Stocks to Watch for 6/29/11: 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 Tuesday's trading session: 1) CIGNA CI: Shares of CIGNA hit a 52-week high of $51.16 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $51.14. The year-to-date performance of CIGNA has been a gain of 40%. 2) Cabot Oil & Gas COG: Shares of Cabot Oil & Gas hit a 52-week high of $65.84 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $65.75. The year-to-date performance of Cabot has been a gain of 74%. 3) Chipotle Mexican Grill CMG: Shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill hit a 52-week high of $305.30 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $304.72. The year-to-date performance of Chipotle has been a gain of 43%. 4) Krispy Kreme Doughnuts KKD: Shares of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts hit a 52-week high of $9.78 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $9.73. The year-to-date performance of Krispy Kreme has been a gain of 39%. 5) Herbalife HLF: Shares of Herbalife hit a 52-week high of $57.37 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $57.47. The year-to-date performance of Herbalife has been a gain of 69%. 6) McDonald's MCD: Shares of McDonald's hit a 52-week high of $84.41 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $84.35. The year-to-date performance of McDonald's has been a gain of 11%. 7) Northrop Grumman NOC: Share of Northrop Grumman hit a 52-week high of $68.17 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $68.11. The year-to-date performance of Northrop has been a gain of 18%. 8) Tiffany & Co. TIF: Shares of Tiffany & Co. hit a 52-week high of $78.35 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $77.93. The year-to-date performance of Tiffany & Co. has been a gain of 26%. 9) Tempur-pedic International TPX: Shares of Tempur-pedic hit a 52-week high of $67.39 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $67.24. The year-to-date performance of Tempur-pedic has been a gain of 67%. 10) NetSuite N: Shares of NetSuite hit a 52-week high of $39.68 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $39.40. The year-to-date performance of NetSuite has been a gain of 58%. 11) Cash America International CSH: Shares of Cash America hit a 52-week high of $56.27 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $56.26. The year-to-date performance of Cash America has been a gain of 52%. 12) Domino's Pizza DPZ: Shares of Domino's Pizza hit a 52-week high of $25.86 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $25.81. The year-to-date performance of Domino's Pizza has been a gain of 62%. 13) El Paso Electric Company EE: Shares of El Paso Electric hit a 52-week high of $31.99 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $31.81. The year-to-date performance of El Paso Electric has been a gain of 16%. 14) Elan ELN: Shares of Elan hit a 52-week high of $11.41 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $11.37. The year-to-date performance of Elan has been a gain of 98%. 15) Goodrich GR: Shares of Goodrich hit a 52-week high of $94.77 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $94.63. The year-to-date performance of Goodrich has been a gain of 8%. 16) Discover Financial Services DFS: Shares of Discover Financial hit a 52-week high of $26.17 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $26.14. The year-to-date performance of Discover has been a gain of 41%. 17) Carpenter Technology CRS: Shares of Carpenter Technology hit a 52-week high of $56.51 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $56.15. The year-to-date performance of Carpenter has been a gain of 40%. 18) Adolor ADLR: Shares of Adolor hit a 52-week high of $2.09 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $2.08. The year-to-date performance of Adolor has been a gain of 72%. 19) Ariad Pharmaceuticals ARIA: Shares of Ariad Pharmaceuticals hit a 52-week high of $11.36 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $11.25.The year-to-date performance of Ariad has been a gain of 121%. 20) Bed Bath & Beyond BBBY: Shares of Bed Bath & Beyond hit a 52-week high of $58.17 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $58.02. The year-to-date performance of Bed Bath & Beyond has been a gain of 18%. 21) Biogen Idec BIIB: Shares of Biogen Idec hit a 52-week high of $108.52 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $108.39. The year-to-date performance of Biogen has been a gain of 62%. 22) Buffalo Wild Wings BWLD: Shares of Buffalo Wild Wings hit a 52-week high of $67.20 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $66.93. The year-to-date performance of Buffalo Wild Wings has been a gain of 53%. 23) Cepheid CPHD: Shares of Cepheid hit a 52-week high of $34.00 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $34.00. The year-to-date performance of Cepheid has been a gain of 49%. 24) Ascena Retail Group ASNA: Shares of Ascena Retail hit a 52-week high of $34.40 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $34.38. The year-to-date performance of Ascena has been a gain of 30%. 