First Marblehead (NYSE: FMD - News): 'Up 2 bucks in reaction to the big selloff yesterday, but SellSellSell.'Optium (NasdaqGM: OPTM): 'Like the high bandwidth, optical networking, but Don'tBuy. This group is too hard for me.'Peabody Energy (NYSE: BTU - News): 'Just went from 38 to 48. ... I think that BPU pulls back to 45, and that's where you do it .'
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Hot Options to Watch Today

Most Under Priced Calls: These are the most under priced calls of all stocks in our database. While the Equities Explosion List finds groups of calls for individual equities that are under priced, this list finds the most under priced individual calls. Thus, the options listed here will tend to be more severely under priced.
Google Jun 510 Calls (NasdaqGS:GOOG - News) . GOOG's PowerRating is 5.
Most Under Priced Puts: These are the most under priced puts of all stocks in our database. While the Equities Explosion List finds groups of puts for individual equities that are under priced, this list finds the most under priced individual puts. Thus, the options listed here will tend to be more severely under priced.
Sandisk Apr 45 Puts (NasdaqGS:SNDK - News). SNDK's PowerRating is 6.
Most Overpriced Calls: These are the most overpriced calls of all stocks in our database. While the Equities Implosion List finds groups of calls for individual equities that are overpriced, this list finds the most overpriced individual calls. Thus, the options listed here will tend to be more severely overpriced.
Intuitive Surgical Apr 135 Calls (NasdaqGS:ISRG - News). ISRG's PowerRating is 4.
Most Overpriced Puts: These are the most overpriced puts of all stocks in our database. While the Equities Implosion List finds groups of puts for individual equities that are overpriced, this list finds the most overpriced individual puts. Thus, the options listed here will tend to be more severely overpriced.
MGIC Investment Corp. June 50 Puts (NYSE:MTG - News). MTG's PowerRating is 5.
Stocks with Abnormal Call Volume: These are stocks which showed unusual call option volume not easily explained by arbitrage operations. The appearance of a stock on the Call Volume Alerts list suggests a possible takeover, extraordinarily good earnings report, or other news which may favorably affect the stock.
None Today
Stocks with Abnormal Put Volume: These are stocks which showed unusual put option volume not easily explained by arbitrage operations. The appearance of a stock on the Put Volume Alerts list suggests an extraordinarily negative earnings report, or other news which may negatively affect the stock.
None Today
Abnormal Put/Call $ Volume: These stocks have the highest dollar put volume in relation to their call volume. These high ratios are indicative of extreme bearish sentiment in the underlying stock.
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ - News). JNJ's PowerRating is 5. Halliburton (NYSE:HAL - News). HAL's PowerRating is 4. Amgen (NasdaqGS:AMGN - News). AMGN's PowerRating is 6. PowerRatings are courtesy of TradingMarkets.com

Labels: AMGN, GOOG, HAL, Hot Options, ISRG, JNJ, MTG, SNDK

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Jim Cramer's Mad Money Lightning Round Mar. 23

