Archive for July 2005

expandMad Money Article

This is a link to an interesting article on Mad Money from the San Francisco Chronicle. We hope our readers find it interesting. The show continues to gain massive popularity.

expandTrading Options Online

Are you interested in trading options online? We have provided a link that is from the CBOE that is an excellent options tutorial. Options provide investors with an opportunity for profit in bull and bear markets. Investors are using options more then ever to take part in the stock market.

expandLighting Round

Bullish:
REV, CHS, TUNE, DNR, ENER, OIS, GTRC, OXY, CIB, JLL, and ARRS.

Bearish:
PKS, WGO, GTW, QLTI, ACAS, RIO, XXIA, FBP, FDC, SHO, CCC, and CEG.

expandCaller Question

A caller asked Cramer which construction-equipment stocks benefit from hurricanes. Cramer said to buy Lowes LOW.

expandWhole Foods/Best Buy

Cramer stated that the analysts were wrong about downgrading WFMI. Cramer told Mad Money viewers that if they want to beat the market they can’t follow the analysts because they’re the market and the herd follows them. Cramer thinks WFMI still has a lot of upside to go. Cramer also pointed out that analysts were wrong on Best Buy BBY. Cramer told viewers to buy Best Buy off the downgrade.

expandTerex Pick Of The Week

Cramer stated tonight that investors should start backing up the truck and buying Terex TEX. Cramer stated that TEX trades at eight times next years earnings and that is cheap. The company still needs to file its financial, so that could be the reason it sells so cheap Cramer stated. Also the company is currently restating. Cramer stated he isn’t worried about any accounting problems with TEX.

expandLighting Round

Bullish:
CAT, DSTI, LSI, CAKE, MHS, CTSH, VMC, MI, LFG, NBR, COF, AXP, MSO,and SEPR.

Bearish:
AKAM, MOLX, EYET, IOTN, DBD, PLB, BLC, MNT, DSCO, DCX, EMC, and VDSI.

expandSkype Isn’t Just Hype

Cramer told viewers that all of the land-line companies should be sold now. He gave out (VZ), (SBC), (BLS), and (Q). Cramer stated that Skype a free software program that allows consumers to call other users for free is killing the land-line business. Skype currently has 141 million users. Cramer also stated that the cable companies are hurting the land-line business with VOIP services.

expandHerbal Medicine

Cramer sat down and chatted with Herb Greenberg. Greenberg cautioned about ISRG. Saying they have done a great job getting to where they are but their equiptment isnt essential. Cramer chimed in with the philosophy that after such big gains on the stock investors would be silly not to ring the register. Two other stocks were mentioned, FOXH and STXS both of which Cramer and Greenberg agreed were vulnerable to competition.

expandShoot’em Up

Lawmakers are getting ready to pass a new bill that will make gunmakers big winners. The bill will ease concerns from gunmakers that come with crippling lawsuits, kill fees that gun manufacturers have paid in insurance and legal fees. Look at RGR who’s sales have grown by 8.2% this year and has a 4.38% dividend, along with SWB who has expanded their rifle business a great deal.