Fast Money Stock Picks – August 14, 2009 – REIT

Terranova:
.DJIA – Avalonbay – Short
KBH – KB Homes – Short
FCX – Freeport McMoRan – Buy – Final Trade

Seymour:
.DJT – Transportation – Good names, but overdone
MON – Monsanto – Buy – Final Trade

Finerman:
SYK – Stryker – Buy – Final Trade

Mike Khou:
RTH – Retail – Take some profits
EWJ – iShares Japan – Sell calls against the ETF if all looks high compared to where it has been trading

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
RF – Regions Financial (14%) – Khouw: One of the best regional banks
LVS – Las Vegas Sands (6%) – Seymour: Take your chips off the table in casino stocks if you think the consumer has no discretionary income
BBT – BB&T (9%) – Terranova: Their balance sheet has strengthened; I like it
UNH – United Healthcare (6%) – Won final court approval of an $895 million lawsuit in which it was accused of improperly backdating stock options

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
BA – Boeing (4%) – An Italian supplier ceased production in June on two sections of their long-delayed 787 dreamliner because of a structural flaw