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Bullish
Indevus Pharmaceuticals (IDEV): I recommended this as a speculative play.
Nastech Pharmaceutical (NSTK)
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD): I recommended this
Foster Wheeler (FWLT) than I would be in GLDD
Halliburton (HAL): If you're looking for a stock to keep you afloat, it can't be Haliburton.
AT&T (T)- Stock that has a dividend.
Verizon (VZ)
ConEd (ED). Any one of those is better than Halliburton
GameStop (GME): Cramer was hoping we would get a chance to buy it at $56, but it's not gonna go there.
Transocean (RIG), Diamond Offshore (DO), China Digital (STV), McDonald's (MCD), Yum! Brands (YUM), Intel (INTC) and ConocoPhillips (COP).

Bearish
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD)- would rather be in Foster Wheeler (FWLT)
InterDigital (IDCC)- ixnay on InterDigitalnay.

Labels: ED, FWLT, GLDD, GME, HAL, IDEV, Jim Cramer, Lightning Round, Mad Money, NSTK, RIG, T, VZ

Bullish Calls:

FactSet Research Systems (NYSE: FDS - News): 'I think this is a natural to be snapped up by someone.'Dynegy (NYSE: DYN - News): 'A lot of people feel that it's speculative... All I can say is that they don't do as well when natural gas is weak... But that company is worth - on a break up value - a lot more ...buy, buy, buy!'Brocade Communications (NasdaqGS: BRCD - News): 'BRCD is being unfairly beaten up... It's just not that bad... But I have to tell you - if you're going to be in that sector - BRCD goes up against Cisco and CSCO is my favorite stock in that group.'EMC (NYSE: EMC - News): 'I've been buying EMC Corp. for my charitable trust, because of VM Ware... It's going to be the next big IPO since Google.'Cisco Systems (NasdaqGS: CSCO - News): 'CSCO is my favorite stock in that group.'Indevus Pharmaceuticals (NasdaqGM: IDEV - News): ' ... we've been behind IDEV... We think that that's a great spec play, and it's only a buck off its high, but we continue to like it very much.'Costco (NasdaqGS: COST - News):'I think that COST is a buy. It's my favorite retailer... literally, my favorite retailer of the group that everybody knows I cannot stand! COST reigns supreme! 'Acergy (NasdaqGS: ACGY - News): 'I think that, when you get a stock like ACGY, you've just got to ride it.'CF Industries (NYSE: CF - News): 'Please, let's ring a little register on the ag bull market. Sell, sell, sell!... No, I'm not backing away from the ag bull market! I'm simply saying that, when we play greedy, we get our heads cut off.'Mosaic (NYSE: MOS - News)Agrium (NYSE: AGU - News)Potash (NYSE: POT - News)
Bearish calls:
First Solar (NasdaqGM: FSLR - News): ' ... sell, sell, sell! - and the answer is, I've not done my job well enough. We must not be pigs. We will get killed.'General Cable (NYSE: BGC - News): 'I'm thinking I'm doubling on some of these... I've got doubles. Why am I not being more aggressive in telling people to ring the register .'Buffalo Wild Wings (NasdaqGS: BWLD - News): 'We must not be pigs.'Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU - News): 'Patricia Russo is on the Wall of Shame! And, once again, I tell you that, as long as she's running that company, despite a fabulous bull market in communications equipment, that remains a sell, sell, sell! '

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Labels: ACGY, AGU, ALU, BGC, BRCD, BWLD, CF, COST, CSCO, DYN, EMC, FDS, FSLR, IDEV, Jim Cramer, Lightning Round, Mad Money, MOS, POT

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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Labels: AAPL, ACN, BIDU, BSX, CLF, IDEV, Jim Cramer, Lightning Round, Mad Money, MOT, NOK, SIX, SUNW, VOD

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.
Fortune Brands (NYSE:FO - News). FO'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.
Indevus Pharmaceuticals (NasdaqGM:IDEV - News). IDEV's PowerRating 7.
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.
Cablevision Systems (NYSE:CVC - News). CVC's PowerRating is 7.
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.
U.S. Global Investors (NasdaqCM:GROW - News). GROW's PowerRating is 5.
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.
Expeditors International of Washington (NasdaqGS:EXPD - News). EXPD'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.
Olympic Steel (NasdaqGM:ZEUS - News). ZEUS's owerRating is 2.
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.
EOG Resources (NYSE:EOG - News). EOG's PowerRating is 4.
PowerRatings are courtesy of PowerRatings.net

