Fast Money Stock Picks

Fast Money Stock Picks – July 14, 2009 – Financials

Adami:
INTC – Intel – Take profits
JPM – JP Morgan – Short with a stop above $35.25
YUM – Yum – Buy
GPS – Gap – Buy

Najarian:
GS – Goldman Sachs – Buy if it pulls back to $140
YUM – Yum – Buy
HON – Honeywell – Buy – Final Trade

Seymour:
MBT – Mobile Telesystems – Buy – Final Trade

Terranova:
WYNN – Wynn – Buy – Final Trade

Danielle Hughes, Divine Capital:
DIOD – Diodes – Buy
ITRI – Itron – Buy
FTEK – Fuel Tech – Buy

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
CIT – CIT (21%) – Terranova: I would never recommend trading this stock considering the circumstances
VIP – Vimpel-Comm (6%) – Seymour: This is a great company
TIF – Tiffany (7%) – Adami: I think it could rally even further
BHP – BHP Billiton (3%) – Seymour: Iron ore negotiation lie ahead with China
LLL – L-3 Comm (3%) – Adami: This is a name I like

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
TTWO – Take-Two Interactive (10%) – Najarian: It’s near its 52-week low, but I wouldn’t buy
UNH – UnitedHealth (1%) – Terranova: There’s a lot of uncertainty in this space

Fast Money Stock Picks – July 13, 2009 – A New Quarter

Seymour:
USU – USEC Inc – Buy – Rising Star Stock
PKX – Posco – Short – Final Trade

Adami:
ABT – Abbott Labs – Buy – Final Trade

Najarian:
EXM – Excel Maritime – Put it on your radar
V – Visa – Buy – Final Trade

PDE – Pride International – Buy – Final Trade

Youssef Squali, analyst:
GOOG – Google – Buy

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
DFS – Discover Financial (5%) – Najarian: I like this stock and think there’s plenty of upside
UBS – UBS (6%) – Federal judge agreed to postpone its tax evasion case until early August or longer, giving it and the IRS time to negotiate
BAC – Bank of America (10%) – Analyst Meredith Whitney called it “bar none” the cheapest of bank stocks compared to its tangible value
CAT – Caterpillar (4%) – Published reports suggest the soft dollar could spark export interest in corn, wheat, etc.
BBY – Best Buy (4%) – Oppenheimer upgraded it from ‘perform’ to ‘outperform’, saying it’s trading at very low multiples
ROK – Rockwell Automation (4%) – JP Morgan upgraded it from ‘neutral’ to ‘overweight’ citing potential for longer term upside

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
DELL – Dell (2%) – Adami: I still like it, but it’s been a widow maker for me
ADY – American Dairy (45%) – Seymour: I don’t think the failure to meet expectations warrant the sharp move lower; I find it interesting

Fast Money Stock Picks – July 10, 2009 – Energy and Finance

Terranova:
FTO – Frontier – Buy
TER – Teradyne – Buy
MS – Morgan Stanley – Buy
QCOM – Qualcomm – Buy

Seymour:
XOM – Exxon – Buy
MSFT – Microsoft – Put it on your radar
POT – Potash – Buy – Final Trade

Adami:
DELL – Dell – Buy – Final Trade
GS – Goldman Sachs – Buy at $130

Finerman:
IBM – IBM – Buy
JPM – JP Morgan – It’s a bellwether
FLS – Flowserve – Buy – Final Trade

Christopher Zook, CAZ Investments:
*Buy these commodities:
Gold
Copper
OIH – Oil Service HOLDRs ETF
XLE – Energy

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
AMGN – Amgen (12%) – Finerman: There may be more upside to come, but I’m not sure
AXP – American Express (4%) – Stifel Nicolaus upgraded it; said it should be among the least affected by sweeping new credit card legislation

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
NYX – NYSE Euronext (6%) – Finerman: Exchange stocks are usually down when the market is down
AIG – AIG (35%) – Citi said it has 0 equity, following a 1-for-20 reverse stock split last week
MSFT – Microsoft (4%) – Terranova: I got back into it on Friday
SKS – Saks (16%) – Adami: I like it around $3.50
FSLR – First Solar (7%) – Decline in crude sent gas prices lower, so interest in alternative energy waned
CVX – Chevron (5%) – Said earnings from refining fuel will be far lower versus the first quarter largely due to significantly lower refining margins

Fast Money Stock Picks – July 9, 2009 – Tech, Casinos, and Emerging Markets

Adami:
INTC – Intel – Buy
ORCL – Oracle – Buy
BNI – Burlington Northern – Buy below $70 – Final Trade

Terranova:
POT – Potash – Buy
FCX – Freeport McMoRan – Buy with a stop at $45.10 – Final Trade

Jon Najarian:
LVS – Las Vegas Sands – Take a look
WYNN – Wynn – Take a look
WMS – WMS – Take a look

Seymour:
AAUK – Anglo-American – Buy – Final Trade

Finerman:
TGT – Target – Buy – Final Trade

Mark Schoenebaum, Deutsche analyst:
AMGN – Amgen – Trim some gains

Steve Cortes, Veracruz:
EWZ – Brazil ETF – Short
EEM – Emerging Markets ETF – Short
DBA – Ag Commodities ETF – Buy
USO – Oil Fund – Buy

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
NFLX – Netflix (3%) – Terranova: I can’t bring myself to buy this stock
FXI – FTSE/China Indext ETF (2%) – Seymour: I’d be careful at these levels
WU – Western Union (6%) – Finerman: I’d consider a long position even with the pop
JPM – JP Morgan (3%) – Terranova: I think it will move even higher after they report earnings
DYN – Dynegy (4%) – Adami: This stock is not for me
MEE – Massey Energy (2%) – Seymour: I think it’s a bounce but not a long-term gain

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
ELX – Emulex (8%) – Finerman: No good
MRK – Merck (4%) – Adami: I’d get in around $26.50

Fast Money Stock Picks – July 8, 2009 – Recovery Stocks

Seymour:
RTP – Rio Tinto – Put it on your radar
BHP – BHP Billiton – Put it on your radar
VALE – Vale SA – Put it on your radar
MT – ArcelorMittal – Buy – Final Trade

Adami:
INTC – Intel – Final Trade

Finerman:
WFC – Wells Fargo – Buy preferred stock – Final Trade

Terranova:
AXP – American Express – Buy – Final Trade

Eugene Profit, Profit Investments:
UPS – UPS – Buy
V – Visa – Buy
NILE – Blue Nile – Buy

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
FDO – Family Dollar (13%) – Terranova: I think it could go to $35
BTU – Peabody Energy (4%) – Seymour: They’re heavily exposed to Asia, and that’s where the demand is
COST – Costco (3%) – Finerman: If you want exposure to the space, I prefer Wal-Mart

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
AMD – Advanced Micro Devices (2%) – Investors took profits
AET – Aetna (3%) – Word came from President Obama that he still feels a government alternative to private insurance is key to healthcare reform
ESLR – Evergreen Solar (4%) – Investors interpreted lower crude to mean more affordable gasoline
GE – General Electric (3%) – A published report called into question its debt rating
LEN – Lennar (4%) – Closed lower along with other homebuilder stocks