Jim Cramer's Stop Trading! Stock Picks and Comments 5/18

Recap of Jim Cramer’s comments on Stop Trading! Thursday, May 18. Click on a stock ticker for more analysis:

*The Andersons (ANDE), Archer Daniels Midland (ADM),and Pacific Ethanol (PEIX): The decline of ethanol stocks which were once strong gives Cramer hope that the market will finally bottom out; "You can't get a bottom until they take out every last group and shoot them."

*Sears (SHLD): Cramer praised this stock for giving a strong showing in a declining market. This company reported a solid quarter, and Cramer believes that CEO, Eddie Lampert, has been unfairly underestimated because of his youth.

*Tiffany (TIF): Cramer praised Tiffany for its dividend.

*Countrywide (CFC): Cramer believes this stock is being unfairly knocked down; "You could not have a stronger stock, and they're just pancaking the son of a gun."

*Wells Fargo (WFC): This company has shown signs of weakness, but Cramer dismisses the significance of this decline, given the state of the market.

*Hewlett-Packard (HPQ): Cramer is bullish on HPQ, and praises the company's CEO, Mark Hurd, as "a comet that only comes around once every 100 years."

More: Cramer's latest stock picks, including: Mad Money Recap, Lightening Round, Stop Trading and his Radio Show.