Stocks to Watch for Thursday 7/28/2011: 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 and entry/exit points become more clearly defined. The following stocks hit new 52-week highs in Wednesday's trading session (listed from highest total volume to lowest): 1) Amazon.com AMZN: Shares of Amazon.com hit a 52-week high of $227.20 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $222.52. The year-to-date performance of Amazon has been a gain of 23.6%. 2) Questcor Pharmaceuticals QCOR: Shares of Questcor hit a 52-week high of $32.78 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $32.50. The year-to-date performance of Questcor has been a gain of 120.6%. 3) IAC/InterActiveCorp IACI: Shares of IAC hit a 52-week high of $43.80 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $42.04. The year-to-date performance of IAC has been a gain of 46.5%. 4) PP&L PPL: Shares of PP&L hit a 52-week high of $28.69 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $28.63. The year-to-date performance of PP&L has been a gain of 8.8%. 5) Tempur Pedic International TPX: Shares of Tempur Pedic hit a 52-week high of $74.81 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $72.24. The year-to-date performance of Tempur Pedic has been a gain of 80.3%. 6) Energizer Holdings ENR: Shares of Energizer hit a 52-week high of $84.94 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $81.65. The year-to-date performance of Energizer has been a gain of 12%. 7) Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A. FMX: Shares of Fomento hit a 52-week high of $73.66 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $73.00. The year-to-date performance of Fomento Economico has been a gain of 31.7%. 8) Keynote Systems KEYN: Shares of Keynote Systems hit a 52-week high of $25.00 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $23.97. The year-to-date performance of Keynote has been a gain of 64.4%. The following stocks hit new 52-week lows in Tuesday's trading session (listed from highest total volume to lowest): 1) Juniper Networks JNPR: Shares of Juniper hit a 52-week low of $24.54 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $24.66. The year-to-date performance of Juniper Networks has been a loss of 33.2%. 2) Delta Air Lines DAL: Shares of Delta Air hit a 52-week low of $7.28 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $7.61. The year-to-date performance of Delta has been a loss of 39.6%. 3) Banco Santander Brasil S.A. BSBR: Shares of Banco Santander hit a 52-week low of $9.40 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $9.48. The year-to-date performance of Banco Santander has been a loss of 28.6%. 4) JetBlue Airways JBLU: Shares of JetBlue hit a 52-week low of $4.70 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $4. 70. The year-to-date performance of JetBlue has been a loss of 29%. 5) General Motors GM: Shares of General Motors hit a 52-week low of $28.03 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $28.14. The year-to-date performance of General Motors has been a loss of 23.6%. 6) US Airways LCC: Shares of US Airways hit a 52-week low of $6.11 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $6.18. The year-to-date performance of US Airways has been a loss of 38.3%. 7) Southwest Airlines LUV: Shares of Southwest Airlines hit a 52-week low of $9.92 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $9.94. The year-to-date performance of Southwest has been a loss of 23.4%. 8) United Continental Holdings UAL: Shares of United Continental hit a 52-week low of $17.91 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $18.06. The year-to-date performance of United Continental has been a loss of 24.2%. 9) Companhia Siderurgica Nacional SID: Shares of Companhia Siderurgica hit a 52-week low of $10.38 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $10.63. The year-to-date performance of Companhia Siderurgica has been a loss of 33.3%. 10) Human Genome Sciences HGSI: Shares of Human Genome Sciences hit a 52-week low of $20.14 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $20.62. The year-to-date performance of Human Genome Sciences has been a loss of 13.7%. 11) Janus Capital JNS: Shares of Janus Capital hit a 52-week low of $8.35 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $8.38. The year-to-date performance of Janus Capital has been a loss of 34.7%. 12) New York Community Bancorp NYB: Shares of New York Community Bancorp hit a 52-week low of $13.74 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $13.76. The year-to-date performance of New York Community Bancorp has been a loss of 25.9%. 