Jim Cramer Blog

The Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO - News) of Today ...
On Wednesday, Cramer discussed his favorite value stocks, and on Thursday, he began his show by discussing Cisco as his 3rd favorite growth stock. While Cisco was a "dead end" for a long time, it is turning around, and its big run shouldn't turn off investors, according to Cramer, because it will "keep running" and has found its niche as a "consumer oriented tech stock." The company has a triple play of phone, video and internet, and Cramer added, "The Cisco of today is not the Cisco of yesterday."

Apple (Other OTC: APPL.PK - News) vs. Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT - News)
Apple was Cramer's No. 2 growth pick, and although it is up 175% in the past couple of years and 50% since July, the stock is not losing momentum because "the winners keep winning." Cramer praises the company for changing the way people listen to music, and he does not think that MSFT's Zune MP3 will overtake Apple. He has confidence in the company's iTV and new phones, and believes that there will be a "tidal wave" of raised estimates since analysts have not yet worked the phone equation into their ratings of the company. The bears who say the iPod may be played out are wrong, says Cramer, since there are so many ways Apple will win.

The Winner: NYSE Group (NYSE: NYX - News)
"If you're comfortable taking a few risks to make more and more mad money, NYX is for you," Cramer said, naming NYSE his favorite growth stock for 2007. Since the company is geared toward making money and is applying cost-cutting strategies such as replacing workers with efficient machines, it will "keep flying" with solid revenue growth. Cramer notes that NYX has the lowest operating costs of all the exchanges and the company has "low, beatable estimates." While shares are down now because of the arbitrage pressure from its Euronext acquisition, Cramer predicts that NYX will reach $240.

Mad Mail: Coach (NYSE: COH - News), Lundin Mining (AMEX: LMC - News), Cyberonics (NASDAQ: CYBX - News)
Cramer suggested holding on to Coach since it is headed up, but added that those who already own the stock should take some off the table. Concerning LMC, Cramer declared a 'mon back and would load up on Lundin. While Cyberonics was at $21.02 on Thursday, Cramer suggested buying it when it dips below $20.
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Labels: COH, CSCO, CYBX, Jim Cramer, LMC, Mad Money, MSFT, NYX

Here are 7 stocks to watch for today. This list comes directly from the TradingMarkets Stocks Indicators page.
Stocks Ready to Surge: These are the stocks that today made new 10-day lows that are still in an uptrend as they are trading above their 200-day moving average. They are sorted in rank according to how over-extended they are vs. their 10-day moving average. For example, the top ranked stock is trading the furthest distance from its 10-day moving average on a percentage basis. Historically, these stocks on average have had larger than normal short-term upside reversals.
Copart (NASDAQ:CPRT - News). CPRT's PowerRating is 6.
Low-Priced Stocks Ready to Surge: These are the stocks under $10/share that today made new 10-day lows that are still in an uptrend as they are trading above their 200-day moving average. They are sorted in rank according to how over-extended they are vs. their 10-day moving average. For example, the top ranked stock is trading the furthest distance from its 10-day moving average on a percentage basis. Historically, these stocks on average have had larger than normal short-term upside reversals. Please note: All stocks carry risk and low-priced stocks usually come with even more risk. Always use caution.
SupportSoft (NASDAQ:SPRT - News). SPRT's PowerRating is 8.
Pullbacks from Highs: Most successful momentum-based traders and money managers like to buy strong stocks after they pull back. TradingMarkets.com uses a proprietary mathematical model to identify up to 30 (in weak or choppy markets there will be fewer) of the strongest stocks that have pulled back from recent highs. These stocks should be considered potential candidates to resume their longer-term up trends.
Cyberonics (NASDAQ:CYBX - News). CYBX's PowerRating is 3.
Trading Where the Action Is: This list contains the most volatile stocks over the past 50 trading days. These stocks are only for the most aggressive traders who are willing to assume a high degree of risk in order to capture larger gains.
Medis Technologies (NASDAQ:MDTL - News). MDTL's PowerRating is 4.
Stocks Ready to Drop: These are the stocks that today made new 10-day highs that are still in an downtrend as they are trading below their 200-day moving average. They are sorted in rank according to how over-extended they are vs. their 10-day moving average. For example, the top ranked stock is trading the furthest distance from its 10-day moving average on a percentage basis. Historically, these stocks on average have had larger than normal short-term downside reversals.
Fairchild Semiconductor (NYSE:FCS - News). FCS's PowerRating is 3.
Pullbacks from Lows: Most successful momentum-based traders and money managers like to sell weak stocks after they pull back. TradingMarkets.com uses a proprietary mathematical model to identify up to 20 (in strong or choppy markets there will be fewer) weak stocks that have pulled back from recent lows. These stocks should be considered potential candidates to resume their longer-term downtrends.
CA, Inc (NYSE:CA - News). CA's PowerRating is 3.
Short Windows Candidates: These are stocks which are in a strong downtrend, as determined by a proprietary trend filter and whose current bar has its low above the 4-day moving average. Historically, these stock on average have had a larger than normal short-term downside reversals. In order to qualify as a "Trading Window" candidate, the 10-period ADX must be 30 or higher and the -DI must be greater than the +DI. Or we must have a 14-period -DI reading of above 30 (with no ADX reading required). "Single Windows" are the most common type of Windows. They are simply a single bar which has its low of the day above the 4-period moving average.
Bausch & Lomb (NYSE:BOL - News). BOL's PowerRating is 4.

