Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: Paris, Texas

Stock of the Week

Alcan(AL Quote) was Cramer's stock pick of the week, because he said you need to start thinking about aluminum if you want to start making some mad money.

"Aluminum will be the metal of 2006," he said.

China makes up a quarter of the world's aluminum demand, and India is a voracious consumer, too, he said, adding that these companies are helping to push demand and prices higher.

Alcan reports earnings Tuesday. Cramer admitted that the last time he called a company a buy the night before a quarterly earnings release, with Dick's Sporting Goods(DKS Quote), he got it all wrong, but he said that he's willing to put his neck on the line again because he likes the company so much.

Cramer said that aluminum prices have jumped over the past few years, but that Alcan's stock has barely budged. That's why he believes that there will be upward revisions in earnings expectations for the first quarter, adding that the analysts have been very conservative.

Websense(WBSN Quote) fell more than a dollar after another network security products maker, Blue Coat Systems(BCSI Quote), warned that its third-quarter profit would miss estimates.

Cramer welcomed Websense Chief Executive Gene Hodges to talk about what the company does and why the stock fell.

Hodges said that his company monitors what people surf on the Internet while at work and keeps those computers secure.

But unlike Blue Coat, Cramer said, the company posted double-digit growth in its last quarter and it just announced a 2-for-1 stock split.

He added that not only did Websense raise prices in January, but its clients are buying more of the company's products also.

Lightning Round

Bullish

Cramer was bullish on: Apple(AAPL Quote), Johnson Controls(JCI Quote), Nasdaq Stock Market(NDAQ Quote), Norfolk Southern(NSC Quote), Ceradyne(CRDN Quote), Seagate Technology(STX Quote), Pike Electric(PEC Quote), Trinity Industries(TRN Quote), Rackable Systems(RACK Quote), Sasol(SSL Quote), Energy Conversion Devices(ENER Quote), Headwaters(HW Quote), Paccar(PCAR Quote), Sanofi-Aventis(SNY Quote), Nabors(NBR Quote), Station Casinos(STN Quote), Viisage(VISG Quote) and Motorola(MOT Quote).

Bearish

Cramer was bearish on: Harrah's Entertainment(HET Quote), P.F. Chang's China Bistro(PFCB Quote), Wendy's(WEN Quote), Bodisen Biotech(BBC Quote), Whole Foods(WFMI Quote), Quidel(QDEL Quote), Intel(INTC Quote) and American Railcar(ARII Quote).

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