Fast Money Stock Picks

Fast Money Stock Picks - July 18, 2008 - Financials and Oil

Finerman:
C - Citigroup - Buy
PDE - Pride International - Buy - “Final Trade”

Macke:
C - Citigroup - Trim some gains
ETFC - E*Trade - Buy for a trade
AMTD - Ameritrade - Buy for a trade
USO - USO - Sell
MCD - McDonald’s - Buy - “Final Trade”

Najarian:
IBM - IBM - Buy
SNDK - Sandisk - Buy at $17
HAL - Halliburton - Buy - “Final Trade”
COP - ConocoPhillips - Buy
BHI - Baker Hughes - Buy

Terranova:
FCX - Freeport McMoRan - Buy - “Final Trade”

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
INTC - Intel (7%) - Macke: I don’t think Intel is much to look at going forward
XHB - Homebuilders (15%) - Terranova: Housing starts were lost in the shuffle this week
GM - General Motors (32%) - Finerman: They don’t seem to have products that consumers want; I’d stay away
NOK - Nokia (6%) - Najarian: I’m interested to see if they have follow through
MAT - Mattel (19%) - Macke: I like Hasbro better
M - Macy’s (17%) - Finerman: It’s a nice turnaround
WERN - Werner Enterprises (26%) - A JP Morgan analyst upgraded it from ‘Underweight’ to ‘Neutral’, citing improved fuel efficiency and capacity utilization
TPX - Tempur-Pedic (28%) - Strong sales
IMAX - IMAX Corp (19%) - Macke: It’s a little ahead of itself

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
COP - ConocoPhillips (5%) - Terranova: It was a liquidation trade, I think it’s going higher next
AMD - Advanced Micro Devices (4%) - Najarian: They just can’t get out of their own way
ESLR - Evergreen Solar (11%) - Initially popped after inking a $1.2 billion deal with IBC Solar, but then dropped after it guided lower

Fast Money Stock Picks - July 17, 2008 - Oil Drops

Macke:
POT - Potash - Sell
GM - General Motors - Sell - “Final Trade”
*Sell the rips, buy the dips
*Get out of oil

Adami:
XOM - Exxon - Buy
COP - ConocoPhillips - Buy
*Watch how Schlumberger (SLB) reports - that should tell you how to trade Baker Hughes (BHI) and Halliburton (HAL)

Najarian:
MER - Merrill Lynch - Sell
NOK - Nokia - Sell into the strength
APPL - Apple - Buy
CHK - Chesapeake - Buy - “Final Trade”

Finerman:
PM - Philip Morris Int’l - Buy - “Final Trade”

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
UTX - United Technologies (6%) - Said demand was strong for its Otis elevator and fire and security equipment
BLK - Blackrock (16%) - Finerman: I think they’re best in breed
HOG - Harley-Davidson (7%) - Stood by its outlook for the year
COF - Capital One (14%) - Finerman: Earnings after hours weren’t terrible, I think that’s a huge victory for these guys
MTG - MGIC Investment Corp (35%) - Finerman: I think the pop is short covering

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
KO - Coca-cola (4%) - Najarian: They’re having a tough time
YUM - Yum! Brands (7%) - Macke: I like McDonald’s more
EBAY - eBay (14%) - Growing, but not as quickly as it once did
SWY - Safeway (11%) - Macke: The margin of error is very small in grocers
BK - Bank of New York Mellon (7%) - Najarian: That’s a big drop
NUE - Nucor Corp (11%) - Adami: I still like steel
IGT - International Game Tech (8%) - Cheif Executive T.J. Matthews called current weak market conditions ‘unprecedented’ citing a combo of increased casino competition, new smoking bans, and slower consumer spending

Fast Money Stock Picks - July 16, 2008 - Financials, Oil and Tech

Adami:
USB - USB - Buy with a 30-handle
XOM - Exxon - Buy
COP - ConocoPhillips - Buy
SLB - Schlumberger - Buy ahead of earnings - “Final Trade”
JNJ - Johnson & Johnson - Buy
BTU - Peabody - Buy
MSFT - Microsoft - Buy with a 30-handle
GOOG - Google - Buy if it takes a hit on earnings

Najarian:
UYG - Ultra Financials ProShares - Buy if you think the financials have turned
DUG - DUG - Buy if you think oil is broken
XAL - Airlines - Buy for a trade
IBM - IBM - Buy
GOOG - Google - Buy if it takes a hit on earnings
NVS - Novartis - Buy - “Final Trade”

Macke:
USO - USO - If you trade, do it with tight stops, and get out if it dips below $105
INTC - Intel - Sell
IBM - IBM - Buy
MSFT - Microsoft - Buy - “Final Trade”

Finerman:
PG - Proctor & Gamble - Buy
MSFT - Microsoft - Buy - “Final Trade”
AXP - American Express - Buy

Steve Cortes, founder of Veracruz Research:
XLE - XLE - Short

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
SCHW - Charles Schwab (14%) - Earnings beat Street estimates
UPS - UPS (5%) - Moved in the opposite direction of oil
TGT - Target (6%) - Macke: I’d use it as a selling opportunity
CSX - CSX Corp (6%) - Najarian: I like their pricing power
USB - US Bancorp (18%) - Finerman: I like this stock
AMZN - Amazon (7%) - Macke: It’s a cacooning play sort of, but it’s still a tough environment for retail
STJ - St. Jude Medical (7%) - Najarian: I think everything looks great for them
ODFL - Old Dominion Freight Line (24%) - Announced it will beat second quarter EPS estimates and raised its annual EPS forecast
PIR - Pier 1 Imports (21%) - A Wedbush Morgan note said customers were making small impulse buys at its stores and analysts saw ‘medium traffic’ during Pier 1 semiannual sale
ALTR - Altera (12%) - Beat, and Canaccord Adams analyst Bobby Burleson raised his price target for the stock from $18 to $20

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
CBI - Chicago Bridge & Iron Co (16%) - Adami: I’d buy this stock with a stop out below $30
GCI - Gannett Co (5%) - Finerman: I can’t believe how low this stock is