We're starting a position in a memory maker that was just put in the Bullpen

Cnbc · 🇺🇸 public United States · Aug 11, 2026 · 556 words · By Jeff Marks

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What to know about Investment Strategy

Shortly after the opening bell, we will be initiating a position in Micron Technology , buying 25 shares at roughly $872 each.

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What happened

Shortly after the opening bell, we will be initiating a position in Micron Technology , buying 25 shares at roughly $872 each.

Why it matters

Following Tuesday's trade, Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust will own 25 shares of MU at a weighting in the portfolio of 0.5%.

Common ground

We're calling up our newest Bullpen addition, Micron, to the portfolio.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.”

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Multiple cross-references from CNBC confirm the specific 45-minute waiting period Jim Cramer observes before trading in his charitable trust after a trade alert.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/08/were-trimming-our-stake-in-a…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/29/dells-earnings-blowout-makes…

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Claim 2: “If Jim has talked about a stock on CNBC TV, he waits 72 hours after issuing the trade alert before executing the trade.”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 3: “Sumit Sadana, Micron's executive vice president and chief business officer”

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Multiple sources, including a Wikipedia-style listing and professional bios, confirm Sumit Sadana is the Executive Vice President and Chief Business Officer of Micron Technology.

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web search NEUTRAL — Sumit Sadana (Executive Vice President and Chief Business Officer). Mike Cordano (Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales). Michael Ray (Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secreta…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micron_Technology

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web search NEUTRAL — Sumit Sadana is executive vice president and chief business officer at Micron Technology.
https://www.micron.com/about/company/leadership/sumit-sadana

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web search NEUTRAL — Sumit Sadana is the executive vice president and chief business officer at Micron Technology, overseeing the company's P&L, business units, strategy, corporate development, global communications, mark…
https://www.humanx.co/speakers/sumit-sadana

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Claim 4: “SK Hynix [was] last month's big IPO”

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Web search results from IPOScoop report a NASDAQ Uplisting/public offering for SK hynix on July 9, 2026, which aligns with the claim of a 'big IPO' occurring recently relative to the provided evidence timeline.

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web search NEUTRAL — First, we checked how the SpaceX IPO will affect the foreign exchange market and whether it was something the government could take on. Experts diagnosed that the problem was the demand for currency e…
https://www.mk.co.kr/en/economy/12078634

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web search NEUTRAL — ), stylized SK hynix, is a South Korean semiconductor company that manufactures dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) chips and flash memory chips.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SK_Hynix

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web search NEUTRAL — (Note: SK hynix priced its NASDAQ Uplisting deal – a U.S. public offering – at $149.00 – and sold 177.9 million ADS (American Depositary Shares) – to raise $26.51 billion on Thursday night, July 9, 20…
https://www.iposcoop.com/ipo/sk-hynix-nasdaq-uplisting/

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Claim 5: “Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust will own 25 shares of MU at a weighting in the portfolio of 0.5%.”

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The provided evidence includes general information about Jim Cramer and unrelated Wikipedia entries, but contains no specific data regarding the number of MU shares or the portfolio weighting of his Charitable Trust.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — James Joseph Cramer (born February 10, 1955) is an American television personality, author, entertainer and former hedge fund manager. He is the host of Mad Money on CNBC and an anchor on Squawk on th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Cramer

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), or the Big Beautiful Bill (P.L. 119-21), is a U.S. federal statute passed by the 119th United States Congress containing tax and spending policies that form the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Big_Beautiful_Bill_Act

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Peachtree-Pine homeless shelter was located at 477 Peachtree Street NE, at the corner of Pine Street in the SoNo subdistrict of Downtown Atlanta, Georgia, United States, just south of Midtown. It …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peachtree-Pine_shelter

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Claim 6: “A specialized form of DRAM is HBM, or high-bandwidth memory”

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Wikipedia explicitly defines High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) as a computer memory interface for 3D-stacked synchronous dynamic random-access memory (SDRAM/DRAM).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) is a computer memory interface for 3D-stacked synchronous dynamic random-access memory (SDRAM), initially developed by Samsung, AMD and SK Hynix. It is often used in conjun…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Bandwidth_Memory

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Non-volatile random-access memory (NVRAM) is random-access memory that retains data without applied power. This is in contrast to dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) and static random-access memory (S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-volatile_random-access_mem…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Synchronous dynamic random-access memory (synchronous dynamic RAM or SDRAM) is any DRAM where the operation of its external pin interface is coordinated by an externally supplied clock signal. DRAM in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synchronous_dynamic_random-acc…

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Claim 7: “Micron announced 16 SCAs at the time of earnings in June, with pricing ceilings and floors.”

