Stocks to Watch for Monday 07/11/11: 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 Friday's trading session (listed from highest total volume to lowest): 1) Melco Crown Entertainment MPEL: Shares of Melco Crown hit a 52-week high of $14.19 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $13.98. The year-to-date performance of Melco Crown has been a gain of 119.8%. 2) Western Refining WNR: Shares of Western Refining hit a 52-week high of $20.67 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $20.61. The year-to-date performance of Western Refining has been a gain of 94.8%. 3) BioSante Pharmaceuticals BPAX: Shares of BioSante Pharmaceuticals hit a 52-week high of $3.62 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $3.60. The year-to-date performance of BioSante has been a gain of 199.5%. 4) Hansen Medical HNSN: Shares of Hansen Medical hit a 52-week high of $4.70 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $4.59. The year-to-date performance of Hansen has been a gain of 208%. 5) DIRECTV DTV: Shares of DIRECTV hit a 52-week high of $53.14 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $53.08. The year-to-date performance of DIRECTV has been a gain of 32.9%. 6) Electronic Arts ERTS: Shares of Electronic Arts hit a 52-week high of $25.05 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $25.05. The year-to-date performance of Electronic Arts has been a gain of 52.9%. 7) Amazon.com AMZN: Shares of Amazon hit a 52-week high of $218.32 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $218.28. The year-to-date performance of Amazon has been a gain of 20.6%. 8) National Semiconductor NSM: Shares of National Semiconductor hit a 52-week high of $24.80 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $24.78. The year-to-date performance of National Semiconductor has been a gain of 81.4%. 9) Coffee Holding JVA: Shares of Coffee Holding hit a 52-week high of $26.82 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $26.75. The year-to-date performance of Coffee Holding has been a gain of 622.9%. 10) Expedia EXPE: Shares of Expedia hit a 52-week high of $30.68 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $30.68. The year-to-date performance of Expedia has been a gain of 23%. 11) Adventrx ANX: Shares of Adventrx hit a 52-week high of $3.65 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $3.56. The year-to-date performance of Adventrx has been a gain of 36%. 12) VirnetX VHC: Shares of Virnetx hit a 52-week high of $39.53 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $38.89. The year-to-date performance of VirnetX has been a gain of 161.9%. 13) Ariad Pharmaceuticals ARIA: Shares of Ariad hit a 52-week high of $12.18 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $12.16. The year-to-date performance of Ariad has been a gain of 138.4%. 14) Wynn Resorts WYNN: Shares of Wynn hit a 52-week high of $161.74 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $161.15. The year-to-date performance of Wynn has been a gain of 55.7%. 15) GlaxoSmithKline GSK: Shares of GlaxoSmithKline hit a 52-week high of $44.42 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $44.21. The year-to-date performance of GlaxoSmithKline has been a gain of 15.9%. 16) Green Mountain Coffee Roasters GMCR: Shares of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters hit a 52-week high of $96.91 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $96.20. The year-to-date performance of Green Mountain Coffee has been a gain of 192.7%. 17) Ball BLL: Shares of Ball hit a 52-week high of $40.56 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $40.36. The year-to-date performance of Ball has been a gain of 18.8%. 18) Alkermes ALKS: Shares of Alkermes hit a 52-week high of $20.00 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $19.52. The year-to-date performance of Alkermes has been a gain of 58.9%. 19) Pharmacyclics PCYC: Shares of Pharmacyclics hit a 52-week high of $11.60 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $11.54. The year-to-date performance of Pharmacyclics has been a gain of 89.8%. 20) Qlik Technologies QLIK: Shares of Qlik hit a 52-week high of $35.62 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $35.43. The year-to-date performance of Qlik has been a gain of 36.9%. 21) Check Point Software Technologies CHKP: Shares of Check Point Software hit a 52-week high of $58.57 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $58.44. The year-to-date performance of Check Point has been a gain of 26.3%. 22) Express-1 Expedited Solutions XPO: Shares of Express-1 hit a 52-week high of $3.95 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $3.78. The year-to-date performance of Express-1 has been a gain of 47.6%. 23) Golar LNG GLNG: Shares of Golar hit a 52-week high of $39.90 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $38.98. The year-to-date performance of Golar has been a gain of 165%. 24) 8x8 EGHT: Shares of 8x8 hit a 52-week high of $5.25 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $5.21. The year-to-date performance of 8x8 has been a gain of 118.9%. 25) Nu Skin Enterprises NUS: Shares of Nu Skin hit a 52-week high of $39.93 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $39.74. The year-to-date performance of Nu Skin has been a gain of 32.3%. 26) Adolor ADLR: Shares of Adolor hit a 52-week high of $2.65 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $2.63. The year-to-date performance of Adolor has been a gain of 117.3%. 27) Basic Energy Services BAS: Shares of Basic Energy hit a 52-week high of $36.15 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $35.84. The year-to-date performance of Basic Energy has been a gain of 117.4%. 28) Medicis Pharmaceutical MRX: Shares of Medicis hit a 52-week high of $40.05 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $40.01. The year-to-date performance of Medicis has been a gain of 49.7%. 