Stock Results: 1/8/07

My curiosities, the Jim Cramer picks, is my story of the day for me - LVLT - a MASSIVE 65 million shares traded, twice the average volume, loads of premarket activity, up 2.53% gain. Same volume story with RAD and SVNT but better gains: RAD, up 3.23%, SVNT up, 9.26%. Proof once again of the Jim Cramer effect?

Last week's fails showed up today: CLWT, closed up 15%! ACTC closed up 6.76%. NFLD added another 3.23%, DCTH, up 4.23%. Of course, I wasn't even looking. Didn't someone tell me to watch my fails? :o

The following stocks held green today:

ONT	0.74%
VXGN	4.78%
MEMY	7.42%
ZIXI	3.48%

And lots of red:

FORG -10.27% DKAM -9.03% MBND -4.23% RGBL -11.17% WTAR -15.38%

I'm still holding STEM (up 6.02%) and forceswing candidate ZIXI.

Jim Cramer Says: LVLT, RAD, SVNT for 2007

Last night's Mad Money show(01/05/07), Jim Cramer gave his top three speculative picks for 2007.

His picks:

1. Level 3 Communications, LVLT
2. Rite Aid, RAD
3. Savient Pharmaceuticals, SVNT

These picks caught my attention since they have been typical swing trading or short term trading plays. He warned, as he usually does, don't run out and buy these after hours or first thing Monday morning, but to do your homework over the weekend. I wonder how many folks will do that.

I blogged back on 12/14/06 when he recommended GSIC. The next day volume jumped to over 2 million from 375 thousand and it gained 7%. Same thing when he recommended GSOL back on 12/8/06 - the stock was trading at $14, the next day it was $16.30 - 16% jump - and volume jumped from 55 thousand to 1.4 million. Bloggers have discussed the Jim Cramer effect, I wonder is it too late to profit from it?