Bullish calls:
Cleveland-Cliffs (NYSE: CLF - News): 'Cheap, cheap, cheap, cheap, cheap! This is an iron pellet company, and there is a worldwide shortage of iron ... I believe that CLF - if it does not get the stock higher - will be purchased by another company - buy buy buy!'Vodafone (NYSE: VOD - News): 'I think the 3% yield, plus the incredible assets it has in Europe yields a buy, and I would buy the stock.'Gilead Sciences (NasdaqGS: GILD)Celgene (NasdaqGS: CELG): 'I've got the CELG at $55.'Genzyme (NasdaqGS: GENZ)Infosys Technologies (NasdaqGS: INFY): 'You know that's one of my favorite outsourcing companies! Now there are a lot of people who won't want to put money in Bangalor... I think those people are short-sighted.'Accenture (NYSE: ACN - News): ' ... you could always do ACN, ahead of next week's quarter, which I think will be good.'Six Flags (NYSE: SIX - News): 'They reported a quarter that everyone said was bad. And did the stock blink an eye? Absolutely not. I am with you. I believe the comparisons will be really easy for SIX. Pull the trigger my friend.'Sun Microsystems (NasdaqGS: SUNW): 'I think SUNW is okay. This is a new position for me. I have historically disliked SUNW... At $6 bucks, I don't know... enough hate is enough. They've got a new CEO. They've got a KKR shareholder. I think there's a lot of ways to win. $1 down, $3 up.'Indevus Pharmaceuticals (NasdaqGM: IDEV): 'I recommended IDEV... and it is still ramping... but it's a little $6 stock, so I'm not going to push it hard here. They've got a lot of compounds... I would take a shot. It's a flyer. It's a speculative name.'Apple (NasdaqGS: AAPL): 'If it's going to $100 and beyond, I don't think $93 is a bad level, but let's do it this way: Let's buy 25 shares, with the hope it comes in so we can get our 100 shares in... I think iPhone is going to be gigantic. 'Amgen (NasdaqGS: AMGN): 'I say buy it here with a minimum risk/reward. Maybe even do it in deep-in-the-money in options.'
Bearish calls:
Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX - News): ' We pulled the trigger, and told people to sell at $18, and I am not changing my mind. I still don't like BSX, even down here at $15. Sell, sell, sell!'Baidu.com (NasdaqGM: BIDU): 'I can never trust the communist Chinese communists to allow a free-speech internet to be able to prosper... which is why I refuse to endorse BIDU. Don't buy, don't buy.'Pozen (NasdaqGM: POZN): ' Too dicey, ever since they did that migraine game... I've got the CELG at $55. That's better. I like the GILD better too. And let's not forget GENZ!Nokia (NYSE: NOK - News): 'NOK is falling apart.'Motorola (NYSE: MOT - News): 'MOT is competely and utterly just (house of pain)।'
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Option Watch for Today

Most Under Priced Calls: These are the most under priced calls of all stocks in our database. While the Equities Explosion List finds groups of calls for individual equities that are under priced, this list finds the most under priced individual calls. Thus, the options listed here will tend to be more severely under priced.
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets IndexApr 120 Calls (AMEX:EEM - News). EEM's PowerRating is 6.
Most Under Priced Puts: These are the most under priced puts of all stocks in our database. While the Equities Explosion List finds groups of puts for individual equities that are under priced, this list finds the most under priced individual puts. Thus, the options listed here will tend to be more severely under priced.
Express Scripts Apr 80 Puts (NasdaqGS:ESRX - News). ESRX's PowerRating is 3.
Most Overpriced Calls: These are the most overpriced calls of all stocks in our database. While the Equities Implosion List finds groups of calls for individual equities that are overpriced, this list finds the most overpriced individual calls. Thus, the options listed here will tend to be more severely overpriced.
Indymac Bancorp Apr 30 Calls (NYSE:NDE - News). NDE's PowerRating is 6.
Most Overpriced Puts: These are the most overpriced puts of all stocks in our database. While the Equities Implosion List finds groups of puts for individual equities that are overpriced, this list finds the most overpriced individual puts. Thus, the options listed here will tend to be more severely overpriced.
Petroleo Brasileiro Apr 90 Puts (NYSE:PBR - News). PBR's PowerRating is 4.
Stocks with Abnormal Call Volume: These are stocks which showed unusual call option volume not easily explained by arbitrage operations. The appearance of a stock on the Call Volume Alerts list suggests a possible takeover, extraordinarily good earnings report, or other news which may favorably affect the stock.
Network Appliance (NasdaqGS:NTAP - News). NTAP's PowerRating is 6.
Stocks with Abnormal Put Volume: These are stocks which showed unusual put option volume not easily explained by arbitrage operations. The appearance of a stock on the Put Volume Alerts list suggests an extraordinarily negative earnings report, or other news which may negatively affect the stock.
Amgen (NasdaqGS:AMGN - News). AMGN's PowerRating is 6.
Abnormal Put/Call $ Volume: These stocks have the highest dollar put volume in relation to their call volume. These high ratios are indicative of extreme bearish sentiment in the underlying stock.
Peabody Energy Corp. (NYSE:BTU - News). BTU's PowerRating is 5.
PowerRatings are courtesy of TradingMarkets.com

