'Fast Money' Portfolios of the Week

Here are some of the stocks the 'Fast Money' crew has been talking about lately.
By James Altucher ,

Updated from 11:56 a.m. EDT

The traders of

CNBC's

"Fast Money" strive to find their viewers the next big investing trend or profit-generating stock idea. Recently, the traders were operating in overdrive in an effort to help folks navigate this difficult market.

The crew recently highlighted trading ideas that play off the technicals for the steel sector, the Vytorin fallout in the drug sector and investing in areas of the world that have political unrest. Here are some highlights from over the past week as aggregated from the show.

Fast Money's 3-Month Stock Picks

: The "Fast Money" traders had strong feelings on which stocks will be the top performers for the next three months. On last Friday's "Fast Money" show Karen Finerman told viewers, "I think the

Financial Select Sector SPDR

(XLF) - Get Report

will be higher in three months."

Fast Money's 3-Month Stock Picks

include

WellCare Health Plans

(WCG) - Get Report

and

Agrium

(AGU)

among others.

Fast Money's Vytorin Fallout Trades

: The "Fast Money" crew sees opportunity in the wake of the fallout of

Schering-Plough's

( SGP) cholesterol drug Vytorin. On Monday's "Fast Money" show, Pete Najarian told viewers, "I think at some point

Merck

(MRK) - Get Report

will be a buy, but not just yet."

Fast Money's Vytorin Fallout Trades

include

Isis Pharmaceuticals

(ISIS)

and

Genzyme

( GENZ) among others.

Fast Money's Political Unrest Trade

: From Turkey to Venezuela, investors can often find opportunities in areas of political unrest. On last Thursday's "Fast Money" show Tim Seymour told viewers, "Turkey has political turmoil and a lot of pressure on the economy. However, I think

Turkcell

(TKC) - Get Report

is a buy as a play on growing consumer demand."

Fast Money's Political Unrest Trades

also include

Tenaris

(TS) - Get Report

.

Fast Money's Good Enough Trade

: With a weakening U.S. economy, the American consumer is no longer looking for the best; they are content with products that are "good enough." On last Thursday's "Fast Money" show, Jeff Macke told viewers, "I think the best trade is

Costco

(COST) - Get Report

."

Fast Money's Good Enough Trade

include

Wal-Mart

(WMT) - Get Report

among others.

Fast Money's Steel Chart Trades

: Recently,

TheStreet.com's

Dan Fitzpatrick joined the "Fast Money" crew to discuss his take on the technical outlook for the steel sector. On Tuesday's "Fast Money," Fitzpatrick told viewers, "The Steel Index and the

S&P 500

have been in sync since 2003 and have only recently diverged. It looks as if the Steel Index remains strong, while the S&P 500 is wallowing in a downtrend."

Fast Money's Steel Chart Trades

include

Steel Dynamics

(STLD) - Get Report

and

AK Steel

(AKS) - Get Report

among others.

Fast Money's Gasoline Supply Trades

: Oil prices continue to explode higher after gasoline stockpiles registered their lowest reading since August. On Wednesday's "Fast Money" Pete Najarian told viewers, "When oil goes higher, you can bet the solar names are going higher. And that's what they did Wednesday."

Fast Money's Gasoline Supply Trade

include

First Solar

(FSLR) - Get Report

and

Suntech

(STP)

among others.

Fast Money's Trader Radar

: In a segment called "Trader Radar," the crew highlights stocks with unusual volume that are lighting up screens across Wall Street. On Monday's "Fast Money" show Dylan Ratigan told viewers, "On the trader radar tonight we're watching

Fortune Brands

( FO). Shares of this stock traded higher on double its average daily volume today."

Fast Money's Trader Radar

includes

Philip Morris

(PM) - Get Report

among others.

At the time of publication, Altucher and/or his fund had no positions in stocks mentioned, although positions may change at any time.

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LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of TheStreet.com and part of its network of Web properties, and a managing partner at Formula Capital, an alternative asset management firm that runs a fund of hedge funds. He is also a weekly columnist for the

Financial Times

and the author of

Trade Like a Hedge Fund

,

Trade Like Warren Buffett

and

SuperCa$h

. Under no circumstances does the information in this column represent a recommendation to buy or sell stocks. Altucher appreciates your feedback;

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