Cramer's 'Mad Money Lightning Round': Cypress Will Impress

01/18/08 - 06:56 PM EST

TheStreet.com Staff

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

Mercado Libre (MELI Quote - Cramer on MELI - Stock Picks): "This is the highest-growth stock. ... The way you play these things is they get hammered and then you BuyBuyBuy. ... This thing does not play off the Federal Reserve."

Applied Materials (AMAT Quote - Cramer on AMAT - Stock Picks): "A lot of people are buying because the sun business is kicking in. ... In 2009, that's the stock you want to own."

Tyco (TYC Quote - Cramer on TYC - Stock Picks): "I have felt that that whole conglomerate was Jiminy Cricket. ... We made three bucks and sold."

Amgen (AMGN Quote - Cramer on AMGN - Stock Picks): "Amgen is problematic here. I would not be a buyer of Amgen. I think Amgen is finished. It's got government investigations. ... My least favorite."

United Parcel Service (UPS Quote - Cramer on UPS - Stock Picks): "UPS announced a really big buyback ... and then the stock got hammered. I think you gotta scale in."

Cypress Semi (CY Quote - Cramer on CY - Stock Picks): "Love it! ... They report next week. I think the quarter's going to be very good. ... I would be a buyer of Cypress before it reports next week."

Limelight Networks (LLNW Quote - Cramer on LLNW - Stock Picks): "I always favor Omniture (OMTR Quote - Cramer on OMTR - Stock Picks) in that, but this is a very tough market for that kind of stock. I want to be careful."

Inverness Medical (IMA Quote - Cramer on IMA - Stock Picks): "I have scaled back IMA for a more sensible position for Action Alerts PLUS. ... I feel that that stock ... is in neutral zone. If it drops below 50, I would rebuy all the stock I sold."

Nymex (NMX Quote - Cramer on NMX - Stock Picks): "Take the profit! ... People are waiting forever for a takeover bid, and they're not going to get it."

Transocean (RIG Quote - Cramer on RIG - Stock Picks): "Let's be very carful here. ... I think RIG can be owned, but it's gonna be bumpy because Schlumberger (SLB Quote - Cramer on SLB - Stock Picks) was so bad today."

*For all you home-gamers, a 'mon-back opportunity means Cramer would back up the figurative truck and load up on a stock.

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At the time of publication, Cramer was long Transocean and Inverness Medical.

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