13) P.F. Chang's China Bistro PFCB: Shares of P.F. Chang's hit a 52-week low of $33.25 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $34.50. The year-to-date performance of P.F. Chang's has been a loss of 28%. 14) First Horizon National FHN: Shares of First Horizon National hit a 52-week low of $9.05 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $9.06. The year-to-date performance of First Horizon has been a loss of 23%. 15) KB Home KBH: Shares of KB Home hit a 52-week low of $8.60 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $8.66. The year-to-date performance of KB Home has been a loss of 35.5%. 16) AOL AOL: Shares of AOL hit a 52-week low of $17.52 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $17.69. The year-to-date performance of AOL has been a loss of 25.4%. 17) Genco Shipping & Trading GNK: Shares of Genco hit a 52-week low of $5.53 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $5.56. The year-to-date performance of Genco Shipping has been a loss of 61.4%. 18) Beazer Homes BZH: Shares of Beazer Homes hit a 52-week low of $2.92 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $2.98. The year-to-date performance of Beazer has been a loss of 44.7%. 19) Lender Processing Services LPS: Shares of Lender Processing hit a 52-week low of $18.23 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $18.85. The year-to-date performance of Lender Processing has been a loss of 35.7%. 20) Avery Dennison AVY: Shares of Avery Dennison hit a 52-week low of $31.50 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $31.65. The year-to-date performance of Avery Dennison has been a loss of 24.3%. 21) Oclaro OCLR: Shares of Oclaro hit a 52-week low of $5.40 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $5.42. The year-to-date performance of Oclaro has been a loss of 58.8%. 22) Collective Brands PSS: Shares of Collective Brands hit a 52-week low of $11.98 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $12.17. The year-to-date performance of Collective Brands has been a loss of 42.3%. 23) Clearwire CLWR: Shares of Clearwire hit a 52-week low of $2.76 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $2.77. The year-to-date performance of Clearwire has been a loss of 46.2%. 24) Jefferies Group JEF: Shares of Jefferies hit a 52-week low of $18.75 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $18.83. The year-to-date performance of Jefferies Group has been a loss of 28.6%. 25) Vulcan Materials VMC: Shares of Vulcan Materials hit a 52-week low of $34.36 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $34.45. The year-to-date performance of Vulcan Materials has been a loss of 21.4%. 26) Computer Sciences CSC: Shares of Computer Sciences hit a 52-week low of $35.43 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $35.51. The year-to-date performance of Computer Sciences has been a loss of 27.7%. 27) Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes GOL: Shares of Gol Linhas hit a 52-week low of $10.01 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $10.24. The year-to-date performance of Gol Linhas Aereas has been a loss of 32.8%. 28) FirstMerit FMER: Shares of FirstMerit hit a 52-week low of $14.67 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $14.68. The year-to-date performance of FirstMerit has been a loss of 24.4%. 29) Nektar Therapeutics NKTR: Shares of Nektar hit a 52-week low of $6.32 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $6.44. The year-to-date performance of Nektar has been a loss of 49.8%. 30) Advanced Energy Industries AEIS: Shares of Advanced Energy hit a 52-week low of $10.77 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $10.94. The year-to-date performance of Advanced Energy Industries has been a loss of 19.8%. 31) Thomson Reuters TRI: Shares of Thomson Reuters hit a 52-week low of $33.64 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $33.64. The year-to-date performance of Thomson Reuters has been a loss of 8.3%. 32) Motricity MOTR: Shares of Motricity hit a 52-week low of $6.25 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $6.34. The year-to-date performance of Motricity has been a loss of 65.8%. 33) Navios Maritime Holdings NM: Shares of Navios hit a 52-week low of $4.33 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $4.48. The year-to-date performance of Navios has been a loss of 13.2%. 