25) Dollar Tree DLTR: Shares of Dollar Tree hit a 52-week high of $67.08 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $66.99. The year-to-date performance of Dollar Tree has been a gain of 19%. 26) 8x8 EGHT: Shares of 8x8 hit a 52-week high of $4.61 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $4.58. The year-to-date performance of 8x8 has been a gain of 107%. 27) EZCORP EZPW: Shares of EZCORP hit a 52-week high of $35.65 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $34.99. The year-to-date performance of EZCORP has been a gain of 29%. 28) Fastenal FAST: Shares of Fastenal hit a 52-week high of $35.69 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $35.63. The year-to-date performance of Fastenal has been a gain of 19%. 29) Fossil FOSL: Shares of Fossil hit a 52-week high of $117.80. The stock closed at $117.73. The year-to-date performance of Fossil has been a gain of 67%. 30) Fred's FRED: Shares of Fred's hit a 52-week high of $14.66 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $14.60. The year-to-date performance of Fred's has been a gain of 7%. 31) Green Mountain Coffee Roasters GMCR: Shares of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters hit a 52-week high of $88.72 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $88.69. The year to –date performance of Green Mountain has been a gain of 170%. 32) Hansen Natural HANS: Shares of Hansen Natural hit a 52-week high of $80.85 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $80.24. The year-to-date performance of Hansen has been a gain of 53%. 33) Helen of Troy Limited HELE: Shares of Helen of Troy hit a 52-week high of $33.88 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $33.88. The year-to-date performance of Helen of Troy has been a gain of 14%. 34) EasyLink Services International ESIC: Shares of EasyLink Services International hit a 52-week high of $5.74 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $5.64. The year-to-date performance of EasyLink has been a gain of 37%. 35) EZchip Semiconductor EZCH: Shares of EZchip hit a 52-week high of $36.74 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $36.68. The year-to-date performance of EZchip has been a gain of 31%. 36) Monro Muffler Brake MNRO: Shares of Monro Muffler Brake hit a 52-week high of $36.77 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $36.74. The year-to-date performance of Monro Muffler Brake has been a gain of 7%. 37) Netgear NTGR: Shares of Netgear hit a 52-week high of $44.42 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $44.11. The year-to-date performance of Netgear has been a gain of 31%. 38) Pegasystems PEGA: Shares of Pegasystems hit a 52-week high of $45.37 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $45.25. The year-to-date performance of Pegasystems has been a gain of 24%. 39) Polycom PLCM: Shares of Polycom hit a 52-week high of $64.99 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $64.04. The year-to-date performance of Polycom has been a gain of 64%. 40) PriceSmart PSMT: Shares of PriceSmart hit a 52-week high of $50.59 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $50.53. The year-to-date performance of PriceSmart has been a gain of 33%. 41) Sapient SAPE: Shares of Sapient hit a 52-week high of $15.46 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $15.24. The year-to-date performance of Sapient has been a gain of 26%. 42) Starbucks SBUX: Shares of Starbucks hit a 52-week high of $39.27 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $39.25. The year-to-date performance of Starbucks has been a gain of 23%. 43) SciClone Pharmaceuticals SCLN: Shares of SciClone Pharmaceuticals hit a 52-week high of $6.28 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $6.26. The year-to-date performance of SciClone has been a gain of 50%. 44) Seattle Genetics SGEN: Shares of Seattle Genetics hit a 52-week high of $21.41 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $21.34. The year-to-date performance of Seattle Genetics has been a gain of 43%. 45) Techne TECH: Shares of Techne hit a 52-week high of $83.31 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $83.16. The year-to-date performance of Techne has been a gain of 28%. 46) Tractor Supply TSCO: Shares of Tractor Supply hit a 52-week high of $68.20 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $66.75. The year-to-date performance of Tractor Supply has been a gain of 38%. 47) Liquidity Services LQDT: Shares of Liquidity Services hit a 52-week high of $23.55 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $23.55. The year-to-date performance of Liquidity Services has been a gain of 68%. 48) Volcano VOLC: Shares of Volcano hit a 52-week high of $31.70 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $31.67. The year-to-date performance of Volcano has been a gain of 16%. 49) CommVault Systems CVLT: Shares of CommVault Systems hit a 52-week high of $43.94 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $43.65. The year-to-date performance of CommVault has been a gain of 53%. 