Stocks to Watch for Tuesday 07/12/11: Fresh 52 Week Highs and Lows |
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 stock closed at $4.75. The year-to-date performance of Hansen Medical has been a gain of 218%.
5) Ariad Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ARIA): Shares of Ariad hit a 52-week high of $12.48 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $12.20. The year-to-date performance of Ariad has been a gain of 139.2%.
6) VirnetX Holding (NYSE: VHC): Shares of VirnetX hit a 52-week high of $40.30 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $39.88. The year-to-date performance of VirnetX has been a gain of 168.5%.
7) Adventrx Pharmaceuticals (NYSE: ANX): Shares of Adventrx hit a 52-week high of $3.86 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $3.80. The year-to-date performance of Adventrx has been a gain of 45.6%.
Genetic Technologies (NASDAQ: GENE): Shares of Genetic Technologies hit a 52-week high of $10.75 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $10.30. The year-to-date performance of Genetic Technologies has been a gain of 881%.
9) Advance America, Cash Advance Centers (NYSE: AEA): Shares of Advance America hit a 52-week high of $8.44 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $8.14. The year-to-date performance of Advance America, Cash Advance Centers has been a gain of 47.5%.
10) Mueller Industries (NYSE: MLI): Shares of Mueller Industries hit a 52-week high of $45.03 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $44.95. The year-to-date performance of Mueller Industries has been a gain of 38.3%.
11) Adolor (NASDAQ: ADLR): Shares of Adolor hit a 52-week high of $2.83 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $2.75. The year-to-date performance of Adolor has been a gain of 127.3%.
12) Esterline Technologies (NYSE: ESL): Shares of Esterline hit a 52-week high of $82.09 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $81.96. The year-to-date performance of Esterline Technologies has been a gain of 19.5%.
13) EasyLink Services International (NASDAQ: ESIC): Shares of EasyLink hit a 52-week high of $6.23 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $6.17. The year-to-date performance of EasyLink has been a gain of 49.7%.
14) ImmunoGen (NASDAQ: IMGN): Shares of ImmunoGen hit a 52-week high of $14.35 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $14.32. The year-to-date performance of ImmunoGen has been a gain of 54.6%.
15) Actuate (NASDAQ: BIRT): Shares of Actuate hit a 52-week high of $6.57 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $6.49. The year-to-date performance of Actuate has been a gain of 13.8%.
16) Uroplasty (NASDAQ: UPI): Shares of Uroplasty hit a 52-week high of $8.99 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $8.93. The year-to-date performance of Uroplasty has been a gain of 121.5%.
17) WD-40 (NASDAQ: WDFC): Shares of WD-40 hit a 52-week high of $45.31 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $44.87. The year-to-date performance of WD-40 has been a gain of 12.9%.
The following stocks hit new 52-week lows in Monday's trading session (listed from highest total volume to lowest):
1) Bank Of America (NYSE: BAC): Shares of Bank Of America hit a 52-week low of $10.30 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $10.35. The year-to-date performance of Bank of America has been a loss of 22.3%.
2) Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS): Shares of Morgan Stanley hit a 52-week low of $21.50 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $21.58. The year-to-date performance of Morgan Stanley has been a loss of 20.5%.
3) Eastman Kodak (NYSE: EK): Shares of Eastman Kodak hit a 52-week low of $2.71 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $2.72. The year-to-date performance of Eastman Kodak has been a loss of 49.2%.
4) Forest Oil (NYSE: FST): Shares of Forest Oil hit a 52-week low of $22.48 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $22.81. The year-to-date performance of Forest Oil has been a loss of 40%.
5) Barclays PLC (NYSE: BCS): Shares of Barclays hit a 52-week low of $14.81 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $14.98. The year-to-date performance of Barclays has been a loss of 8.2%.
6) MEMC Electronic Materials (NYSE: WFR): Shares of MEMC Electronic hit a 52-week low of $7.70 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $7.72. The year-to-date performance of MEMC has been a loss of 31.4%.
7) VimpelCom (NYSE: VIP): Shares of VimpelCom hit a 52-week low of $12.26 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $12.44. The year-to-date performance of VimpelCom has been a loss of 15.2%.
Motorola Mobility Holdings (NYSE: MMI): Shares of Motorola Mobility hit a 52-week low of $20.82 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $21.04. The year-to-date performance of Motorola Mobility has been a loss of 36%.
9) Gafisa S.A. (NYSE: GFA): Shares of Gafisa hit a 52-week low of $8.39 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $8.40. The year-to-date performance of Gafisa has been a loss of 40.8%.
10) Comerica (NYSE: CMA): Shares of Comerica hit a 52-week low of $32.89 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $33.01. The year-to-date performance of Comerica has been a loss of 21.6%.
11) Cree (NASDAQ: CREE): Shares of Cree hit a 52-week low of $31.11 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $31.25. The year-to-date performance of Cree has been a loss of 52.6%.
12) Frontline (NYSE: FRO): Shares of Frontline hit a 52-week low of $12.38 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $12.40. The year-to-date performance of Frontline has been a loss of 50.6%.
13) Fibria Celulose S.A. (NYSE: FBR): Shares of Fibria Celulose hit a 52-week low of $12.20 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $12.29. The year-to-date performance of Fibria has been a loss of 21.4%.
14) AU Optronics (NYSE: AUO): Shares of AU Optronics hit a 52-week low of $6.14 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $6.17. The year-to-date performance of AU Optronics has been a loss of 39%.
15) Shaw Group (NYSE: SHAW): Shares of Shaw hit a 52-week low of $26.85 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $26.95. The year-to-date performance of Shaw has been a loss of 21.3%.
16) Lumber Liquidators (NYSE: LL): Shares of Lumber Liquidators hit a 52-week low of $17.84 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $17.96.
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