Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis.

What: Shares of profitless wildcatter Hyperdynamics (NYSE: HDY) popped as much as 10% earlier this morning. They've slipped a bit since, but are still hanging onto a 7% gain in a mostly "red" market.

So what: As far as I can tell, there are only two legs supporting today's surge. One, oil prices are up about 2% in today's trading. It's anybody's guess which way they move tomorrow (or 15 minutes from now, for that matter.) Still, last night Jim Cramer set up a second leg of support beneath Hyper-D, giving "bulls" the all-clear to "speculate" on the stock in hopes of further oil price rises.

Now what: Well, that sounds like great advice to me. I mean, what could be better than buying shares in a profitless, revenue-less company seeking oil in the wilds of the Republic of Guinea? Sure, the company could go bust before it extracts a drop of black gold. But it's so much more interesting than investing in a boring old business like ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM), which you know is just going to be consistently profitable, year-in and year-out. I mean, where's the fun in that?

I jest, of course. My advice: Ignore Jim Cramer, and avoid Hyperdynamics. There are better bargains out there, and better ways to make money, with less chance of going bankrupt.

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