34) Lennox International LII: Shares of Lennox International hit a 52-week low of $35.83 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $35.92. The year-to-date performance of Lennox has been a loss of 23.7%. 35) Lumber Liquidators LL: Shares of Lumber Liquidators hit a 52-week low of $15.51 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $15.62. The year-to-date performance of Lumber Liquidators has been a loss of 37.3%. 36) Inergy, L.P. NRGY: Shares of Inergy hit a 52-week low of $31.96 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $32.05. The year-to-date performance of Inergy has been a loss of 16.9%. 37) Headwaters HW: Shares of Headwaters ht a 52-wek low of $2.30 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $2.40. The year-to-date performance of Headwaters has been a loss of 47.6%. 38) Inphi IPHI: Shares of Inphi hit a 52-week low of $13.35 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $13.54. The year-to-date performance of Inphi has been a loss of 32.6%. 39) Excel Maritime Carriers EXM: Shares of Excel Maritime hit a 52-week low of $2.40 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $2.47. The year to date performance of Excel Maritime has been a loss of 56.1%. 40) Wipro Limited WIT: Shares of Wipro hit a 52-week low of $12.05 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $12.13. The year-to-date performance of Wipro has been a loss of 21%. 41) Applied Micro Circuits AMCC: Shares of Applied Micro Circuits hit a 52-week low of $7.92 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $7.94. The year-to-date performance of Applied Micro has been a loss of 25.6%. 42) Delcath Systems DCTH: Shares of Delcath Systems hit a 52-week low of $4.68 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $4.72. The year-to-date performance of Delcath has been a loss of 51.8%. 43) Teekay Tankers TNK: Shares of Teekay hit a 52-week low of $8.05 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $8.07. The year-to-date performance of Teekay has been a loss of 31.4%. 44) Hollysys Automation Technologies HOLI: Shares of Hollysys hit a 52-week low of $7.50 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $7.54. The year-to-date performance of Hollysys has been a loss of 50.3%. 45) MannKind MNKD: Shares of MannKind hit a 52-week low of $3.27 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $3.31. The year-to-date performance of Mannkind has been a loss of 58.9%. 46) Healthcare Realty Trust HR: Shares of Healthcare Realty Trust hit a 52-week low of $19.74 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $19.75. The year-to-date performance of Healthcare Realty Trust has been a loss of 4%. 47) Eaton Vance Risk-Managed Divers ETJ: Shares of Eaton Vance hit a 52-week low of $11.73 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $11.76. The year-to-date performance of Eaton Vance Risk-Managed Divers has been a loss of 4.4%. 48) Nordic American Tankers NAT: Shares of Nordic American hit a 52-week low of $20.18 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $20.31. The year-to-date performance of Nordic American Tankers has been a loss of 20.1%. 49) BankUnited BKU: Shares of BankUnited hit a 52-week low of $24.50 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $24.75. The year-to-date performance of BankUnited has been a loss of 12.4%. 50) AllianceBernstein Holding AB: Shares of AllianceBernstein hit a 52-week low of $17.78 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $17.82. The year-to-date performance of Alliance Bernstein has been a loss of 20.7%. 51) Ship Finance International Limited SFL: Shares of Ship Finance hit a 52-week low of $15.86 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $15.89. The year-to-date performance of Ship Finance International has been a loss of 23.2%. 52) Smith Micro Software SMSI: Shares of Smith Micro hit a 52-week low of $3.57 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $3.58. The year-to-date performance of Smith Micro has been a loss of 77.2%. 53) StanCorp Financial Group SFG: Shares of StanCorp hit a 52-week low of $33.11 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $33.15. The year-to-date performance of StanCorp Financial has been a loss of 25.6%. 54) Sealy Corporation ZZ: Shares of Sealy hit a 52-week low of $2.21 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $2.22. The year-to-date performance of Sealy has been a loss of 24%. 55) Kosmos Energy KOS: Shares of Kosmos hit a 52-week low of $14.85 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $14.95. The year-to-date performance of Kosmos Energy has been a loss of 18%. 