Stocks to Watch for Tuesday 7/26/2011: 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 defined.

The following stocks hit new 52-week highs in Monday's trading session (listed from highest total volume to lowest):

1) Apple

AAPL

: Shares of Apple hit a 52-week high of $400.00 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $398.50. The year-to-date performance of Apple has been a gain of 23.5%. 2) Conn's, Inc.

CONN

: Shares of Conn's hit a 52-week high of $9.98 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $9.74. The year-to-date performance of Conn's has been a gain of 108.1%. 3) Datalink

DTLK

: Shares of Datalink hit a 52-week high of $11.11 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $10.30. The year-to-date performance of Datalink has been a gain of 120.5%. 4) Idenix Pharmaceuticals

IDIX

: Shares of Idenix hit a 52-week high of $7.03 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $6.96. The year-to-date performance of Idenix has been a gain of 38%. 5) Baidu

BIDU

: Shares of Baidu hit a 52-week high of $157.90 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $156.54. The year-to-date performance of Baidu has been a gain of 62.2%. 6) Changyou.com

CYOU

: Shares of Changyou.com hit a 52-week high of $49.84 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $49.20. The year-to-date performance of Changyou.com has been a gain of 72.6%. 7) Baker Hughes

BHI

: Shares of Baker Hughes hit a 52-week high of $80.64 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $79.94. The year-to-date performance of Baker Hughes has been a gain of 40.1%. 8) Carbo Ceramics

CRR

: Shares of Carbo hit a 52-week high of $183.34 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $180.25. The year-to-date performance of Carbo has been a gain of 74.3%. 9) SPDR Gold Trust

GLD

: Shares of SPDR Gold Trust hit a 52-week high of $155.29 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $157.34. The year-to-date performance of SPDR Gold Trust has been a gain of 13.4%. 10) iShares Gold Trust

IAU

: Shares of iShares Gold Trust hit a 52-week high of $15.82 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $15.77. The year-to-date performance of iShares Gold Trust has been a gain of 13.4%. 11) Key Energy Services

KEG

: Shares of Key Energy Services hit a 52-week high of $20.72 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $20.48. The year-to-date performance of Key Energy has been a gain of 57.8%. 12) Lithia Motors

LAD

: Shares of Lithia hit a 52-week high of $22.23 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $22.17. The year-to-date performance of Lithia Motors has been a gain of 56.3%. 13) PP&L

PPL

: Shares of PP&L hit a 52-week high of $28.48 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $28.39. The year-to-date performance of PP&L has been a gain of 7.8%. 14) Sturm, Ruger, & Co.

RGR

: Shares of Sturm, Ruger & Co. hit a 52-week high of $24.28 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $24.16. The year-to-date performance of Sturm, Ruger, & Co. has been a gain of 59%. 15) Sonic Automotive

SAH

: Shares of Sonic Automotive hit a 52-week high of $15.86 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $15.78. The year-to-date performance of Sonic has been a gain of 19.6%. 16) Precision Drilling

PDS

: Shares of Precision Drilling hit a 52-week high of $18.18 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $17.89. The year-to-date performance of Precision Drilling has been a gain of 84.6%. 17) Complete Production Services

CPX

: Shares of Complete Production hit a 52-week high of $41.30 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $41.70. The year-to-date performance of Complete Production Services has been a gain of 41.1%. 18) SandRidge Mississippian Trust

SDT

: Shares of SandRidge hit a 52-week high of $28.97 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $28.87. The year-to-date performance of SandRidge has been a gain of 19.2%.

The following stocks hit new 52-week lows in Monday's trading session (listed from highest total volume to lowest):

1) HCA Holdings

HCA

: Shares of HCA hit a 52-week low of $27.51 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $27.97. The year-to-date performance of HCA has been a loss of 9.8%. 2) Popular Inc.

