Stocks to Watch for Wednesday 7/20/2011: 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 Tuesday's trading session (listed from highest total volume to lowest): 1) Apple AAPL: Shares of Apple hit a 52-week high of $378.65 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $376.85. The year-to-date performance of Apple has been a gain of 16.8%. 2) Dell DELL: Shares of Dell hit a 52-week high of $17.44 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $17.42. The year-to-date performance of Dell has been a gain of 28.5%. 3) Coca-Cola KO: Shares of Coca-Cola hit a 52-week high of $69.78 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $69.32. The year-to-date performance of Coca-Cola has been a gain of 6.9%. 4) Halliburton HAL: Shares of Halliburton hit a 52-week high of $55.41 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $55.38. The year-to-date performance of Halliburton has been a gain of 36.1%. 5) International Business Machines IBM: Shares of IBM hit a 52-week high of $185.21 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $185.21. The year-to-date performance of IBM has been a gain of 26.8%. 6) Harley-Davidson HOG: Shares of Harley Davidson hit a 52-week high of $46.88 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $45.11. The year-to-date performance of Harley-Davidson has been a gain of 30.8%. 7) Melco Crown Entertainment MPEL: Shares of Melco Crown hit a 52-week high of $14.99 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $14.91. The year-to-date performance of Melco Crown has been a gain of 134%. 8) Southern Union SUG: Shares of Southern Union hit a 52-week high of $44.41 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $4.34. The year-to-date performance of Southern has been a gain of 85%. 9) L-1 Identity Solutions ID: Shares of L-1 hit a 52-week high of $12.01 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $12.00. The year-to-date performance of L-1 has been a gain of .07%. 10) The Kroger KR: Shares of Kroger hit a 52-week high of $25.83 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $25.83. The year-to-date performance of Kroger has been a gain of 16%. 11) Ariad Pharmaceuticals ARIA: Shares of Ariad hit a 52-week high of $13.03 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $13.02. The year-to-date performance of Ariad has been a gain of 155%. 12) VMware VMW: Shares of VMware hit a 52-week high of $106.21 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $106.02. The year-to-date performance of VMware has been a gain of 19.2%. 13) Southwestern Energy SWN: Shares of Southwestern Energy hit a 52-week high of $48.31 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $48.27. The year-to-date performance of Southwestern Energy has been a gain of 28.9%. 14) Range Resources RRC: Shares of Range Resources hit a 52-week high of $63.96 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $63.52. The year-to-date performance of Range has been a gain of 41.3%. 15) Lululemon Athletica LULU: Shares of Lululemon hit a 52-week high of $63.96 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $63.51. The year-to-date performance of Lululemon has been a gain of 85.6%. 16) NiSource NI: Shares of NiSouce hit a 52-week high of $20.75 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $20.71. The year-to-date performance of NiSource has been a gain of 18.9%. 17) UDR, Inc. UDR: Shares of UDR hit a 52-week high of $26.58 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $26.56. The year-to-date performance of UDR has been a gain of 15.6%. 18) Pioneer Drilling PDC: Shares of Pioneer Drilling hit a 52-week high of $17.11 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $16.75. The year-to-date performance of Pioneer Drilling has been a gain of 90.1%. 19) Patterson-UTI Energy PTEN: Shares of Patterson-UTI hit a 52-week high of $34.09 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $33.72. The year-to-date performance of Patterson-UTI has been a gain of 57%. 20) Nordstrom JWN: Shares of Nordstrom hit a 52-week high of $51.86 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $51.79. The year-to-date performance of Nordstrom has been a gain of 23.4%. 21) Key Energy Services KEG: Shares of Key Energy hit a 52-week high of $19.89 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $19.73. The year-to-date performance of Key Energy has been a gain of 52%. 22) Hanesbrands HBI: Shares of Hanesbrands hit a 52-week high of $33.36 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $33.26. The year-to-date performance of Hanesbrands has been a gain of 30.9%. 23) Plains Exploration & Production PXP: Shares of Plains Exploration hit a 52-week high of $40.86 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $40.72. The year-to-date performance of Plains Exploration has been a gain of 26.7%. 24) EQT EQT: Shares of EQT hit a 52-week high of $60.49 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $60.10. The year-to-date performance of EQT has been a gain of 34.6%. 25) Complete Production Services CPX: Shares of Complete Production hit a 52-week high of $38.76 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $38.38. The year-to-date performance of Complete Production has been a gain of 29.9%. 26) Flotek Industries FTK: Shares of Flotek hit a 52-week high of $10.28 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $10.17. The year-to-date performance of Flotek has been a gain of 86.6%. 