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

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Fast Money Stock Picks – October 23, 2008 – Rediculous Prices

Adami:
GPS – Gap – Buy
XOM – ExxonMobil – Buy
BNI – Burlington Northern – Watch
CELG – Celgene – Buy with a 68-handle
IR – Ingersoll-Rand – Watch
POT – Potash – Buy – Final Trade

Macke:
SBUX – Starbucks – Buy

Najarian:
CHK – Chesapeake – Buy
LLY – Eli Lily – Buy
CAL – Continental Airlines – Buy – Final Trade

Seymour:
RIO – Vale – Buy
EWY – iShares MSCI South Korea Index Fund – Buy – Final Trade

Heather Bellini, UBS software analyst:
INTC – Intel – Buy

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
CMG – Chipotle Mexican Grill (7%) – Najarian: I like them
NOV – National Oilwell Varco (9%) – Seymour: Looks cheap at 5 times earnings
BA – Boeing (9%) – Said talks will resume with strikers
CVA – Covanta Holding Corp (8%) – Strong third quarter profits
AMZN – Amazon.com (1%) – Investors expecting it to be one of the best performing retailers for the Holidays

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
IWM – Small Caps (3%) – Macke: Demand isn’t very solid
HPQ – Hewlett-Packard (6%) – Adami: I think it’s a value play
SNE – Sony (8%) – Cut its full year forecast in two quarters due to a slowdown in consumer spending, plus the dollar to yen exchange rates
ZMH – Zimmer Holdings (13%) – Lowered its sales forecast

Fast Money Stock Picks – October 22, 2008 – No Safe Bets

Adami:
AAPL – Apple – Buy a little
BNI – Burlington Northern – Buy – Final Trade

Macke:
SDS – ProShares UltraShort S&P500 ETF – Sell – Final Trade

Finerman:
OIH – Oil Service HLDRs ETF – Buy – Final Trade part 1
USO – US Oil Fund ETF – Short – Final Trade part 2

Seymour:
EWG – iShares MSCI Germany Index Fund – Short

Fast Money Stock Picks – October 21, 2008 – Comebacks

Adami:
CAT – Caterpillar – Buy
MMM – 3M – Sell
AAPL – Apple – Buy with an 83-handle
INTC – Intel – Buy – Final Trade

Macke:
MCD – McDonald’s – Buy – Final Trade
GNK – Genco – Buy

Najarian:
CAL – Continental – Watch
DNA – Genentech – Buy if you want to play drug companies
MGM – MGM – Buy, and short calls
BNI – Burlington Northern – Buy – Final Trade

Finerman:
RTH – Retail HLDRs – Buy a little – Final Trade

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
COH – Coach (9%) – Met earnings and beat on sales
MMM – 3M (4%) – Adami: Valuations look rich
UAUA – UAL Corp (9%) – Oil prices have come down
AXP – American Airlines (8%) – Finerman: I’m a little skeptical of their numbers

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
WU – Western Union (17%) – Najarian: Seems like they have some long-term troubles
FCX – Freeport McMoRan (11%) – Adami: If it holds $30.03 it’s ok to trade
NFLX – Netflix (12%) – Macke: Not sure how to play it, but I think obsolesce is inevitable
JAVA – Sun Microsystems (17%) – Outlook is below Wall Street’s forecast
LMT – Lockheed Martin (9%) – Forecast earnings below Wall Street estimates
CME – CME Group (9%) – Raymond James analyst cut his rating to ‘market perform’ due to the economy

Fast Money Stock Picks – October 20, 2008 – Nuclear Energy and Pharmaceuticals

Finerman:
OIH – OIH – Buy
XME – XME – Buy

Najarian:
ACI – Arch Coal – Buy
BTU – Peabody – Buy
MEE – Massey – Buy
VIX – Volatility – Buy stocks and sell calls
AMGN – Amgen – Buy
AAPL – Apple – Buy
UNP – UNP – Buy
BNI – BNI – Buy
PFE – Pfizer – Buy – Final Trade

Terranova:
MRK – Merck – Buy
GEX – Market Vectors Glbl Alter Energy ETF Trust – Buy
PFE – Pfizer – Watch
Gold – Buy – Final Trade

Seymour:
VIP – Vimpel Communications – Buy – Final Trade

Carter Worth:
UYM – ProShares Ultra Basic Materials ETF – Buy
DIG – ProShares Ultra Oil & Gas ETF – Buy

Zach Karabell:
SGR – Shaw Group – Buy
EXC – Exelon – Buy
ETR – Entergy – Buy
JASO – JA Solar – Buy
LDK – LDK Solar – Buy
STP – SunTech – Buy

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
XOM – Exxon Mobil (10%) – Terranova: Energy names are worth a look
ING – ING (21%) – Seymour: This could be the bottom
PSUN – Pacific Sunwear (5%) – Finerman: I don’t think it means much
CSCO – Cisco Systems (6%) – Najarian: I like this stock
MOS – Mosaic (16%) – Market speculation suggests Cargill could increase its ownership stake

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
RIMM – Research In Motion (9%) – Terranova: I’d stay away
DE – Deere & Co (2%) – Morgan Stanley downgraded it from ‘overweight’ to ‘equal weight’
HAS – Hasbro (4%) – Concerns about consumer spending for the holidays
GGP – General Growth Properties (13%) – Finerman: Shopping malls are not where you want to be as an investor
PRU – Prudential (2%) – Goldman cut its rating citing write-downs from exposure to mortgage-backed securities
HRL – Hormel (11%) – Terranova: Avoid at all costs