Labels: BOL, CAS, CPRT, CYBX, FCS, Hot Stocks, MDTL, SPRT

The investment firm of billionaire Carl Icahn on Tuesday disclosed new holdings in Hilton Hotels Corp., medical device maker Cyberonics Inc. and homebuilder WCI Communities Inc., sending the shares of the last two up strongly.
Shares of WCI Communities closed up $1.99, or 12.6 percent, at $17.80 on the New York Stock Exchange, while shares of Cyberonics rose $3.61, or 20 percent, to $21.34 on the Nasdaq Stock Market.
Hilton Hotels shares rose 6 cents to $30.91 on the NYSE.
In a report for the quarter ended Sept. 30, Icahn Management LP also reported eliminating holdings in offshore-drilling contractor Transocean Inc., warehouse club operator BJ's Wholesale Club Inc. and BKF Capital Group Inc., a provider of investment advisory and asset management services.
Stakes were also eliminated in exploration company Cimarex Energy Co., Symantec Corp., which makes the Norton line of antivirus software, Pioneer Natural Resources Co. and homebuilder Ryland Group Inc.
The firm also reported increasing its Time Warner Inc. stake to 55 million shares as of Sept. 30 from 49.6 million shares as of June 30.
Separately, Carl Icahn, as an individual, reported increasing his stake in Time Warner to 13.65 million shares as of Sept. 30, from 12.3 million shares in the prior quarter.
Institutional investors that hold more than $100 million worth of stock in public companies are required to disclose their stockholdings at the end of each quarter in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
On Tuesday, Icahn Management also reported increasing its stake in Lear Corp. to 2.6 million shares from 2.5 million, and in Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. to 2.9 million shares from 800,000 shares.
The firm reported cutting its stake in Gencorp Inc., a manufacturer of aerospace and defense products and systems, to 987,120 shares in the latest quarter from 2.16 million, and in Tronox Inc., a maker of titanium dioxide pigment and electrolytic products, to 176,976 Class B common shares from 699,741 Class B shares.
Icahn Management's filing also showed holdings in Realogy Corp. of 4.5 million shares and Wyndham Worldwide Corp. of 2.2 million shares. Both companies spun off from Cendant Corp. on Aug. 1.
At June 30, the firm reported holding 6.1 million shares of Cendant.
Icahn Management's stake in Federated Department Stores Inc. at Sept. 30 was unchanged at 2.01 million shares.
As reported, Federated announced late in September that Icahn intended to file for antitrust clearance to raise his stake by as much as $500 million, which would add roughly 11.9 million shares to Icahn's holding.
-AP

Labels: Carl Icahn, Cyberonics, CYBX, D.R. Horton Inc., GY, Hilton Hotels Corp., SYMC, TTWO, TWX, WCI, WCI Communities