Cramer’s TheStreet.com Sneaky?

I start by giving a hat tip to Don Harrold from DonHarrold.net for providing the in-depth research and video highlighting the Cramer BS! And that’s what it is, BullSh*t!

The second hat tip goes to Adam from Daily Options Report who uploaded the YouTube video to his site, where I first viewed it.

Watch the video and understand what TheStreet.com is doing here. I mean, all credibility goes out the door if this is true and the image is not altered.

How many other lousy, losing stock picks does TheStreet.com erase from their website without anyone noticing? Do they really go back and toss out poor stock picks without telling the public? They should lose ALL journalistic credibility and ALL equity research credibility (if they had any to begin with).

I am glad people like Don Harrold keep an eye on the big guys because so many sheep do watch these shows and trade based off of what they say.

The second beef I have is the fact that Jim Cramer claims he was talking about Bear Stearns, the bank, and not the stock (BSC). Maybe he was because he does refer to the “liquidity” based on the caller’s question but I still have reservations.

I am wondering why a stock chart was uploaded on the screen if he was talking about Bear Stearns the bank and not the stock; they post these charts on the screen with every other stock analyzed.

Why too, did Jim forget to say the words “common stock” during the initial telecast? Let me guess: because he was talking about the stock just as he has been calling it a buy since last summer (the start of the big crash). The follow-up video of Cramer stresses the words “common stock” but he forgot to iterate this during the initial telecast. He has to be clearer considering he is speaking to an audience that takes his words at face value.

Anyway, I am wondering why the mainstream media or even competitors such as the Fox Business Network (or whatever it is called – I don’t watch these channels) isn’t calling out TheStreet.com and/ or Cramer.

I try not to be a Cramer basher but he’s such an easy target when he does stuff like this and his company does something so despicable. I leave the day-to-day nit-picking and bashing for others but I have to jump in and make it clear when something is very wrong (and involves a public company). I mean, I almost worked for TheStreet.com and Jim Cramer (I made it several rounds deep in the interviewing process to become a part of their equity research team). Fortunately for me, they went with the business school lad instead of the architecture grad.

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Follow-through Head Fake

Advancers lead decliners by a 17-to-1 ratio on the NYSE Tuesday and 10-to-3 on the NASDAQ. The DOW was up 3.5% with the NASDAQ up 4.2% making it seem like we had a follow-through but volume was lower. Besides, the NASDAQ violated the reversal range intraday on Friday and then again this past Monday. Because of this violation, the count had already reset and Tuesday’s huge gain acts as day 1 for a new rally. I know this can be confusing but it makes sense after you study the rules and then watch it happen over several years.

We can’t call this a follow-through on day 6 for the DOW because trading volume dipped from yesterday’s totals. The count does not reset because we have not violated the intraday low from the reversal day or day 1 of the rally attempt. Leading stocks didn’t do much to lift the market today so it is better off that we didn’t have a suspect follow-through. Rebounding financial stocks lead the market higher, not something we can hang out hats on.

Read up on the CANSLIM rules if you don’t completely follow what I am talking about when it comes to reversals, rallies and follow-throughs.

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Past CANSLIM Articles:

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Interesting Chart Snapshots:

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Reversal and a Follow-Through Day

I am not getting overly excited about the 3.55% move in the DOW, the 3.98% move for the NASDAQ and the 3.71% jump for the S&P 500. Today’s action does raise some interest but trend reversals and new bull rallies can’t be confirmed after one day of action. All major bull markets started with a reversal and then a follow-through within the next four to ten trading days.

This idea was first revealed by William O’Neil, the founder of Investor’s Business Daily, and became a cornerstone in his CANSLIM investing method. I believe this theory to be accurate but it is not an exact science. Before I describe this method, I would like to be clear that my indicators are still pointing down and my screens are still focusing on shorts. It’s a good time to write about reversals and follow-through days even though I don’t think this rally has legs but my opinions must be checked at the door.

The key to understanding this follow-through philosophy is that reversal signals usually occur after a significant market correction, not a minor market correction. The reversal and follow-through in 2003 was classic and one I like to refer back to when looking at the present market. Both the reversal and follow-through days must move at least 2% to the upside on above average volume.

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If today acts as day 1 of a possible reversal, then the next two days are not very important except for one fact: the market must not undercut today’s low as that would kill the start of a new rally. As long as prices stay above today’s low, the rally attempt is safe.

The follow-through day should come within four and ten days of today’s reversal although O’Neil’s original rules stated that the follow-through should come between day 4 and day 7. One of the major indexes must move higher by 2% or more on larger volume than the previous day to qualify for a follow-through. Multiple indexes participating with a follow-though shows conviction that the market has sustainability to move in the new direction.

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