Fast Money Stock Picks

Fast Money Stock Picks – December 15, 2008 – Energy and Infrastructure

Seymour:
TSL – Trina Solar – Keep an eye on it
UUU – Uranium One – Buy
CCJ – Cameco – Buy
TS – Tenaris – Buy – Final Trade

Macke:
ACI – Arch Coal – Buy
MCD – McDonald’s – Buy – Final Trade

Najarian:
RDC – Rowan – Buy – Final Trade
*I see opportunity in coal and drilling

Finerman:
UNG – Natural Gas – Buy – Final Trade
DVN – Devon – Buy
APC – Anadarko – Buy

Jim Iurio, TJM Institutional Services:
XOM – Exxon – Buy if you expect inflation to become a problem
GLD – GLD ETF – Buy if you expect inflatin to become a problem

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
TM – Toyota (3%) – Macke: I would not play this stock
HON – Honeywell (6%) – Najarian: Materials costs are coming down
SKF – ProShares UltraShort Financials ETF (7%) – Macke: I like it but these double trade ETFs are contributing to the volatility
DSX – Diana Shipping (14%) – Good day for carrying commodities
GLD – SPDR Gold Trust ETF (2%) – Gold futures advanced on the dollar’s decline
MGM – MGM Mirage (7%) – Agreed to sell Treasure Island Hotel & Casino to Phil Ruffin for $775 million
MTB – Vail Resorts (3%) – Reportedly insulated from the economic slowdown because of its elite clientele

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
BXP – Boston Properties (6%) – Finerman: I wouldn’t short on the Madoff scam, but I would if you think commercial real estate is going lower
FXI – iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index ETF (3%) – Seymour: I like China in 2009
JCP – JC Penney (4%) – Heavy put volume spooked investors
XHB – SPDR S&P Homebuilders (4%) – Fitch lowered its debt rating on many of the homebuilders, including DR Horton, Lennar, and Pulte
HUN – Huntsman (49%) – Terminated its $6.5 billion agreement to be acquired by Apollo Management

Fast Money Stock Picks – December 12, 2008 – Trade Fast

Finerman:
DSX – Diana – Trade around the big moves
UNH – UnitedHealth – Trade around the big moves
IBB – iShares NASDAQ Biotechnology Index ETF – Buy – Final Trade

Najarian:
FCX – Freeport McMoRan – There’s still some upside, but you’ve got to take some off the table
NKE – Nike – Buy – Final Trade

Seymour:
FRO – Frontline – Short interest is massive
CTX – Centex – Get out
DXO – Powershares DB Crude ETF – Buy – Final Trade

Adami:
TGT – Target – Move quickly to trade this
RIMM – Research In Motion – Looks interesting at current levels
NVS – Novartis – Buy – Final Trade

Louis Taylor, Deutsche Bank REIT analyst:
DRE – Duke Realty – Buy
MAC – Macerich Co – Buy

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
XHB – S&P Homebuilders ETF (5%) – Mortgage rates dropped
EEM – iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (9%) – Hopes Obama’s infrastructure package will spur growth worldwide
GGP – General Growth Properties (25%) – Finerman: I’d stay away
NUE – Nucor Corp (20%) – Adami: I’d take some off the table
AMLN – Amylin Pharmaceuticals (31%) – Najarian: Good stuff is happening there
TWX – Time Warner (5%) – Said the spin off of its cable business is on track to close in early 2009
COP – ConocoPhillips (7%) – Seymour: I think the stock is cheap
NYX – NYSE Euronext (28%) – Najarian: It was probably oversold

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
FDX – FedEx (16%) – Slashed its 2009 forecast
JPM – JP Morgan (7%) – Jamie Dimon expressed concern about 2009 and UBS slashed its price target
BNI – Burlington Northern (4%) – Adami: Could be a buy
PG – Proctor & Gamble (5%) – Adami: I like Church & Dwight better

Fast Money Stock Picks – December 10, 2008 – Big Tobacco

Seymour:
BHP – BHP Billiton – Buy
RIO – Vale – Buy
BIDU – Baidu – Buy – Final Trade

