'Fast Money' Portfolios of the Week

Here's what the 'Fast Money' crew's been talking about lately, including the best bank trades.

Author:: Stockpickr Staff
Publish date:: Apr 15, 2010 8:24 AM EDT

WINDERMERE, Fla. (Stockpickr) -- The CNBC's "Fast Money" traders are starting to get excited about earnings season after Intel (INTC) - Get Report reported a blowout quarter. On Tuesday's "Fast Money" TV show, Guy Adami told viewers that the blowout quarter was very similar to last quarter's report, which saw Intel up in after hours before giving back all the gains. Melissa Lee, the show moderator explained that this was a classic trading pattern in which investors "buy the rumor and sell the news."

>> Who Owns Intel?: Ken Fisher

Gary Kaminksy said he believes the market will trade much higher on earnings for this quarter. Tim Seymour said he was optimistic about the stock market because the world is better and the financials will spur this entire quarter of earnings.

Karen Finerman

was a bit more cautious on the markets. She said the perception that this is going to be a good earnings season has already been priced into the market. Finerman thinks companies will report great numbers but the follow-through trading will be bearish.

The "Fast Money" crew has recently highlighted trading ideas that play off increased M&A activity, under-owned stocks and stocks with unusual options activity. Here are some highlights from over the past week as aggregated from the show.

Fast Money's Under-Owned Stock Plays

: If you're looking for some under-owned stocks, the traders know just where to find them. On last Thursday's "Fast Money" show, Joe Terranova viewers: "In tech look at

Yahoo!

(YHOO)

, in ag look at

Potash

(POT)

, and in nat gas look at

EOG Resources

(EOG) - Get Report

." The

Fast Money's Under-Owned Stock Plays

portfolio includes

Southwest Energy

(SWN) - Get Report

>> Who Owns SWN?: Navellier & Associates

Energetic Stocks for a Tired Market

: The traders see opportunity in a couple of energetic stocks for a market that could start to trade sideways. On last Thursday's "Fast Money" show, Hillary Kramer, the chief market strategist of A&G Capital, told viewers: "I love

GeoEye

(GEOY)

as a defense play. Their equipment can see a postage stamp in a cave in Afghanistan. And they've showed 80% revenue growth quarter over quarter. The company could easily be a takeover target." The

Energetic Stocks for a Tired Market

portfolio includes

Evercore Partners

(EVR) - Get Report

Fast Money's Unusual Options Action

: The traders have noticed some unusual options activity in a number of stocks, including

Yum! Brands

(YUM) - Get Report

. (Also see:

Stocks With Unusual Option Activity

.) On Tuesday's "Halftime Report" segment, Pete Najarian told viewers: "The large volume of May 65 calls traded recently leads me to speculate that

Procter & Gamble

(PG) - Get Report

could make a sharp move higher." The

Fast Money's Unusual Options Action

portfolio includes

Manitowoc Company

(MTW) - Get Report

and

OshKosh

(OSK) - Get Report

>> Who Owns Procter & Gamble?: Warren Buffett

Fast Money's Best Bank Trade Ideas

: The traders think two areas of

JPMorgan Chase's

(JPM) - Get Report

business -- investment banking revenue and consumer loans -- presented solid trading opportunities. On Wednesday's "Halftime Report" segment, Joe Terranova told viewers: "JPMorgan results suggest to me that credit quality is clearly improving. I think that bodes well for

Citigroup

. I'm long $4 May calls." The

Fast Money's Best Bank Trade Ideas

portfolio includes

Goldman Sachs Group

(GS) - Get Report

and

Fannie Mae

(FNM)

>> Who Owns Citigroup?: Eddie Lampert

Fast Money's Trades Off Intel's Record Revenues

: The traders think that stocks like