Scaramucci: Markets Should Trade Higher In Back Half of Year

Wall Street rebounded on Tuesday, but strong buying interest evaporated in the afternoon as bearish sentiment reasserted itself.

While the Dow Jones industrial average, Standard & Poor's 500 Index and the Nasdaq Composite Index all posted gains at the close, a Dow rally of 175 points was denied. Traders back from a long weekend were in a buying mood, but then the bears came out reminding the market that China is still slowing, European banks could be undercapitalized and the US is within 5% of a bear market. So how do you protect and profit in this environment?

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Pete Najarian of optionMONSTER.com is watching action the Volatility Index, which past 37.5% and then fell to the 50-day moving average. He expects continued volatility. When the VIX trades below 30, he thinks about trading in technology stocks, including Apple derivatives plays, like Akamai Technologies or Cirrus Logic .

The bond market was the tell, host Melissa Lee points out. Increased buying shows concern over the economic recovery. Joe Terranova of Virtus Investment Partners didn't think Tuesday's rally felt right.

Tim Seymour of EmergingMoney.com is happy with the market's performance and says the close felt "constructive." The market had a "beautiful open", he points out, until we got bad economic data from the Institute for Supply Management that showed the service sector grew more slowly in June than expected.

However, he says concerns that this new data suggests the economy is weak are overblown. Yet despite the bearish sentiment, we finished above 1028 in the S&P.

Brian Kelly of Kanundrum Capital disagrees. He thinks recent economic data has been poor and can't see any positives in the market closing only slightly higher. He thinks the economy is pushing toward a double-dip recession.

The markets have taken a beating, says Anthony Scaramucci of Skybridge Capital, because of negative headlines and bad economic data. But he thinks the market will trade higher into the back-end of the year because everything has been built in by now. He recommends positioning yourself for a rally.

Like Seymour and Scaramucci, Terranova recommends being a buyer of the market with an eye on volatility because the market can give back gains in the course of any given day.

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TECH STOCKS SELL-OFF

Data in the semiconductor space is "incredible," says Najarian. The Semiconductor HOLDRs has been performing well. He thinks money will continue to rotate into the tech names. Najarian recommends finding a name you like and protecting yourself with puts.

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OIL PRICES CLOSE LOWER

US oil prices fell for a sixth straight session on Tuesday and ended near a one-month low hit overnight. US crude for August delivery fell 16 cents, or 0.22 percent, to close at $71.98 a barrel. It retreated from a $73.86 intraday peak, having earlier touched $71.09, the lowest price since June 8.

The price of oil is tethered to weakening demand, says Terranova. However, he does not recommend being short oil. Instead, go long natural gas. He thinks above-average temperatures will help push nat gas prices higher this summer. Terranova likes Southwestern Energy, EOG Resources XCO Resources and Apache.

Seymour is also bearish on oil, noting that oil prices were down 10 of 12 sessions. He says there is no demand, noting that a lot of the refiners are performing poorly because supply may be coming back online. That's not bullish for oil, he says.

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TOPPING THE TAPE: BP

British oil company BP ruled out a share issue amid talk of sovereign wealth fund interest in a stake, boosting its shares even as the Gulf of Mexico oil slick spread to the Texas coast. RBS is the latest to give the oil giant an upgrade and shares of the London-based company pushed higher Tuesday.

Looking at fundamentals and valuation, Scaramucci thinks the company has enough in cash reserves to handle the costs of the Gulf spill. He thinks Whitney Tilson of T2 Partners might have been right to view BP as a value play.

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STREET FIGHT: ARE KEYNESIAN ECONOMICS DEAD?

Fears of a second-half slowdown continue to pressure the markets, but would another round of economic stimulus work? Mark Zandi of Moddy's Economy.com says if consumers will struggle without it.

If another stimulus doesn't come, he expects state and local governments will slash payrolls and raise taxes and small business won't get as much credit. He says that when stimulus goes away, it becomes an economic drag. Essentially, it's a hole that needs to be filled this year and into early next. The economy is too fragile to do without it.

Regarding extending unemployment benefits, Zandi says some workers may be taking advantage of the benefits, but the vast majority are really hard pressed. If unemployment benefits aren't extending for those individuals, they will cut their spending and the economy will take another hit.

With the Bush tax cuts expiring next year, Zandi expects the cuts to be extended. In a few years, the upper 2% of the most wealthy Americans will likely see tax hikes.

Zandi thinks the markets won't have a double-dip recession. He hopes the government will spend money on services and tax cuts to ensure a double-dip doesn't happen.

Click here to see the complete interview with Zandi.

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Trader disclosure: On July 6, 2010, the following stocks and commodities mentioned or intended to be mentioned on CNBC’s Fast Money were owned by the Fast Money traders; Pete Najarian Owns (CRUS) Call Spreads; Pete Najarian owns (AKAM) call spreads; Pete Najarian owns (GNW); Seymour owns (AAPL), (BAC), (GOOG), (INTC), (POT); Kelly owns (BP) puts; Kelly owns (FCX) puts; Kelly owns (GLD); Kelly owns (GDXJ); Kelly is short (GS); Terranova owns (MON), (AGU), (KO), (XOM), (TEVA), (RDS.A), (GMCR), (UPL), (GS); Terranova owns (GLD) July 123 puts; Terranova owns (GS) JULY 130 CALLS; Terranova owns (GS) JULY 135 CALLS; Terranova is short gold

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