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Here are 7 stocks for traders for Thursday from TradingMarkets.com:
Kinder Morgan Partners (NYSE:KMP - News) beat earnings on Wednesday afternoon, reporting $0.50 EPS over an expected $0.45 EPS. KMP's PowerRating (for Traders) is 5.
Blockbuster (NYSE:BBI - News) rallied 22%, after JP Morgan said that Apple competition worries could be overblown. BBI's PowerRating (for Traders) is 6.
BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT - News) reports earnings on Thursday before the market opens, with traders looking for $0.78 EPS. BBT's PowerRating (for Traders) is 2.
Continental Airlines (NYSE:CAL - News) announces quarterly results on Thursday morning; watch for $0.03 EPS. CAL's PowerRating (for Traders) is 2.
International Game Technology (NYSE:IGT - News) is expected to post $0.36 EPS on Tuesday morning before the bell. IGT's PowerRating (for Traders) is 5.
Analysts will be watching for Merrill Lynch (NYSE:MER - News) to report -$4.57 EPS before the market opens tomorrow. MER's PowerRating (for Traders) is 3.
Novartis (NYSE:NVS - News) should report $0.73 EPS tomorrow morning. NVS's PowerRating (for Traders) is 6.

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On Tuesday's show, Cramer started by talking about the acquisition of Commerce Bank (CBH) by TD Bank, and how he feels that Canadian banks will buy more US regional banks because of the strength of the Canadian dollar. Cramer listed 9 other banks that he thinks could be takeover targets; National City (NCC), New York Community Bank (NYB), Comerica (CMA), KeyCorp (KEY), Hudson City Bank (HCBK), M&T Bank (MTB), BB&T (BBT), Fifth Third Bank (FITB), Capital One (COF)
CVS Caremark (CVS): Cramer thinks it was unfairly punished by Walgreen's (WAG) bad quarterly report yesterday. Cramer thinks that CVS will be able to profit for the same reason that Walgreen's had problems because of their merger with Caremark. CVS is now "best of breed" in the pharmacy sector.
Cramer then took a phone call about Wal-Mart (WMT) which he thinks is not a big factor in this sector.
After the lightning round, Cramer was looking for more overlooked IPOs. Today's pick was comScore (SCOR). This stock is the Nielsen of the web and gives companies data to help them advertise better. They are in the early stages of growth.
CEO of Perry Ellis (PERY) was on the show. Cramer thinks the stock is not for him, and asked the CEO some tough questions.
In the last segment, Cramer talked about Baidu.com (BIDU), which he said is up 136% since he recommended the stock. He "commands you" to take your cost basis out of the market to lock in profits.

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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.
Jinpan International (NYSE:JST). JST's PowerRating is 6.
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.
Natural Resources (NYSE:NRP). NRP's PowerRating is 6.
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.
Acadia Research (NasdaqGM:ACTG). ACTG's PowerRating is 6.
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.
New York & Company (NYSE:NWY) & Advanced Magnetics (NasdaqGM:AMAG). NWY's PowerRating is 9, and AMAG's PowerRating is 7.
Bearish
5+ Consecutive Up Days: These are stocks that have closed up 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 close up for five or more days have shown negative returns, on average, 1-week later. Historically, these stocks have provided traders with a significant edge. Historically, these stocks have provided traders with a significant edge.
BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT). BBT's PowerRating is 4.
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.
Marvell Technology (NasdaqGS:MRVL). MRVL's PowerRating is 3.
PowerRatings are courtesy of PowerRatings.net

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Bullish calls:
Sirius Satellite Radio (NasdaqGS: SIRI): 'Perhaps someone might want to ask me about SIRI, which I think could just get a bump of 10%, because of some activities in radio...'Mattel (NYSE: MAT - News): 'I feel that MAT goes higher ... How about this? If you have 200 shares, take off 50, but let that run on a fundamental basis, because it's real good.'Hasbro (NYSE: HAS - News)CVS (NYSE: CVS - News): ' ... they got this Caremark. It's a great move ... CVS - best in show. Really smart. Ended up getting it cheap. I'm not backing away from CVS. No. If anything - down a dollar - I'm pulling the trigger.'Express Scripts (NasdaqGS: ESRX): 'I've been buying ESRX ... Why? Because I think Walgreens has to do a me-too (buy ESRX because CVS bought Caremark).'Rochester Medical (NasdaqGM: ROCM): 'Unbelievably good baby-boomer play. I say stick with it. Do not can it until you get to $30 smackers!'Zimmer (NYSE: ZMH - News)Allergan (NYSE: AGN - News)Color Kinetics (NasdaqGM: CLRK): 'CLRK makes this really cool lighting system ... I think CLRK is the best-in-show of the lighting group. That's what you want to be in.'Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE: BNS - News): 'BNS? ...They are going to own - I am not kidding - they are going to own the Caribbean. BNS is the best-run bank in Canada.'Medco Health (NYSE: MHS - News): 'MHS, down $4 bucks from a high is so fantastic...'Yamana Gold (NYSE: AUY - News): 'We're going to go to AUY! Still, after a double, I am still recommending AUY. That's the best in show ('mon-back sound).'International Securities Exchange (NYSE: ISE - News): 'All right, every one of these is a takeover target.'IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE - News): 'I am liking ICE - the Intercontinental Exhange - down $40 from its high.'Intuitive Surgical (NasdaqGS: ISRG): 'The only one in the medical space that's left is ISRG. The stock grows at 35%, It has the ability to go up another 30-40 points. I want to buy ISRG. I like that stock very much.'Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS - News): 'Oh, you know I like that company. That is really well-run. I've liked it for 50 points.'Mueller Water (NYSE: MWA - News): 'I just got their annual report. I think it looks real good. I've got to tell you, I'm a believer down here in water infrastructure.'
Bearish calls:
US Gold (AMEX: UXG - News): 'No. No. You know, we're not going to go to Nevada and find a lot of gold anymore. We're going to go to Latin America. We're going to go to South America.'J2 Global Communications (NasdaqGS: JCOM): ' ... this has been a very hard stock for me to get a line on, frankly. I have not understood why it keeps going higher ... 'don't buy, don't buy'Mannatech (NasdaqGS: MTEX): 'Nutritional supplements. A good business, but I have burned people in MATK, so I want to be very careful, and, again, I'm going to have to resort to the 'don't buy' button.'Smith & Wesson (NasdaqGS: SWHC): 'I'm sticking with another 'don't buy.'BB&T (NYSE: BBT - News): 'No. No. I don't like the regional banks. Sell, sell, sell!'Valero Energy (NYSE: VLO - News): 'At $69... At this price, I'm a register ringer. I can't take the pain. I'd rather be in an integrated.'
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