Halftime—Jon Najarian: Strong Activity In This Tech Name

In the options market, Micron Technology saw "unusual activity" on Wednesday, reports Jon Najarian.

Micron , the top U.S. maker of memory chips for computers, saw 75,000 calls versus 25,000 puts change hands by midday trading, noted Najarian, co-founder of optionMONSTER.com. Specifically, the Feb. 9 and Feb. 10 calls were "very active." This options activity tells Najarian traders expect MU to move to the upside.

The activity isn't enough to get Veracruz founder Steve Cortes into this name, though. Cortes prefers Cypress Semiconductor and Xilnix . As demand for memory chips grows, he would also avoid Intel "at all costs."

Patty Edwards, chief financial officer at Trutina Financial, wouldn't get involved in any of these names just yet.

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FAST MONEY 360: JP MORGAN

JPMorgan Chase could pay an annual dividend of 75 cents to a dollar once the Federal Reserve completes stress tests of the largest U.S. banks and gives its approval, CEO Jamie Dimon said on Tuesday. Is the potential dividend reason enough to own the stock, though?

Seems like a good time for "Fast Money 360."

Find out what fundamentals, technicals and insights from the options world all suggest about what lies ahead for this stock . "Fast Money" sought commentary from three notable market pros, including banking analyst Meredith Whitney, Carter Worth, chief market technician at Oppenheimer and Scott Nations, president and chief investment officer at NationsShares.

For their take on JPM, check back soon for the video.

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CALL THE CLOSE

As Wednesday's "Fast Money Halftime Report" came to a close, the traders disclosed where they see the market going and how they're trading it.

Both Kelly and Edwards said they're buyers of the market, so long as the S&P 500 continues to trade above the 1,280 level.

Cortes recommends buying gold right now.

Najarian said financials could continue to push the markets higher.

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Trader disclosure: On Jan. 12, 2011, following stocks and commodities mentioned or intended to be mentioned on CNBC’s "Fast Money" were owned by the "Fast Money" traders; Jon Najarian owns (C), is short (C) calls; Jon Najarian owns (JOE), is short (JOE) calls; Jon Najarian owns (NFLX), is short (NFLX) calls; Jon Najarian owns (BBY), is short (BBY) calls; Jon Najarian owns (BP), is short (BP) calls; Jon Najarian owns (CHK), is short (CHK) calls; Jon Najarian owns (PBR), is short (PBR) calls; Jon Najarian owns (GM), is short (GM) calls; Jon Najarian owns (F), is short (F) calls; Jon Najarian owns (AXP), is short (AXP) calls; Jon Najarian owns (AAPL), is short (AAPL) calls; Jon Najarian owns (QCOM), is short (QCOM) calls; Jon Najarian owns (STI), is short (STI) calls; Jon Najarian owns (ARUN), is short (ARUN) calls; Jon Najarian owns (EXPE), is short (EXPE) calls; Cortes is short (LVS); Cortes is short (XRT) vs. S&P; Cortes is short (XHB) vs. S&P; Cortes owns (EXC); Cortes owns (TSN); Cortes owns (SVU); Cortes is short Gold; Cortes owns U.S. Treasuries

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