Stocks to Watch for Thursday 7/14/2011: 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. The following stocks hit new 52-week highs in Wednesday's trading session (listed from highest total volume to lowest): 1) SPDR Gold Shares GLD: Shares of SPDR Gold Shares hit a 52-week high of $154.71 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $154.14. The year-to-date performance of SPDR Gold has been a gain of 11.1%. 2) Midway Gold MDW: Shares of Midway Gold hit a 52-week high of $2.60 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $2.49. The year-to-date performance of Midway Gold has been a gain of 196%. 3) AuRico Gold AUQ: Shares of AuRico Gold hit a 52-week high of $12.49 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $12.41. The year-to-date performance of AuRico has been a gain of 26.7%. 4) EQT Corp. EQT: Shares of EQT hit a 52-week high of $55.25 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $55.09. The year-to-date performance of EQT has been a gain of 23.4%. 5) Advance America, Cash Advance Centers AEA: Shares of Advance America hit a 52-week high of $9.14 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $9.08. The year-to-date performance of Advance America, Cash Advance Centers has been a gain of 64.5%. 6) Sprott Physical Gold Trust ETV PHYS: Shares of Sprott hit a 52-week high of $14.09 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $14.06. The year-to-date performance of Sprott has been a gain of 13.8%. 7) Globe Specialty Metals GSM: Shares of Globe Specialty hit a 52-week high of $25.67 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $24.90. The year-to-date performance of Globe Specialty Metals has been a gain of 45.7%. 8) Miller Energy Resources MILL: Shares of Miller Energy hit a 52-week high of $7.95 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $7.87. The year-to-date performance of Miller Energy has been a gain of 51.3%. 9) Fossil FOSL: Shares of Fossil hit a 52-week high of $129.82 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $128.58. The year-to-date performance of Fossil has been a gain of 82.4%. 10) ImmunoGen IMGN: Shares of ImmunoGen hit a 52-week high of $15.15 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $15.05. The year-to-date performance of ImmunoGen has been a gain of 62.5%. 11) Celsion CLSN: Shares of Celsion hit a 52-week high of $3.97 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $3.93. The year-to-date performance of Celsion has been a gain of 91.7%. 12) Shire SHPGY: Shares of Shire hit a 52-week high of $99.39 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $99.12. The year-to-date performance of Shire has been a gain of 37.5%. 13) Ruth's Hospitality Group RUTH: Shares of Ruth's Hospitality hit a 52-week high of $7.09 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $6.98. The year-to-date performance of Ruth's has been a gain of 50.7%. 14) Royal Gold RGLD: Shares of Royal Gold hit a 52-week high of $65.05 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $63.50. The year-to-date performance of Royal Gold has been a gain of 16.9%. 15) Velti VELT: Shares of Velti hit a 52-week high of $20.00 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $19.51. The year-to-date performance of Velti has been a gain of 143%. 16) Akorn AKRX: Shares of Akorn hit a 52-week high of $7.47 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $7.44. The year-to-date performance of Akorn has been a gain of 22.6%. 17) Bridgepoint Education BPI: Shares of Bridgepoint hit a 52-week high of $28.27 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $28.05. The year-to-date performance of Bridgepoint has been a gain of 47.6%. 18) BioMarin Pharmaceutical BMRN: Shares of BioMarin hit a 52-week high of $29.34 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $29.25. The year-to-date performance of BioMarin has been a gain of 8.6%. 19) Open Text OTEX: Shares of Open Text hit a 52-week high of $69.67 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $69.22. The year-to-date performance of Open Text has been a gain of 50.3%. 20) Chunghwa Telecom CHT: Shares of Chunghwa hit a 52-week high of $36.16 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $36.06. The year-to-date performance of Chunghwa has been a gain of 42.7%. 21) Material Sciences MASC: Shares of Material Sciences hit a 52-week high of $8.77 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $8.46. The year-to-date performance of Material Sciences has been a gain of 32%. 22) WGL Holdings WGL: Shares of WGL hit a 52-week high of $40.41 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $40.03. The year-to-date performance of WGL has been a gain of 15.4%. 