Fast Money Stock Picks

Fast Money Stock Picks – June 29, 2009 – Tech

Adami:
SWI – SolarWinds – Buy – Rising Star Stocks
CAT – Caterpillar – Get in around $32
NKE – Nike – Buy – Final Trade

Seymour:
AA – Alcoa – Buy – Final Trade

Finerman:
HPQ – Hewlett Packard – Buy – Final Trade

Terranova:
AXP – American Express – Buy
IBM – IBM – Buy
MSFT – Microsoft – Buy

Gregory Weldon, Weldon Financial:
DBB – PowerShares DB Base Metals Fund – Buy
DBA – PowerShares BD Agriculture Fund – Buy

Jim Goldman, CNBC’s Silicon Valley Bureau Chief:
MSFT – Microsoft – Buy

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
JCP – JC Penney (2%) – Finerman: I wouldn’t jump in here
MRK – Merck (3%) – Adami: I wouldn’t touch it unless it breaks above $28
DFS – Discover Financial (8%) – Finerman: Today I like best of class stocks, and this isn’t one of them

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
AA – Alcoa (3%) – Adami: I don’t see any reason to get in before earnings
CTIC – Cell Therapeutics (4%) – Seymour: The move down doesn’t compare to its move higher over the past month
PALM – Palm (2%) – Terranova: I think it’s a correction and not a change in trend
SNDA – Shanda Interactive (8%) – Seymour: I don’t think it’s particularly cheap

Fast Money Stock Picks – June 26, 2009 – Utilities and ETFs

Najarian:
SO – Southern – Buy
DUK – Duke – Buy
TE – TECO – Take a look
INTC – Intel – Buy – Final Trade

Adami:
PCG – PG&E – Buy
POT – Potash – Buy – Final Trade

Seymour:
XLU – Utilities Select Sector SPDR – Buy
BZF – WisdomTree Dreyfus ETF Brazil Real Fund – Buy – Final Trade

Terranova:
QQQQ – PowerShares QQQ – Buy – Final Trade
KCE – SPDR KBW Capital Markets ETF – Buy

Joe Theismann:
UNG – United States Natural Gas – Buy
PALM – Palm – Buy
RMBS – Rambys – Buy – Final Trade
SKF – ProShares UltraShort Financials – Buy

Fast Money Stock Picks – June 26, 2009 – Trading the Bear

Najarian:
SPY – SPDRs – Buy, and buy puts for protection in the index to which you’re most exposed
MCD – McDonald’s – Buy
YHOO – Yahoo – Buy – Final Trade

Seymour:
DBA – PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund – Buy – Final Trade

Adami:
NKE – Nike – Buy – Final Trade

Finerman:
DYN – Dynegy – Buy – Final Trade

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
AA – Alcoa (5%) – Citi initiated coverage with a ‘buy’ rating
LEN – Lennar (17%) – Adami: I wouldn’t buy it here
AEO – American Eagle (7%) – Finerman: I think it was a beneficiary of Tween Brands getting a takeover bid from Dress Barn
IMAX – IMAX (10%) – The midnight premiere of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen sold out at all 160 IMAX locations
DE – Deere & Co (5%) – Goldman upgraded it from ’sell’ to ‘neutral’, citing its current valuation and strength in commodities
SLM – SLM Corp (10%) – JP Morgan upgraded it from ‘neutral’ to ‘overweight’

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
CAG – Conagra (5%) – Reported quarterly profit in line with analysts’ expectations, dashing hopes that it would top estimates as some competitors had
NKE – Nike (3%) – Said orders declined 12% due to the slowdown in consumer spending

Fast Money Stock Picks – June 24, 2009 – Energy

Jon Najarian:
IMAX – IMAX – Buy – Rising Star Stock
PALM – Palm – Buy – Final Trade

Terranova:
HES – Hess – Buy
PBR – Petrobras – Buy
SU – Suncor – Buy
BBBY – Bed Bath & Beyond – Buy – Final Trade

Finerman:
APC – Anadarko – Buy – Final Trade
RIG – Transocean – Buy

Adami:
NKE – Nike – Buy around $49.50 – Final Trade

Jim Suva, Citi analyst:
PALM – Palm – Buy if it pulls back to $10

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
TBT – ProShares UltraShort 20+ Yr Treasury ETF (2%) – Finerman: I’m long and I’d buy more
MGM – MGM Mirage (14%) – Adami: I wouldn’t chase it here but it’s a buy on a dip
EMC – EMC Corp (3%) – Jon Najarian: I like this stock as a buy and hold play