56) Sun Healthcare Group SUNH: Shares of Sun Healthcare hit a 52-week low of $6.85 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $6.96. The year-to-date performance of Sun Healthcare has been a loss of 45%. 57) Enzon Pharmaceuticals ENZN: Shares of Enzon hit a 52-week low of $9.84 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $9.86. The year-to-date performance of Enzon has been a loss of 18.9%. 58) TrustCo Bank Corp. NY TRST: Shares of TrustCo hit a 52-week low of $4.73 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $4.74. The year-to-date performance of TrustCo Bank Corp has been a loss of 23.5%. 59) FBR Capital Markets FBCM: Shares of FBR hit a 52-week low of $2.96 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $2.98. The year-to-date performance of FBR has been a loss of 21.9%. 60) Fuel Systems Solutions FSYS: Shares of Fuel Systems Solutions hit a 52-week low of $21.52 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $22.00. The year-to-date performance of Fuel Systems has been a loss of 25.1%. 61) Huaneng Power HNP: Shares of Huaneng Power hit a 52-week low of $19.45 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $19.45. The year-to-date performance of Huaneng has been a loss of 4.1%. 62) Orion Marine Group ORN: Shares of Orion Marine hit a 52-week low of $8.50 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $8.55. The year-to-date performance of Orion Marine has been a loss of 26.3%. 63) North American Energy Partners NOA: Shares of North American Energy hit a 52-week low of $6.21 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $6.22. The year-to-date performance of North American Energy has been a loss of 49.3%. 64) Metabolix MBLX: Shares of Metabolix hit a 52-week low of $6.02 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $6.06. The year-to-date performance of Metabolix has been a loss of 50.2%. 65) Semiconductor Manufacturing International SMI: Shares of SMI hit a 52-week low of $2.96 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $2.96. The year-to-date performance of Semiconductor Manufacturing has been a loss of 19.1%. 66) BioMimetic Therapeutics BMTI: Shares of BioMimetic hit a 52-week low of $3.69 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $3.76. The year-to-date performance of BioMimetic has been a loss of 70.4%. 67) Meru Networks MERU: Shares of Meru hit a 52-week low of $8.99 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $9.18. The year-to-date performance of Meru has been a loss of 40.5%. 68) Transcept Pharmaceuticals TSPT: Shares of Transcept hit a 52-week low of $4.04 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $4.11. The year-to-date performance of Transcept has been a loss of 44.4%. 69) Partner Communications PTNR: Shares of Partner Communications hit a 52-week low of $14.32 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $14.33. The year-to-date performance of Partner Communications has been a loss of 25.6%. 70) Gladstone Capital GLAD: Shares of Gladstone hit a 52-week low of $8.84 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $9.03. The year-to-date performance of Gladstone has been a loss of 19.4%. 71) Quad Graphics QUAD: Shares of Quad hit a 52-week low of $34.31 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $34.40. The year-to-date performance of Quad Graphics has been a loss of 16.2%. 72) Westamerica Bancorp WABC: Shares of Westamerica hit a 52-week low of $46.63 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $46.69. The year-to-date performance of Westamerica has been a loss of 15.2%. 73) Media General MEG: Shares of Media General hit a 52-week low of $2.72 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $2.73. The year-to-date performance of Media General has been a loss of 52.7%. 74) MaxLinear MXL: Shares of MaxLinear hit a 52-week low of $6.93 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $6.97. The year-to-date performance of MaxLinear has been a loss of 35.2%. 75) Choice Hotels International CHH: Shares of Choice Hotels hit a 52-week low of $30.98 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $31.05. The year-to-date performance of Choice Hotels has been a loss of 18%. 76) Winthrop Realty Trust FUR: Shares of Winthrop Realty hit a 52-week low of $11.07 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $11.09. The year-to-date performance of Winthrop has been a loss of 10.9%.
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