Jim Cramer isn’t afraid to tell investors when a sector is in trouble and it’s time to get out.

A group of stocks could be under attack from the short-sellers, momentum funds or even the technical traders. No matter what the reason, Cramer will sound the alarm and warn his viewers to avoid the targeted group. He also isn’t afraid to tell his fans that the selling might be unjustified and investors should use the dips as buying opportunities.

Cramer knows what it takes to make money in the market, and his TV shows and online columns are all about passing that knowledge along to ambitious investors. Don’t miss what Cramer has to say. It could cost you an opportunity.

Recently, Cramer found opportunity in tech stocks, war hawk stocks and three stocks he feels the market has unfairly beaten-up. Here are some Cramer highlights from over the past week as aggregated from his RealMoney blog posts (these blog post links require a RealMoney subscription).

Cramer’s Three Stocks the Market Has Unfairly Beaten Up: Cramer sees opportunity in some beaten-up stocks. In a Aug. 12 blog post, he wrote: “These are not dot-coms. There is some worth here. But nobody cares. One day they will. The trick is to remain alive and in the game until they do, because we know, from the banks, that when they turn, and they will turn because their businesses are, long term so excellent and steady, you will not be able to get into them.” Cramer’s Three Stocks the Market Has Unfairly Beaten-Up included Fluor (FLR).

Cramer’s Great Stock Buys: Cramer thinks a big inflation number will create some great buys in this market. In a Aug. 14 blog post, he wrote: “This is a market now where you ALWAYS want to take the other side of the trade. ALWAYS. Let 'em come in, then remember that the commodities crashed since this 17-year high and pick among ones that you shouldn't otherwise be able to buy.” Cramer’s Great Stock Buys included Procter & Gamble (PG) and Duke Energy (DUK).

Cramer’s Tech Stocks for a Fall Run: Is now the time to get into tech? In a Aug. 8 blog post, he wrote: “Tech's blooming. It is anticipating the annual fall run -- just as predictable as the big salmon runs -- and people are jumping on some old stalwarts.” Cramer’s Tech Stocks for a Fall Run included Google (GOOG) and Research In Motion (RIMM).

The Charts Rule the Oil Stocks Now: Cramer feels that the charts on the oil stocks are ugly. In a Aug. 11 blog post, he wrote: “Charts, of course, are just that -- charts. But if you own these stocks and your firm has a chartist bent, or even a closet chartist bent, you are scared to death about what will happen now.” The Charts Rule the Oil Stocks Now included Occidental Petroleum (OXY).

Cramer’s Rail Stocks That Should Be Sold: Cramer thinks it’s time to get out of the rail stocks. In a Aug. 12 blog post, he wrote: “If the momentum traders are to be obeyed -- and I think they have to be, short term -- you have to do what I hate to do and sell the rails, sell all of them because this is Day 1 of the selloff, and they never stop selling them once they are broken.” Cramer’s Rail Stocks That Should Be Sold included Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNI) and Norfolk Southern (NSC).

Cramer’s War Hawks Trade: Cramer believes that investors should watch a new trend in the markets: war hawk stocks. On Tuesday’s “Mad Money” TV show, Cramer told viewers: “It might be time to buy gold stocks again, as this group is just as oversold as infrastructure.” Cramer’s War Hawks Trade included Halliburton (HAL).

(Editor's note: At the time of publication and/or original publication of his posts and shows, Cramer owned Procter & Gamble for his Action Alerts PLUS charitable trust.)


Posted on Aug. 15, 2008