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
MON – Monsanto (4%) – Terranova: It seems the profit cycle in the herbicide business has reached its peak
TSO – Tesoro (6%) – Terranova: I suggest getting long the oil service sector and selling refiners against it
AXP – American Express (2%) – Finerman: If it drops below $20 I’m a happy buyer
SVU – Supervalu (12%) – Adami: I’d get long with a tight stop
AZO – AutoZone (4%) – Hedge fund manager Eddie Lampert cut his stake by 39%

Fast Money Stock Picks – June 22, 2009 – Financials and Tech

Adami:
JPM – JP Morgan – Short, but gets interesting around $28
AAPL – Apple – I think it trades down to $130
DRI – Darden Restaurants – Buy at $32.50

Terranova:
MSFT – Microsoft – Buy on the pullback
GS – Goldman Sachs – Buy
FCX – Freeport McMoRan – Buy
AAPL – Apple – I’ll be a buyer if the market turns around

Seymour:
POT – Potash – Within 5% of being attractive
IPI – Intrepid Potash – Within 5% of being attractive

Finerman:
RIG – Transocean – Buy

Dennis Gartman:
POT – Potash – Sell
AA – Alcoa – Sell

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
WMT – Wal-Mart (1%) – Finerman: It’s a good place to hide in this market
COH – Coach (1%) – An analyst at Lazard commented that Coach seems to be pulling in younger customers with its new Poppy product assortment

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
BAC – Bank of America (10%) – Finerman: I think it’s oversold and I’m a buyer
XOM – Exxon Mobil (3%) – Terranova: Only one analyst has a sell in this stock
JOYG – Joy Global (10%) – Seymour: I’m a buyer 10% lower
WAG – Walgreens (6%) – Adami: I think the stock goes down to $25
RIMM – Research In Motion (7%) – Terranova: I like it but I wouldn’t own it until volatility comes in
MOS – Mosaic (9%) – Seymour: I think it’s ok to own right now

Fast Money Stock Picks – June 19, 2009 – Solar

Seymour:
STP – Suntech – Buy

Jared Levy, options trader:
FSLR – First Solar – Sell the July 150 puts

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
AET – Aetna (15%) – Levy: I’d be a short-term seller but long-term I like it
PWRD – Perfect World (15%) – Seymour: It’s at its 52-week high
KMX – Carmax (10%) – Beat profit estimates
CCL – Carnival Corp (10%) – Beat on second quarter earnings

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
CAT – Caterpillar (11%) – Terranova: I like this stock around $29
WFC – Wells Fargo (5%) – Adami: I think it still goes down
FCX – Freeport-McMoRan (13%) – Terranova: I think it drops below $50 before it resumes its uptrend
XHB – SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF (5%) – A sentiment index showed companies in the ETF are still facing headwinds

Fast Money Stock Picks – June 18, 2009 – Foreign Trades

Seymour:
BBD – Banco Bradesco – Buy
ITU – Itau Unibanco – Buy
RSX – Market Vector Russia ETF – Buy – Final Trade

Adami:
AMGN – Amgen – Buy – Final Trade

Terranova:
BTU – Peabody Energy – Buy – Final Trade

Jared Levy, Peak 6:
MON – Monsanto – Sell the July 75-put – Final Trade

Mike Gurka, Empowerglobal Funds:
SQM – Sociedad Quimica y Minera – Buy
EZA – iShares MSCI South Africa Index – Buy
EWZ – iShares MSCI Brazil Index – Buy

Pip Coburn, Coburn Ventures:
BBY – Best Buy – Short
HGG – hhgreg – Short
MOT – Motorola – Short
DELL – Dell – Short
SNE – Sony – Short

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
DFS – Discover Financial Services (4%) – Adami: I’m not in love with this stock
SJM – J.M. Smucker (10%) – Jared Levy: I would take profits
CCL – Carnival Corp (7%) – Posted a quarterly profit that beat analysts’ estimates
LGF – Lions Gate Entertainment (8%) – Terranova: I think this stock is interesting
WGO – Winnebago Industries (10%) – Adami: It was a short covering rally, nothing more
MCD – McDonald’s (2%) – Deemed well positioned to withstand a still uncertain economy
SLM – SLM Corp (5%) – U.S. Dept of Education awarded them and other companies a contract to service $550 billion of federal student loans

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
UNG – US Natural Gas Fund (4%) – Terranova: The long trade isn’t ready yet

Fast Money Stock Picks – June 17, 2009 – Tech and Mobile

Adami:
*There could be a correction on the horizon; this may be your exit
MSFT – Microsoft – Buy
NFLX – Netflix – Buy – Final Trade

