On Friday, host Jim Cramer, host of Mad Money, gave a game plan for the week as earnings season gets underway on Wall Street.
“Now, we bought a little bit of stock, not a lot, for the Charitable Trust today, and we only did so because there could be some of that art of the deal thing going on. Maybe something’s resolved over the weekend. Trump was reacting to still one more trouble point, another squeeze on rare earth minerals by President Xi to show the West who’s in charge.”
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Even so, Cramer mentioned that the drop in stocks on Friday seemed excessive. He said that it is unlikely that U.S.-China relations will deteriorate so dramatically that they justify the day’s losses fully. He emphasized the economic interdependence between the two countries and noted that while both are impacted by tariffs, China is hit much harder.
At the same time, Cramer made a note of the seasonal dynamics in play as this part of the year often brings stronger performance in the markets. He expressed a reluctance to miss out on short-term openings, especially for companies that stand to gain from falling interest rates or whose stocks have been dragged down simply because they are included in the S&P 500. He mentioned that the index often pulls down all components in a broad selloff, regardless of whether a specific company is truly affected by the negative headlines or not.
“The bottom line: It’s a wild week, complicated by precipitous decline in Treasury yields, which normally would signal better times ahead. But after today, it’s hard to think of anything positive that can happen, and a lot of negatives that might definitely happen.”
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19 Stocks in Jim Cramer’s Game Plan For This Week
19. SLB N.V. (NYSE:SLB)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 63
SLB N.V. (NYSE:SLB) is one of the stocks in Jim Cramer’s game plan for this week. Cramer ended the week’s game plan with the stock, as he commented:
“We also get results from SLB, the old Schlumberger, and I bet this oil service titan tells it like it is. To me, that means oil, which broke through $60 level, could break down below $60. I think it’s, I mean, I think it could go to $55, and that’s a distinct possibility.”
SLB N.V. (NYSE:SLB) provides technology and services for the energy sector. It offers solutions in field development, hydrocarbon production, carbon management, and energy system integration. The company delivers well construction, reservoir evaluation, drilling, and production optimization technologies. When a caller inquired about its stock during the July 8 episode, Cramer showed a bearish sentiment and said:
“Keep watching, no pull trigger. Why? Because I do not like the oil stocks. I don’t need them, don’t want them.”
18. American Express Company (NYSE:AXP)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 70
American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) is one of the stocks in Jim Cramer’s game plan for this week. Cramer said that after earnings, the stock usually declines, which presents a buying opportunity. He commented:
“Finally, Friday, well, we hear from American Express. This has one of the most reliably unreliable patterns. Amex has a tendency to decline right after it reports. Then you have to pounce because a week later, it turns out to be going much higher, and you’ve lost your chance. I don’t think it will be any different this time.”
American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) provides payment, financing, and expense management solutions through its credit and charge cards, banking, and merchant services. It also offers travel, lifestyle, and loyalty programs, fraud prevention tools, and airport lounges. During the September 22 episode, Cramer mentioned the company and remarked:
“Then there’s American Express, which just released a refreshed platinum card, you might have gotten it this weekend, that I’m sure will be a hit, especially with millennials and Gen Z. AMEX should have 12.6% earnings growth next year, just barely better than the market. And don’t be surprised if the actual earnings growth surprises to the upside. At the same time, it’s selling for less than 20 times next year’s numbers. That’s a bit cheaper than the overall S&P.”
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