The market is not always a rational beast. Sometimes it will do things that seem downright senseless, ridiculous, or even insane, said Cramer. Take the surge in Office Max.
"It operates in an environment that's terrible right now," said the Mad Money host. "Office Max makes the lion's share of its money selling supplies to small businesses, and we know it's a very tough time to be a small business owner in this country."Yet Office Max has been rallying like crazy. It doesn't make sense -- or does it?According to Cramer, there may be a hidden method to the market's madness. Although you might be inclined to think the rally is a broad bet on economic recovery, Cramer said that's probably the wrong conclusion.
"If it were about recovery, rival Staples wouldn't be down 16% for the year," he said. Instead the Mad Money host thinks the turn is company specific. The potential catalysts follow:
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