The traders of CNBC’s “Fast Money” have a good idea of where the money on Wall Street will go now that Barrack Obama has been elected as the 44th U.S. president. The crew knows that certain sectors will benefit and others will come under heavy selling pressure now that Obama is set to occupy the White House. The traders know that certain stocks and sectors will be great trades and others will be better long-term investments now that the Democrats have captured the highest power in the U.S.

The gang recently highlighted trading ideas that play off of an Obama win, unusual options activity and stocks that are trading up despite negative headlines. Here are some highlights from over the past week as aggregated from the show.

Fast Money’s Obama Trade: What should investors buy now that Obama has won the White House? On Tuesday’s “Fast Money” show, Jon Najarian told viewers: “I like Agrium (AGU) and Mosaic (MOS) because we will have to put stuff in the ground to grow renewable energy.” Fast Money’s Obama Trade include Akamai (AKAM) and Broadcom (BRCM).

Fast Money’s Stocks With Unusual Options Action: The traders have noticed some unusual options activity in a number of stocks. On Tuesday’s “Fast Money” show, Pete Najarian told viewers: “Institutional investors are gobbling up the Dec. 12 and Dec. 10 puts on Starbucks (SBUX). Fast Money’s Stocks With Unusual Options Action include Yahoo! (YHOO).

Fast Money’s Bad News Bull Stocks: The traders see opportunity in stocks that are moving higher despite horrible headlines. On last Thursday’s “Fast Money” show, Jon Najarian told viewers: “When stocks like these with so much horrible news trade higher, I can only assume that the bad news is baked in. And that could suggest the bottom is in for these names.” Fast Money’s Bad News Bull Stocks include MGM (MGM) and Macy's (M).

Fast Money’s Tech Trades: Surging stock prices in the chip sector have the “Fast Money” traders looking for ways to play the strength. On last Thursday’s “Fast Money” show, Pete Najarian told viewers: “If the emerging markets can continue to show signs of recovery, it will be good for the semiconductor space.” Fast Money’s Tech Trades include Apple (AAPL) and Oracle (ORCL).

Fast Money’s Media Stock Plays: Should investors buy media stocks ahead of their earnings reports set for this week? On last Friday’s “Fast Money” show, Barclay's media analyst, Anthony Diclemente told viewers: “The media companies are pretty deep in the weeds. Ad dollars are way down and consumer confidence is weak.” Fast Money’s Media Stock Plays include Google (GOOG).

Fast Money’s Trader Radar: In a segment called “Trader Radar,” the crew highlights stocks with unusual volume. On Monday’s “Fast Money” show, Dylan Ratigan told viewers: “On the trader radar tonight we’re watching US Airways (LCC). The fifth largest domestic airline was among the most active names on the NYSE today. Check out Fast Money’s Trader Radar.

Posted on Nov. 5, 2008