Stocks to Watch for Friday 7/29/2011: 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 Thursday's trading session listed from highest total volume to lowest – minimum 100k average daily volume): 1) Crocs CROX: Shares of Crocs hit a 52-week high of $31.21 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $30.92. The year-to-date performance of Crocs has been a gain of 80.6%. 2) Green Mountain Coffee Roasters GMCR: Shares of Green Mountain hit a 52-week high of $107.27 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $102.57. The year-to-date performance of Green Mountain Coffee has been a gain of 212.1%. 3) EQT EQT: Shares of EQT hit a 52-week high of $64.62 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $63.92. The year-to-date performance of EQT has been a gain of 43.2%. 4) Mead Johnson Nutrition MJN: Shares of Mead Johnson hit a 52-week high of $72.86 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $71.76. The year-to-date performance of Mead Johnson Nutrition has been a gain of 16.3%. 5) Cabot Oil & Gas COG: Shares of Cabot hit a 52-week high of $78.94 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $75.83. The year-to-date performance of Cabot Oil has been a gain of 100.4%. 6) Noble Energy NBL: Shares of Noble Energy hit a 52-week high of $100.41 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $99.01. The year-to-date performance of Noble has been a gain of 15.2%. 7) Equinix EQIX: Shares of Equinix hit a 52-week high of $107.00 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $105.87. The year-to-date performance of Equinix has been a gain of 30.3%. 8) Carter's CRI: Shares of Carter's hit a 52-week high of $34.50 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $34.00. The year-to-date performance of Carter's has been a gain of 15.2%. 9) GNC Acquisition Holdings GNC: Shares of GNC hit a 52-week high of $25.34 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $24.05. The year-to-date performance of GNC has been a gain of 43.5%. 10) iShares Barclays TIPS Bond Fund TIP: Shares of iShares Barclays TIPS Bond Fund hit a 52-week high of $112.87 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $112.86. The year-to-date performance of iShares Barclays Tips Bond Fund has been a gain of 8.3%. 11) Town Sports International Holdings CLUB: Shares of Town Sports hit a 52-week high of $9.88 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $9.48. The year-to-date performance of Town Sports International has been a gain of 133.4%. 12) Sturm, Ruger & Co. RGR: Shares of Sturm, Ruger, & Co. hit a 52-week high of $30.58 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $27.89. The year-to-date performance of Sturm, Ruger & Co. has been a gain of 83.6%. 13) Shire PLC SHPGY: Shares of Shire hit a 52-week high of $105.53 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $103.19. The year-to-date performance of Shire has been a gain of 43.1%. 14) Crosstex Energy XTXI: Shares of Crosstex hit a 52-week high of $14.60 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $14.49. The year-to-date performance of Crosstex has been a gain of 66.2%. 15) Huron Consulting Group HURN: Shares of Huron Consulting hit a 52-week high of $34.50 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $31.98. The year-to-date performance of Huron has been a gain of 20.9%. The following stocks hit new 52-week lows in Thursday's trading session (listed from highest total volume to lowest – minimum 100k average daily volume): 1) Clearwire CLWR: Shares of Clearwire hit a 52-week low of $1.98 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $2.15. The year-to-date performance of Clearwire has been a loss of 58.2%. 2) Cemex, S.A.B. de C.V. CX: Shares of Cemex, S.A.B. de C.V. hit a 52-week low of $6.68 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $6.72. The year-to-date performance of Cemex, S.A.B. de C.V. has been a loss of 34.4%. 3) Akamai Technologies AKAM: Shares of Akamai hit a 52-week low of $23.64 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $23.84. The year-to-date performance of Akamai has been a loss of 50%. 4) Juniper Networks JNPR: Shares of Juniper Networks hit a 52-week low of $23.77 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $23.79. The year-to-date performance of Juniper has been a loss of 35.5%. 5) Banco Santander Brasil S.A. BSBR: Shares of Banco Santander hit a 52-week low of $9.10 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $9.16. The year-to-date performance of Banco Santander has been a loss of 31%. 6) United Continental Airlines UAL: Shares of United Continental hit a 52-week low of $17.06 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $17.16. The year-to-date performance of United Continental has been a loss of 27.9%. 