Rob Sechan of NewEdge Wealth named Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) on CNBC's “Halftime Report Final Trades.”

Applied Materials will release earnings results for its third quarter, after the closing bell on Thursday, Aug. 15. Analysts expect the Santa Clara, California-based company to report quarterly earnings at $2.02 per share, up from $1.81 per share in the year-ago period. Applied Materials is projected to report quarterly revenue of $6.67 billion, according to data from Benzinga Pro.

Bryn Talkington of Requisite Capital Management said JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF (NASDAQ:JEPQ) is the defensive way to play the QQQS.

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Shannon Saccocia of NB Private Wealth picked iShares U.S. Industrials ETF (CBOE: IYJ).

Joseph Terranova of Virtus Investment Partners named Nu Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NU) as his final trade.

Price Action:

• JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF gained 0.2% on Wednesday.
• Applied Materials shares gained 0.4% to settle at $201.63 during Wednesday's session.
• iShares U.S. Industrials ETF rose 0.5% during Wednesday's session.
• Nu Holdings shares gained 5.3% to settle at $13.38 on Wednesday.

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