27) The TJX Companies TJX: Shares of TJX hit a 52-week high of $56.03 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $56.02. The year-to-date performance of TJX has been a gain of 27%. 28) Amdocs DOX: Shares of Amdocs hit a 52-week high of $31.44 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $31.44. The year-to-date performance of Amdocs has been a gain of 14.4%. 29) Cabot Oil & Gas COG: Shares of Cabot Oil & Gas hit a 52-week high of $71.14 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $71.08. The year-to-date performance of Cabot Oil has been a gain of 87.9%. 30) Under Armour UA: Shares of Under Armour hit a 52-week high of $82.66 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $82.40. The year-to-date performance of Under Armour has been a gain of 50.2%. 31) PVH PVH: Shares of PVH hit a 52-week high of $75.59 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $75.29. The year-to-date performance of PVH has been a gain of 19.6%. 32) Celsion CLSN: Shares of Celsion hit a 52-week high of $4.37 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $4.23. The year-to-date performance of Celsion has been a gain of 106.3%. 33) SM Energy SM: Shares of SM Energy hit a 52-week high of $79.12 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $79.94. The year-to-date performance of SM Energy has been a gain of 34%. 34) Kennametal KMT: Shares of Kennametal hit a 52-week high of $45.36 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $45.36. The year-to-date performance of Kennametal has been a gain of 15.3%. 35) Alexion Pharmaceuticals ALXN: Shares of Alexion hit a 52-week high of $53.21 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $53.20. The year-to-date performance of Alexion has been a gain of 32.1%. 36) Waste Connections WCN: Shares of Waste Connections hit a 52-week high of $33.50. The stock closed at $33.45. The year-to-date performance of Waste Connections has been a gain of 22.1%. 37) Helmerich & Payne HP: Shares of Helmerich & Payne hit a 52-week high of $71.38 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $71.30. The year-to-date performance of Helmerich & Payne has been a gain of 47.4%. 38) Endologix ELGX: Shares of Endologix hit a 52-week high of $9.75 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $9.73. The year-to-date performance of Endologix has been a gain of 36%. 39) Chipotle Mexican Grill CMG: Shares of Chipotle hit a 52-week high of $333.71 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $333.71. The year-to-date performance of Chipotle has been a gain of 56.9%. 40) DeVry DV: Shares of DeVry hit a 52-week high of $66.17 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $65.91. The year-to-date performance of DeVry has been a gain of 37.6%. 41) Fossil FOSL: Shares of Fossil hit a 52-week high of $134.77 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $134.29. The year-to-date performance of Fossil has been a gain of 90.5%. 42) Wet Seal WTSLA: Shares of Wet Seal hit a 52-week high of $5.11 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $5.10. The year-to-date performance of Wet Seal has been a gain of 37.8%. 43) Nu Skin Enterprises NUS: Shares of Nu Skin hit a 52-week high of $40.50 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $40.45. The year-to-date performance of Nu Skin has been a gain of 34.7%. 44) BioMarin Pharmaceutical BMRN: Shares of BioMarin hit a 52-week high of $30.49 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $30.46. The year-to-date performance of BioMarin has been a gain of 13.1%. 45) Carter's CRI: Shares of Carter's hit a 52-week high of $33.74 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $33.42. The year-to-date performance of Carter's has been a gain of 13.2%. 46) Bill Barrett BBG: Shares of Bill Barrett hit a 52-week high of $48.19 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $48.08. The year-to-date performance of Bill Barrett has been a gain of 16.9%. 47) Telecom Corporation of New Zealand NZT: Shares of Telecom Corporation of New Zealand hit a 52-week high of $10.85 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $10.84. The year-to-date performance of Telecom Corporation of New Zealand has been a gain of 29.8%. 48) iShares Barclays TIPS Bond Fund TIP: Shares of iShares Barclays TIPS Bond Fund hit a 52-week high of $112.60 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $112.53. The year-to-date performance of iShares Barclays TIPS Bond Fund has been a gain of 7.9%. 49) Berry Petroleum BRY: Shares of Berry Petroleum hit a 52-week high of $57.86 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $57.62. The year-to-date performance of Berry Petroleum has been a gain of 32.3%. 50) Energizer Holdings ENR: Shares of Energizer hit a 52-week high of $79.73 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $79.60. The year-to-date performance of Energizer has been a gain of 9.1%. 51) Atwood Oceanics ATW: Shares of Atwood hit a 52-week high of $47.00 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $46.95. The year-to-date performance of Atwood has been a gain of 25.6%. 52) Jazz Pharmaceuticals JAZZ: Shares of Jazz hit a 52-week high of $38.74 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $38.48. The year-to-date performance of Jazz Pharmaceuticals has been a gain of 95.4%. 53) Idenix Pharmaceuticals IDIX: Shares of Idenix hit a 52-week high of $6.45 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $6.38. The year-to-date performance of Idenix has been a gain of 26.6%. 