Stocks to Watch for Thursday 7/21/2011: 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 Wednesdays's trading session (listed from highest total volume to lowest): 1) Nalco Holding NLC: Shares of Nalco hit a 52-week high of $37.34 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $35.87. The year-to-date performance of Nalco Holdings has been a gain of 12.5%. 2) Apple AAPL: Shares o f Apple hit a 52-week high of $396.27 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $386.90. The year-to-date performance of Apple has been a gain of 19.9%. 3) Dell DELL: Shares of Dell hit a 52-week high of $17.60 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $17.52. The year-to-date performance of Dell has been a gain of 29.3%. 4) InterDigital IDCC: Shares of InterDigital hit a 52-week high of $70.00 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $68.67. The year-to-date performance of InterDigital has been a gain of 46.7%. 5) Oncothyreon ONTY: Shares of Oncothyreon hit a 52-week high of $10.61 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $10.20. The year-to-date performance of Oncothyreon has been a gain of 212.8%. 6) CenterPoint Energy CNP: Shares of CenterPoint Energy hit a 52-week high of $20.18 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $20.12. The year-to-date performance of Centerpoint has been a gain of 29.3%. 7) Kimco Realty Corporation KIM: Shares of Kimco Realty hit a 52-week high of $19.92 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $19.82. The year-to-date performance of Kimco has been a gain of 12%. 8) NiSource NI: Shares of NiSource hit a 52-week high of $21.16 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $20.99. The year-to-date performance of NiSource has been a gain of 20.5%. 9) Zagg Incorporated ZAGG: Shares of Zagg hit a 52-week high of $16.24 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $16.06. The year-to-date performance of Zagg has been a gain of 110.7%. 10) UDR UDR: Shares of UDR hit a 52-week high of $26.76 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $26.75. The year-to-date performance of UDR has been a gain of 16.4%. 11) Precision Drilling PDS: Shares of Precision Drilling hit a 52-week high of $16.06 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $16.04. The year-to-date performance of Precision has been a gain of 65.5%. 12) Plains Exploration & Production Company PXP: Shares of Plains Exploration hit a 52-week high of $41.37 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $41.08. The year-to-date performance of Plains Exploration has been a gain of 27.8%. 13) Amdocs DOX: Shares of Amdocs hit a 52-week high of $31.58 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $31.56. The year-to-date performance of Amdocs has been a gain of 14.8%. 14) Bill Barrett BBG: Shares of Bill Barrett hit a 52-week high of $50.36 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $50.28. The year-to-date performance of Bill Barrett has been a gain of 22.2%. 15) Pioneer Drilling PDC: Shares of Pioneer Drilling hit a 52-week high of $17.73 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $17.70. The year-to-date performance of Pioneer Drilling has been a gain of 100.1%. 16) EQT EQT: Shares of EQT hit a 52-week high of $53.47 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $60.51. The year-to-date performance of EQT has been a gain of 35.5%. 17) Hexcel HXL: Shares of Hexcel hit a 52-week high of $23.91 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $23.83. The year-to-date performance of Hexcel has been a gain of 31.7%. 18) DeVry DV: Shares of DeVry hit a 52-week high of $66.69 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $66.55. The year-to-date performance of DeVry has been a gain of 38.9%. 19) Intuitive Surgical ISRG: Shares of Intuitive Surgical hit a 52-week high of $377.84 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $397.47. The year-to-date performance of Intuitive Surgical has been a gain of 54.2%. 20) Alliance Data Systems ADS: Shares of Alliance Data hit a 52-week high of $99.95 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $99.43. The year-to-date performance of Alliance Data has been a gain of 40%. 21) Bridgepoint Education BPI: Shares of Bridgepoint Education hit a 52-week high of $29.84 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $29.57. The year-to-date performance of Bridgepoint has been a gain of 55.6%. 22) Rockwood Holdings ROC: Shares of Rockwood Holdings hit a 52-week high of $60.64 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $60.17. The year-to-date performance of Rockwood has been a gain of 53.8%. 23) Berry Petroleum BRY: Shares of Berry Petroleum hit a 52-week high of $58.45 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $58.18. The year-to-date performance of Berry Petroleum has been a gain of 33.5%. 