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Stocks Rising on High Volume

1. Partner Communications (PTNR) - View IBD Stock Checkup

Composite Rating: 99*. The Israeli wireless communications services provider is trading near seven-year highs. In late January, it reported its second straight quarter of triple-digit profit growth. Sales growth has accelerated for two quarters. Volume % Change**: +186%
2. Garmin Ltd. (GRMN) - View IBD Stock Checkup

Composite Rating: 97. The GPS device maker is hovering near record highs after the company turned in a 105% jolt in Q4 earnings, 25 cents ahead of analysts’ views. Sales jumped 91% to $611.2 million. It also guided full-year 2007 profit ahead of consensus estimates. Volume % Change: +732%
3. Mechel Oao (MTL) - View IBD Stock Checkup

Composite Rating: 97. The Russia-based company has operations in coal, iron and nickel mining. It also makes steel and carbon products. The stock’s Accumulation/Distribution Rating jumped to A from C in one month. Volume % Change: +346%
4. Millicom International Cellular (MICC) - View IBD Stock Checkup

Composite Rating: 97. Millicom provides prepaid voice services to emerging markets such as Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Its fourth-quarter earnings vaulted 257%. Sales climbed 85% to $544 million. Last month, it agreed to sell its majority stake in Paktel Limited to China Mobile for about $284 million in cash. Volume % Change: +230%
5. Affiliated Managers Group (AMG) - View IBD Stock Checkup

Composite Rating: 97. The asset manager has gained about 12% since the beginning of the year, nearly doubling that of its Finance-Investment Management Group. The company’s after-tax profit margin jumped to 20.9% in its latest reported quarter, the highest in 13 quarters. Volume % Change: +162%
6. Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) - View IBD Stock Checkup

Composite Rating: 97. Mutual fund ownership of the real estate and money management firm jumped to 171 funds from 127 three quarters ago. Last year, the company grew profit by 66%, the biggest annual profit growth in two years. Volume % Change: +141%
7. Cummins Inc. (CMI) - View IBD Stock Checkup

Composite Rating: 97. In late January, the engine maker reported Q4 profit slightly below views, but guided full-year 2007 earnings ahead of consensus estimates. Earlier this month, it formed a joint venture with a Nigerian company to make power generation systems. The stock hovers near an all-time high. Volume % Change: +112%
8. Deere & Co. (DE) - View IBD Stock Checkup

Composite Rating: 96. The farming machinery maker powered to a new peak after strong fiscal first-quarter results. Longbow upgraded the stock to neutral from sell. Due to rising global consumption of renewable fuels, Deere anticipates worldwide farming activities to be favorable. Volume % Change: +395%
9. WellCare Health Plans (WCG) - View IBD Stock Checkup

Composite Rating: 96. The managed healthcare provider’s Q4 profit vaulted 156% as membership more than doubled and surpassed analysts’ views. Its full-year earnings guidance was mostly line, but sales are expected to exceed analysts’ estimates. Volume % Change: +195%
10. Lamson & Sessions (LMS) - View IBD Stock Checkup

Composite Rating: 95. The maker of building products such as pipes and fittings is exploring strategic alternatives, which may include a sale of the company. It has turned in triple-digit profit growth for seven of the past eight quarters. Volume % Change: +278%

*The IBD SmartSelect Composite Rating combines all five SmartSelect Ratings. Of the five, the Earnings Per Share Rating and Relative Price Strength Rating get the most weight; stocks’ percentage of their high price is also considered. Ratings are from 1-99, with 99 being the best.
**Volume % Change compares a stock’s volume to its 50-day average volume. For example, when a stock that normally trades 1 million shares a day suddenly trades 3 million shares, that’s a volume percentage change of 200%.