Finerman:
DVN – Devon – Buy
DYN – Dynegy – Buy
RAI – Reynolds – Buy
MO – Altria – Buy – Final Trade
PM – Philip Morris – Buy
DEO – Diageo – Buy

Macke:
PM – Philip Morris – Buy
TM – Toyota – Stay away – Final Trade

Adami:
PCG – PG&E – Buy
PFE – Pfizer – Probably dead money right now
HD – Home Depot – Buy
ERTS – Electronic Arts – Buy – Final Trade

Terranova:
EOG – EOG Resources – Buy

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
GGP – General Growth Properties (3%) – Finerman: They’re clinging to life
BHP – BHP Billiton (9%) – Commodities continued to climb
YHOO – Yahoo (10%) – CNBC reported that a large shareholder wants Yahoo to do a search deal with Microsoft
BTU – Peabody Energy (19%) – Adami: It’s still down 75% since June
AGU – Agrium (11%) – Seymour: Nitrogen based fertilizer makers are holding their ground
M – Macy’s (3%) – Climbed on a report that sales rose last week on deep discounts

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
ERTS – Electronic Arts (12%) – Adami: If you want to take a flier look at this one
EK – Eastman Kodak (8%) – Macke: I’ll take a picture at their funeral
XL – XL Capital (33%) – Finerman: No good
NKE – Nike (5%) – Adami: They have inventory issues
EBAY – eBay (3%) – Fell despite winning an appeals court ruling that found it did not violate patents for Internet billing
AAPL – Apple (2%) – New report from Morgan Stanley says two-thirds fewer people are planning to buy computers this holiday season

Fast Money Stock Picks – December 9, 2008 – Tech and Networking

Macke:
*Final Trade combo:
DRYS – DryShips – Sell
C – Citi – Sell
ACI – Arch Coal – Sell

Najarian:
CIEN – Ciena – Buy – Final Trade
*Stocks to watch:
CSCO – Cisco
JNPR – Juniper
CIEN – Ciena
AKAM – Akamai

Seymour:
SSL – Sasol – Buy – Final Trade
*Stocks to watch:
EMC – EMC Corporation
CMX – CMX

Finerman:
FDO – Family Dollar Stores – Short – Final Trade

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
AMTD – TD Ameritrade (1%) – GS initiated research coverage
INTC – Intel (2%) – No reason

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
GE – General Electric (5%) – Seymour is optimistic
DIS – Disney (5%) – Being sued by the Screen Actors Guild, wants to restart contract talks
PBY – Pep Boys (26%) – Finerman points out that AutoZone is doing well
FXI – iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index Fund (4%) – Seymour says China is still the emerging market to look into
CNW – Con-way (13%) – Najarian: Not good
TROW – T Rowe Price (6%) – Seymour: They’ve all been downgraded
KR – Kroger (6%) – No reason

Fast Money Stock Picks – December 8, 2008 – Take It Slow

Macke:
MO – Altria – Buy – Final Trade

Adami:
DD – Dupont – Buy – Final Trade

Seymour:
VIP – VimpelCom – Buy – Final Trade

Najarian:
STX – Seagate – Buy – Final Trade

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
EEM – iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (6%) – Seymour: Hopes the infrastructure package will spur growth worldwide, particularly in China
PLA – Playboy Enterprises (20%) – CEO Christie Hefner says she will be stepping down after 20 years
NUE – Nucor Corp (11%) – Obama’s infrastructure plan
DELL – Dell (12%) – Speculation that it may buy Brazil’s largest computer maker, along with China’s Lenovo Group
AAPL – Apple (6%) – Reports the iPhone will be sold in Wal-Marts stores this month

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
MCD – McDonald’s (3%) – Adami: Investors took profits
TRB – Tribune Co – Face $13 billion in debt
MMM – 3M (4%) – Seymour: They make everything except money
MET – Metlife (2%) – Najarian: They took profits and sold ‘er off