Stocks to Watch for 6/24/11: 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 Thursday's trading session: 1) Bristol-Myers Squibb BMY: Shares of Bristol-Myers Squibb hit a 52-week high of $29.54 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $29.33. The year-to-date performance of Bristol-Myers has been a gain of 14%. 2) GT Solar International SOLR: Shares of GT Solar International hit a 52-week high of $15.06 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $15.03. The year-to-date performance of GT Solar has been a gain of 65%. 3) Annaly Capital Management NLY: Shares of Annaly Capital Management hit a 52-week high of $18.77 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $18.72. The year-to-date performance of Annaly has been a gain of 8%. 4) Dollar Tree DLTR: Shares of Dollar Tree hit a 52-week high of $66.00 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $65.94. The year-to-date performance of Dollar Tree has been a gain of 18%. 5) Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance ULTA: Shares so Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance hit a 52-week high of $62.83 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $62.58. The year-to-date performance of Ulta has been a gain of 84%. 6) Lululemon Athletica LULU: Shares of Lululemon Athletica hit a 52-week high of $106.75 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $106.70. The year-to-date performance of Lululemon has been a gain of 56%. 7) Netsuite N: Shares of Netsuit hit a 52-week high of $38.13 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $38.08. The year-to-date performance of Netsuite has been a gain of 52%. 8) Cash America International CSH: Shares of Cash America International hit a 52-week high of $54.32 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $53.97. The year-to-date performance of Cash America has been a gain of 47%. 9) Advance America, Cash Advance Centers AEA: Shares of Advance America hit a 52-week high of $6.65 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $6.53. The year-to-date performance of Advance America has been a gain of 18%. 10) Conn's CONN: Shares of Conn's hit a 52-week high of $8.23 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $8.19. The year-to-date performance of Conn's has been a gain of 75%. 11) Liquidity Services LQDT: Shares of Liquidity Services hit a 52-week high of $23.21 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $23.02. The year-to-date performance of Liquidity Services has been a gain of 64%. 12) Orthofix International NV OFIX: Shares of Orthofix International hit a 52-week high of $42.02 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $41.79. The year-to-date performance of Orthofix has been a gain of 44%. 13) OSI Systems OSIS: Shares of OSI Systems hit a 52-week high of $41.96 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $41.68. The year-to-date performance of OSI Systems has been a gain of 15%. 14) Cardtronics CATM: Shares of Cardtronics hit a 52-week high of $22.60 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $22.47. The year-to-date performance of Cardtronics has been a gain of 27%. 15) Innophos Holdings IPHS: Shares of Innophos Holdings hit a 52-week high of $48.40 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $48.30. The year-to-date performance of Innophos has been a gain of 35%. 16) Tractor Supply TSCO: Shares of Tractor Supply hit a 52-week high of $66.38 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $66.20. The year-to-date performance of Tractor Supply has been a gain of 37%. 17) EasyLink Services International ESIC: Shares of EasyLink Services hit a 52-week high of $5.18 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $5.11. The year-to-date performance of EasyLink has been a gain of 24%. 18) Pegasystems PEGA: Shares of Pegasystems hit a 52-week high of $42.31 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $42.06. The year-to-date performance of Pegasystems has been a gain of 15%. 19) Tyler Technologies TYL: Shares of Tyler Technologies hit a 52-week high of $26.33 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $26.25. The year-to-date performance of Tyler Technologies has been a gain of 26%. 20) Ariad Pharmaceutiacls ARIA: Shares of Ariad Pharmaceuticals hit a 52-week high of $10.48 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $10.42. The year-to-date performance of Ariad has been a gain of 104%. 21) 8x8 EGHT: Shares of 8x8 hit a 52-week high of $4.28 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $4.16. The year-to-date performance of 8x8 has been a gain of 75%. 22) American Vanguard AVD: Shares of American Vanguard hit a 52-week high of $13.54 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $13.38. The year-to-date performance of American Vanguard has been a gain of 57%. 23) Genesco CGO: Shares of Genesco hit a 52-week high of $51.11 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $50.62. The year-to-date performance of Genesco has been a gain of 35%. The following stocks hit new 52-week lows in Thursday's trading session: 1) AllianceBernstein Holding AB: Shares of AllianceBernstein hit a 52-week low of $18.73 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $19.09. The year-to-date performance of AllianceBernstein has been a loss of 15%. 