Fast Money Stock Picks

Fast Money Stock Picks – October 17, 2008 – Energy

Najarian:
HAL – Halliburton – Watch
NBR – Nabors – Watch
UNG – United States Natural Gas Fund – Buy
CHK – Chesapeake – Buy
MGM – MGM – Buy – Final Trade

Finerman:
OSX – OSX Index – Buy

Terranova:
GIS – General Mills – Buy
MA – Mastercard – Buy
POT – Potash – Buy – Final Trade
AMGN – Amgen – Watch

Karabell:
SLB – Schlumberger – Buy under $50 – Final Trade

Steve Cortes:
OXY – Occidental Petroleum – Buy

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
BAC – Bank of America (11%) – One of 9 banks selected by the federal government as a strategic backstop in the credit crisis
T – AT&T (12%) – Wal-Mart and Circuit City both agreed to sell their new TV and high-speed Internet service
BTU – Peabody Energy (11%) – Najarian: I thought their numbers were impressive
CHK – Chesapeake Energy (24%) – Terranova: Worth watching
AMD – Advanced Micro Devices (10%) – Strong sales of graphics and microprocessor chips led it to smaller than expected loss
WFC – Wells Fargo (13%) – Another of the 9 banks
NOV – National Oilwell Varco (9%) – Terranova: I like it with a stop at $26
UNH – United Health Group (41%) – Upgraded by Goldman Sachs from ‘Neutral’ to ‘Buy’

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
GE – General Electric (8%) – No clear reason
EBAY – eBay (8%) – Warned that a slowdown in consumer spending could have a negative impact well into 2009
PEP – Pepsico (6%) – Karabell: I think it’s just a troubled quarter
ING – ING (31%) – Speculation that it would have to raise more capital along

Fast Money Stock Picks – October 16, 2008 – Trading in a Volatile Market

Adami:
GOOG – Google – Buy
Gasoline – Buy
IBM – IBM – Buy
UTX – United Technologies – Buy
NVS – Novartis – Buy – Final Trade

Finerman:
OIH – Oil Service HLDRS – Buy – Final Trade part 1
USO – United States Oil Fund – Short – Final Trade part 2
NU – Nucor – Buy
FCX – Freeport McMoRan – Buy
DEO – Diageo – Buy
MO – Altria – Buy
BUD – Budweiser – Buy, “one of the biggest deals of all time”

Najarian:
SCHW – Charles Schwab – Buy
ABT – Abbott Labs – Buy
C – Citigroup – Buy at $15 and sell an option
SLB – Schlumberger – Keep an eye on it, it’s been beaten
CHK – Chesapeake – Buy – Final Trade

Terranova:
GIS – General Mills – Buy
EOG – EOG Resources – Buy
XOM – Exxon Mobil – Buy – Final Trade

Gartman:
Banks – Buy
Stock market – Short
Nat gas trusts – Buy
CLF – Cleveland Cliffs – Buy
CME – CME – Buy
ICE – ICE – Buy
AAPL – Apple – Buy

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
YHOO – Yahoo (10%) – Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said Yahoo acquisition still ‘makes sense economically’
SWY – Safeway (8%) – Najarian: The Nov 20 puts are very active, which makes me wonder
HSY – Hershey (7%) -Adami: I think you can get long
GE – General Electric (3%) – Bounced off its lowest price in a decade
AZN – AstraZeneca (7%) – Analysts increased earnings forecast for the company on positive news from its biotech arm
SPWR – SunPower (25%) – Najarian: It was $164, so it’s got a long way to go
AMR – American Airlines (23%) – Terranova: Move along
HOG – Harley-Davidson (7%) – Results weren’t as bad as expected

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
BCS – Barclays (8%) – Terranova: I’m not so sure about this stock
EBAY – eBay (3%) – Adami: I say stay away
WGO – Winnebago (24%) – Terranova: Not looking so good