29) Ariba ARBA: Shares of Ariba hit a 52-week high of $36.81 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $36.72. The year-to-date performance of Ariba has been a gain of 56.3%. 30) Walter Investment Management WAC: Shares of Walter Investment hit a 52-week high of $24.99 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $24.30. The year-to-date performance of Walter Investment has been a gain of 35.4%. 31) ImmunoGen IMGN: Shares of ImmunoGen hit a 52-week high of $14.25 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $14.15. The year-to-date performance of ImmunoGen has been a gain of 52.8%. 32) ExamWorks EXAM: Shares of ExamWorks hit a 52-week high of $26.47 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $26.39. The year-to-date performance of ExamWorks has been a gain of 42.8%. 33) Advance America, Cash Advance Centers AEA: Shares of Advance America hit a 52-week high of $8.05 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $8.03. The year-to-date performance of Advance America has been a gain of 45.5%. 34) The Spectranetics SPNC: Shares of Spectranetics hit a 52-week high of $6.80 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $6.73. The year-to—date performance of Spectranetics has been a gain of 30.4%. 35) Actuate BIRT: Shares of Actuate hit a 52-week high of $6.36 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $6.35. The year-to-date performance of Actuate has been a gain of 11.4%. 36) Caliper Life Sciences CALP: Shares of Caliper Life hit a 52-week high of $8.46 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $8.44. The year-to-date performance of Caliper has been a gain of 33%. 37) CVR Partners UAN: Shares of CVR hit a 52-week high of $24.01 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $24.00. The year-to-date performance of CVR has been a gain of 36.7%. 38) WD-40 WDFC: Shares of WD-40 hit a 52-week high of $44.58 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $44.43. The year-to-date performance of WD-40 has been a gain of 11.8%. 39) Copa Holdings CPA: Shares of Copa hit a 52-week high of $70.49 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $70.41. The year-to-date performance of Cop has been a gain of 23%. 40) Revlon REV: Shares of Revlon hit a 52-week high of $18.82 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $18.74. The year-to-date performance of Revlon has been a gain of 90.4%. 41) Prestige Brand PBH: Shares of Prestige hit a 52-week high of $13.30 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $13.27. The year-to-date performance of Prestige has been a gain of 11%. 42) Immersion IMMR: Shares of Immersion hit a 52-week high of $9.23 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $9.22. The year-to-date performance of Immersion has been a gain of 37.4%. 43) Mid-America Apartment Communities MAA: Shares of Mid-America hit a 52-week high of $71.24 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $71.14. The year-to-date performance of Mid-America has been a gain of 14.8%. 44) British American Tobacco BTI: Shares of British American hit a 52-week high of $92.09 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $91.79. The year-to-date performance of British American has been a gain of 22%. 45) Delek US Holding DK: Shares of Delek hit a 52-week high of $16.57 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $16.34. The year-to-date performance of Delek has been a gain of 125.6%. 46) Intersections INTX: Shares of Intersections hit a 52-week high of $21.78 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $21.65. The year-to-date performance of Intersections has been a gain of 112%. 47) Uroplasty UPI: Shares of Uroplasty hit a 52-week high of $8.90 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $8.85. The year-to-date performance of Uroplasty has been a gain of 119.6%. The following stocks hit new 52-week lows in Friday's trading session (listed from highest total volume to lowest): 1) Motorola Mobility Holdings MMI: Shares of Motorola Mobility hit a 52-week low of $21.47 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $21.64. The year-to-date performance of Motorola Mobility has been a loss of 34.7%. 2) Forest Oil FST: Shares of Forest Oil hit a 52-week low of $23.60 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $23.74. The year-to-date performance of Forest Oil has been a loss of 37.4%. 3) Gafisa GFA: Shares of Gafisa hit a 52-week low of $8.78 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $8.88. The year-to-date performance of Gafisa has been a loss of 37.4%. 4) AU Optronics AUO: Shares of AU Optronics hit a 52-week low of $6.28 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $6.37. The year-to-date performance of AU Optronics has been a loss of 37.5%. 5) Frontline FRO: Shares of Frontline hit a 52-week low of $13.30 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $13.33. The year-to-date performance of Frontline has been a loss of 47%. 6) Ballantyne Strong BTN: Shares of Ballantyne Strong hit a 52-week low of $4.47 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $4.49. The year-to-date performance of Ballantyne has been a loss of 42.2%. 7) Media General MEG: Shares of Media General hit a 52-week low of $3.13 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $3.25. The year-to-date performance of Media General has been a loss of 43.7%. 8) Portugal Telecom SGPS PT: Shares of Portugal Telecom hit a 52-week low of $9.34 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $9.39. The year-to-date performance of Portugal Telecom has been a loss of 11.5%. 9) Smart Technologies SMT: Shares of Smart Technologies hit a 52-week low of $5.46 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $5.49. The year-to-date performance of Smart Technologies has been a loss of 41.8%.