'Fast Money' Recap: Oil Gushes

Fossil fuels and alternative energy are both discussed.

Author:: Stockpickr Staff
Publish date:: Nov 6, 2007 9:50 PM EST

The Dow closed up 117 points on Tuesday as energy, financials and technology stocks were strong. The crew at CNBC's "Fast Money" took a look at these sectors and where investors could make some profits.

Crude oil closed in on the magic $100 mark, after hitting another record high at $97.10 finally finishing Tuesday at $96.70. Adami tells viewers they can play

Valero

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on valuation or go with

Tesoro

(TSO)

, which is more expensive, but has Wall Street whale sponsorship. Finerman discloses that she is long TSO.

Let the Sun Shine

With oil near $100, investors continue to look towards alternative energy stocks for ideas. Finerman offers

EnergySolutions

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as an idea since it is scheduled to IPO next week. She would also consider

Cameco

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, but only with options. Najarian continues to favor

Cypress Semiconductor

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General Motors

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is set to report earnings Wednesday morning before the bell and

Ford Motor

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is set to report earnings on Friday before the bell. Adami likes Ford Motor and he believes any news will be good news. He also mentioned that Ford is looking to sell Land Rover and Jaguar and they're close to making a deal with the U.A.W. Adami sees the stock trading up to $9.75.

Additionally,

General Motors

traded down 3% after hours on news that the company will take a $39 billion non-cash charge on financial assets in the mortgage arm. Adami declares General Motors a widow maker. E.K. Riley analyst Robert Toomey predicts the stock will not go much lower on Wednesday, because the charge shouldn't impact cash flow.

Finerman mentions that her hedge fund has no exposure in the auto sector right now because of issues with the U.S. consumer. In Macke's opinion,

Toyota Motor

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Honda Motor

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and

Hertz Global Holdings

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all lose from the continued improvements at Ford and General Motors He advocates being long Ford here.

Financials Fumbling

Jeff Macke says we saw a counter trend rally on Tuesday and everything worked accept

Citigroup

and the retailers. He feels that investors can still be long volatility in this market. Pete Najarian says the mortgage insurers had a nice bounce Tuesday and he cautioned investors to not buy into the hype. He feels the sector has a problem and he mentioned that Doug Kass might be dead right on his bearish take of the group.

Goldman Sachs

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denies write-down speculation for the fourth time on Tuesday. Finerman believes Goldman Sachs and she thinks they'll do a better job at managing risk then the rest of the investment banks. Najarian says this is a stock pickers market and you have to pick your spots carefully in the financial sector.

Trade off Google

Google

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continues to surprise investors with news like the recent entry into the mobile handset market. Is there another way to trade the mobile space if you've missed the move in Google? Najarian claims the trade is

Focus Media Holding

( FMCN), which is a China play that sells advertising space on mobile handsets. He mentions that the options activity in Focus Media is suggesting to him the stock is poised to move higher. Adami also reminds investors that Focus Media is set to report earnings on or around November 21st and the stock has doubled on the year. Najarian continues to believe that China isn't dead yet.

Google

Apple

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Intel

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Cisco

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and

Research In Motion

( RIMM) all hit 52-week highs Tuesday. Najarian likes the way these technology names are moving. He loves the price action in Google and Intel but he didn't like the action in

Badiu.com

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. Adami and Macke both like Intel here.

Yahoo

(YHOO)

shares took a hit Tuesday after U.S. lawmakers slammed the company for their role in helping to identify a Chinese dissident who was later imprisoned. Macke concedes this is headline risk, but is certain it will go away.

Cisco Trade

Cisco Systems

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is set to report earnings Wednesday.

CNBC's

Jim Goldman explains that Cisco Systems has been on a tear since June as the popularity of video content has expanded on the Internet. Goldman says Cisco Systems just has to meet earnings expectations for the momentum to continue. Najarian currently holds a long position in Cisco and he plans on buying a little more Wednesday morning. Macke says they'll come in and beat earnings so don't bet against these guys.

Dim Power

Utilities stocks struggled on Tuesday coming in as the worst performing sector of the day. For Adami, if the Fed is done cutting rates then

Public Service Enterprise Group

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will go lower and you can buy it in the low $80's.

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Franklin Utilities

Pops & Drops

Pops -

Archer Daniels Midland

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traded up 7% on a strong profits report. Najarian points out what a great opportunity to sell ADM.

Jacobs Engineering Group

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traded up 5% after profits rose 43%. Adami declares the infrastructure build out story is still real.

XM Satellite Radio

( XMSR) traded up 12% on speculation that the merger with Sirius could get done by year end. Macke still likes

Sirius Satellite Radio

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more.

IndyMac Bancorp

( IMB) traded up 10% after the CEO said the company would survive the mortgage blowup. Finerman reminds viewers they don't know what they are getting with IMB, so stay away.

Church & Dwight

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traded up 9% after posting a 34% jump in profits. Adami suggests it's a bit rich on valuation after the move, so it's best to wait for a pullback in order to buy it.

MasterCard

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traded up 7% after Deutsche Bank upgraded the stock and slapped a $250 price target on the credit card name. Finerman predicts MA has more to go on the upside.

Beazer Homes USA

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trades up 10% after shareholders demand the CEO be fired. Even after that, Finerman wouldn't be long BZH.

Tenet Healthcare

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popped 22% as revenues per patient rose 8%. Najarian reminded investors that THC was at $8 not long ago.

Drops-

NBTY

( NTY) fell 5%. Macke maintains these guys are suffering.

Cooper Tire & Rubber

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fell 14% as sales and profits missed estimates. Adami congratulates CRT Capital who issued a sell on the stock on October 19th.