50) Archillion Pharmaceuticals ACHN: Shares of Archillion hit a 52-week high of $8.95 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $7.70. The year-to-date performance of Archillion has been a gain of 86%. 51) Allot Communications ALLT: Shares of Allot Communications hit a 52-week high of $18.15 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $18.06. The year-to-date performance of Allot has been a gain of 55%. 52) Lululemon Athletica LULU: Shares of Lululemon hit a 52-week high of $113.50 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $113.10. The year-to-date performance of Lululemon has been a gain of 65%. 53) Cardtronics CATM: Shares of Cardtronics hit a 52-week high of $23.21 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $23.20. The year-to-date performance of Cardtronics has been a gain of 31%. 54) GT Solar International SOLR: Shares of GT Solar hit a 52-week high of $16.13 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $16.10. The year-to-date performance of GT Solar has been a gain of 77%. 55) Avago Technologies AVGO: Shares of Avago hit a 52-week high of $37.38 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $36.95. The year-to-date performance of Avago has been a gain of 31%. 56) Fortinet FTNT: Shares of Fortinet hit a 52-week high of $26.75 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $26.71. The year-to-date performance of Fortinet has been a gain of 65%. 57) AVEO Pharmaceuticals AVEO: Shares of AVEO Pharmaceuticals hit a 52-week high of $20.55 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $20.24. The year-to-date performance of AVEO has been a gain of 38%. 58) TeleNav TNAV: Shares of TeleNav hit a 52-week high of $18.60 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $18.20. The year-to-date performance of TeleNav has been a gain of 142%. 59) Bravo Brio Restaurant Group BBRG: Shares of Bravo Brio hit a 52-week high of $25.16 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $24.96. The year-to-date performance of Bravo Brio has been a gain of 30%. 60) Endocyte ECYT: Shares of Endocyte hit a 52-week high of $14.50 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $14.15. The year-to-date performance of Endocyte has been a gain of 83%. 61) Spirit Airlines SAVE: Shares of Spirit Airlines hit a 52-week high of $12.31 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $12.30. The year-to-date performance of Spirit has been a gain of 6%. 62) Accenture ACN: Shares of Accenture hit a 52-week high of $60.98 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $59.65. The year-to-date performance of Accenture has been a gain of 24%. 63) AutoNation AN: Shares of AutoNation hit a 52-week high of $36.57 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $36.42. The year-to-date performance of AutoNation has been a gain of 29%. 64) Companhia Brasileira de Distribuicao CBD: Shares of Companhia Brasileira hit a 52-week high of $48.50 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $48.00. The year-to-date performance of Companhia has been a gain of 15%. 65) CLARCOR CLC: Shares of CLARCOR hit a 52-week high of $46.53 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $46.41. The year-to-date performance of CLARCOR has been a gain of 9%. 66) Lithia Motors LAD: Shares of Lithia Motors hit a 52-week high of $19.55 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $20.13. The year-to-date performance of Lithia Motors has been a gain of 42%. The following stocks hit new 52-week lows in Tuesday's trading session: 1) Goldman Sachs GS: Shares of Goldman Sachs hit a 52-week low of $128.30 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $129.26. The year-to-date performance of Goldman Sachs has been a loss of 23%. 2) Knight Capital Group KCG: Shares of Knight Capital hit a 52-week low of $10.76 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $10.79. The year-to-date performance of Knight Capital has been a loss of 22%. 3) Motorola Mobility MMI: Shares of Motorola Mobility hit a 52-week low of $21.88 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $22.04. The year-to-date performance of Motorola Mobility has been a loss of 33%. 4) Nektar Therapeutics NKTR: Shares of Nektar Therapeutics hit a 52-week low of $7.21 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $7.24. The year-to-date performance of Nektar has been a loss of 44%. 5) Partner Communications PTNR: Shares of Partner Communications hit a 52-week low of $14.63 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $14.76. The year-to-date performance of Partner Communications has been a loss of 23%. 6) SemiLEDS LEDS: Shares of SemiLEDS hit a 52-week low of $6.33 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $6.52. The year-to-date performance of SemiLEDS has been a loss of 78%. 7) New Energy Systems Group NEWN: Shares of New Energy Systems hit a 52-week low of $2.06 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $2.18. The year-to-date performance of New Energy Systems has been a loss of 72%.