Terranova:
RIMM – Research In Motion – Buy around $73
UNG – UNG – Buy
STLD – Steel Dynamics – Buy – Final Trade

Jon Najarian:
RIMM – Research In Motion – Buy puts
CSCO – Cisco – Buy
SINA – Sina – Buy
SNDA – Shanda Interactive – Buy
NTRS – Northern Trust – Buy – Final Trade

Seymour:
NOK – Nokia – Buy
CHU – China Unicorn – Buy
CHL – China Mobile – Buy
AA – Alcoa – Buy – Final Trade

Rising Star Stock:
ENOC – EnerNOC – Buy

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
WPI – Watson Pharmaceuticals (5%) – Jon Najarian: This company seems to be hitting on all cylinders
NFLX – Netflix (7%) – Adami: The price target is $48
ANF – Abercrombie & Fitch (5%) – Jon Najarian: I think it could get a couple more days of lift
TXN – Texas Instruments (3%) – Bank of America upgraded it from ’sell’ to ‘buy’
SVNT – Savient Pharmaceuticals (36%) – The FDA recommended the company’s Krystexxa drug for treatment of gout

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
KEY – KeyCorp (8%) – Terranova: I actually like this name; they only have $2 billion in toxic assets on the balance sheet
RTP – Rio Tinto (6%) – Seymour: There’s a tug of war for resources

Fast Money Stock Picks – June 16, 2009 – Airlines and Tech

Terranova:
MSFT – Microsoft – Buy
*Make a list of stocks worth buying on a pullback – Final Trade

Seymour:
MSFT – Microsoft – Sell
EEM – iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index – Put it against long positions you like – Final Trade

Najarian:
YHOO – Yahoo – Buy
AMGN – Amgen – Buy – Final Trade

Brian Kelly, Kanundrum Research:
PCL – Plum Creek Timber – Buy – Final Trade

Rich Greenfield, Pali analyst:
DTV – DirecTV – Buy, could be bought out

Hunter Keay, Stifel Nicolaus airline analyst:
AMR – American – Hold
UAUA – United – Hold
LUV – Southwest – Hold
CAL – Continental – Buy
DAL – Delta – Buy

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
AET – Aetna (5%) – Investors bid it higher despite concerns about sweeping healthcare changes on the horizon
NUE – Nucor (2%) – Terranova: They’ve cut production and inventories are being worked down
HIG – Hartford Financial (4%) – S&P raised its rating outlook from ‘negative’ to ’stable’
SINA – Sina (4%) – Goldman added it to its Conviction Buy list, citing prospects for growth in 2010

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
M – Macy’s (6%) – Brian Kelly: I don’t think people have the money to go shopping
RTP – Rio Tinto (5%) – Seymour: They’re cutting deals to sell assets
GENZ – Genzyme (5%) – Halted production of two top-selling drugs after discovering contamination at a plant in Boston
F – Ford (4%) – Chairman Bill Ford said there were “some early signs” that U.S. auto industry sales were stabilizing, though at very low levels

Fast Money Stock Picks – June 15, 2009 – Tech and Turkey

Adami:
UTX – United Technologies – Buy around $50
WMT – Wal-Mart – Buy – Final Trade

Terranova:
SPR – Spirit Aero Systems – Buy
MSFT – Microsoft – Buy – Final Trade

Seymour:
HON – Honeywell – Buy
TUR – iShares MSCI Turkey Index Fund – Buy
TKC – Turkcell – Buy – Final Trade
GSK – GlaxoSmithKline – Take a look

Najarian:
BA – Boeing – Buy if it pulls back to $44
TEVA – Teva – Keep an eye on it
S – Spring – Buy – Final Trade

Carter Worth:
*Trade #1:
DAI – Daimler – Buy
F – Ford – Short
*Trade #2:
ACN – Accenture Ltd – Buy
IBM – IBM – Short
*Trade #3:
UBS – UBS – Buy
CS – Credit Suisse – Short

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
LEA – Lear Corp (29%) – Adami: Maybe buy it for a trade but not an investment
FSLR – First Solar (3%) – Sold off as crude oil pulled back
LNC – Lincoln National (10%) – Terranova: It seems there’s a lot wrong with this stock
MT – ArcelorMittal (7%) – Seymour: I think 2010 could be bullish for this company
PALM – Palm (3%) – Adami: The only reason I see to get long is on a bet that Dell takes them over
AA – Alcoa (7%) – Najarian: It’s profit taking
CAT – Caterpillar (4%) – Terranova: I’m not sure about this stock