Short Interest Ratio: 15.34, reports earnings on Nov. 19

trading at 35% of recent high

In every single case I can spin every single piece of data negative. There are no pure positives. Target (TGT), Wal-Mart (WMT) and Kohl's (KSS) say back to school is good? A whole host of little ones say it is bad. Home Depot (HD) says things are getting better but Sears (SHLD) and Lowe's (LOW) can't say that.

Cramer called the government's appliance rebate program "Cash for Dishwashers" and noted that Whirlpool(WHR) was up on the news whereas Sears(SHLD) "was doing poorly."

But maybe Sears "is not such a bad bet," said Cramer, since its Kenmore product line is made by Whirlpool. "How about the people who sell Whirlpool?" he asked. "I think they should be up too." Stop Trading!, Aug. 20

In a video filmed today, Cramer said that Sears could turn itself around with new management. At the right price, he said, the stock is a buy.

But Home Depot (HD), Lowe's (LOW) and Sears (SHLD) have turned, and there's some strength being shown in the companion restaurant group -- Darden (DRI) and Yum! Brands (YUM) -- so maybe we are seeing the beginning of the gasoline rally!

Cramer said we're seeing what he calls a "gasoline rally" in stocks such as Darden (DRI), Coach (COH), Tiffany (TIF), Sears (SHLD), Lowe's (LOW) and Yum! Brands (YUM).

"This is all the same trade that we saw when gasoline broke from $4 down to $2 last year," he said. "It's happening again." Read more here.

"People want Sears (SHLD) because they want to play companies that will benefit coming out of a recession and are still solvent. They want Johnson Controls (JCI) because they need some play on autos because the auto market is coming back." ("Saftey Last," 6-1-09)
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Finally, Cramer recommended Sears(SHLD Quote) as a play on "a return to the mall." He said that no one believes in the stock, but "they bought back a lot of stock" and the stock has been going up "pretty consistently." He call it "one of the best-acting retailers out there." (Cramer's "Stop Trading!" 6-1-09)

Sears Soars, GM Sinks: Alix Steel and Gregg Greenberg break down today's headlines as low volume trading keeps stocks struggling for momentum.
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The ideal portfolio for right now? Apple (AAPL), 3M (MMM), Freeport McMoRan (FCX), Potash (POT) and Union Pacific (UNP). On deck: Google (GOOG), Whirlpool (WHR), Fluor (FLR) and Sears (SHLD). Who the heck's long that? I know many more people who are short 'em!

I got killed

consistently loosing market share. Very little money being invested in the business. Shares are being bought back in a declining asset. Very overvalued on the basis of earnings. The preceved real estate play? Do you wnat to own real estate in this environment.

I hate Kmart stores

sears stinks

management are Not operators

Retail is bad and this stock tanked with no turn around in site

uhhg

glad I didn't...maybe I should?

We're short Sears. We think Eddie Lampert is a smart guy, but see a (short-term) short opportunity here.

Bought it at its high and took a huge a loss. My fault