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%. 8) 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%. 8) 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. The year-to-date performance of Lumber Liquidators has been a loss of 28%. 17) Exterran Holdings (NYSE:
EXH
): Shares of Exterran Holdings hit a 52-week low of $18.59 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $18.90. The year-to-date performance of Exterran has been a loss of 21%. 18) KBW (NYSE:
KBW
): Shares of KBW hit a 52-week low of $17.88 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $17.99. The year-to-date performance of KBW has been a loss of 35.3%. 19) Baltic Trading (NYSE:
BALT
): Shares of Baltic Trading hit a 52-week low of 5.26 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $5.29. The year-to-date performance of Baltic Trading has been a loss of 46.8%. 20) Media General (NYSE:
MEG
): Shares of Media General hit a 52-week low of $3.06 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $3.11. The year-to-date performance of Media General has been a loss of 46.2%. 21) Smart Technologies (NASDAQ:
SMT
): Shares of Smart Technologies hit a 52-week low of $5.25 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $5.27. The year-to-date performance of Smart Technologies has been a loss of 44.2%.
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