Bizarre Boosts Betray Motivated Buyers

There's some really bizarre buying out there today that just drives me crazy. OK, why is someone bidding Lowe's (LOW - commentary - Cramer's Take) up? I like the stock, but there's no sign that you are getting more robust numbers than what's built into the analysts model.

I told you the persistent buyers of Qualcomm (QCOM - commentary - Cramer's Take) would be persistent, and they are out of control.

Reliance Steel (RS - commentary - Cramer's Take) makes sense off the Goldman upgrade. But that can be left to be bought on Monday.

Freeport (FCX - commentary - Cramer's Take) rallies, but that's been endless. Why not give that one a break?

Oh, and Under Armour (UA - commentary - Cramer's Take)? No news there, either.

I think all of these are simply the result of overly motivated buyers who want these stocks up and won't let them come in.

Not the way to play the game.

At the time of publication, Cramer was long Goldman Sachs.

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