'Fast Money' Portfolios of the Week

Updated from 7:01 a.m. EDT

The traders of CNBC's "Fast Money" have been covering the proposed $700 billion bailout plan all week. The crew has interviewed a number of members of Congress and market experts in an effort to shine some light on the importance of the U.S. government's getting some type of bill passed to save the credit markets.

The gang has been offering up trading ideas and stock plays for a situation in which the bill passes as well as a situation in which it doesn't. No matter what happens, the crew will be ready to inform their viewers on how to play the post-bailout environment.

There has never been a more important time to follow the traders as they help their viewers navigate through this uncertain time.

The gang recently highlighted trading ideas that play off a club of elite banks, such as Bank of America(BAC Quote); natural gas stocks, including Apache(APA Quote); and unusual options activity in stocks such as UnitedHealth(UNH Quote). Here are some highlights from over the past week as aggregated from the show.

To find out what the crew's been recommending, visit Stockpickr.com.