Stocks Prices

Stocks trading at or near 52-week highs and lows provide excellent trading opportunities, as volatility tends to increase at such levels. The following stocks hit new 52-week highs in Monday's trading session (listed from highest total volume to lowest): 1) BioSante Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: BPAX): Shares of BioSante hit a 52-week high of $3.84 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $3.62. The year-to-date performance of BioSante has been a gain of 198%. 2) Arch Chemicals (NYSE: ARJ): Shares of Arch Chemicals hit a 52-week high of $47.75 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $47.37. The year-to-date performance of Arch Chemicals has been a gain of 25.6%. 3) Coffee Holding (NASDAQ: JVA): Shares of Coffee Holding hit a 52-week high of $30.98 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $29.35. The year-to-date performance of Coffee Holding has been a gain of 693%. 4) Hansen Medical (NASDAQ: HNSN): Shares of Hansen Medical hit a 52-week high of $4.84 in Monday's trading session. The...

The following stocks hit new 52-week highs in Wednesday's trading session (listed from highest total volume to lowest): 1) Wendy's/Arby's Group (NYSE: WEN): Shares of Wendy's/Arby's hit a 52-week high of $5.45 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $5.41. The year-to-date performance of Wendy's/Arby's has been a gain of 17.1%. 2) Halliburton (NYSE: HAL): Shares of Halliburton hit a 52-week high of $52.72 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $52.66. The year-to-date performance of Halliburton has been a gain of 29.4%. 3) Kinetic Concepts (NYSE: KCI): Shares of Kinetic Concepts hit a 52-week high of $67.38 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $66.20. The year-to-date performance of Kinetic Concepts has been a gain of 58.1%. 4) Kraft Foods (NYSE: KFT): Shares of Kraft Foods hit a 52-week high of $35.87 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $35.85. The year-to-date performance of Kraft has been a gain of 15.8%. 5) Cablevision Systems (NYSE: CVC): Shares o Cablevision hit...

The following stocks hit new 52-week highs in Wednesday's trading session: 1) 8x8 (NASDAQ: EGHT): Shares of 8x8 hit a 52-week high of $3.97 in Wednesday's session. The stock was heavily sold into, however, finishing 7.7% lower on the day at $3.48. The year-to-date performance of 8x8 is a gain of 46.2%. 2) American Capital Agency (NASDAQ: AGNC): Shares of American Capital hit a 52-week high of $30.74 in Wednesday's session. The stock was able to hold onto most of its gains, finishing 0.5% higher on the day at $30.70. The year-to-date performance of American Capital is a gain of 11.9%. 3) Cabot Oil & Gas (NYSE: COG): Shares of Cabot Oil & Gas hit a 52-week high of $60.64 in Wednesday's session. The stock was heavily sold into, however, finishing 4.3% higher on the day at $58.31. The year-to-date performance of Cabot is a gain of 54%. 4) Forest Laboratories (NYSE: FRX): Shares of Forest Laboratories hit a 52-week high of $37.12 in...