Top Rocket Stocks for Week of Jan. 14

Updated from 6:31 a.m. EST

For my weekly Rocket Stocks column, I like to find beaten-up stocks that I believe may snap back in the coming days because of a specific catalyst. I constantly check the 52-week low and analyst downgrade lists, hoping to spot an oversold gem from which readers and fellow investors can profit.

As I have pointed out before, picking stocks ahead of catalysts is the best way to profit for near-term traders. Even if the market has a disastrous week, at least 1,000 to 2,000 of the roughly 8,000 public companies will go up. It's our job to find and bring you those stocks.

This week's Rocket Stocks portfolio is based on earnings as well as a few snapback plays.

But before I make any recommendations, let's take a quick look at how last week's picks panned out in the turbulent market.

• VF Corp.(VFC Quote - Cramer on VFC - Stock Picks): Up 11.4% after this beaten-down retailer offered robust guidance.
• Sciele Pharma(SCRX Quote - Cramer on SCRX - Stock Picks): Up 9.3% on the week.
• Robbins & Myers(RBN Quote - Cramer on RBN - Stock Picks): Up 8% to hit a 52-week high after the company posted earnings per share of 80 cents, compared with the 67 cents a share analysts were looking for. The stock ended the week down 0.5%.
• Harmony Gold(HMY Quote - Cramer on HMY - Stock Picks): Up 7.2% on the week.
• Aluminum Corp. China(ACH Quote - Cramer on ACH - Stock Picks): Flat for the week.
• CVS(CVS Quote - Cramer on CVS - Stock Picks): Down 1.8% for the week.
• Intel(INTC Quote - Cramer on INTC - Stock Picks): Down 3.6% on the week.
• Tesoro(TSO Quote - Cramer on TSO - Stock Picks): Down 12.4% as crack spreads continued to head lower, hence profit margins are getting squeezed.
• Synchronoss Technologies(SNCR Quote - Cramer on SNCR - Stock Picks): Down 20.4% on the week.
• Microvision(MVIS Quote - Cramer on MVIS - Stock Picks): Down 22% on the week as a large investor stated that he was going to sell his stake.

Now on to this week's Rocket Stocks picks.

First up is Google(GOOG Quote - Cramer on GOOG - Stock Picks), which is down a quick 100 points from its all-time high. Fundamentally speaking, Google couldn't be doing better. Its recent deal for DoubleClick got past U.S. regulators without a hitch. Search competitor Yahoo!(YHOO Quote - Cramer on YHOO - Stock Picks) is near its 52-week low and is losing market share, business and clicks to Google all the time.

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