Before Dylan Ratigan started the "Pops and Drops" segment of CNBC's "Fast Money," he mentioned that the Washington Post is reporting that the Federal Reserve and the Treasury are engineering a sale of Lehman Brothers(LEH Quote) to a group of private firms that will be announced before the Asian markets open on Sunday.
Macke says it's a bad idea to buy the stock on this news. Adami said the news is interesting, but he wants to know the price. "If I was a shareholder, I would be shaking," he said. Adami also mentioned that theses type of events tend to lead to market bottoms in the stock market. Macke told viewers to sell any pop in the stock on the news. Terrnoava said to use this as an opportunity to buy the financial survivors such as JPMorgan Chase(JPM Quote), Goldman Sachs Group(GS Quote) and Wells Fargo(WFC Quote). Pops Wells Fargo jumped 6%. Macke explained that the bank tightened up its lending standards. Sovereign Bancorp(SOV Quote) popped 6% after Moody's reaffirmed its rating on the bank. Petroleo Brasileiro SA( PBR Quote) traded up 6%. Terranova recommended that traders sell the 35 puts on PBR. Sunoco(SUN Quote) soared 12%. Terranova said you want to own the refiners right now. Joy Global(JOYG Quote) surged 11% after the mining equipment company said it will buy back $1 billion more of its shares. Adami thinks the stock has more room to the upside. Allergan(AGN Quote) moved up 10% after the company said testing showed its Botox treatment works on chronic migraines. Najarian said that's a pop.- Loading Comments...
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