Fast Money Stock Picks

Fast Money Stock Picks – April 29, 2008 – Oil, Coal, and Natural Gas

Adami:
BHI – Baker Hughes – Buy
DNA – Genentech – Has pulled back to attractive levels
GLW – Corning – Take profit
WFC – Wells Fargo – Buy
JNJ – Johnson & Johnson – Buy
APA – Apache – Buy
XTO – XTO Energy – Buy
DOG – Short Dow30 ProShares – Buy

Najarian:
MRK – Merck – Getting extremely cheap
AAPL – Apple – Buy
RIMM – Research In Motion – Buy
AXP – American Express – Buy
CHK – Chesapeake – Buy with a stop at $46
BIIB – Biogen – Buy on the dip

Macke:
MRK – Merck – Give it up
GLW – Corning – Buy
WMT – Wal-Mart – Buy
BRK – Berkshire Hathaway – Buy
C – Citigroup – Sell

Finerman:
BRK – Berkshire Hathaway – Buy
MO – Altria – Buy on the dip

Dennis Gartman:
DE – Deere – Short

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
AMR – AMR Corp (10%) – Najarian: I think it’s a pop for the day only
DAL – Delta Airlines (10%) – Najarian: “ “ “
ODP – Office Depot (9%) – Macke: Walk away
RCII – Rent-A-Center (12%) – Macke: I don’t think it’s that exciting
WPI – Watson Pharmaceuticals (7%) – FDA permitted its Florida plant to resume production on certain drugs
FLS – Flowserve (8%) – Pumped up its forecast

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
MAS – Masco (5%) – Adami: Not so good
ENR – Energizer Holdings (12%) – Macke: I think they will continue to see margin pressure
MO – Altria (5%) – Finerman: It’s not priced for growth, it’s priced for cash-flow, and I’m staying long
GIL – Gildan Activewear (31%) – Adami: Awful
UA – Under Armour (11%) – Najarian: They’re doing everything wrong in their attack on Nike
SPG – Simon Property Group (2%) – Finerman: I’m short
X – U.S. Steel (1%) – Profits were off 14%

Fast Money Stock Picks – April 28, 2008 – Auto, Oil, and the Dollar

Macke:
F – Ford – Buy on any dip
VZ – Verizon – Buy on any dip
X – US Steel – Buy
USO – United States Oil Fund – Buy – “Final Trade”
*If you’re bullish the dollar and want to go short, bet against gold, not oil

Seymour:
GM – General Motors – Buy
AMX – America Movil – Buy
SOHU – Shohu.com – Worth a look
BIDU – Baidu – Worth a look
PKX – Posco – Buy
PBR – Petrobras – Short – “Final Trade”
*Trade if you believe the dollar is going up:
DCR – MACROshares Oil Down Tradeable Shares
DUG – UltraShort Oil & Gas ProShares

Adami:
BWA – Borg Warner – Buy
TR – Tootsie Roll – Avoid
GHL – Greenhill – Buy if you have a penchant for risk
MT – ArcelorMittal – Buy
DOG – Short Dow30 ProShares – Buy with a tight stop – “Final Trade”

Finerman:
WWY – Wm Wrigley Jr – Sell if you own it
FLS – Flowserve – I’ve like this stock for a while
FXB – CurrencyShares British Pound Ster. Trust – Short
KALU – Kaiser Aluminum – Buy – “Final Trade”

Jon Najarian:
TSO – Tesoro – I’m seeing heavy call buying, which suggests it could soon make a big move
MOT – Motorola – Options action suggests it could go higher
MAS – Masco – Options action suggests it could go higher

Dylan Ratigan:
BRK – Berkshire Hathaway – Buy

Dan Fitzpatrick, TheStreet.com contributor & technical analyst:
SPX – S&P 500 – I expect a “sell on the news” dip Wednesday
GOOG – Google – Buy, I think it could go to $630
RIMM – Research In Motion – Trends suggest it’s a buy

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
SYY – Sysco (9%) – Macke: I like it
AAPL – Apple (2%) – Finerman: I feel bad that I sold the stock
HUM – Humana (3%) – Adami: Be careful
NMR – Nomura Holdings (12%) – Seymour: It’s ok to take a look
RFMD – RF Micro Devices (4%) – Adami: They say the Asian handset glut is over

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
GT – Goodyear Tire (6%) – Adami: It gave up all the gains from last week
ACV – Alberto-Culver (7%) – Revenue figures came up short of expectations
GMST – Gemstar-TV Guide (21%) – Macke: Don’t bother
BEBE – Bebe Stores (11%) – Finerman: Look elsewhere
ZZ – Sealy (6%) – Macke: Get out
SSCC – Smurfit-Stone Container Corp (7%) – Finerman: I don’t know why it came to roost today

Fast Money Stock Picks – April 25, 2008 – Tech and Oil Services

Adami:
MSFT – Microsoft – Buy
BNI – Burlington Northern – Take some money off the table
MA – MasterCard – American Express’ “very surprising” earnings bode well

Macke:
YHOO – Yahoo – Sell
MSFT – Microsoft – Buy
GS – Goldman Sachs – Looks like it has bottomed
SBUX – Starbucks – Sell

Najarian:
RIG – Transocean – Buy
PDE – Pride – Buy
NE – Noble – Buy
OIH – Oil Service ETF – Buy

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
GT – Goodyear (4%) – Adami: This stock looks good to me
V – Visa (9%) – Finerman: This stock ain’t cheap
YRCW – YRC Worldwide (15%) – Adami: It’s worth a look
WEN – Wendy’s (10%) – Nelson Peltz’s Triarc group agreed to buy it for $2.34 billion
TRMB – Trimble (22%) – Finerman: Very nice
SGP – Schering Plough (11%) – Najarian: I think their pipeline looks good
FXI – China ETF (8%) – Finerman: That’s a big move
ERIC – Ericsson (23%) – Posted narrower than expected loss

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
DAL – Delta (21%) – Najarian: Oil at current levels is bad for the airlines
NEM – Newmont Mining (3%) – Adami: I think it has room on the downside
UNH – United Health (9%) – Macke: Move along
MAT – Mattel (12%) – Macke: I told you so