Fast Money Stock Picks

Fast Money Stock Picks - August 28, 2008 - Tech and Currency

Adami:
XTO - XTO Energy - Buy if it dips to $48
DELL - Dell - Buy
LMT - Lockheed Martin - Buy - “Final Trade”

Jon Najarian:
AFL - AFLAC - Buy - “Final Trade”
DELL - Dell - Buy
LNVGY - Lenovo - Buy if it gets dragged down on Dell’s numbers
HPQ - Hewlett-Packard - Buy if it gets dragged down on Dell’s numbers
NKE - Nike - Buy

Finerman:
FXB - British Pound - Short
GS - Goldman Sachs - Buy - “Final Trade”

Terranova:
Reformulated gasoline - Buy
EOG - EOG Resources - Buy
DKS - Dick’s - Buy
POT - Potash - Buy for long term
Australian Dollar - Buy for a trade
Canadian Dollar - Buy for a trade
AMZN - Amazon - Buy - “Final Trade”

Dennis Gartman:
FXE - Euro - Short
UUP - US Dollar - Buy

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
AMLN - Amylin (6%) - Jon N.: At current levels I think it’s a steal
LVS - Las Vegas Sands (8%) - Terranova: I wouldn’t get involved
BA - Boeing (3%) - Adami: I would not buy it here, but if it gets down to $60 take a look
ZLC - Zale (20%) - Finerman: Could be short covering
WNR - Western Refining (5%) - Terranova: I’m not sure this is the refiner to buy
LAYN - Layne Christensen (13%) - Adami: I wouldn’t chase it
VIP - Vimpel-Communications (5%) - Jon N.: I say stay away
SEED - Origin Agritech Ltd (13%) - Terranova: I’d let the stock slide lower before getting in
JAS - Jo-Ann Stores (10%) - Adami: I think this stock still has room on the upside

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
WSM - Williams-Sonoma (8%) - Lowered its full-year outlook
DSW - DSW Inc (4%) - Finerman: I like it at current levels

Fast Money Stock Picks - August 27, 2008 - Oil, Tech, and Homebuilders

Adami:
Oil - Take profits ahead of the hurricane
XOM - Exxon Mobil - Sell and buy back at around $78
USB - USB - Take profits
BA - Boeing - Buy if it goes lower
ROC - Rockwell Collins - Buy
Airlines - Buy if you think oil is going lower
HD - Home Depot - Buy
EMC - EMC Corp - Buy - “Final Trade”

Terranova:
AAPL - Apple - Buy
RIMM - Research In Motion - Buy
POT - Potash - Short or Sell
MON - Monsanto - Short or Sell
MOS - Mosaic - Short or Sell
EXM - Excel Maritime - Buy - “Final Trade”

Jon Najarian:
AFL - AFLAC - Buy
NTAP - NetApp - Buy - “Final Trade”

Quint Tatro:
XLF - Financial Select Sector SPDR - Buy for a trade
POT - Potash - Short
MON - Monsanto  Short
MOS - Mosaic - Short
XHB - Homebuilders ETF - Buy with a stop below $17
THC - Tenet Healthcare - Buy with a stop below $5.25
SMN - UltraShort Basic Materials ProShares - Buy - “Final Trade”

Clay Sumner, FBR Research analyst:
DELL - Dell - Buy

David Schick, Stifel Nicolaus retail analyst:
BBY - Best Buy - Buy

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
IKN - Ikon Office Solutions (9%) - Word that Ricoh agreed to buy it at an 11% premium
FXI - China ETF (3%) - Tatro: I’d take half off here
NUE - Nucor (3%) - Adami: I like it
VLO - Valero (4%) - Terranova: I’d take a look because of gasoline supplies
TLB - Talbots (29%) - Jon N.: Sell the rip
BGP - Borders (22%) - Terranova: I think you could get to double digits on this stock

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
MAT - Mattel (3%) - Adami: I like it at current levels
AMLN - Amylin (26%) - Terranova: Goldman maintains a $46 price target on it
SOLF - Solarfun (13%) - Tatro: I’m done with solars for a while
AXL - American Axle (2%) - Adami: I like Borg Werner better
DLTR - Dollar Tree (4%) - Jon N.: I think you can buy it on the dip
BWS - Brown Shoe (3%) - Tatro: It’s not for me

Fast Money Stock Picks - August 26, 2008 - Energy and Financials

Adami:
LMT - Lockheed Martin - Buy
RTN - Raytheon - Buy
COL - Rockwell Collins - Buy
NEM - Newmont Mining - Avoid
Gold - Sell
APA - Apache - Buy
XTO - XTO Energy - Buy
SLB - Schlumberger - Buy
HAL - Halliburton - Buy
LLY - Eli Lilly - Buy if it sells off down to $45
AVP - Avon - Buy
XOM - Exxon Mobil - Buy - “Final Trade”
Defense Stocks - Buy if they get sold off ahead of the election

Terranova:
GOOG - Google - Sell

Jon Najarian:
GOOG - Google - Buy if it pulls back to $460
ACV - Alberto Culver - Buy
Bio-fuels - Sell if they rally
MTG - MGIC Investment Corp - Buy
AXL - Anderson Energy - Buy - “Final Trade”

Quint Tatro:
IHI - iShares Dow Jones US Medical Dev - Buy
IYH - iShares Dow Jones US Healthcare - Buy
IBB - iShares NASDAQ Biotechnology Index - Buy
XHB - SPDR and S&P Homebuilders ETF - Buy
AVP - Avon - Buy with a stop below $41
FXI - iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index - Buy - “Final Trade”

Anton Schutz, Mendon Captital Advisors president and CIO:
TFSL - TFS Financial - Buy
AGNC - American Capital Agency - Buy
HCBK - Hudson City Bancorp - Buy
PBCT - People’s United Financial - Buy
NLY - Annaly Capital Management - Buy
FII - Federated Investors - Buy
JNS - Janus Capital Group - Buy
JPM - JP Morgan - Buy
NLR - Market Vectors-Nuclear Energy ETF - Buy if it looks like McCain is going to win

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
COH - Coach Inc (7%) - Adami: Looks interesting on a valuation basis
CHS - Chico’s (2%) - Jon N.: I’d stay away
EOG - EOG Resources (5%) - Received an upgrade from a Sanford Bernstein

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
DAL - Delta Air Lines (5%) - Jon N.: They tapped a big line of credit
BIG - Big Lots (7%) - Tatro: I’d stay away
CME - CME Group (5%) - Terranova: I’d avoid it until the end of the year
SFD - Smithfield Foods (7%) - Tatro: I think it’s worth a look
SAFM - Sanderson Farms (11%) - CEO said the company will need “divine intervention” to make a profit in the current quarter
SOLF - Solarfun (5%) - Adami: There is a good chance they crush numbers
MRVL - Marvell Technology (7%) - Received a downgrade from “buy” to “hold” from Jeffries
COCO - Corinthian Colleges (19%) - Reported a loss and said it’s facing a challenging environment for students to get loans