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The oil-service stocks have been on the run for weeks now, in keeping with the rally in crude. They go up and up an up on no new data points other than the oil futures, because for the most part the current results have been ignored. I say that because if we are looking at the current snapshot, you wouldn't be buying any of these, as the results are simply not blowing you away, even as the moves up are breathtaking.
That's why I think that those who are still buying the hottest ones (I like the cold ones like Weatherford International (WFT - commentary - Trade Now) that are immunized by their lack of performance) may find themselves up a creek without a paddle. My advice? Wait and see what this Gould says. The analysts will all take their cue from him, not the futures, and it could lead to some amazing volatility, especially given that Schlumberger seems to have hit a wall here as market people square positions and pull in horns ahead of the report. Random musings: You know I have been saying that we are going to see more arrests in the Galleon case. That will remain a pall on this market, and tech in particular, until we see the arrests and indictments, because as we see from Galleon, no hedge fund can sustain an indictment of its chief investor. At the time of publication, Cramer had no positions in stocks mentioned. Special note from Jim: You can learn my time-tested ways to trade smart, even in this market. All my latest thinking is in my brand new book, Getting Back to Even, which I'll send to you as part of a special promotion when you sign up for my ActionAlertsPlus.com service for a limited time. So if you sign up now, you'll get to see how I'm playing these stocks in my portfolio today, plus, I'll teach you how you can play these stocks to help your portfolio get back to even.
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