Labels: CVC, EOG, EXPD, FO, GROW, Hot Stocks, IDEV, ZEUS

Bullish calls:
Foster Wheeler (NASDAQ: FWLT - News): ' ... I'm not selling the rest, because this company, and KBR ... both have the single best pin action off all the oil that's been found, and the money - particularly the new need to have petro plants and nuclear - that FWLT is going to be a core position for me. Two thumbs up, way up.'KBR (NYSE: KBR - News)Conceptus (CPTS): 'I like it, but I can't rave about it, because I like other companies in medical devices. And I haven't tried it personally, but I hear good things.'Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO - News)J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP - News)Devon Energy (NYSE: DVN - News)Best Buy (NYSE: BBY - News): 'The best of times at BBY ... should be bought here. Why? Because they are annihilating CC. 'Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX - News): ' ... brutally knocked down by momentum sellers. And I have been calling a bottom here at $52 bucks. I like that better than Bio-Reference Laboratories."Indevus Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: IDEV - News): 'A lot of ways to win. I mentioned the stock as being a good speculative play. Everyone do a little homework, and see if you like the stock.'
Bearish calls:
O2 Micro International (NASDAQ: OIIM - News): ' My friend, we're trying to stay away from mixed signals. I'm talking about mixed-signal circuits, which I have lost money in for maybe 15 years. I want you to get off right now, and sell that stock.'SanDisk (NASDAQ: SNDK - News): ' ... for a trade, I think it can go to $47. But this stock has got tremendous tax-loss selling. And I don't want you to run into that, because that is a buzzsaw! Wait until January if you have to own SNDK.'Family Dollar (NYSE: FDO - News):Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT - News): 'I can't get wild about WMT, which has that look and feel of a dollar store.'Dollar General (NYSE: DG - News): 'I see a trade at $14-17, $14-17. I can't get wild about that.'UAL (NASDAQ: UAUA - News): 'I want you to ring the register. You made a great trade... but no, you must take that money off the table. I cannot have it turn into a loss. Congratulations on a good one.'CPFL Energia (NYSE: CPL - News): 'Too dicey! I think that a Brazillian 4% yield is not enough to keep me with maybe so-so growth ... I would rather see you, honestly, in an American growth utility.'Brightpoint (NASDAQ: CELL - News): 'You know I don't like the wireless business ... It's too hard a business. I don't want to touch it. 'Arena Resources (NYSE: ARD - News): 'It is a sleeper oil stock, but it's up a lot, and as much as I like ARD, I feel like that's a good swap out of some of the crazier.'Motorola (NYSE: MOT - News): 'Can't get behind the MOT. It's been a real house of pain; I see no real momentum there.'Nokia (NYSE: NOK - News): 'I don't like the NOK. I don't like the cell phone business.'Bio-Reference Laboratories (NASDAQ: BRLI - News): ' Let's swap out of BRLI; let's go to DGX.'Circuit City (NYSE: CC - News): ' ... the worst of times at CC. When I was going over the CC quarter, I could not believe how much money they are losing on the exact same product that they are making money on at BBY... I question if there even needs to be a CC.'
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Labels: ARD, BBY, BRLI, CC, CPL, CSCO, DGX, DVN, FDO, IDEV, JCP, Jim Cramer, KBR, Lightning Round, Mad Money, MOT, NOK, SNDK, UAUA, WMT

Here are 7 options to watch for today. This list comes directly from the TradingMarkets Options Indicators page. The list is created using OptionVue options analysis software.
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.
Paccar Inc. (NASDAQ:PCAR - News) Jan 65.0. PCAR'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.
Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS - News) Jan 195.0. GS' 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.
Southern Copper Corporation (NYSE:PCU - News) Jan 55.0. PCU's PowerRating is 5.
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.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:VRTX - News) Jan 40.0. VRTX's PowerRating is 8.
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.
Federated Department Stores (NYSE:FD - News). FD's PowerRating is 5.
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 suggestsan extraordinarily negative earnings report, or other news which may negatively affect the stock.
Indevus Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:IDEV - News). IDEV'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.
OSI Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:OSIP - News). OSIP's PowerRating is 5.
PowerRatings are courtesy of PowerRatings.net

