'Fast Money' Portfolios of the Week
The traders of CNBC's "Fast Money" are never asleep at the wheel when it comes to finding major stock trends on Wall Street. The crew has a wide range of market skills, from trading stocks in the short term to finding the long-term winners. No matter what your investment style is, the crew generates ideas for every type of market player.
The gang recently highlighted trading ideas that play off
General Electric's
(GE) - Get Report
infrastructure division results, record oil prices and earnings reports. Here are some highlights from over the past week as aggregated from the show.
: In a segment called "Triage Trade," the crew highlights companies that need to change their strategy and management in order to return to greatness. On last Wednesday's "Fast Money" show, Guy Adami told viewers, "I have a three-step plan for
Pfizer
(PFE) - Get Report
that includes: start playing offense, put the great balance sheet to work and immediately stop the 'Viva Viagra' ads."
includes
General Motors
(GM) - Get Report
and
Starbucks
(SBUX) - Get Report
among others.
Emerging-Market Infrastructure Stock Plays
: The "Fast Money" traders see opportunity in playing emerging-market infrastructure stocks after General Electric reported strong results for its infrastructure division. On last Friday's "Fast Money" show, Tim Seymour told viewers, "Most countries have put aside billions of dollars for infrastructure buildout. For example, Russia has set aside $60 billion, so I think the money is absolutely there."
Emerging-Market Infrastructure Stock Plays
include
Enersis
(ENI)
among others.
Fast Money's Record Oil Stock Picks
: Oil prices continue to amaze investors with the commodity hitting new highs on almost a weekly basis. On last Monday's "Fast Money" show, Guy Adami told viewers, "Play record oil with the integrated oil service companies."
Fast Money's Record Oil Stock Picks
include
Halliburton
(HAL) - Get Report
and
Diamond Offshore
(DO) - Get Report
among others.
: The "Fast Money" traders know just which stocks to play into earnings season. On last Friday's "Fast Money" show, Pete Najarian told viewers, "I'd buy
(GOOG) - Get Report
after the earnings, but not before."
include
IBM
(IBM) - Get Report
among others.
Fast Money's Financial Stock Picks
: Recently, the "Fast Money" traders each named their favorite and least favorite financial service stocks. On last Friday's "Fast Money" show, Tim Seymour told viewers, "I like
Merrill
(MER)
and would avoid
Lehman Brothers
(LEH)
."
Fast Money's Financial Stock Picks
include
JPMorgan
(JPM) - Get Report
and
Morgan Stanley
(MS) - Get Report
among others.
: In a segment called "Trader Radar," the crew highlights stocks with unusual volume that are lighting up screens across Wall Street. On Tuesday's "Fast Money" show, Dylan Ratigan told viewers, "On the trader radar tonight, we're watching Pfizer. Shares of this pharmaceutical company were among the most actively traded on the
New York Stock Exchange
today."
included
News Corp
(NWS) - Get Report
among others.
: Carter Worth, chief market technician at Oppenheimer, joined the "Fast Money" crew and introduced some pairs trades he was putting on. A pairs trade is long one stock and short another in the same sector. On Wednesday's "Fast Money" show, Worth told viewers, "I'd be long
Procter & Gamble
(PG) - Get Report
and short
Clorox
(CLX) - Get Report
. Procter is doing a lot of business overseas, but Clorox isn't."
include
Exxon Mobil
(XOM) - 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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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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