Fast Money Stock Picks

Fast Money Stock Picks – January 30, 2008 – The Dow Loses a Rally

Adami:
WB – Wachovia – Buy
PEG – Public Service Enterprises – Buy – “Final Trade”

Macke:
SBUX – Starbucks – Buy at $18
RTH – Retail ETF – Sell – “Final Trade”

Finerman:
LEH – Lehman – Sell
MO – Altria – Buy – “Final Trade”

Najarian:
ETFC – E*TRADE – Buy – “Final Trade”

Dennis Gartman:
JPM – JP Morgan – Buy

Pops (stocks that have jumped up):
CROX – Crocs (6%) – Finerman: still like it and hanging on through earnings
HMC – Honda Motor (4%) – Najarian: a big pop on strong U.S. sales
PEIX – Pacific Ethanol (12%) – Macke: take profits; ethanol was last year’s fad
DIS – Disney (2%) – Macke: sticking with it even though a recession is a bad time to own Disney
BA – Boeing (2%) – Adami: BA is now a long-term stock to own
ETFC – E*TRADE (10%) – Finerman: an empathetic “eh”

Drops (stocks that have slid lower):
AGN – Align Technology (15%) – Najarian: this kind of thing is the first expense people cut back on in a tough economy
EK – Eastman Kodak (3%) – Adami: missed EPS but beat revenues? Stay away
TSO – Tesoro (2%) – Finerman: a little profit-taking was inevitable
VLO – Valero (2%) – ditto

Fast Money Stock Picks – January 29, 2008 – Refiners, Wal-Mart’s Own Stimulus Package

Najarian:
MRO – Marathon – Buy
CROX – Crocs – Buy, hoping for a squeeze to get out – “Final Trade”

Adami:
TSO – Tesoro – Buy
MRK – Merck – Buy – “Final Trade”

Macke:
LXK – Lexmark – Sell
WMT – Wal-Mart – Buy – Offering their own “stimulus package,” lowering prices ahead of Super Bowl Sunday
MRK – Merck – Buy
XLF – XLF – Sell – “Final Trade”

Finerman:
IHP – IHOP – Sell
WMT – Wal-Mart – Buy
TIPS (Treasury-Inflation Protected Securities) – Buy – “Final Trade”

Pops (stocks that jumped up):
ZMH – Zimmer Holdings (13%) – Najarian: this stock was oversold, Morgan Stanley just set an $86 price target
SEPR – Sepracor (3%) – Najarian: it just bought two drugs that could balance some of its write-offs
CAH – Cardinal Health (5%) – Adami: purely a relief rally, buy MCK (McKesson) instead
SSCC – Smurfit-Stone Container (13%) – Finerman: could be a good sign for UPS (UPS) and FDX (FedEx)
QMAR – Quintana Marine (30%) – Najarian: this whole industry is booming

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
EMC – EMC (6%) – Adami: own it for a trade
CCU – Clear Channel (7%) – Finerman: stay away
AMZN – Amazon (3%) – Najarian: no love for tech this year, but this is still a great merchant
DIS – Disney (2%) – Macke: still a buy

Fast Money Stock Picks – January 28, 2008 – Commodities

Najarian:
XLF – Financial Select Sector – Sell
ADM – Archer Daniels Midland – Buy
NDAQ – Nasdaq – Buy
*Don’t buy gold, buy miners instead

Adami:
MA – MasterCard – Buy on the dip
NYX – NYSE Euronext – Buy – “Final Trade”
POT – Potash – Buy
EMC – EMC – Buy the dip
DD – DuPont – Buy
EMN – Eastman Chemical – Buy
MRK – Merck – Buy
*Buy financials on the dip

Macke:
MA – MasterCard – Buy
GLD – streetTRACKS Gold – Buy
SBUX – Starbucks – Buy

Finerman:
GS – Goldman Sachs – Buy – “Final Trade”

Pops (stocks that jumped up):
NYT – New York Times (10%) – Finerman: I’m skeptical
TSN – Tyson Foods (6%) – Macke: take your gains
SIRI – Sirius Satellite Radio (7%) – Macke: if you can get in under $3, I like it
AEO – American Eagle Outfitters (8%) – Finerman: there’s nothing I like better than tons of cash
WYNN – Wynn (6%) – Najarian: I think the numbers look good
GLNG – Golar LNG (10%) – Finerman: I like this company
POT – Potash (5%) – Najarian: as long as the global economy is okay these names should perform

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
ADS – Alliance Data Systems (35%) – Adami: stay away
YRCW – YRC Worldwide  (15%) – Najarian: related to an anticipated slowdown in the economy
PCP – Precision Castparts (6%)