Labels: FD, GS, IDEV, OSIP, PCAR, PCU, stock options, VRTX

Asiainfo Holdings (NASDAQ:ASIA - News) shares fell 7% after it agreed to sell its financial services IT business to Fidelity National Information Services . AsiaInfo said it will receive an initial $1.5 million, with further payments of up to $1.75 million, depending on the division's performance. AsiaInfo said it is selling the division as part of its ongoing strategy to focus on its core telecommunications business.
Celestica Inc. (NYSE:CLS - News) shares slumped 12% after it said it expects between breakeven results and a profit of 6 cents a share on an adjusted basis for the fourth quarter ending Dec. 31 on revenue of between $2.20 billion and $2.25 billion. This view is below the company's previous forecast for adjusted earnings of 15 to 23 cents a share in the quarter on revenue of $2.25 billion to $2.45 billion. The current average estimate of analysts polled by Thomson First Call is for a profit of 19 cents a share in the December period on revenue of $2.21 billion. The Toronto-based provider of electronics manufacturing services attributed the lower outlook to demand reductions from several customers. It added that the revised adjusted earnings view includes a charge of 8 to 12 cents a share related to an increase in inventory provisions at its Monterrey, Mexico facility.
Columbus McKinnon (NASDAQ:CMCO - News) shares dropped 5.4% after it was initiated with a neutral rating at Sidoti & Co.
Continental Airlines (NYSE:CAL - News) shares declined 5.6% after it said it estimates a 6% total rise in capacity, or available seat miles, in the fourth quarter, compared to the same period a year ago. The Houston-based company forecasts a fourth-quarter domestic load factor, or the ratio of seats filled with paying passengers, of 83% to 84%, and an overall load factor of 79% to 80%. In a federal filing, Continental added that its fourth-quarter consolidated cost per available seat mile, an industry measure of operating expenses, would be 11.44 to 11.49 cents; its profit-sharing pool had grown to $106 million; and that its mainline advanced booked seats for the next six weeks would be flat compared to last year. December total revenue is expected to increase between 1% and 3%.
Cooper Cos. (NYSE:COO - News) shares fell 6.1% after it was downgraded to underperform from peer perform at Bear Stearns.
Delta Petroleum Corp. (NASDAQ:DPTR - News) shares fell 7.6% after it was downgraded to hold from buy at A.G. Edwards.
Endwave Corp. (NASDAQ:ENWV - News) shares dropped 15% after it said it has lowered its fourth-quarter revenue outlook to $10 million to $12 million. As a result, the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based maker of radio frequency modules now sees 2006 revenue growth of 20% to 25%, down from its prior view of 35%.
Indevus Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:IDEV - News) shares slipped 8.8% after it agreed to acquire Valera Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:VLRX - News) in a move to boost its presence in the urology and men's health category and leverage its national sales force. The deal is valued at about $7.75 a share in stock, or about $120 million, plus payments of up to $3.50 a share based on product milestones. Valera shares last traded at $5.41 a share. Upon completion of the deal and subject to the approval of the Indevus board, James Gale, Valera's chairman and chief investment officer of the Corporate Opportunities Funds and Life Sciences Opportunities Fund, affiliates of Sanders Morris Harris, will join the Indevus board. Sanders Morris Harris is currently the largest shareholder of Valera. Separately, Indevus and Valera have entered into a co-promotion agreement under which Indevus' sales force will co-promote Valera's prostate cancer drug Vantas in the U.S.
Matrixx Initiatives (NASDAQ:MTXX - News) shares declined 12% after it said it doesn't expect sales and net income to reach the lower end of its previously disclosed outlook for 2006 due to a slow start to the cold season. The Phoenix-based maker of the Zicam and Nasal Comfort cough and cold products said the overall season-to-date incidence level is about 3% below last year, which is hurting net sales growth.
Nucor Corp. (NYSE:NUE - News) shares fell 7.4% after it said it expects fourth-quarter earnings in a range of $1.05 to $1.15 a share, compared with $1.09 a year earlier. The average earnings estimate of 15 analysts surveyed by Thomson First Call is $1.44 a share. Nucor, a Charlotte, N.C., steel company, said its forecast for the fourth quarter ending Dec. 31 is "historically strong" but is below third-quarter earnings of $1.68 a share.
Source Interlink Cos. (NASDAQ:SORC - News) shares fell 9% after it reported third-quarter net earnings of $4.83 million, or 9 cents a share, compared with $6.08 million, or 11 cents a share, in the same period last year, as expenses rose.
Spartech Corp. (NYSE:SEH - News) shares declined 16% after it reported fourth-quarter net earnings of $8.62 million, or 27 cents a share, compared with $5.16 million, or 16 cents a share, in the same period last year, on the back of stronger sales related to demand after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
-MarketWatch

Labels: ASIA, CAL, CLS, CMCO, COO, DPTR, ENWV, Hot Stocks, IDEV, MTXX, NUE, SEH, SORC, VLRX

Here are 7 stocks to watch on Wednesday:
General Electric (NYSE:GE - News) said it expects to deliver double-digit growth in earnings per share for the fourth quarter and 2006. GE's PowerRating is 5.
NVE Corporation (NASDAQ:NVEC - News) said Tuesday that it has been notified by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office of the expected grant today of a patent relating to Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory. NVEC's PowerRating is 6.
Martek Biosciences (NASDAQ:MATK - News) reported fourth quarter EPS of $0.12 after the close Tuesday, compared to the consensus estimate of $0.10. MATK's PowerRating is 5.
ADC Telecommunications (NASDAQ:ADCT - News) reported fourth quarter GAAP EPS of $0.38 after the bell Tuesday, beating consensus estimates of $0.18. ADCT's PowerRating is 4.
Danaher (NYSE:DHR - News) holds its annual analyst and investor meeting on Wednesday afternoon. DHR's PowerRating is 6.
Indevus Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:IDEV - News) said it agreed to acquire and Valera Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:VLRX - News) in a stock transaction for $7.75 per share. IDEV's PowerRating is 5, VLRX doesn't qualify for a PowerRating.
PowerRatings are courtesy of PowerRatings.net

Labels: ADCT, DHR, GE, Hot Stocks, IDEV, MATK, NVEC, VLRX