Cramer's 'Mad Money Lightning Round': Caterpillar's Safe to Ride

Stock quotes in this article: ISCA , OXY , COP , MFE , UNH , TXN , BRCM , QCOM , NFG , ET , FPL , CRDN , MDRX , CCJ , CAT , IMAX , XOM , LXK , CVH , APCC , NSR , BOT , RIMM , FO , BUD , EGN , BMHC , SGTL , NITE , BCRX , TE , TRB , KFX , NLY , USU  

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

Building Materials(BMHC Quote): "SellSellSell. Why don't you get out while the getting's good?"

Sigmatel(SGTL Quote): "I'd much rather see you buy Texas Instruments(TXN Quote). Texan is 10 times the company of Sigmatel."

TECO Energy(TE Quote): "I'd rather see you in FPL(FPL Quote)."

KFx(KFX Quote): "Too speculative for me. This one's always the bridesmaid and never the bride."

Annaly Mortgage(NLY Quote): "This is definitely a House of Pain."

Caterpillar(CAT Quote): "You stay on Caterpillar."

Lightning Round

Bullish

Cramer was bullish on International Speedway (ISCA Quote), Occidental Petroleum (OXY Quote), ConocoPhillips (COP Quote), McAfee (MFE Quote), UnitedHealth Group (UNH Quote), Texas Instruments (TXN Quote), Broadcom (BRCM Quote), Qualcomm (QCOM Quote), National Fuel Gas (NFG Quote), E*Trade Financial (ET Quote), FPL Group (FPL Quote), Ceradyne (CRDN Quote), Allscripts Healthcare Solutions (MDRX Quote), Cameco (CCJ Quote) and Caterpillar (CAT Quote).

Bearish

Cramer was bearish on Imax (IMAX Quote), Exxon Mobil (XOM Quote), Lexmark International (LXK Quote), Coventry Health Care (CVH Quote), American Power Conversion (APCC Quote), Neustar (NSR Quote), CBOT Holdings (BOT Quote), Research In Motion (RIMM Quote), Fortune Brands (FO Quote), Anheuser-Busch (BUD Quote), Energen (EGN Quote), Building Materials (BMHC Quote), Sigmatel (SGTL Quote), Knight Capital Group (NITE Quote), BioCryst Pharmaceuticals (BCRX Quote), TECO Energy (TE Quote), Tribune (TRB Quote), KFx (KFX Quote), Annaly Mortgage Management (NLY Quote) and USEC (USU 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 Occidental Petroleum, UnitedHealth Group and Qualcomm.

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