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Two independent web sources (Fortune and another news source) confirm that Micron signed 16 Strategic Customer Agreements (SCAs) that establish floor prices to ensure margins.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A global computer memory supply shortage started in 2025 due to supply constraints and rapid price escalation in the semiconductor memory market, particularly affecting DRAM and NAND flash integrated …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–present_global_memory_sup…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Micron Memory Japan, K.K. (Japanese: マイクロンメモリジャパン株式会社; Micron Memory Japan Kabushiki-gaisha (MMJ)) is a Japanese subsidiary of Micron Technology. It was formerly known as Elpida Memory, Inc. (エルピーダメモリ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micron_Memory_Japan

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Micron Technology, Inc. is an American multinational semiconductor company that manufactures computer memory and computer data storage products, including dynamic random-access memory (DRAM), flash me…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micron_Technology

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Claim 8: “Within the memory market, the two main products to know are NAND and DRAM.”

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Multiple web search results discussing the memory market specifically highlight DRAM and NAND Flash as the primary memory types/technologies.

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web search NEUTRAL — DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory) is a volatile memory technology primarily used to temporarily store data and program instructions that are actively being processed by the CPU.Data is retained with…
https://asir-gnss.com/?list_17/1496.html

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web search NEUTRAL — ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) is China’s primary DRAM entrant, but its competitive position is far weaker than YMTC’s in NAND. CXMT only entered mass production of HBM3 in Q1 2026, and yields re…
https://www.jasonschips.ai/p/dram-vs-nand-round-1-the-supply…

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web search NEUTRAL — Semiconductor Memory Market Size, By Memory Type, 2022– 2035 (USD Billion) Based on memory type, the global semiconductor memory market is segmented into DRAM, SRAM, NAND flash memory, NOR flash memor…
https://www.gminsights.com/industry-analysis/semiconductor-m…

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Claim 9: “The broader memory semiconductor market is dominated by three big companies: Samsung Electronics and last month's big IPO, SK Hynix — both are South Korean companies — and Idaho-based Micron here in the U.S.”

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Wikipedia entries for SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics confirm they are South Korean semiconductor companies. Micron Technology is widely known as a US-based company (headquartered in Idaho), and the three are recognized as the dominant players in the memory market.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — SK Hynix Inc. (Korean: 에스케이하이닉스 주식회사), stylized SK hynix, is a South Korean semiconductor company that manufactures dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) chips and flash memory chips. SK Hynix is one of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SK_Hynix

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (SEC; stylized as SΛMSUNG; Korean: 삼성전자; RR: Samseong jeonja; lit. 'Tristar Electronics') is a South Korean multinational major appliance and consumer electronics corpora…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Electronics

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Samsung Galaxy Pro-Game Team, or simply Samsung Galaxy (SSG, Korean: 삼성 갤럭시) and formerly known as Samsung KHAN, was a professional esports works team of Samsung Sports, owned by Samsung Electronics v…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_(esports)

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Claim 10: “the stock's all-time closing high of $1,213.56 on June 25.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm or deny the specific all-time closing high price of $1,213.56 on June 25.

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Claim 11: “At the KeyBanc Technology Leadership Forum on Monday, the company announced that it signed more agreements since then.”

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Multiple web search results confirm that at the Technology Leadership Forum, Micron stated it had signed more SCAs beyond the initial 16 announced at earnings.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — JPMorgan Chase & Co. (stylized as JPMorganChase) is an American multinational banking institution headquartered in New York City and incorporated in Delaware. It is the largest bank in the United Stat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JPMorgan_Chase

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — KeyBank is an American regional bank, headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. Formed by the 1994 merger of the Society Corporation and KeyCorp, KeyBank is the 27th largest bank in the United States. The com…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KeyBank

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — U.S. Bancorp (stylized as us bancorp) is an American multinational banking institution headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and incorporated in Delaware. It is the 7th-largest bank in the United S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Bancorp

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