BPOP

: Shares of Popular hit a 52-week low of $2.29 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $2.35. The year-to-date performance of Popular has been a loss of 25%. 3) AMR

AMR

: Shares of AMR hit a 52-week low of $4.14 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $4.16. The year-to-date performance of AMR has been a loss of 46.5%. 4) Delta Air Lines

DAL

: Shares of Delta Air Lines hit a 52-week low of $7.78 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $7.86. The year-to-date performance of Delta Air has been a loss of 37.6%. 5) United Continental Holdings

UAL

: Shares of United Continental hit a 52-week low of $18.78 in Monday's trading sessions. The stock closed at $18.93. The year-to-date performance of United Continental has been a loss of 20.5%. 6) US Airways Group

LCC

: Shares of US Airways hit a 52-week low of $6.43 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $6.50. The year-to-date performance of US Airways has been a loss of 35%. 7) Southwest Airlines

LUV

: Shares of Southwest Airlines hit a 52-week low of $10.21 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $10.24. The year-to-date performance of Southwest has been a loss of 21%. 8) JetBlue Airways

JBLU

: Shares of JetBlue hit a 52-week low of $5.26 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $5.28. The year-to-date performance of JetBlue has been a loss of 20.1%. 9) New York Community Bancorp

NYB

: Shares of New York Community Bancorp hit a 52-week low of $14.02 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $14.24. The year-to-date performance of New York Community Bancorp has been a loss of 23.4%. 10) Human Genome Sciences

HGSI

: Shares of Human Genome Sciences hit a 52-week low of $20.83 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $21.15. The year-to-date performance of Human Genome has been a loss of 11.4%. 11) Clearwire Corporation

CLWR

: Shares of Clearwire hit a 52-week low of $2.93 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $2.94. The year-to-date performance of Clearwire has been a loss of 42.9%. 12) Diana Shipping

DSX

: Shares of Diana Shipping hit a 52-week low of $9.68 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $9.73. The year-to-date performance of Diana shipping has been a loss of 15.9%. 13) Navios Maritime Partners

NMM

: Shares of Navios Maritime hit a 52-week low of $15.92 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $16.14. The year-to-date performance of Navios Maritime Partners has been a loss of 15.3%. 14) Nordic American Tanker Shipping

NAT

: Shares of Nordic American hit a 52-week low of $20.51 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $20.51. The year-to-date performance of Nordic American Tanker has been a loss of 18.7%. 15) Ferrellgas Partners

FGP

: Shares of Ferrellgas hit a 52-week low of $21.07 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $21.09. The year-to-date performance of Ferrellgas has been a loss of 14.5%. 16) Navios Maritime Holdings

: Shares of Navios Maritime Holdings hit a 52-week low of $4.68 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $4.68. The year-to-date performance of Navios Maritime Holdings has been a loss of 9.3%. 17) Excel Maritime Carriers

EXM

: Shares of Excel Maritime hit a 52-week low of $2.59 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $2.63. The year-to-date performance of Excel Maritime Carriers has been a loss of 53.2%. 18) Overseas Shipholding Group

OSG

: Shares of Overseas Shipholding hit a 52-week low of $24.17 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $24.29. The year-to-date performance of Overseas Shipholding has been a loss of 29.5%. 19) Capalease Funding

LSE

: Shares of Capalease hit a 52-week low of $4.41 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $4.44. The year-to-date performance of Capalease has been a loss of 21.8%. 20) Sabra Healthcare REIT

SBRA

: Shares of Sabra hit a 52-week low of $14.67 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $14.75. The year-to-date performance of Sabra Healthcare REIT has been a loss of 19.8%. 21) Smith Micro Software

SMSI

: Shares of Smith Micro hit a 52-week low of $3.72 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $3.74. The year-to-date performance of Smith Micro has been a loss of 76.2%. 22) Ballantyne Strong

BTN

: Shares of Ballantyne hit a 52-week low of $3.97 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $3.99. The year-to-date performance of Ballantyne has been a loss of 48.6%. 23) Zion Oil & Gas

: Shares of Zion Oil hit a 52-week low of $3.96 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $3.96. The year-to-date performance of Zion Oil has been a loss of 17.1%. 24) Sun Healthcare

SUNH

: Shares of Sun Healthcare hit a 52-week low of 47.45 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $7.51. The year-to-date performance of Sun Healthcare has been a loss of 40.6%.