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Banks stocks [XLF  Loading...      ()   ] dragged down the broader stock market on Wednesday with Merrill analyst Richard Bernstein writing the credit crisis is “far from over.”

Shares sold off on worries about the widening scope of mortgage losses, as well as disappointing earnings from Deere & Co [DE  Loading...      ()   ] which heightened concerns about the economy's health.

The plays: Investors should sell the rallies and buy the fear, says Jeff Macke. Right now we’re somewhere in the middle.

I shorted HSBC [HBC  Loading...      ()   ], Tim Seymour reveals. They’ve written down a lot more than they’ve been able to raise.

I agree that it’s a good time to be short financials, adds Jon Najarian.

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OIL REBOUNDING ...GASOLINE SUPPLIES DECLINE

The news: A rebound in oil prices [US@CL.1  Loading...      ()   ] added to the negative tone in the market after a government report showed unexpectedly large declines in crude and gasoline stockpiles in the latest week. Gasoline stocks fell by 6.4 million barrels, the Energy Information Administration said, which was far greater than analysts had expected.

The plays: The price of oil got too high and refiners backed off and stopped making product, explains Joe Terranova. We’re at our lowest levels since December 2007 and that’s what’s moving the market. I think the trade is long Valero [VLO  Loading...      ()   ], he says, but if it doesn’t perform quickly get out!

I’d look at Anadarko [APC  Loading...      ()   ], XTO Energy [XTO  Loading...      ()   ] and Devon [DVN  Loading...      ()   ], says Tim Seymour. They’re independent domestic plays.

I’m seeing extreme call spread buying in XTO, adds Jon Najarian.

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TOPPING THE TAPE: COMMODITY STOCKS

The news: U.S. Steel [M  Loading...      ()   ], Potash [M  Loading...      ()   ], and Mosaic [M  Loading...      ()   ] are all rebounding on Wednesday from the August commodity swoon. Also gold has soared after recently declining to a 7-month low.

The plays: I think the standard of living trade is back on again, says Joe Terranova. We’re now at a valuation where fundamentals are diving the commodities. Look at Potash, Freeport McMoRan [M  Loading...      ()   ]FCX, and United States Steel [X  Loading...      ()   ].

Boulderdash! exclaims Jeff Macke. Trade the technicals on all these things.

I’d keep an eye on Freeport McMoRan [M  Loading...      ()   ] and Vale