Fast Money Stock Picks

Fast Money Stock Picks – July 29, 2009 – Bulls and Bears

Najarian:
FXP – UltraShort FTSE/Xinhua China25 ProShares – Buy if you think there’s more room in the China pullback
BAC – Bank of America – Buy
DOW – Dow Chemical – Buy on a pullback but don’t chase it
MET – MetLife – Buy if it breaks above $35 – Final Trade

Adami:
X – US Steel – Buy at $35
JEF – Jefferies – Buy on a pullback to $19
EMN – Eastman Chemical – Buy
HIG – The Hartford – Buy – Final Trade

Seymour:
MS – Morgan Stanley – Buy
DOW – Dow Chemical – Buy on a pullback but don’t chase it
BASFY – BASF – Buy
PBR – Petrobras – Short – Final Trade

Terranova:
NKE – Nike – Buy – Final Trade

Dennis Gartman:
FCX – Freeport McMoran – Buy on a pullback to $2

David Bank, RBC:
DIS – Disney – Buy for long-term

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
MEE – Massey Energy (7%) – Najarian: If you’re long, I’d take some off the table
CCE – Coca-Cola Enterprises (3%) – Beat on 2Q earnings due to cost cutting and price increases
LAZ – Lazard (13%) – Reported higher than expected 2Q earnings on Wednesday, helped by strength in its restructuring business
DAI – Daimler (3%) – Reported a loss that wasn’t as bad as predicted, and said they expect gradual improvement in profitibility

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
MT – ArcelorMittal (7%) – Seymour: Demand is recovering; I’d keep an eye on it
RCL – Royal Caribbean (15%) – Adami: I think it could go to $11
S – Sprint Nextel (12%) – Posted a larger than expected loss, citing a decline in subscribers
MCO – Moody’s (8%) – Said 2Q profit fell 19% as weak economies and tight credit markets curbed demand for credit ratings

Fast Money Stock Picks – July 27, 2009 – Credit and Healthcare

Finerman:
CTX – Centex – Interesting
RIG – Transocean – Sell a little – Final Trade

Seymour:
CX – Cemex – Buy
POT – Potash – Buy – Final Trade

Terranova:
AXP – American Express – Buy
GSK – GlaxoSmithKline – Get out until August 13
MA – MasterCard – Buy for long term
V – Visa – Buy for long term
MCD – McDonald’s – Buy – Final Trade

Najarian:
FCX – Freeport McMoRan – Buy
WDC – Western Digital – Buy
UNH – UnitedHealth – Buy – Final Trade

Mark Mahaney, Citi analyst:
AMZN – Amazon – Buy on the dip, buy big if it drops below $80
AKAM – Akamai – Buy if the business stabilizes and price drops below $18

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
HOV – Hovnanian (9%) – Terranova: I wouldn’t touch this space
VARI – Varian (29%) – Najarian: It’s worth watching

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
RSH – RadioShack (7%) – Finerman: I’m not a fan of this stock anymore
ANR – Alpha Natural Resources (6%) – Seymour: I wouldn’t rush in
COH – Coach (3%) – Lazard downgraded it from ‘buy’ to ‘hold’ saying fundamentals haven’t stabilized
LOW – Lowe’s (4%) – Goldman removed it from its ‘conviction buy’ list
SPWR – SunPower (4%) – Investors took profits after it gained more than 30% last week
MYL – Mylan (13%) – Questions about quality control at its West Virginia plant dragged down shares

Fast Money Stock Picks – July 24, 2009 – Credit and Healthcare

Terranova:
AXP – American Express – Buy
KR – Kroger – Buy – Final Trade

Najarian:
V – Visa – Buy
JNPR – Juniper – Buy if it sells off
BP – BP – Buy – Final Trade

Seymour:
TOT – Total – Buy – Final Trade

Grasso:
XLV – Healthcare – Buy
CVX – Chevron – Buy – Final Trade

Christopher Zook, CAZ:
OSX – PHLX Oil Service Sector – Buy

Scott Nations, NationShares:
PFE – Pfizer – Buy the $15 call

Pops (stocks that slid lower):
CAT – Caterpillar (2%) – Terranova: They have too much exposure to non-residential construction
MRK – Merck (12%) – Grasso: I’m a buyer
EBAY – eBay (15%) – Offered investors a better-than-expected third quarter forecast
ISRG – Intuitive Surgical (43%) – Reported numbers that blew past Wall Street expectations as instrument and accessory revenues jumped

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
RF – Regions Financial (9%) – Posted a worse-than-expected loss due to rising loan delinquincies
MCD – McDonald’s (3%) – Najarian: I like it on a pullback, but it’s been hitting resistance at $60
ERIC – Ericsson (4%) – Said the economic downturn is taking a larger toll on its mobile network than they had previously thought

Fast Money Stock Picks – July 23, 2009 – Ready for the Weekend

Terranova:
ABT – Abbott Labs – Buy – Final Trade

Finerman:
WFMI – Whole Foods – Buy – Final Trade

Najarian:
BUCY – Bucyrus – Buy on a pullback – Final Trade

Steve Grasso:
GR – Goodrich – Buy
APC – Anadarko – Buy

Fast Money Stock Picks – July 22, 2009 – Tech

Terranova:
AMZN – Amazon – Buy ahead of earnings
QCOM – Qualcomm – Buy on a dip
MCD – McDonald’s – Buy – Final Trade

Seymour:
AAPL – Apple – Buy
UNG – US Natural Gas – Buy – Final Trade

Finerman:
MCO – Moody’s – Short – Final Tarde

Steve Grasso:
AAPL – Apple – Buy
AMZN – Amazon – Buy – Final Trade

Danielle Park, Venable Park Investment Counsel:
QQQQ – PowerShares QQQ – Buy
SMH – Semiconductor HLDRs – Buy
SPY – SPDRs – Buy
XCB – iShares Canada – Buy

Brendan Barnicle, Pacific Crest Securities:
MSFT – Microsoft – Buy going into earnings

Deane Dray, FBR:
MMM – 3M – Buy

Patty Edwards, Storehouse:
NFLX – Netflix – Buy

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
USB – US Bancorp (4%) – Terranova: I like this stock
SNP – China Petroleum (6%) – Seymour: It’s a very interesting stock
WYNN – Wynn Resorts (6%) – Terranova: It’s a classic short squeeze
KEY – Keycorp (6%) – Posted a narrower 2Q loss but still missed Street expectations as it continued to build up cash reserves and cover bad loans

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
WHR – Whirlpool (10%) – Beat expectations but warned of reduced demand in key markets
AMD – Avanced Micro Devices (13%) – Grasso: I’d stay away
CAT – Caterpillar (2%) – Seymour: I’m bullish
MHP – McGraw-Hill (2%) – Grasso: There are too many unknowns in this space for me