23) Liquidity Services LQDT: Shares of Liquidity Services hit a 52-week high of $26.45 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $25.80. The year-to-date performance of Liquidity Services has been a gain of 83.6%. 24) KiOR KIOR: Shares of KiOR hit a 52-week high of $15.76 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $15.69. The year-to-date performance of KiOR has been a gain of 4.6%. 25) BJ's Restaurants BJRI: Shares of BJ's hit a 52-week high of $55.67 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $55.51. The year-to-date performance of BJ's has been a gain of 56.7%. 26) Oritani Financial ORIT: Shares of Oritani hit a 52-week high of $13.20 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $13.13. The year-to-date performance of Oritani has been a gain of 8.1%. 27) Imperial Sugar IPSU: Shares of Imperial Sugar hit a 52-week high of $23.87 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $23.47. The year-to-date performance of Imperial Sugar has been a gain of 76.1%. 28) Clean Harbors CLH: Shares of Clean Harbors hit a 52-week high of $111.47 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $110.48. The year-to-date performance of Clean Harbors has been a gain of 31.4%. 29) Lithia Motors LAD: Shares of Lithia Motors hit a 52-week high of $21.22 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $20.89. The year-to-date performance of Lithia has been a gain of 47.3%. 30) Hi-Tech Pharmacal HITK: Shares of Hi-Tech Pharmacal hit a 52-week high of $32.61 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $32.32. The year-to-date performance of Hi-Tech has been a gain of 29.5%. 31) Agilysys AGYS: Shares of Agilysys hit a 52-week high of $9.44 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $9.39. The year-to-date performance of Agilysys has been a gain of 66.8%. 32) AmTrust Financial Services AFSI: Shares of AmTrust hit a 52-week high of $23.98 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $23.95. The year-to-date performance of AmTrust has been a gain of 37.9%. 33) ONEOK Partners OKS: Shares of ONEOK Partners hit a 52-week high of $43.95 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $43.12. The year-to-date performance of ONEOK has been a gain of 9.9%. 34) Magellan Health Services MGLN: Shares of Magellan Health hit a 52-week high of $56.25 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $55.92. The year-to-date performance of Magellan Health has been a gain of 18.3%. 35) Orthofix International N.V. OFIX: Shares of Orthofix hit a 52-week high of $43.93 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $43.63. The year-to-date performance of Orthofix has been a gain of 50.4%. 36) Myers Industries MYE: Shares of Myers hit a 52-week high of $11.91 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $11.77. The year-to-date performance of Myers has been a gain of 22.6%. 37) Intersections INTX: Shares of Intersections hit a 52-week high of $22.80 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $22.28. The year-to-date performance of Intersections has been a gain of 118.2%. The following stocks hit new 52-week lows in Wednesday's trading session (listed from highest total volume to lowest): 1) Nokia NOK: Shares of Nokia hit a 52-week low of $5.63 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $5.67. The year-to-date performance of Nokia has been a loss of 41.7%. 2) Investment Technology Group ITG: Shares of Investment Technology hit a 52-week low of $11.22 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $11.78. The year-to-date performance of Investment Technology has been a loss of 28%. 3) Transcept Pharmaceuticals TSPT: Shares of Transcept hit a 52-week low of $4.89 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $4.94. The year-to-date performance of Transcept has been a loss of 33%. 4) Shaw Group SHAW: Shares of Shaw hit a 52-week low of $26.57 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $26.61. The year-to-date performance of Shaw Group has been a loss of 22.3%. 5) Vanceinfo Technologies VIT: Shares of Vanceinfo hit a 52-week low of $17.75 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $18.04. The year-to-date performance of Vanceinfo has been a loss of 47.7%. 6) Cogo Group COGO: Shares of Cogo hit a 52-week low of $4.64 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $4.68. The year-to-date performance of Cogo has been a loss of 47.1%. 7) Corporate Office Properties Trust OFC: Shares of Corporate Office hit a 52-week low of $30.26 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $30.28. The year-to-date performance of Corporate Office Properties Trust has been a loss of 11.1%. 8) Baltic Trading BALT: Shares of Baltic Trading hit a 52-week low of $4.99 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $5.08. The year-to-date performance of Baltic has been a loss of 95.6%.