Jim Cramer, the host of Mad Money, said Friday that the coming stretch will be a meaningful one for Wall Street, as the week is packed with many quarterly earnings reports and a Federal Reserve meeting.
Today, I’m calling it a total mixed bag… But this week, we put our biggest worries to bed. No more need to be concerned about the president invading Greenland or slapping tariffs on our NATO allies, which means we can head into next week with a clear head and a focus on the fundamentals. Make no mistake, next week matters.
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Cramer noted that the week also includes a Fed meeting that might not normally drive markets but might carry weight this time. He said the meeting comes as the end of Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s tenure draws closer, and “this could be the day when the president picks his new replacement.” Cramer called the meeting more of a sideshow, but acknowledged that he might be alone in that view. He stressed that he remains focused on helping investors make money rather than guessing about who might lead the Federal Reserve next.
The bottom line: Mag Sevens, momentum plays, red-hot industrials, and a Fed meeting, all in front of you. Keep your head up. Much more to come.
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Jim Cramer Shared His Weekly Game Plan: 22 Stocks in Focus
22. Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 89
Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) is one of the stocks in focus as Jim Cramer shared his weekly game plan. Cramer ended his game plan with the oil plays, as he commented:
We also have two oils: Chevron and Exxon. Both throw off a lot of cash. I like Chevron, with its big buyback and its 4% yield. It’s been my favorite for a very long time because it’s so darn consistent. And now you have a possible Venezuela kicker as they’re doing business there right now, all through this regime, and they know what needs to be done.
Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) is an integrated energy company that explores, produces, refines, and markets oil, natural gas, and petrochemical products. Cramer highlighted the company’s interest in Venezuela during the January 5 episode, as he said:
You have Chevron with its Venezuelan interest, it’s held for ages. Now, it might get more than the 100,000 barrels per day that it currently pumps from the once great Venezuelan reserves. The country only pumps about 900,000 barrels a day, and most of it goes to China. Maybe that contract can be broken. Venezuela owes so much to China, as much as $50 billion. And who knows if Maduro’s replacement will honor those debts…
Venezuela nationalized most of the oil production years ago. You’d have to privatize it again, which would prove very difficult, then there’s no money upfront for any of these projects. And most important, oil’s been going down in price, so there could be very big losses for all concerned except the refiners and Chevron. Then again, if Chevron were to double production, you know what? It would still be just a drop in the bucket for that oil giant.
21. American Express Company (NYSE:AXP)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 75
American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) is one of the stocks in focus as Jim Cramer shared his weekly game plan. Cramer highlighted the pattern that usually happens after the company reports its earnings, as he stated:
Friday can’t come fast enough. Alright, what do we got here? We got American Express. Again, I’m going to tell you what happens. They report. It’s almost always a good quarter. The stock almost always gets hit. That’s been the pattern. You have to buy it right into that weakness. It’s stupid selling, I might add. And that’s usually a perfect buying opportunity.
American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) provides credit and charge cards, payment processing, banking, and travel-related services. The company also offers merchant solutions and expense management tools. Cramer noted his bullish stance on the company during the November 13, 2025, episode, as he remarked:
Over the past few weeks, it looks like the experiential economy ain’t what it used to be… When you put it all together, it paints an increasingly negative picture of the whole experiential economy. I’m not yet ready to completely give up on this theme. As I could also point to some contraindicators, like continuous strength in American Express, the preferred credit card for all things travel-related. You know, I think that company’s great.
