Jim Cramer's Portfolios of the Week
Updated from 7:23 a.m. EDT
Jim Cramer doesn't let a falling dollar, rising oil prices or a declining stock market keep him from finding investing opportunities. Once again this week, Cramer didn't disappoint with ideas for a tough market.
Here are some Cramer highlights from the past week as aggregated from his "Mad Money" TV show, the "Stop Trading!" segment on
CNBC
and his
RealMoney
blog posts.
: On Wednesday, Cramer brought us a list of big-cap stocks where he still sees strength. In an Oct. 17 blog post he wrote, "When you see big-cap stocks struggling to be kept down, you know that good things are afoot." Check out
, including
Citigroup
(C) - Get Report
and
Coca-Cola
(KO) - Get Report
.
: Cramer presented investors with a list of technology stocks that could benefit from this week's strong earnings reports from
Intel
(INTC) - Get Report
and
Yahoo!
(YHOO)
. In an Oct. 17 blog post he wrote, "Can tech take us out of this mess?
Yes!
"
included
(GOOG) - Get Report
and
VMware
(VMW) - Get Report
.
Cramer's 10 Stock Tells for a Down Market
: On Monday, Cramer was cautious on the market and offered 10 stocks that were tells for more market downside due to options expiration pinning. In an Oct. 15 blog post he wrote, "The good news: The 10 stocks that are causing the most percentage damage in the
S&P 500
are, I believe, almost entirely related to options pressure and the need to push stocks down to the strikes. The bad news: We aren't near the bottom yet. "
Cramer's 10 Stock Tells for a Down Market
include
Medtronic
(MDT) - Get Report
and
Bank of America
(BAC) - Get Report
.
Cramer's Stock Plays on Higher Oil
: Cramer expects the strength in oil to continue, and so he offered some stocks that are likely to benefit. In another Oct. 15 blog post he wrote, "It must be so annoying to people who are not in the oils to see this endless action. But it is exactly what is driving so much of this market because you can also take up infrastructure, agriculture, minerals and solar on the lift in oil's price."
Cramer's Stock Plays on Higher Oil
include
First Solar
(FSLR) - Get Report
.
: Cramer sees opportunity in the dry shipping stocks. On
Wednesday's "Mad Money" show
Cramer said that investors will profit if they devote attention to the dry subject of dry shipping. These stocks have been climbing since July. "This industry is one of the great bull markets in the world right now," he said.
include names like
Paragon Shipping
(PRGN)
and
OceanFreight
(OCNF)
.
Cramer's AG and Infrastructure Stock Plays
: Last Friday, Cramer was once again bullish on infrastructure and agriculture stocks. In an Oct. 12 blog post he wrote, "So many times this week I wanted to write an article about how some stocks just can't possibly go higher."
Cramer's AG and Infrastructure Stock Plays
include
Fluor
(FLR) - Get Report
and
Deere
(DE) - Get Report
.
Cramer's Weak-Dollar Stock Plays
: Cramer doesn't worry when he sees a weak U.S. dollar. Instead he finds stocks that will benefit from global sales. On last
Friday's "Mad Money" show
Cramer offered three stocks due to report earnings this week that could benefit from the weak dollar. Be sure to check up on his
, including
United Technologies
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.
Cramer was full speed ahead last night with his latest
. He was bullish on several stocks, such as
Research In Motion
(RIMM)
and
Wachovia Bank
(WB) - Get Report
, but bearish on stocks such as
Palm
(PALM)
and
Macy's
(M) - Get Report
.
(Editor's note: At the time of original publication of his posts and shows, Cramer owned Citigroup for his Action Alerts PLUS charitable trust.)
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and the author of
Trade Like a Hedge Fund
,
Trade Like Warren Buffett
and
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