7) JetBlue Airways JBLU: Shares of JetBlue hit a 52-week low of $4.55 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $4.65. The year-to-date performance of JetBlue Airways has been a loss of 29.6%. 8) Research In Motion RIMM: Shares of Research In Motion hit a 52-week low of $25.39 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $25.46. The year-to-date performance of Research In Motion has been a loss of 56.2%. 9) Frontier Communications FTR: Shares of Frontier hit a 52-week low of $7.44 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $7.47. The year-to-date performance of Frontier has been a loss of 19.6%. 10) Southwest Airlines LUV: Shares of Southwest hit a 52-week low of $9.79 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $9.79. The year-to-date performance of Southwest has been a loss of 24.5%. 11) United States Steel X: Shares of United States Steel hit a 52-week low of $39.50 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $39.73. The year-to-date performance of United States Steel has been a loss of 32%. 12) US Airways LCC: Shares of US Airways hit a 52-week low of $5.97 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $5.98. The year-to-date performance of US Airways has been a loss of 40.2%. 13) Owens-Illinois OI: Shares of Owens-Illinois hit a 52-week low of $23.51 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $24.54. The year-to-date performance of Owens-Illinois has been a loss of 23.3%. 14) Best Buy BBY: Shares of Best Buy hit a 52-week low of $27.92. The stock closed at $27.92. The year-to-date performance of Best Buy has been a loss of 17.7%. 15) Logitech International S.A. LOGI: Shares of Logitech hit a 52-week low of $9.44 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $9.61. The year-to-date performance of Logitech has been a loss of 48.2%. 16) KB Home KBH: Shares of KB home hit a 52-week low of $8.51 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $8.55. The year-to-date performance of KB Home has been a loss of 36.3%. 17) New York Community Bancorp NYB: Shares of New York Community hit a 52-week low of $13.56 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $13.58. The year-to-date performance of New York Community Bancorp has been a loss of 26.9%. 18) THQ THQI: Shares of THQ hit a 52-week low of $2.43 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $2.72. The year-to-date performance of THQ has been a loss of 55.1%. 19) Standard Pacific SPF: Shares of Standard Pacific hit a 52-week low of $3.03 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $3.04. The year-to-date performance of Standard Pacific has been a loss of 33.9%. 20) Harmonic HLIT: Shares of Harmonic hit a 52-week low of $5.41 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $5.44. The year-to-date performance of Harmonic has been a loss of 36.5%. 21) Invesco Mortgage Capital IVR: Shares of Invesco hit a 52-week low of $19.29. The stock closed at $19.73. The year-to-date performance of Invesco has been a loss of 1.3%. 22) Janus Capital JNS: Shares of Janus Capital hit a 52-week low of $8.27 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $8.29. The year-to-date performance of Janus Capital has been a loss of 35.4%. 23) Suntech Power Holdings STP: Shares of Suntech hit a 52-week low of $6.90 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $6.96. The year-to-date performance of Suntech has been a loss of 13.1%. 24) AU Optronics AUO: Shares of AU hit a 52-week low of $5.75 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $5.78. The year-to-date performance of AU Optronics has been a loss of 43.3%. 25) First Horizon National FHN: Shares of First Horizon National hit a 52-week low of $8.95 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $8.98. The year-to-date performance of First Horizon has been a loss of 23.7%. 26) Collective Brands PSS: Shares of Collective hit a 52-week low of $11.78 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $11.82. The year-to-date performance of Collective Brands has been a loss of43.9%. 27) Central European Distribution CEDC: Shares of Central European Distribution hit a 52-week low of $9.68 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $9.70. The year-to-date performance of Central European Distribution has been a loss of 57.6%. 28) Natus Medical BABY: Shares of Natus hit a 52-week low of $11.00 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $11.44. The year-to-date performance of Natus Medical has been a loss of 19.3%. 29) Itron ITRI: Shares of Itron hit a 52-week low of $42.82 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $43.13. The year-to-date performance of Itron has been a loss of 22.2%. 