Fast Money Stock Picks – October 15, 2008 – Big Plunge

Najarian:
C – Citigroup – Buy and sell the November put option
ABT – Abbott Labs – Buy

Adami:
WMT – Wal-Mart – Buy

Seymour:
FCX – Freeport McMoRan – Sell
PBR – Petrobras – Sell
*Be careful of emerging market currencies

Terranova:
UUP – PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish – Buy – Final Trade

Fast Money Stock Picks – October 14, 2008 – Bank Rescue

Najarian:
*Watch for good regional banks
NCC – Nat City – Watch
Regent Bank – Watch
FCX – Freeport McMoRan – Buy, then sell at the money calls or go up a strike price
ACI – Arch Coal – Buy the November 25 strike call and sell the upside call
DNA – Genentech – Worth watching
UNG – United Natural Gas Fund – Buy – Final Trade

Macke:
INTC – Intel – Sell
BAC – Bank of America – Buy
WFC – Wells Fargo – Buy
C – Citigroup – Buy
JPM – JP Morgan – Buy
GS – Goldman Sachs – Buy
MS – Morgan Stanley – Buy
BK – Bank of New York – Buy
STT – State Street – Buy
MER – Merrill Lynch – Buy
*Stay in cash – Final Trade

Finerman:
JNJ – Johnson & Johnson – Buy
MRK – Merck – Buy
SPG – Simon Property Group – Cover

Adami:
TSO – Tesoro – Buy – Final Trade

Terranova:
CVD – Covance – Buy
PPDI – Pharmaceutical Product Development – Buy

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
CHK – Chesapeake Energy (7%) – Seymour: It’s a great company but you’re betting on natural gas prices
XL – XL Capital (55%) – Adami: I wouldn’t chase this stock but valuations are interesting
GS – Goldman Sachs (11%) – Macke: They have the Buffett seal of approval
NCC – National City Corp (35%) – Bid it along with the entire sector higher on hopes that the liquidity injection would strengthen financials
JBHT – JB Hunt (9%) – Reported a 19% jump in earnings and beat analysts’ expectations
F – Ford (3%) – Obama said that if President he would demand that the Energy Secretary act quickly on his $25 billion auto loan program

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
PEP – Pepsico (12%) – Najarian: The strong dollar hurt it
DPZ – Domino’s Pizza (25%) – Finerman: Harder for franchisees to get loans and open more stores
JASO – JA Solar Holdings (15%) – A Canaccord Adams analyst downgraded it from “Buy” to “Hold” citing concern about margins

Fast Money Stock Picks – October 13, 2008 – Predictions

Adami:
*I don’t think we’re going back to the lows of Friday; I don’t expect the Dow to break 8,000 again

Seymour:
*I expect to test the lows again in December; I think we will see major redemptions again by years end, but that makes a great environment for picking stocks

Macke:
*A bottom might be in, but THE bottom is not in; in some ways we’re becoming socialist and I don’t know how to price that

Finerman:
*I’m a value girl and I look for value stocks; there’s a lot out there right now

Carter Worth:
*The bottom has come, time to start buying, especially energy, materials, and industrials

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
AA – Alcoa (23%) – Seymour: I would sell the rally
Utilities SPDR (11%) – Adami: Buy
RIMM – Research In Motion (16%) – Hopes business spending might soon improve buoyed shares
BA – Boeing (13%) – Finerman: I’m optimistic they (union) reach an agreement soon
PRU – Prudential (38%) – Seymour: I like this stock
CHK – Chesapeake Energy (22%) – Adami: I think it goes higher from here
T – AT&T (16%) – Announced plans to sell high-speed Internet and video services at Wal-Mart and Circuit City
ETFC – E*Trade (18%) – Finerman: Move along
MOS – Mosaic (21%) – Seymour: I think they have strong pricing power in the space

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
SOV – Sovereign Bank (3%) – Macke: Not so good
GE – General Electric (2%) – Finerman: It’s just rotation