Fast Money Stock Picks

Fast Money Stock Picks – February 17, 2009 – Biotech and The Stimulus

Najarian:
XBI – SPDR S&P Biotech ETF – Buy
*For stimulus plays look at:
FSLR – First Solar
ENER – Energy Conversion Devices

Seymour:
Do nothing – Final Trade
*For stimulus plays look at:
PHO – PowerShares Water Resources

Adami:
CELG – Celgene – Buy
JNJ – Johnson & Johnson – Buy – Final Trade
*For stimulus plays look at:
URS – URS Corp

Finerman:
HPQ – Hewlett Packard – Final Trade
IBB – iShares NASDAQ Biotechnology Index ETF – Buy
*For stimulus plays look at:
UNG – Natural Gas
CPN – Calpine – Know that it’s levered

Terranova:
FXC – CurrencyShares Canadian Dollar Trust ETF – Buy

Deborah Weinswig, Citigroup analyst:
WMT – Wal-Mart – Buy

Fast Money Stock Picks – February 13, 2009 – Tech

Seymour:
MBT – Mobile TeleSystems – Buy – Final Trade

FL – Foot Locker – Buy a little – Final Trade

Terranova:
TM – Toyota – Watch – Final Trade

Karabell:
*Take a look at these stocks:
GOOG – Google
AMD – AMD
IBM – IBM
VMW – VMWare
JCI – Johnson Controls
MMM – 3M

Gartman:
FSLR – First Solar – Buy
Copper – Buy

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
ANF – Abercrombie & Fitch (6%) – Finerman: I wouldn’t be a buyer
VIP – Vimpel-Comm (13%) – Associate Telenor reported stronger than expected earnings for the fourth quarter
CSTR – Coinstar (19%) – 4Q revenue beat estimates and they increased their 2009 revenue guidance
BWLD – Buffalo Wild Wings (32%) – Benefited from the trading down trade

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
WFC – Wells Fargo (18%) – Finerman: Not a good week to be a bank
USO – US Oil Fund ETF (9%) – Terranova: I still have no desire to buy the USO, it’s tethered to the front price in oil
RIMM – Research In Motion (18%) – Macke: I’d avoid this stock
RTP – Rio Tinto (6%) – Seymour: They look like they need more money than people thought
SIRI – Sirius-XM (19%) – May be forced into bankruptcy
BBT – BB&T Corp (20%) – The WSJ reported that their loan-loss reserves have dropped significantly and it has billions of loans to residential housing developers that could turn toxic
JPM – JP Morgan (7%) – Couldn’t overcome negative sentiment that surfaced after the Treasury’s latest plan lacked details

Fast Money Stock Picks – February 12, 2009 – Retail

Adami:
JEF – Jefferies – Buy
VIA – Viacom – Buy – Final Trade

Najarian:
AAPL – Apple – Buy
PFCB – PF Changs – Watch, could go up very quickly
FCX – Freeport McMoRan – Buy – Final Trade
*Watch the following, they have a lot of short interest:
CMG – Chipotle
ARO – Aeropostale
BKE – The Buckle

Macke:
HAS – Hasbro – Buy
RIMM – Research In Motion – Buy – Final Trade

Finerman:
DNA – Genentech – Buy – Final Trade

Ed Yardeni, market analyst:
Gold – Buy

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
CAL – Continental Airlines (10%) – Adami: They have a $20 price target
VIA.B – Viacom (4%) – 4Q earnings weren’t as bad as expected
PFE – Pfizer (2%) – Leerink Swan upgraded it from ‘market perform’ to ‘outperform’

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
WFC – Wells Fargo (4%) – Said its 4Q loss was 7% larger than previously disclosed
BBT – BB&T Corp (6%) – Finerman: I’m skeptical, but I’ve covered half
WINN – Winn-Dixie Stores (11%) – Najarian: This should not have sold off
HOG – Harley Davidson (8%) – Downgraded by Fitch
COF – Capital One (9%) – An analyst at Fox Pitt Kelton said he expects data to show further deterioration in the sector, and he cut estimates
JASO – JA Solar (16%) – Lowered its sales forecast and revenue target for the year
GM – General Motors (4%)
KSS – Kohl’s (4%) – Goldman Sachs downgraded it from ‘neutral’ to ’sell’

Fast Money Stock Picks – February 11, 2009 – Metals and Biotech

Najarian:
GDX – Gold Miners ETF – Buy
FCX – Freeport McMoRan – Buy
XBI – SPDR S&P Biotech ETF – Buy – Final Trade

Adami:
Gold – Buy
AMGN – Amgen – Buy – Final Trade

Seymour:
Platinum – Buy
JNJ – Johnson & Johnson – Buy
TKC – Turkcell – Buy – Final Trade

Terranova:
WY – Weyerhaeuser – Buy
IBM – IBM – Buy – Final Trade

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
STI – Suntrust Banks (11%) – Announced a quarterly dividend of 10 cents per share
IR – Ingersoll-Rand (14%) – Adami: I wouldn’t go running in
MT – ArcelorMittal (4%) – Seymour: I still like the steel play
ABX – Barrick Gold (4%) – Najarian: I think it still has room to go
XL – XL Capital (61%) – Announced it will cut 10% of its workforce and slash its dividend after a disappointing earnings report
CCE – Coca-Cola (10%) – Beat on 4Q earnings
RTP – Rio Tinto (5%) – Confirmed it is in talks with Cinalco
DF – Dean Foods (7%) – Reported 4Q profits surged due to low costs
YRCW – YRC Worldwide (18%) – Reassured investors it will be able to negotiate some of its debt covenants and will meet the mid-February deadline to announce new terms
PFCB – PF Chang’s China Bistro (2%) – 4Q earnings beat estimates due to cost controls, but cut its outlook for 2009

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
USO – US Oil Fund (3%) – Terranova: It’s tethered to the near-term price of oil
SIRI – Sirius XM (52%) – Speculation it will be filing for bankruptcy

Fast Money Stock Picks – February 10, 2009 – Energy

Pete Najarian:
ENER – Energy Conversion Devices – Buy – Rising Star Stock
MON – Monsanto – Buy – Final Trade

Jon Najarian:
.SPX – S&P – Buy low, sell high
VIX – VIX – Buy low, sell high
EXM – Excel Maritime – Buy at $6 and sell around $9
MT – ArcelorMittal – Buy around $22 and sell around $28

Adami:
INTC – Intel – Buy – Final Trade

Seymour:
PTM – Platinum Asset Management Limited – Buy – Final Trade

Macke:
*Settle up your shorts

Bill Greiner, CIO at UMB Asset Management:
XLF – Financials – Steer clear