Cramer's 'Mad Money Lightning Round': Dell's a Tough Call

Stock quotes in this article: ALKM , DELL , CHK , MIK , WFMI , PPG , LU , BSC , MHK , MRH , INTC , AMD , GLW , UTX , CPST , GT , SKS , NVE , PANC , SEH , IOC , SSCC , SUPG , RJF , APSG , BIDU , GKIS  

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Here's what Jim Cramer had to say about some of the stocks offered up by callers on the "Mad Money Lightning Round":

Alkermes(ALKM Quote): "I think you got lucky [with this stock]. ... Take your profits."

Dell(DELL Quote): "A very tough call ... I'm in the house of pain with Dell ... don't join me. Don't buy anymore [right now]; let it come down first."

Lightning Round

Bullish

Cramer was bullish on Chesapeake Energy (CHK Quote), Michaels Stores (MIK Quote), Whole Foods Market (WFMI Quote), PPG Industries (PPG Quote), Lucent Technologies (LU Quote), Bear Stearns (BSC Quote), Mohawk Industries (MHK Quote), Montpelier Re Holdings (MRH Quote), Intel (INTC Quote), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD Quote), Corning (GLW Quote), United Technologies (UTX Quote) and Capstone Turbine (CPST Quote).

Bearish

Cramer was bearish on Goodyear Tire & Rubber (GT Quote), Saks (SKS Quote), A.C. Moore Arts & Crafts (ACMR Quote), NVE (NVEC Quote), Panacos Pharmaceuticals (PANC Quote), Spartech (SEH Quote), InterOil (IOC Quote), Smurfit-Stone Container (SSCC Quote), SuperGen (SUPG Quote), Raymond James Financial (RJF Quote), Applied Signal Technology (APSG Quote), Baidu.com (BIDU Quote), Alkermes (ALKS Quote), Gold Kist (GKIS Quote) and Dell (DELL Quote).


Interested in more Cramer? Check out Jim's rules and commandments for investing from his latest book by clicking here. It's a series of articles from Cramer on how to become a better investor. The following table lists some of the rules that Cramer dissects.

1. Pigs Get Slaughtered 2. It's OK to Pay the Taxes
3. Don't Buy All at Once 4. Buy Damaged Stocks
5. Diversify to Control Risk 6. Do Your Homework
7. Don't Panic 8. Buy Best-of-Breed
9. Defend Some Stocks 10. Don't Bet on Bad Stocks
11. Own Fewer Names 12. Cash Is for Winners
13. No Regrets 14. Expect Corrections
15. Know Bonds 16. Don't Subsidize Losers
17. No Room for Hope 18. Be Flexible
19. Quit When Execs Do 20. Patience Is a Virtue
21. Be a TV Critic 22. When to Wait 30 Days
23. Beware the Hype 24. Explain Your Picks
25. Find the Bull Market
Check back for more of Cramer's Rules
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At the time of publication, Cramer was long PPG Industries, Lucent and Intel.

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