Stocks to Watch for Tuesday 07/12/11: 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 Monday's trading session (listed from highest total volume to lowest): 1) BioSante Pharmaceuticals BPAX: Shares of BioSante hit a 52-week high of $3.84 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $3.62. The year-to-date performance of BioSante has been a gain of 198%. 2) Arch Chemicals ARJ: Shares of Arch Chemicals hit a 52-week high of $47.75 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $47.37. The year-to-date performance of Arch Chemicals has been a gain of 25.6%. 3) Coffee Holding JVA: Shares of Coffee Holding hit a 52-week high of $30.98 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $29.35. The year-to-date performance of Coffee Holding has been a gain of 693%. 4) Hansen Medical HNSN: Shares of Hansen Medical hit a 52-week high of $4.84 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $4.75. The year-to-date performance of Hansen Medical has been a gain of 218%. 5) Ariad Pharmaceuticals ARIA: Shares of Ariad hit a 52-week high of $12.48 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $12.20. The year-to-date performance of Ariad has been a gain of 139.2%. 6) VirnetX Holding VHC: Shares of VirnetX hit a 52-week high of $40.30 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $39.88. The year-to-date performance of VirnetX has been a gain of 168.5%. 7) Adventrx Pharmaceuticals ANX: Shares of Adventrx hit a 52-week high of $3.86 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $3.80. The year-to-date performance of Adventrx has been a gain of 45.6%. 8) Genetic Technologies GENE: Shares of Genetic Technologies hit a 52-week high of $10.75 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $10.30. The year-to-date performance of Genetic Technologies has been a gain of 881%. 9) Advance America, Cash Advance Centers AEA: Shares of Advance America hit a 52-week high of $8.44 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $8.14. The year-to-date performance of Advance America, Cash Advance Centers has been a gain of 47.5%. 10) Mueller Industries MLI: Shares of Mueller Industries hit a 52-week high of $45.03 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $44.95. The year-to-date performance of Mueller Industries has been a gain of 38.3%. 11) Adolor ADLR: Shares of Adolor hit a 52-week high of $2.83 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $2.75. The year-to-date performance of Adolor has been a gain of 127.3%. 12) Esterline Technologies ESL: Shares of Esterline hit a 52-week high of $82.09 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $81.96. The year-to-date performance of Esterline Technologies has been a gain of 19.5%. 13) EasyLink Services International ESIC: Shares of EasyLink hit a 52-week high of $6.23 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $6.17. The year-to-date performance of EasyLink has been a gain of 49.7%. 14) ImmunoGen IMGN: Shares of ImmunoGen hit a 52-week high of $14.35 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $14.32. The year-to-date performance of ImmunoGen has been a gain of 54.6%. 15) Actuate BIRT: Shares of Actuate hit a 52-week high of $6.57 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $6.49. The year-to-date performance of Actuate has been a gain of 13.8%. 16) Uroplasty UPI: Shares of Uroplasty hit a 52-week high of $8.99 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $8.93. The year-to-date performance of Uroplasty has been a gain of 121.5%. 17) WD-40 WDFC: Shares of WD-40 hit a 52-week high of $45.31 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $44.87. The year-to-date performance of WD-40 has been a gain of 12.9%. The following stocks hit new 52-week lows in Monday's trading session (listed from highest total volume to lowest): 1) Bank Of America BAC: Shares of Bank Of America hit a 52-week low of $10.30 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $10.35. The year-to-date performance of Bank of America has been a loss of 22.3%. 2) Morgan Stanley MS: Shares of Morgan Stanley hit a 52-week low of $21.50 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $21.58. The year-to-date performance of Morgan Stanley has been a loss of 20.5%. 3) Eastman Kodak EK: Shares of Eastman Kodak hit a 52-week low of $2.71 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $2.72. The year-to-date performance of Eastman Kodak has been a loss of 49.2%. 4) Forest Oil FST: Shares of Forest Oil hit a 52-week low of $22.48 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $22.81. The year-to-date performance of Forest Oil has been a loss of 40%. 5) Barclays PLC BCS: Shares of Barclays hit a 52-week low of $14.81 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $14.98. The year-to-date performance of Barclays has been a loss of 8.2%. 6) MEMC Electronic Materials WFR: Shares of MEMC Electronic hit a 52-week low of $7.70 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $7.72. The year-to-date performance of MEMC has been a loss of 31.4%. 7) VimpelCom VIP: Shares of VimpelCom hit a 52-week low of $12.26 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $12.44. The year-to-date performance of VimpelCom has been a loss of 15.2%. 8) Motorola Mobility Holdings MMI: Shares of Motorola Mobility hit a 52-week low of $20.82 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $21.04. The year-to-date performance of Motorola Mobility has been a loss of 36%. 9) Gafisa S.A. GFA: Shares of Gafisa hit a 52-week low of $8.39 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $8.40. The year-to-date performance of Gafisa has been a loss of 40.8%. 10) Comerica CMA: Shares of Comerica hit a 52-week low of $32.89 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $33.01. The year-to-date performance of Comerica has been a loss of 21.6%. 11) Cree CREE: Shares of Cree hit a 52-week low of $31.11 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $31.25. The year-to-date performance of Cree has been a loss of 52.6%. 12) Frontline FRO: Shares of Frontline hit a 52-week low of $12.38 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $12.40. The year-to-date performance of Frontline has been a loss of 50.6%. 13) Fibria Celulose S.A. FBR: Shares of Fibria Celulose hit a 52-week low of $12.20 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $12.29. The year-to-date performance of Fibria has been a loss of 21.4%. 14) AU Optronics AUO: Shares of AU Optronics hit a 52-week low of $6.14 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $6.17. The year-to-date performance of AU Optronics has been a loss of 39%. 15) Shaw Group SHAW: Shares of Shaw hit a 52-week low of $26.85 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $26.95. The year-to-date performance of Shaw has been a loss of 21.3%. 16) Lumber Liquidators LL: Shares of Lumber Liquidators hit a 52-week low of $17.84 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $17.96. The year-to-date performance of Lumber Liquidators has been a loss of 28%. 17) Exterran Holdings EXH: Shares of Exterran Holdings hit a 52-week low of $18.59 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $18.90. The year-to-date performance of Exterran has been a loss of 21%. 18) KBW KBW: Shares of KBW hit a 52-week low of $17.88 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $17.99. The year-to-date performance of KBW has been a loss of 35.3%. 19) Baltic Trading BALT: Shares of Baltic Trading hit a 52-week low of 5.26 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $5.29. The year-to-date performance of Baltic Trading has been a loss of 46.8%. 20) Media General MEG: Shares of Media General hit a 52-week low of $3.06 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $3.11. The year-to-date performance of Media General has been a loss of 46.2%. 21) Smart Technologies SMT: Shares of Smart Technologies hit a 52-week low of $5.25 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $5.27. The year-to-date performance of Smart Technologies has been a loss of 44.2%.