54) Meridian Bioscience VIVO: Shares of Meridian hit a 52-week high of $27.36 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $27.32. The year-to-date performance of Meridian has been a gain of 18.9%. 55) Actuate BIRT: Shares of Actuate hit a 52-week high of $6.68 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $6.62. The year-to-date performance of Actuate has been a gain of 16.1%. 56) Post Properties PPS: Shares of Post Properties hit a 52-week high of $44.07 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $43.96. The year-to-date performance of Post Properties has been a gain of 22.3%. 57) Chart Industries GTLS: Shares of Chart Industries hit a 52-week high of $61.52 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $61.33. The year-to-date performance of Chart Industries has been a gain of 81.5%. 58) CVR Partners UAN: Shares of CVR Partners hit a 52-week high of $25.25 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $24.99. The year-to-date performance of CVR has been a gain of 42.4%. 59) Home Properties HME: Shares of Home Properties hit a 52-week high of $65.93 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $65.83. The year-to-date performance of Home Properties has been a gain of 21.1%. 60) Crosstex Energy XTXI: Shares of Crosstex Energy hit a 52-week high of $13.60 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $13.57. The year-to-date performance of Crosstex has been a gain of 54.5%. 61) Allot Communications ALLT: Shares of Allot Communications hit a 52-week high of $19.14 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $19.05. The year-to-date performance of Allot has been a gain of 63.6%. 62) Immersion IMMR: Shares of immersion hit a 52-week high of $9.94 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $9.82. The year-to-date performance of Immersion has been a gain of 46.3%. 63) Steve Madden SHOO: Shares of Steve Madden hit a 52-week high of $41.16 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $41.02. The year-to-date performance of Steve Madden has been a gain of 47.5%. 64) The Spectranetics Corporation SPNC: Shares of Spectranetics hit a 52-week high of $7.21 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $7.15. The year-to-date performance of Spectranetics has been a gain of 38.5%. 65) Buffalo Wild Wings BWLD: Shares of Buffalo Wild Wings hit a 52-week high of $69.52 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $69.31. The year-to-date performance of Buffalo Wild Wings has been a gain of 58.1%. 66) Acadia Realty Trust AKR: Shares of Acadia Realty Trust hit a 52-week high of $21.67 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $21.67. The year-to-date performance of Acadia has been a gain of 20.6%. 67) TeleNav TNAV: Shares of TeleNav hit a 52-week high of $22.00 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $21.86. The year-to-date performance of TeleNav has been a gain of 200%. 68) Infinity Pharmaceuticals INFI: Shares of Infinity Pharmaceuticals hit a 52-week high of $10.00 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $9.98. The year-to-date performance of Infinity has been a gain of 68%. The following stocks hit new 52-week lows in Tuesday's trading session (listed from highest total volume to lowest): 1) Eastman Kodak EK: Shares of Eastman Kodak hit a 52-week low of $2.25 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $2.31. The year-to-date performance of Eastman Kodak has been a loss of 56.9%. 2) Credit Suisse CS: Shares of Credit Suisse hit a 52-week low of $33.63 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $34.53. The year-to-date performance of Credit Suisse has been a loss of 11.8%. 3) THQ THQI: Shares of THQ hit a 52-week low of $3.20 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $3.20. The year-to-date performance of THQ has been a loss of 47.2%. 4) Aegean Marine Petroleum Network ANW: Shares of Aegean Marine hit a 52-week low of $6.31 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $6.31. The year-to-date performance of Aegean Marine has been a loss of 39.3%. 5) China Medical Technologies CMED: Shares of China Medical hit a 52-week low of $6.55 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $6.63. The year-to-date performance of China Medical Technologies has been a loss of 41%. 6) North American Energy Partners NOA: Shares of North American Energy hit a 52-week low of $6.70 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $6.77. The year-to-date performance of North American Energy Partners has been a loss of 44.7%. 7) BankUnited BKU: Shares of BankUnited hit a 52-week low of $24.88 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $25.38. The year-to-date performance of BankUnited has been a loss of 10.1%. 8) Gentiva Health Services GTIV: Shares of Gentiva Health hit a 52-week low of $17.97 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $18.16. The year-to-date performance of Gentiva Health has been a loss of 31.7%. 9) StemCells STEMD: Shares of StemCells hit a 52-week low of $3.77 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $3.79. The year-to-date performance of StemCells has been a loss of 23.4%. 10) Huaneng Power International HNP: Shares of Huaneng Power hit a 52-week low of $20.05 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $20.10. The year-to-date performance of Huaneng Power has been a loss of 0.01%.