Jim Cramer - Mad Money

It keeps rallying along with other big tech stocks. Just hit new highs. We can't live without their phones, because they are so great. He expects the current Dept. of Justice lawsuit against Apple for monopolizing phones will be overturned under the new White House. Today, Apple announce a new IOS. Shares are up 28% this year.

The FTC head changed today, so he expects the lawsuit against Amazon to end under the new head. Amazon Prime is the greatest bargain in the world. Amazon is great at what it does, not a monopoly. Rallied 2.32% today.

Is up 40% this year. With a new FTC head, GOOG will likely not face charges of monopolization in search. Also, with GM shutting down its self-driving business, Waymo faces one less competitor.

A great stock. They have a huge pastiche of customers, including Mosaic.

He doesn't like how everyday another analyst raises their price target on his stock. He prefers Viking now.

Is up 17% this year with half that gain coming a month ago after they reported a super quarter. They own regulated gas and electric utilities and California and Texas, plus an infrastructure business. They have room to play catch-up.

This bargain outlet typically lags TJX stock. They got hit very badly during the pandemic by 70% from its 2021 highs in 2022. But yesterday it charged 13% after a strong earnings report. Now, they're in the same league as TJX. Their quarter boasted strong margins, beating profits. While their beats appear modest, remember that two big hurricanes last October impacted business. The company says they saw strong demand for consumables like cleaning supplies, food and candy, as well as furniture and outdoor living. They had a good Black Friday. They plan to open 10% more stores annually. Even after this run, shares look attractive.

Still okay, but he prefers Kroeger.

Nothing wrong with it, just profit taking now which is happening some high-flying stocks. The reason is insider selling, which makes him nervous though.

They're in a very tough business.

The Santa Claus rally is a reliable pattern, but doesn't mean stocks will rally for ALL of December. Last December, the S&P went straight up, but the VIX bottomed on Dec. 12--a sign of rising fear--which led to the S&P selling on Dec. 20 after the VIX climbed. In 2022, the VIX bottomed on Dec. 2 right after the S&P peaked, then the S&P headed down for the rest of the month. For 2024, the VIX has not been sending any warning signals--when the S&P goes up, the VIX goes down. The big exception are the weeks leading up to the election, Oct-Nov, when the S&P went sideways and the VIX remained sideways too. Very unusual. In the past month, the S&P climbed higher while the VIX tanked--a bull market. But the VIX bottomed on Dec. 6 and has since bounced. Sebastian though sees no red flags in the chart (yet), BUT the S&P is sitting beneath its all-time highs while the VIX is up nearly a point since Friday. Today, the S&P erased Monday-Tuesday's losses, but the VIX has not erased its gains, because banks and hedge funds are buying options to protect against volatility--the big boys are getting nervous. If this patterns endure tomorrow, we might be at the start of the VIX and the S&P move in unison, and this usually mean the S&P is headed for a serious sell-off. This could follow Dec. 2023's pattern of roaring a week before Xmas, pulled back hard, then rallied through Xmas and New Year's. Bottom line: the Santa Claus Rally is never guaranteed so don't be complacent.

They aren't doing as well as Nvidia, yes, and lack the big Amazon orders, but the CEO has taken a lot of market share from Intel. They are no. 2 in data centres and AI. Shares are cheap.

He believes in Bitcoin. Hold 10% of your portfolio in cryptos. Buy some IBIT now, then buy at $90-95.

Very volatile and prefers other names, but this tends to bounce back because of its involvement in data centres. Take profits at $250-260.

They do a good job in cybersecurity. Shares were mispriced at its IPO. Shares have gone straight up.