That's because, historically, the stretch between Thanksgiving and the end of the year is a profitable one for stocks. In the past decade, only two years were negative during the Thanksgiving through New Year's Eve timeframe--on average, this final holiday stretch has been good for a 2.

And with the stock market finally finding its legs again following the conclusion of this month's election drama, now might be the perfect time to take advantage of the "Thanksgiving Effect. Of course, some stocks are better-positioned to profit in the final weeks of than others.

To figure out which stocks you should buy here, we're turning to a new set of Rocket Stocks worth buying this week. In case you're not familiar with it, Rocket Stocks are our list of companies with short-term gain catalysts and longer-term growth potential.

To find them, I run a weekly quantitative screen that seeks out stocks with a combination of analyst upgrades and positive earnings surprises to identify rising analyst expectations, a bullish signal for stocks in any market.

After all, where analysts' expectations are increasing, institutional cash often follows. Leading things off this week is tech staple International Business Machines IBM. And IBM isn't showing any signs of its momentum fizzling out this fall IBM is one of the largest enterprise IT companies in the world, providing companies, institutions, and government agencies with software, hardware, and services to keep their operations running smoothly.

While it lacks the consumer-facing side of the business that many of its similar-sized tech peers have, that core focus on the enterprise has been a piece of prescient timing on IBM's part. The firm sold off its PC business years before most peers caught onto the commoditization of the computer, turning the ship full steam toward the enterprise years before other computer companies did the same.

The complexity of enterprise IT needs meshes well with IBM's scale. Because the firm is able to leverage its large size to build big data frameworks like its Watson computing system, it can offer a higher level of margin-rich products than even its well-equipped peers. One result of that is a massive backlog.

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While IBM lacks the headline-grabbing appeal of some other large tech stocks in , it's the one that's leading the pack from a performance standpoint. That earns IBM Rocket Stock status this week Amazon, Microsoft and Google are so big and in so many businesses that they are difficult to avoid.

Jim Cramer talks with IBM's Ginni Rometty about reinventing her company and the future of IT. The real exaggeration, says Jim Cramer, may be the influence of the bond market. But you can't ignore bonds, either. TheStreet's Action Alerts PLUS Portfolio Manager Jim Cramer weighs in on Tuesday's trending stocks.

Action Alerts PLUS , which Cramer co-manages as a charitable trust, is long V. So, without further ado, here's a look at this week's Rocket Stocks. International Business Machines Leading things off this week is tech staple International Business Machines IBM. Investors are betting that efforts to repeal or change the Affordable Care Act could have positive repercussions for the industry, which has seen margins pressured in recent years due to the regulations.

UnitedHealth is among the very biggest healthcare providers in the country. The firm provides health coverage to more than 46 million members, but its total network is actually much bigger, extending to more than 85 million individuals globally who use some sort of UnitedHealth product offering. Healthcare is another industry where size can be a huge advantage: UnitedHealth's size means that it's able to negotiate better deals with medical providers and spread risks across a larger pool of subscribers.

In recent years, UnitedHealth has been taking the hints of early Affordable Care Act results, transitioning from conventional health insurance over to providing more niche services.

For instance, UnitedHealth has been growing its IT services and pharmacy benefit manager units, diversifying away from the core managed care operation.

While the politics have piqued investors' attention this fall, it's the business shift at UnitedHealth that's keeping it--buyers are clearly still in control of shares here.

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MA is proof that second place can be pretty attractive. MasterCard is the second-largest electronic payment network in the world, right behind industry standard bearer Visa V. But while MasterCard is a distant second, it's been outperforming its larger peer by almost 2-to-1, up 8. MasterCard is well-positioned to benefit from the ongoing shift away from cash and over to electronic payments.

That macro tailwind has been providing fast growth for MasterCard, as transaction volumes have grown by double-digit rates for each of the last several years.

Because MA is the card network, not the card issuer, it doesn't face adding credit risk to its balance sheet to increase its scale. The payments business is a positive feedback loop--consumers carry MA-branded cards because of high acceptance rates at stores, and stores accept the cards because customers carry them.

Likewise, because consumers typically own multiple cards on multiple networks, Visa's dominance doesn't pose much of a threat for company of MasterCard's size. MasterCard has a good track record of returning value to shareholders. MasterCard's financial strength is showing up in its share price this fall, and this Rocket Stock remains likely to keep on outperforming And that's still the case to some extent.

But investors are underestimating this electronics retailer in a big way. Now, as we approach Black Friday's shopping frenzy, there's good reason to continue to like this stock. Best Buy is the biggest electronics retailer in the country, a title it won by simply not going out of business while chains like Circuit City and CompUSA went belly up. The firm has 1, brick-and-mortar stores spread across the country, giving it a reach that few competitors can match. That big store footprint isn't a liability, however--instead, it's probably Best Buy's biggest competitive advantage.

At the same time, rivals like online behemoth Amazon. The key difference that's fixed Best Buy's business model is cost control. In short, Best Buy is on track to post some strong results in the critical fourth quarter, and there's still time to take advantage.

Darden has been another outperformer in , up more than If you're late to the game on Darden, don't worry: Darden is one of the biggest owners of casual dining restaurants in the U. In total, the company boasts more than 1, locations, about half of which are Olive Gardens.

Darden has been aggressive about wringing shareholder value out of its assets, spinning off a big chunk of its real estate assets into the Four Corners Property Trust FCPT REIT just a year ago. Recent activist investor control of Darden's board has put the spurs to management, improving product and profitability at the same time. The firm's active concept expansion is attractive as well. For example, Darden has built hefty exposure in more upscale restaurant chains like Seasons 52 and Capital Grille, a segment of the market that's been a strong performer lately.

With rising analyst sentiment in this restauranteur, we're betting on shares this week Action Alerts PLUS is a registered trademark of TheStreet, Inc. You are using an outdated browser. Please upgrade your browser to improve your experience.

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