The "Halftime Report" closed the show with their playbooks for the month of September.

Joe Terranova said now is the time to get opportunistic.

Josh Brown is not fearful of a Fed rate hike this month.

Steve Weiss is ignoring technicals and seasonality trades.

Pete Najarian sees opportunity in names that have unjustly sold off.

Trader disclosure: On August 31, 2015, the following stocks and commodities mentioned or intended to be mentioned on CNBC's "Fast Money" were owned by the "Halftime Report" traders: PETE NAJARIAN: Long AMAT, AAPL, BAC, BMY, BP, CSX, DISCA, DKS, FOXA, GE, KKR, KO, LLY, MRK, PEP, PFE, he is long calls AAL, ABX, ALK, BBY, BEE, BHP, CRM, CSX, DAL, ETFC, HIG, LM, VLO, VZ, XLF, VLO, ZIOP, he is long puts AUY, FCX. JOSH BROWN: Long AAPL, BABA, DE, DNKN, EBAY, FB, FSLR, JMBA, NFLX, PYPL, SAM, SHAK, SPWR, TWTR, XLE, XON. JOE TERRANOVAL: Long VRTS. STEVE WEISS: Long AAL, C, DKS, ENDP, GILD, C, M. Today he sold HEDJ and JD.