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

Fast Money Stock Picks – October 27, 2008 – Uncertainty

Najarian:
JNJ – Johnson & Johnson – Buy at $60 – Final Trade

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
NVDA – NVIDIA (5%) – Released new graphics processor aimed at mainstream computer users
SIRI – Sirius XM Radio (30%) – No warning
TXT – Textron (11%) – Two company directors announced they bought company shares

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
X – US Steel Corp (11%) – UBS cut its rating from ‘buy’ to ‘sell’
AMR – AMR Corp (2%) – Traders: Stay away
SVNT – Savient Pharmaceuticals (73%) – Treatment for gout reported concerning cardiovascular side effects during clinical trials
HUM – Humana (15%) – Reported a 39% decline in profits on investments in financial companies and rising costs in its drug plans for the elderly

Fast Money Stock Picks – October 24, 2008 – Value Plays

Finerman:
FCX – Freeport McMoRan – Buy
RTI – RTI International Metals – Buy
PM – Phillip Morris – Buy – Final Trade

Adami:
IR – Ingersoll-Rand – Buy
JNJ – Johnson & Johnson – Buy
CHD – Church & Dwight – Buy
CELG – Celgene – Buy
CSCO – Cisco – Buy – Final Trade

Macke:
UUP – PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish – Buy – Final Trade
SDS – ProShares UltraShort S&P500 – Buy

Najarian:
INTC – Intel – Buy
MSFT – Microsoft – Buy
AAPL – Apple – Buy
GDX – Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF – Buy – Final Trade

Seymour:
HMY – Harmony Gold Mining – Buy
GFI – Gold Fields Limited – Buy