2) China Digital TV Holding STV: Shares of China Digital TV hit a 52-week low of $4.94 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $5.06. The year-to-date performance of China Digital has been a loss of 21%. 3) Baltic Trading BALT: Shares of Baltic Trading hit a 52-week low of $5.69 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $5.98. The year-to-date performance of Baltic Trading has been a loss of 40%. 4) BioMimetic Therapeutics BMTI: Shares of BioMimetic Therapeutics hit a 52-week low of $5.26 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $5.41. The year-to-date performance of BioMimetic has been a loss of 57%. 5) Gladstone Capital GLAD: Shares of Gladstone Capital hit a 52-week low of $9.22 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $9.50. The year-to-date performance of Gladstone Capital has been a loss of 16%. 6) Knight Capital KCG: Shares of Knight Capital hit a 52-week low of $10.90 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $11.05. The year-to-date performance of Knight Capital has been a loss of 20%. 7) Vanceinfo Technologies VIT: Shares of Vanceinfo hit a 52-week low of $19.55 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $20.00. The year-to-date performance of Vanceinfo has been a loss of 42%. 8) Gerdau GGB: Shares of Gerdau hit a 52-week low of $9.59 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $9.79. The year-to-date performance of Gerdau has been a loss of 30%. 9) Dolan Company DM: Shares of Dolan hit a 52-week low of $8.19 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $8.39. The year-to-date performance of Dolan has been a loss of 40%. 10) Phoenix New Media FENG: Shares of Phoenix New Media hit a 52-week low of $8.01 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $8.92. The year-to-date performance of Phoenix New Media has been a loss of 40%. 11) Renren RENN: Shares of Renren hit a 52-week low of $6.43 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $6.53. The year-to-date performance of Renren has been a loss of 64%. 12) New Energy Systems NEWN: Shares of New Energy Systems hit a 52-week low of $2.25 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $2.41. The year-to-date performance of New Energy has been a loss of 69%. 13) Ecotality ECTY: Shares of Ecotality hit a 52-week low of $2.40 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $2.48. The year-to-date performance of Ecotality has been a loss of 23%. 14) Mecox Lane MCOX: Shares of Mecox Lane hit a 52-week low of $2.53 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $2.61. The year-to-date performance of Mecox Lane has been a loss of 65%. 15) Accuride ACW: Shares of Accuride hit a 52-week low of $12.00 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $12.20. The year-to-date performance of Accuride has been a loss of 23%. 16) TrustCo Bank Corp TRST: Shares of TrustCo Bank hit a 52-week low of $4.97 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $5.06. The year-to-date performance of TrustCo has been a loss of 18%. 17) Origin Agritech SEED: Shares of Origin Agritech hit a 52-week low of $3.92 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $4.02. The year-to-date performance of Origin Agritech has been a loss of 62%. 18) Conceptus CPTS: Shares of Conceptus hit a 52-week low of $10.31 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $10.87. The year-to-date performance of Conceptus has been a loss of 21%. 19) Logitech International LOGI: Shares of Logitech hit a 52-week low of $10.66 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $10.94. The year-to-date performance of Logitech has been a loss of 41%. 20) Toreador Resources TRGL: Shares of Toreador Resources hit a 52-week low of $3.40 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $3.47. The year-to-date performance of Toreador has been a loss of 78%. 21) Capella Education CPLA: Shares of Capella Education hit a 52-week low of $41.71 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $42.98. The year-to-date performance of Capella has been a loss of 35%. 22) Hilltop Holdings HTH: Shares of Hilltop Holdings hit a 52-week low of $8.61 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $8.70. The year-to-date performance of Hilltop has been a loss of 12%. 23) Frontline FRO: Shares of Frontline hit a 52-week low of $15.16 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $15.47. The year-to-date performance of Frontline has been a loss of 38%. 24) Platinum Underwriters PTP: Shares of Platinum Underwriters hit a 52-week low of $32.03 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $32.42. The year-to-date performance of Platinum Underwriters has been a loss of 28%. 25) Companhia Siderurgica Nacional SID: Shares of Companhia Siderurgica Nacional hit a 52-week low of $11.70 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $11.88. The year-to-date performance of Companhia Siderurgica Nacional has been a loss of 26%. 26) VimpelCom VIP: Shares of VimpelCom hit a 52-week low of $12.76 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $12.88. The year-to-date performance of VimpelCom has been a loss of 12%. 27) Artio Global Investors ART: Shares of Artio hit a 52-week low of $11.16 in Thursday's trading session. The stock closed at $11.43. The year-to-date performance of Artio has been a loss of 22%.