Fast Money Stock Picks

Fast Money Stock Picks - October 30, 2008 - Caution

Adami:
CELG - Celgene - Buy - Final Trade

Finerman:
TIP - iShares TIPS Bond Fund - Buy - Final Trade

Pete Najarian:
YHOO - Yahoo - Buy - Final Trade

Jon Najarian:
MGM - MGM - Buy calls
LOW - Lowe’s - Buy calls
AFL - Aflac - Buy calls

Seymour:
EEV - UltraShort MSCI Emerging Markets ProShares - Buy - Final Trade

Jeffrey Saut, Raymond James chief investment strategist:
ADM - Archer Daniels Midland - Watch
FCX - Freeport McMoRan - Watch
CHK - Chesapeake Energy - Watch

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
AMR - American Airlines (11%) - Traded inversely with the price of oil
EMC - EMC Corp (9%) - Adami: I like it
DB - Deutsche Bank (19%) - Reported a surprise third-quarter profit
CL - Colgate Palmolive (7%) - Third quarter profits rose 19% and sales jumped in spite of price increases
FSLR - First Solar (24%) - Beat analysts’ estimates on third quarter earnings and reaffirmed guidance for 2009
OI - Owens-Illinois (22%) - Reported third quarter earnings increased 18%

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
HIG - Hartford Financial (53%) - Finerman: I’d stay away
TGT - Target (5%) - Hedge fund manager Bill Ackman urged them to spin off a separate firm which would own the land the stores are built on
MOT - Motorola (6%) - Najarian: I’d forget about this stock
ELN - Elan Corporation (13%) - A patient taking their MS treatment contracted a life-threatening brain illness
AVP - Avon (16%) - Earnings missed expectations
LEA - Lear (12%) - Announced a loss of 88 cents per share, worse than expected

Fast Money Stock Picks - October 29, 2008 - Energy and Banks

Najarian:
PBR - Petrobras - Buy
ENER - Energy Conversion Devices - Buy - Final Trade

Macke:
GM - General Motors - Buy

Adami:
USB - US Bancorp - Buy
WFC - Wells Fargo - Buy
JPM - JP Morgan - Buy
DOG - Short Dow30 ProShares ETF - Buy - Final Trade

Seymour:
EWZ - iShares MSCI Brazil Index - Buy
KB - KB Financial Group - Buy - Final Trade part 1
WF - Woori Finance Holding - Buy - Final Trade part 2

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
CHK - Chesapeake Energy (6%) - Najarian: Whenever it gets under $20 it seems to spike
LM - Legg Mason (30%) - Second quarter profits beat estimates
AAPL - Apple (8%) - A Sanford Bernstein analyst said a share repurchase plan could boost earnings
FSLR - First Solar (4%) - Najarian: I like it
AA - Alcoa (3%) - Investors bid it higher as a value play

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
JNJ - Johnson & Johnson (4%) - Downgraded by JP Morgan, saying it’s overvalued
KFT - Kraft (1%) - Seymour: It’s attractive
SNE - Sony (4%) - Quarterly profits fell 72%
K - Kellogg (1%) - Slid despite posting better than expected results
AET - Aetna (8%) - Said profits fell 44% on losses tied to the economic crisis
BXP - Boston Properties (10%) - Forecast for next year fell short of expectations
GLW - Corning (8%) - Worsening economic conditions could affect retail demand

Fast Money Stock Picks - October 28, 2008 - Trading the Rally

Finerman:
USO - US Oil Fund ETF - Short
DNA - Genentech - Buy call options - Final Trade

Macke:
*Sell the rip - Final Trade

Seymour:
AXP - American Express - Buy - Final Trade

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
WMT - Wal-Mart (11%) - Macke: I don’t think it’s going to $70
GM - General Motors (14%) - Seymour: I’d fade the trade
WFC - Wells Fargo (11%) - Finerman: I would fade this stock
X - US Steel (14%) - Adami: I would follow it, I think it goes higher
EEM - Emerging Markets ETF (22%) - Seymour: I would fade on the short term
COH - Coach (20%) - Finerman: I would fade, but not a giant fade
T - AT&T (13%) - Morgan Stanley recommended it as a ‘buy’
RCL - Royal Caribbean Cruises (5%) - Investors thought it would go higher
BP - BP (15%) - Investors liked hearing its strong earnings and outlook
AHG - Apria Healthcare Group (50%) - Blackstone completed its acquisition for $1.7 billion
HPC - Hercules (27%) - Popped after its buyer, Ashland, said it received regulatory approval for the acquisition