24) Banro Corporation BAA: Shares of Banro hit a 52-week high of $5.02 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $4.86. The year-to-date performance of Banro has been a gain of 20.8%. 25) Nexstar Broadcasting Group NXST: Shares of Nexstar hit a 52-week high of $10.28 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $9.30. The year-to-date performance of Nexstar has been a gain of 55.2%. 26) Waste Connection WCN: Shares of Waste Connections hit a 52-week high of $33.87 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $33.72. The year-to-date performance of Waste Connections has been a gain of 23.1%. 27) Atwood Oceanics ATW: Shares of Atwood Oceanics hit a 52-week high of $47.48 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $47.31. The year-to-date performance of Atwood has been a gain of 26.6%. 28) Elizabeth Arden RDEN: Shares of Elizabeth Arden hit a 52-week high of $34.05 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $34.00. The year-to-date performance of Elizabeth Arden has been a gain of 47.7%. 29) Acadia Realty Trust AKR: Shares of Acadia Realty Trust hit a 52-week high of $21.93 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $21.90. The year-to-date performance of Acadia has been a gain of 22.3%. 30) Tesco Corporation TESO: Shares of Tesco hit a 52-week high of $22.73 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $22.59. The year-to-date performance of Tesco has been a gain of 42.2%. 31) Signature Bank SBNY: Shares of Signature Bank hit a 52-week high of $60.64 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $60.64. The year-to-date performance of Signature Bank has been a gain of 21.1%. 32) CVR Partners UAN: Shares of CVR Partners hit a 52-week high of $25.89 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $25.50. The year-to-date performance of CVR has been a gain of 45.2%. 33) Telecom Corporation of New Zealand NZT: Shares of Telecom Corporation hit a 52-week high of $10.96 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $10.93. The year-to-date performance of Telecom Corporation of New Zealand has been a gain of 30.8%. 34) BRE Properties BRE: Shares of BRE hit a 52-week high of $53.53 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $53.46. The year-to-date performance of BRE has been a gain of 24.8%. 35) Manhattan Associates MANH: Shares of Manhattan Associates hit a 52-week high of $39.70 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $37.97. The year-to-date performance of Manhattan Associates has been a gain of 24.3%. 36) Alexandria Real Estate Equities ARE: Shares of Alexandria Real Estate hit a 52-week high of $84.29 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $83.80. The year-to-date performance of Alexandria Real Estate has been a gain of 15.7%. 37) TeamStaff TSTF: Shares of TeamStaff hit a 52-week high of $2.36 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $2.28. The year-to-date performance of TeamStaff has been a gain of 347%. 38) Walter Investment Management WAC: Shares of Walter Investment Management hit a 52-week high of $25.99 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $25.77. The year-to-date performance of Walter Investment has been a gain of 43.6%. 39) Cohn & Steers CNS: Shares of Cohn & Steers hit a 52-week high of $37.04 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $37.00. The year-to-date performance of Cohn has been a gain of 42.3%. 40) Camden Property Trust CPT: Shares of Camden Property Trust hit a 52-week high of $63.83 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $68.25. The year-to-date performance of Camden has been a gain of 28.5%. 41) Crosstex Energy XTXI: Shares of Crosstex hit a 52-week high of $13.90 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $13.72. The year-to-date performance of Crosstex has been a gain of 56.3%. 42) Colonial Properties Trust CLP: Shares of Colonial hit a 52-week high of $21.75 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $21.62. The year-to-date performance of Colonial Properties has been a gain of 20.6%. 43) American Campus Communities ACC: Shares of American Campus hit a 52-week high of $37.71 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $37.68. The year-to-date performance of American Campus has been a gain of 19.8%. 44) Home Properties HME: Shares of Home Properties hit a 52-week high of $66.49 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $66.16. The year-to-date performance of Home Properties has been a gain of 21.7%. 45) Actuate Corporation BIRT: Shares of Actuate hit a 52-week high of $6.76 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $6.74. The year-to-date performance of Actuate has been a gain of 18.2%. 