Skip navigation
MOST POPULAR RELATED TAGS
  • TOPICS
  • SECTORS
  • COMPANIES

MAD MONEY FEATURES

Podcasts PODCASTS
Watch the Lightning Round whenever and wherever you want.




Widget OFFICIAL MAD MONEY WIDGET
Grab this all-in-one application and get recaps of the show sent right to your desktop or blog.




Soundboard CRAMERS SOUNDBOARD
Admit it: You've always wanted to hit the "They
know nothing!" button. Here’s your chance.




Mad Money PhotosCHECK OUT OUR PHOTOS
Check out Cramer on set, back to school, behind the scenes and more.




ShopSHOP FOR MAD MERCHANDISE
Buy Cramer books, bobbleheads and other Mad Money merchandise.




Ringtones RING TONES
Pick up the phone! It's Cramer! New Mad Money sounds for your cell phone.




Mobile AlertTEXT MESSAGE ALERT
Mad Money's mobile. Get show highlights sent to your phone.







Font size:

Days like today – with the Dow up 417 points – are the reason Cramer begs you not to get panicked out of the market. Buy damaged stocks on the way down because they’re the first to bounce back when things turn up.

That’s why he’s probably been the biggest cheerleader for the oil and gas, agriculture and gold sectors. The best performers Tuesday were the Chevrons [CVX  Loading...      ()   ], Exxon Mobiles [XOM  Loading...      ()   ], Transoceans [RIG  Loading...      ()   ], Devons [DVN  Loading...      ()   ] and Apaches [APA  Loading...      ()   ]. Deere [DE  Loading...      ()   ], Potash [POT  Loading...      ()   ] and Mosaic [MOS  Loading...      ()   ] did well, too. And so did Cramer favorite Agnico-Eagle [AEM  Loading...      ()   ]. But this rally isn’t done, Cramer said. He’s expecting another week or so of strong stock prices.

If you take anything away from today’s action, it has to be these three things:

Use this bump to sell out if this market makes you skittish. If you’re scared, take your profits, Cramer said, and sit on the sidelines until the environment improves.

Second, the best strategy is always to pick winning sectors and stocks. Again, that’s why Cramer has been talking up oil and gas, ag and gold.

Lastly, we won’t see any lasting improvement in this market until home prices improve.

What will it take to get there? The Fed needs to buy the worst mortgage-backed bonds and retire them, Cramer said. If the paper’s worth as much as people say, the government might even make some money. 

Be sure to watch the video for Cramer’s take on why Ben Bernanke is the modern-day Sisyphus, how to trade a core position to profit and more.

Questions for Cramer?

Questions, comments, suggestions for the Mad Money website?

© 2008 CNBC, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Permalink: /id/23575598

HOME  |  NEWS  |  MARKETS  |  EARNINGS  |  INVESTING  |  VIDEO  |  CNBC TV  |  CNBC PLUS  |  CNBC HD+
About CNBC   |   Site Map   |   Privacy Policy   |   Terms of Service   |   Advertise   |   Help   |   Feedback   |   Video Reprints
  Data is a real-time snapshot   *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes

Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes, and Market Data and Analysis