Thierry Martin
08-06-2005, 03:24 PM
If you have a term you would like to see included, let me know.
Glossary of terms used on Jim Cramer's Mad Money show
All aboard! - Bullish call for everyone to jump into a stock.
Are you ready, Skeedaddy? - this is a warning to get ready for the lightning round.
best of breed - Companies that lead in their category are "best of breed" and Cramer always
advises to stick with these.
Booyah! - Nobody knows for sure, since even Jim Cramer admitted he "had no idea" what it
meant. When pressed on his show once, Jim Cramer did say that he thought of it as meaning "Are you
ready to make some money?"
Bulls make money. Bears make money. Pigs get slaughtered. - don't be greedy, take profits
before the stock changes direction.
Dive! Dive! Dive! - the stock is going down, and fast
en fuego - spanish for "on fire" - Cramer screams this for stocks that are "hot" or "in play"
and highly recommended
Go cry to your mother. - stop being so sensitive
Hit me! - Speak to me and name the stock you want to me to tell you about.
home gamers - Non-institutional traders who follow Cramer's recommendations. Cramer often
spells out the symbol for a stock for the "home gamers."
I wish I owned that company myself. - Cramer is limited by various restrictions on stocks he
has mentioned or that can go into his portfolio, so sometimes he recommends stocks he cannot
purchase.
'mon back - ("c'mon back") - back up the truck and load it up with the stock - in other
words, this stock is so great that you should buy as much as possible.
OH! NO NO NO! That stock's not for me. - Cramer doesn't think you should be buying.
pin action - just like in bowling when the pins knock each other down, news on a stock can
have ripple effects with multiple results affecting other stocks in that sector
ring the register - sell the stock now - it has made its move and you can take your profits
schnitzel - sell a few shares of the stock for a trade while holding on to the rest
Sell! Sell! Sell! - don't wait another minute, sell this stock now
Some people try to make friends, I just try to make money. - Cramer would rather be honest
and make money than be a nice guy and lie about what was happening
There's always a bull market somewhere, and I promise to find it just for you. - Cramer feels
that even when the market is going down, he can find winners in individual stocks or sectors that
are going up despite the overall market trend.
Wake up and smell the coffee. - that's the way it is whether you like it or not.
You, me, let's try to make some money. - Cramer is going to name the stocks he feels are
going up or down.
Glossary of terms used on Jim Cramer's Mad Money show
All aboard! - Bullish call for everyone to jump into a stock.
Are you ready, Skeedaddy? - this is a warning to get ready for the lightning round.
best of breed - Companies that lead in their category are "best of breed" and Cramer always
advises to stick with these.
Booyah! - Nobody knows for sure, since even Jim Cramer admitted he "had no idea" what it
meant. When pressed on his show once, Jim Cramer did say that he thought of it as meaning "Are you
ready to make some money?"
Bulls make money. Bears make money. Pigs get slaughtered. - don't be greedy, take profits
before the stock changes direction.
Dive! Dive! Dive! - the stock is going down, and fast
en fuego - spanish for "on fire" - Cramer screams this for stocks that are "hot" or "in play"
and highly recommended
Go cry to your mother. - stop being so sensitive
Hit me! - Speak to me and name the stock you want to me to tell you about.
home gamers - Non-institutional traders who follow Cramer's recommendations. Cramer often
spells out the symbol for a stock for the "home gamers."
I wish I owned that company myself. - Cramer is limited by various restrictions on stocks he
has mentioned or that can go into his portfolio, so sometimes he recommends stocks he cannot
purchase.
'mon back - ("c'mon back") - back up the truck and load it up with the stock - in other
words, this stock is so great that you should buy as much as possible.
OH! NO NO NO! That stock's not for me. - Cramer doesn't think you should be buying.
pin action - just like in bowling when the pins knock each other down, news on a stock can
have ripple effects with multiple results affecting other stocks in that sector
ring the register - sell the stock now - it has made its move and you can take your profits
schnitzel - sell a few shares of the stock for a trade while holding on to the rest
Sell! Sell! Sell! - don't wait another minute, sell this stock now
Some people try to make friends, I just try to make money. - Cramer would rather be honest
and make money than be a nice guy and lie about what was happening
There's always a bull market somewhere, and I promise to find it just for you. - Cramer feels
that even when the market is going down, he can find winners in individual stocks or sectors that
are going up despite the overall market trend.
Wake up and smell the coffee. - that's the way it is whether you like it or not.
You, me, let's try to make some money. - Cramer is going to name the stocks he feels are
going up or down.