46) Mid-America Apartment Communities MAA: Shares of Mid-America hit a 52-week high of $72.16 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $72.16. The year-to-date performance of Mid-America has been a gain of 17%. 47) Immersion Corporation IMMR: Shares of Immersion hit a 52-week high of $10.00 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $9.98. The year-to-date performance of Immersion has been a gain of 48.7%. 48) Nature's Sunshine Products NATR: Shares of Nature's Sunshine hit a 52-week high of $20.59 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $20.22. The year-to-date performance of Nature's Sunshine has been a gain of 125.1%. 49) Cal-Maine Foods CALM: Shares of Cal-Maine Foods hit a 52-week high of $34.62 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $34.52. The year-to-date performance of Cal-Maine has been a gain of 11.9%. 50) Entertainment Properties Trust EPR: Shares of Entertainment Properties Trust hit a 52-week high of $48.89 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $49.88. The year-to-date performance of Entertainment Properties has been a gain of 11.1%. 51) Agilysys AGYS: Shares of Agilysys hit a 52-week high of $9.85 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $9.83. The year-to-date performance of Agilysys has been a gain of 74.6%. 52) Contango Oil & Gas MCF: Shares of Contango hit a 52-week high of $65.89 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $65.53. The year-to-date performance of Contango has been a gain of 13.1%. The following stocks hit new 52-week lows in Wednesday's trading session (listed from highest total volume to lowest): 1) MGIC Investment MTG: Shares of MGIC hit a 52-week low of $4.26 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $4.37. The year-to-date performance of MGIC has been a loss of 57.1%. 2) Zhongpin HOGS: Shares of Zhongpin hit a 52-week low of $8.18 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $8.64. The year-to-date performance of Zhongpin has been a loss of 136.1%. 3) Aegean Marine Petroleum ANW: Share of Aegean hit a 52-week low of $28.23 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $5.69. The year-to-date performance of Aegean has been a loss of 45.3%. 4) Citi Trends CTRN: Shares of Citi Trends hit a 52-week low of $12.50 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $13.97. The year-to-date performance of Citi Trends has been a loss of 43.1%. 5) Alaska Communications Systems ALSK: Shares of Alaska Communications hit a 52-week low of $7.46 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $7.58. The year-to-date performance of Alaska Communications has been a loss of 28.6%. 6) Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes GOL: Shares of Gol Linhas hit a 52-week low of $10.60 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $10.63. The year-to-date performance of Gol Linhas has been a loss of 30.2%. 7) China Medical Technologies CMED: Shares of China Medical hit a 52-week low of $6.34 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $6.43. The year-to-date performance of China Medical has been a loss of 42.7%. 8) Overseas Shipholding Group OSG: Shares of Overseas Shipholding hit a 52-week low of $24.42 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $24.59. The year-to-date performance of Overseas has been a loss of 28.6%. 9) North American Energy Partners NOA: Shares of North American Energy Partners hit a 52-week low of $6.52 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $6.62. The year-to-date performance of North American Energy has been a loss of 46%. 10) Lumber Liquidators LL: Shares of Lumber Liquidators hit a 52-week low of $16. 75 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $16.75. The year-to-date performance of Lumber Liquidators has been a loss of 32.7%. 11) Empresas ICA ICA: Shares of Empresas hit a 52-week low of $7.80 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $7.89. The year-to-date performance of Empresas has been a loss of 22.6%. 12) HHGregg HGG: Shares of HHGregg hit a 52-week low of $11.65 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $11.70. The year-to-date performance of HHGregg has been a loss of 44.1%. 13) Partner Communications PTNR: Shares of Partner Communications hit a 52-week low of $14.37 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $14.38. The year-to-date performance of Partner Communications has been a loss of 25.3%. 14) Media General MEG: Shares of Media General hit a 52-week low of $2.75 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $2.79. The year-to-date performance of Media General has been a loss of 51.7%. 15) Sabra Healthcare REIT SBRA: Shares of Sabra Healthcare hit a 52-week low of $16.18 in Wednesday's trading session. The stock closed at $15.30. The year-to-date performance of Sabra has been a loss of 16.8%.