30) Computer Sciences CSC: Shares of Computer Sciences hit a 52-week low of $35.31 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $35.34. The year-to-date performance of Computer Sciences has been a loss of 28.1%. 31) Concur Technologies CNQR: Shares of Concur Technologies hit a 52-week low of $43.49 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $43.49. The year-to-date performance of Concur has been a loss of 16.2%. 32) Whirlpool WHR: Shares of Whirlpool hit a 52-week low of $70.21 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $70.35. The year-to-date performance of Whirlpool has been a loss of 19.9%. 33) Harris HRS: Shares of Harris hit a 52-week low of $40.41 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $40.42. The year-to-date performance of Harris has been a loss of 9.8%. 34) Applied Micro Circuits AMCC: Shares of Applied Micro hit a 52-week low of $7.67 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $ 7.76. The year-to-date performance of Applied Micro has been a loss of 27.3%. 35) Vulcan Materials VMC: Shares of Vulcan Materials hit a 52-week low of $33.81 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $33.83. The year-to-date performance of Vulcan Materials has been a loss of 22.8%. 36) Jefferies JEF: Shares of Jefferies hit a 52-week low of $18.60 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $18.63. The year-to-date performance of Jefferies has been a loss of 29.4%. 37) Lennox International LII: Shares of Lennox International hit a 52-week low of $35.04. The stock closed at $35.70. The year-to-date performance of Lennox has been a loss of 24.2%. 38) USG Corporation USG: Shares of USG hit a 52-week low of $11.20 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $11.28. The year-to-date performance of USG has been a loss of 33%. 39) Sabra Healthcare REIT SBRA: Shares of Sabra hit a 52-week low of $14.27 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $14.36. The year-to-date performance of Sabra has been a loss of 22%. 40) Oclaro OCLR: Shares of Oclaro hit a 52-week low of $5.31 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $5.31. The year-to-date performance of Oclaro has been a loss of 59.6%. 41) Eaton Vance Senior Floating Rate Trust EFR: Shares of Eaton Vance Senior Floating Rate Trust hit a 52-week low of $14.70 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $14.71. The year to date performance of Eaton Vance Senior Floating Rate Trust has been a loss of 6.5%. 42) Hollysys Automation Technologies HOLI: Shares of Hollysys hit a 52-week low of $6.95 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $6.99. The year-to-date performance of Hollysys has been a loss of 53.9%. 43) Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes GOL: Shares of Gol Linhas hit a 52-week low of $9.95 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $9.99. The year-to-date performance of Gol Linhas has been a loss of 34.4%. 44) Ruby Tuesday RT: Shares of Ruby Tuesday hit a 52-week low of $9.06 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $9.07. The year-to-date performance of Ruby Tuesday has been a loss of 30.5%. 45) Motricity MOTR: Shares of Motricity hit a 52-week low of $6.20 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $6.24. The year-to-date performance of Motricity has been a loss of 66.4%. 46) Wipro WIT: Shares of Wipro hit a 52-week low of $11.91 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $12.04. The year-to-date performance of Wipro has been a loss of 21.6%. 47) Dynex Capital DX: Shares of Dynex hit a 52-week low of $9.26 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $9.29. The year-to-date performance of Dynex Capital has been a loss of 10.1%. 48) Delcath Systems DCTH: Shares of Delcath hit a 52-week low of $4.60 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $4.64. The year-to-date performance of Delcath has been a loss of 52.6%. 49) FirstMerit FMER: Shares of FirstMerit hit a 52-week low of $14.50 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $14.57. The year-to-date performance of FirstMerit has been a loss of 24.9%. 50) Unisys UIS: Shares of Unisys hit a 52-week low of $21.11 in Thursday's session. The stock closed at $21.24. The year-to-date performance of Unisys has been a loss of 17.9%. 51) Alaska Communications Systems ALSK: Shares of Alaska Communications hit a 52-week low of $7.40 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $7.45. The year to-date performance of Alaska Communications has been a loss of 29.8%. 52) Nordic American Tankers NAT: Shares of Nordic American hit a 52-week low of $19.80 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $19.88. The year-to-date performance of Nordic American has been a loss of 23.3%. 