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Jim Cramer's Mad Money Review

Fallen Angel: VF. Corp (NYSE: VFC - News)
Cramer discussed "fallen angels" or stocks which deserve to trade at a higher multiple, but are down because of the market's stupidity. Cramer appaluds VFC's move in selling its "horrible" intimate apparel business which had "razor-thin margins" in order to let its more successful businesses thrive. However, investors did not hear this good news and instead paid too much attention to the company's disappointment with its fourth quarter and consequently "threw it down the pit." The stock dropped 7%, but Cramer predicts that it will miss its quarter by a mere three cents, and it should return to where it was and go higher after it reports on February 6.
Bad Press for Amgen (NasdaqGS: AMGN)
Cramer's second fallen angel, Amgen, was the victim of a negative headline which alleged that its Aranesp drug was potentially fatal when the patients who died were not expected to recover, regardless of the medicine. Low guidance was another factor in the stock's slip, but Cramer says that AMGN historically is conservative with guidance and expects to see an upside surprise. In addition, he notes that the company has drugs for osteoperosis and colon cancer in the pipeline.

Oxford Blues: Quest Diagnostic (NYSE: DGX - News), United Health (NYSE: UNH - News)
Cramer's third fallen angel is DGX, which fell apparently on the news of its split with Oxford Health, but Cramer believes that this factor was already built into the price. Cramer would buy DGX now, since it reported a good quarter and is cheap because of its low guidance. Although DGX thinks it will lose UNH, since UNH owns Oxford, Cramer does not believe this will happen and suspects DGX of low-balling, and predicts lackluster expectations will cause the stock to soar.CEO Interview, Peter van Stolk, Jones' Soda (JDSA)
Cramer asked Peter van Stolk if Jones' increase should continue now that its exclusive soda contract with Target has expired. While van Stolk commented that Target is a great retailer and that he expects to continue working with them, new opportunities should cause the stock to ramp. One of Jones' major selling points is that it uses pure cane sugar rather than corn syrup."Corn is for cars, and sugar is for sodas," he quipped. Since Jones has had a "monster move," Cramer would wait for it to come down a bit before buying.
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Jim Cramer's Mad Money Lightning Round Jan. 24

Bullish calls:
Boeing (BA): ' ... it's two thumbs up, way up. That Wachovia guy who downgraded BA - he is going to be so massively wrong, it is frightening... 'Transocean (RIG): ' We like RIG.'Halliburton (HAL): ' ... yes, I'll stick my neck out once again, that HAL will be good.'NYSE (NYX): 'There's a story out there ... It says that there's going to be a massive lockup expiration, where everybody can sell 20 million shares. All the bears are keying on that ... my canvas of the stock tells me that none of the big holders is going to sell that stock. That's why NYX - which is my growth stock of the year - is headed to nothing short of $200!'Hain Celestial (HAIN): 'I would recommend HAIN as best of breed.'Level 3 Communications (LVLT): 'I say you should not be worried. This stock has had a miraculous run. But, it just again cleaned up its balance sheet even more by offering stock. This is one of my growth stocks that are speculative for the year. I reiterate my buy and, if it ever goes below $6, obviously you back up the truck!'Schering-Plough (SGP): 'I would vastly prefer SGP or JNJ [to PFE].'Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)Amgen (AMGN): 'I like AMGN and I like DNA for a little bit of growth.'Genentech (DNA)American Ecology (ECOL): ' ... look at ECOL.'Unilever (UN): 'I've been watching this stock creep up, and I keep saying to myself, 'Why didn't I recommend it? I knew that a turnaround was in place . I have missed UN. My bad. Is it too late to get in? No. Buy, buy, buy!'Diageo (DEO)Rackable Systems (RACK): 'I think it's way overdone to the downside ... I think you wait until the summer, you'll catch a bounce ... you stick with RACK. I don't want to go away from it.'eBay (EBAY)USG (USG): 'The only in-housing play that I've been recommending consistently is USG... I came back and said that stock is going higher. Swap out of yours and go into USG!'
Bearish calls:
Valero Energy (VLO): ' ... don't think VLO's going to do much. It's up 3 bucks, down 3 bucks... I'd like you to take the trade off though. I just don't think that, with oil and gas this low, that you really want to trifle with any of these things to buy on the way down, so let's ix-nay that trade when it comes in a little, and let's play on the long side.'SunOpta (STKL): 'We're swapping out of STKL and we're going into HAIN... 'Georgia Gulf (GGC): 'The only in-housing play that I've been recommending consistently is... Swap out of yours and go into USG!'Pfizer (PFE): 'You've got what I call dead money ... Keep selling PFE. It's just like owning a bond, but a little less exciting.'Republic Services (RSG): ' ... when we buy a company at twice its growth rate, in terms of a P/E, it's been catastrophic for us. So I want you to sell that one - sell, sell, sell.'
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Jim Cramer's Mad Money Lightning Round Jan. 22

