Feb 7, 2026 · 44 min
Markets rebound as tech cohesion breaks and gas demand rises
Mad Money w/ Jim Cramer 2/6/26
The episode connects a volatile market reversal to deeper shifts in mega-cap technology, software economics, and the infrastructure needed for data centers.
- 1Mega-cap technology stocks still shape the market, but their former unified trading pattern has fractured.
- 2Generative AI is intensifying software-sector pressure by making internal development more feasible for companies.
- 3Tom Jordan argues natural gas can provide reliable data-center power as pipelines and infrastructure face bottlenecks.
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Tom Jordan explains why natural gas may be well positioned to power data centers around the clock despite pipeline and infrastructure bottlenecks.
The brief
Cramer opens with a sharp market rebound and the Dow above 50,000, then frames payrolls, interest rates, and data centers as the week’s key pressure points.
The former Magnificent Seven no longer trade as one bloc, even though mega-cap technology still represents roughly one-third of the S&P 500.
Software stocks face a more structural challenge as generative AI makes it easier for companies to build tools internally, forcing investors to reassess battered names.
Tom Jordan discusses the Kotara Energy–Devon combination, its leadership and portfolio logic, and why natural gas could supply dependable power for data centers.
The episode closes by separating the week’s sellers, including investors reacting to Bitcoin’s collapse, from the broader forces behind the market’s volatility.
What was said on this episode
40 statements · 26 positive · 10 negative · 2 mixed · 2 neutral
BD is expected to issue a very positive forecast.
“I expect a very positive forecast.”
Listen at 2:52
Bitcoin has lost some of its appeal as an asset.
“Bitcoin still feels like it's lost its luster.”
Listen at 5:15
Bitcoin will not become a currency.
“We used to think it could be a currency. That's obviously not going to happen.”
Listen at 5:28
Investors without gold should buy Agnico Eagle, then wait for a pullback.
“If you don't own any gold, bite the bullet and get some of this stock in. Then wait for it to pull back.”
Listen at 7:51
A soft nonfarm payroll report would allow further Fed rate cuts and benefit stocks.
“If that comes in soft, it means the Fed can keep cutting rates. And that's great news. for the stock market itself.”
Listen at 8:51
Tempus AI will resume declining after a temporary reprieve.
“I think we got a little reprieve and it's going to go back down again.”
Listen at 9:25
Vertiv is preferable to Comfort Systems before earnings.
“I'd rather own Vertiv going in ahead of the quarter than this stock”
Listen at 9:46
The Magnificent Seven represent roughly one-third of the S&P 500.
“The MAG-7 still account for roughly a third of the S&P 500.”
Listen at 11:33
Meta is a buy at its current level.
“I just think this one's a buy.”
Listen at 12:54
Microsoft needs to better explain its business and AI investment story.
“I think they need to explain their story better.”
Listen at 13:43
Amazon’s investments will eventually pay off but hurt near-term results.
“I think their investments will pay off eventually, but in the meantime, it's obviously going to hurt.”
Listen at 16:33
Cramer trusts Amazon management to execute its investment strategy.
“I do, which is why we own it for the CBC Investing Club.”
Listen at 16:44
Investors should own rather than trade Apple and NVIDIA.
“I reiterate that you should own, not trade, the stocks of both Apple and NVIDIA.”
Listen at 17:55
Generative AI makes it easier for large companies to develop software internally.
“These generative AI platforms are great at writing code, making it easier for big companies to develop their own software in-house.”
Listen at 18:44
AI reducing employee needs pressures per-user enterprise software firms.
“AI helps businesses do more with fewer employees, which is a problem for enterprise software firms that charge per user.”
Listen at 18:52
Intuit is undervalued and worth buying immediately.
“I think this one's a baby that's been thrown out with the bathwater, and I'd be a buyer right here right now.”
Listen at 22:47
Salesforce appears close to reaching a stock-price bottom.
“I think it's near a bottom.”
Listen at 23:26
Palo Alto Networks and CrowdStrike can work alongside AI.
“I think that they could be worked hand in hand with AI.”
Listen at 24:48
AI may increase cybersecurity demand by empowering attackers.
“If anything, AI means more business for them, though, because this new technology gives bad actors powerful tools to hack into your networks.”
Listen at 24:51
Investors should buy Palo Alto Networks and CrowdStrike after their declines.
“So if you don't own them already, I would pounce.”
Listen at 25:02
Oracle is currently not investable because of its balance sheet.
“I think that this one is therefore not investable right now.”
Listen at 26:05
Investors should sell Oracle if its stock rebounds.
“if it does bounce, I think you should sell it.”
Listen at 26:10
The combined Devon-Coterra company will be a strong, competitive energy producer.
“This will be one of the strongest companies in our sector, very well positioned and built to compete with a whole new class of pure companies.”
Listen at 28:17
Natural gas is best suited for reliable data-center power generation.
“And natural gas is a clear winner in that set of criteria.”
Listen at 30:20
The combined company is well positioned to serve investment-grade counterparties.
“we are really sitting in a good position to satisfy that demand with counterparties that want investment grade counterparties.”
Listen at 30:43
Combining Devon and Coterra’s technologies will create powerful synergies.
“And bringing them together is going to be a powerful leveraging combination.”
Listen at 31:40
The United States needs more natural-gas infrastructure.
“We need infrastructure.”
Listen at 32:25
The natural-gas industry can strengthen America’s position in global competition.
“our industry is going to be there to supply, you know, put America in the catbird seat in a global competition.”
Listen at 33:26
The Devon-Coterra merger is beneficial for shareholders and the company.
“You look, it's the right move for our shareholders. It's the right move for our company.”
Listen at 33:53
TAD Technologies is the right stock to own amid Boeing’s aging fleet and backlog.
“I think that that is exactly where to be.”
Listen at 35:33
UiPath is profitable but remains too expensive.
“It's finally got making some money, but it's still too expensive a stock.”
Listen at 36:03
Among digital assets, investors should buy Bitcoin.
“Go buy Bitcoin. That's the only thing I'm going to recommend in that whole group anymore.”
Listen at 36:58
Butterfly Network operates in an unattractive, highly competitive medical-device market.
“It's too competitive. Just tell them it's a very competitive market, and I don't want to be in that part of the medical device group.”
Listen at 37:17
Enbridge is a good company but currently trades at a 52-week high.
“I love Enbridge, but hit a 52-week high today.”
Listen at 37:43
Investors should buy Enbridge after a post-earnings selloff.
“There'll be people who don't like it, and that's when you're going to want to buy it, after they sell it.”
Listen at 37:53
Agnico Eagle is preferable to Harmony Gold Mining.
“That's the one I want you to be in.”
Listen at 38:21
Investors should trim Dow Chemical rather than buy it after its rally.
“I actually be a trimmer of Dow right here after a very brutal run, not a buyer.”
Listen at 38:51
Capital will continue flowing into gold.
“I think the money's going to keep going to gold.”
Listen at 40:59
Bitcoin may have reached a price bottom.
“it looks like Bitcoin might have bottomed”
Listen at 41:03
Cramer avoids portfolios dominated by expensive or unprofitable stocks.
“I don't want to own a lot of stocks that are expensive or make no money.”
Listen at 43:00
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