53) AllianceBernstein AB: Shares of AllianceBernstein hit a 52-week low of $17.69 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $17.69. The year-to-date performance of AllianceBernstein has been a loss of 21.2%. 54) Inphi IPHI: Shares of Inphi hit a 52-week low of $12.40 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $12.58. The year-to-date performance of Inphi has been a loss of 37.4%. 55) Exterran Holdings EXH: Shares of Exterran hit a 52-week low of $17.98 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $18.00. The year-to-date performance of Exterran has been a loss of 24.8%. 56) Eaton Vance Risk-Managed Divers ETJ: Shares of Eaton Vance Risk-Managed Divers hit a 52-week low of $11.62 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $11.66. The year-to-date performance of Eaton Vance Risk-Managed Divers has been a loss of 5.2%. 57) Healthcare Realty Trust HR: Shares of Healthcare Realty hit a 52-week low of $19.55 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $19.60. The year-to-date performance of Healthcare Realty Trust has been a loss of 4.8%. 58) Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund EOS: Shares of Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund hit a 52-week low of $11.32 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $11.34. The year-to-date performance of Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund has been a loss of 2.7%. 59) TrustCo Bank Corp. NY TRST: Shares of TrustCo hit a 52-week low of $4.69 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $4.69. The year-to-date performance of TrustCo Bank has been a loss of 24.3%. 60) Telephone and Data Systems TDS: Shares of Telephone and Data Systems hit a 52-week low of $28.58 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $28.72. The year-to-date performance of Telephone and Data Systems has been a loss of 20.8%. 61) North American Energy Partners NOA: Shares of North American Energy hit a 52-week low of $6.14 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $6.15. The year-to-date performance of North American Energy Partners has been a loss of 49.8%. 62) Smith Micro Software SMSI: Shares of Smith Micro hit a 52-week low of $3.42 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $3.42. The year-to-date performance of Smith Micro has been a loss of 78.3%. 63) Huaneng Power International HNP: Shares of Huaneng Power hit a 52-week low of $19.36 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $19.37. The year-to-date performance of Huaneng has been a loss of 4.5%. 64) HNI HNI: Shares of HNI hit a 52-week low of $20.96 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $20.99. The year-to-date performance of HNI has been a loss of 31.6%. 65) O2Micro International OIIM: Shares of O2Micro hit a 52-week low of $5.14 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $5.17. The year-to-date performance of O2Micro International has been a loss of 16.3%. 66) Alliant Techsystems ATK: Shares of Alliant Techsystems hit a 52-week low of $65.18 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $65.28. The year-to-date performance of Alliant has been a loss of 11.8%. 67) Enzon Pharmaceuticals ENZN: Shares of Enzon Pharmaceuticals hit a 52-week low of $9.55 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $9.78. The year-to-date performance of Enzon has been a loss of 19.6%. 68) Orion Marine Group ORN: Shares of Orion Marine hit a 52-week low of $8.46 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $8.48. The year-to-date performance of Orion Marine has been a loss of 26.9%. 69) Cornerstone OnDemand CSOD: Shares of Cornerstone hit a 52-week low of $15.59 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $15.85. The year-to-date performance of Cornerstone has been a loss of 16.9%. 70) Shanda Interactive Entertainment SNDA: Shares of Shanda hit a 52-week low of $35.00 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $35.10. The year-to-date performance of Shanda has been a loss of 11.4%. 71) Choice Hotels International CHH: Shares of Choice Hotels hit a 52-week low of $30.67 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $30.70. The year-to-date performance of Choice Hotels has been a loss of 18.9%. 72) MaxLinear MXL: Shares of MaxLinear hit a 52-week low of $6.52 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $6.77. The year-to-date performance of MaxLinear has been a loss of 37%. 73) China Digital TV Holding STV: Shares of China Digital hit a 52-week low of $4.83 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $4.84. The year-to-date performance of China Digital has been a loss of 24.6%.
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