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CALL THE CLOSE
Brian Kelly: I’m a buyer of the larger rally.
Steve Grasso: I’d stay on the sidelines until the jobs reports gives the market some guidance.
Steve Cortes: I’d sell Treasuries into the jobs number.
Patty Edwards: I’d stay on the sidelines.
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Trader disclosure: On Aug 5, 2010, the following stocks and commodities mentioned or intended to be mentioned on CNBC’s Fast Money were owned by the Fast Money traders; Cortes owns Oil; Cortes is short gold; Cortes is short treasuries; Cortes owns (CIB); Cortes owns (OAS); Cortes owns (FCX); Grasso owns (ASTM), (ABK), (BA), (BAC), (BGP), (C), (CSCO), (DYN), (JPM), (LPX), (MO), (MOT), (NDAQ), (PFE), (PRST)
For Brian Kelly:
Accounts managed by Kanundrum Capital own (RIMM)
Accounts managed by Kanundrum Capital own (INTC)
Accounts managed by Kanundrum Capital own (XBI)
Accounts managed by Kanundrum Capital own (GLD)
Accounts managed by Kanundrum Capital own (GDXJ)
Accounts managed by Kanundrum Capital own (JPM)
Accounts managed by Kanundrum Capital own (CM)
Accounts managed by Kanundrum Capital own (BMO)
For Patty Edwards:
Edwards owns (FCX) for clients
Edwards owns (AAPL) for clients
Edwards owns (GOOG) for clients
Edwards owns (COST) for clients
Edwards owns (RTP) for clients
Edwards owns (RIMM)
For Steve Grasso:
Stuart Frankel & Co and it’s partners own (BAX)
Stuart Frankel & Co and it’s partners own (COG)
Stuart Frankel & Co and it’s partners own (CUBA)
Stuart Frankel & Co and it’s partners own (DHR)
Stuart Frankel & Co and it’s partners own (DYN)
Stuart Frankel & Co and it’s partners own (GERN)
Stuart Frankel & Co and it’s partners own (HSPO)
Stuart Frankel & Co and it’s partners own (MERC)
Stuart Frankel & Co and it’s partners own (NWS.A)
Stuart Frankel & Co and it’s partners own (NYX)
Stuart Frankel & Co and it’s partners own (PDE)
Stuart Frankel & Co and it’s partners own (PFE)
Stuart Frankel & Co and it’s partners own (PRST)
Stuart Frankel & Co and it’s partners own (RDC)
Stuart Frankel & Co and it’s partners own (TBT)
Stuart Frankel & Co and it’s partners own (TLM)
Stuart Frankel & Co and it’s partners own (TRV)
Stuart Frankel & Co and it’s partners own (XRX)
Stuart Frankel & Co and it’s partners own (SDS)
Stuart Frankel & Co and it’s partners are short (QQQQ)
For Deborah Weinswig
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