"The last-minute rally actually took me by surprise given the breakdowns in Chevron (CVX), Bank of America (BAC) and Cisco (CSCO), the latter really pulling back pretty horrifically." ("A Day Adrift," 5-15-09)

"The last-minute rally actually took me by surprise given the breakdowns in Chevron (CVX), Bank of America (BAC) and Cisco (CSCO), the latter really pulling back pretty horrifically." ("A Day Adrift," 5-15-09)

"The last-minute rally actually took me by surprise given the breakdowns in Chevron (CVX), Bank of America (BAC) and Cisco (CSCO), the latter really pulling back pretty horrifically." ("A Day Adrift," 5-15-09)

"Of the recent offerings, only Ford (F) really showed itself as a champ." ("A Day Adrift," 5-15-09)

"Let's wait until we see the whites of the eyes of Lowes (LOW) and Home Depot (HD) -- Monday and Tuesday's business -- to get our direction. Either is far more important to the future of this market than anything I saw today." ("A Day Adrift," 5-15-09)

"Let's wait until we see the whites of the eyes of Lowes (LOW) and Home Depot (HD) -- Monday and Tuesday's business -- to get our direction. Either is far more important to the future of this market than anything I saw today." ("A Day Adrift," 5-15-09)

With that in mind, Cramer said he wasn't going to formulate a view on retail based on JC Penney's (JCP) earnings report today. "I look at something like what JC Penney says, and I can't make that determination," he said. ("Stop Trading!," 5-15-09)

Cramer said that the two greatest tells for gasoline have been Transocean (RIG) and Schlumberger (SLB). To make a forecast for gasoline, he said, he'd start by asking: "Where's Transocean going?" "Transocean has peaked out here, and that may mean that gasoline has stopped," he said. ("Stop Trading!," 5-15-09)