Bullish calls:
Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD - News): 'One of the known communists on Wall Street downgraded RAD last week... I reiterate - at $5.80, RAD remains one of my favorite speculations. Take that bears!'China Mobile (NYSE: CHL - News): 'If you want to go to China, and you want to do phone, you've got to do CHL. I would actually recommend you swap out of CHU and go into CHL. Even as CHL is at its 52-week high, I think that's a better buy.'Genentech (NYSE: DNA - News): 'If we want to be in pharma, we're going to be in DNA, or we're going to be in AMGN, and CELG!... 'Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN - News)Celgene (NASDAQ: CELG - News)Flir Systems (NASDAQ: FLIR - News)Nice Systems (NASDAQ: NICE - News): ' If you want to be in defense, remember, we like FLIR or NICE, because we like homeland security!'Google (NASDAQ: GOOG - News): 'I think that's one of the few techs that I want to own. My friend, Anthony Notto, at Goldman Sachs, recently raised estimates ... I think the stock will get to $600.'Melco PBL Entertainment (NASDAQ: MPEL - News): 'People are starting to doubt me on that call... We're fine. (buzzer rings)... MPEL is not as good as LVS, and not as good as WYNN, but it should be bought here.'SkyWest (NASDAQ: SKYW - News): 'You know that I'm a liker of the airlines, but let's be careful. After the close of the market, AMR announced an offering of 13 million shares. That's going to cause some pressure in the group. SKYW should trade down a dollar on that, and then you could pull the trigger and buy more, but don't overstay your welcome.'Under Armour (NYSE: UA - News): 'Some publication... had this really negative article ... If you don't know Kevin Plank, then you don't know one of the best CEOs in America. I think UA is in a major bull-market mode. I think the shorts planted that story ... I like UA and I want you to stay with it.'
Bearish calls:
China Unicom (NYSE: CHU - News): 'No. No. I'm not a fan of CHU ... I would actually recommend you swap out of CHU and go into CHL.'Flextronics International (NASDAQ: FLEX - News): 'Maybe you're shorting it, because you're not going to make any money being long that. You need to be out of the contract manufacturing ... this is a bearish group!'Nektar Therapeutics (NASDAQ: NKTR - News): ' ... What is that, the 470th restructuring they announced today? Most of their restructuring just involves firing people... Heaven forbid they actually try to improve the company... No, we don't want to be anywhere near NKTR.'Pfizer (NYSE: PFE - News): ' ... another bear.'Force Protection (NASDAQ: FRPT - News): ' ... not for me. 'Imergent (AMEX: IIG - News): ' Electronic services to small businesses... to me, it's the definition of tech (bear sound)... No! This is a stock that is too darn hard. Sell, sell, sell!'
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Jim Cramer's Wall Street Confidential- Jan. 8th

Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM - News), ConcoPhillips (NYSE: COP - News) and Chevron (NYSE: CVX - News)
Although oil stocks moved up on Friday, Cramer does not trust the sector, and commented that people knew that oil stock prices were ahead of the price of oil, and when they held these stocks up, they cratered. He noted that when oil prices were this high before, XOM was in the $60s and now it is in the low $70s. Cramer admitted that he was "blindsided" by COP which reported low margins after saying "a lot of really good things" at a meeting a few weeks ago. However, he still thinks COP is a buy because the company is "committed" to its stock, and would also recommed Chevron for its dividend.
Related: Kurt Wulff discusses XOM's expected return for 2007.
Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN -