Stocks to Watch for Wednesday 7/27/2011: 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 and exit/entry points become more clearly defined. The following stocks hit new 52-week highs in Tuesday's trading session (listed from highest total volume to lowest): 1) S1 Corporation SONE: Shares of S1 hit a 52-week high of $9.43 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $9.26. The year-to-date performance of S1 has been a gain of 34.2%. 2) Baidu BIDU: Shares of Baidu hit a 52-week high of $165.96 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $164.36. The year-to-date performance of Baidu has been a gain of 70.3%. 3) Apple APPL: Shares of Apple hit a 52-week high of $404.50 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $403.41. The year-to-date performance of Apple has been a gain of 25.1%. 4) Helix Energy Solutions Group HLX: Shares of Helix Energy hit a 52-week high of $21.65 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $20.76. The year-to-date performance of Helix Energy Solutions has been a gain of 71%. 5) Pinnacle Data Systems PNS: Shares of Pinnacle Data hit a 52-week high of $3.45 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $2.35. The year-to-date performance of Pinnacle Data Systems has been a gain of 88%. 6) Apollo Group APOL: Shares of Apollo Group hit a 52-week high of $54.23 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $53.86. The year-to-date performance of Apollo Group has been a gain of 36.4%. 7) Fidelity National Financial FNF: Shares of Fidelity Nation hit a 52-week high of $16.82 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $16.66. The year-to-date performance of Fidelity National has been a gain of 22.8%. 8) GlaxoSmithKline PLC GSK: Shares of GlaxoSmithKline hit a 52-week high of $45.31 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $44.88. The year-to-date performance of GlaxoSmithKline has been a gain of 17.7%. 9) iShares Gold Trust IAU: Shares of iShares Gold Trust hit a 52-week high of $15.82 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $15.82. The year-to-date performance of iShares Gold Trust has been a gain of 13.8%. 10) PP&L Corporation PPL: Shares of PP&L hit a 52-week high of $28.55 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $28.50. The year-to-date performance of PP&L has been a gain of 8.2%. 11) W.R. Grace & Co. GRA: Shares of W.R. Grace & Co. hit a 52-week high of $52.50 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $51.65. The year-to-date performance of W.R. Grace & Co. has been a gain of 47%. 12) Domino's Pizza DPZ: Shares of Domino's Pizza hit a 52-week high of $28.74 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $27.20. The year-to-date performance of Domino's Pizza has been a gain of 70%. 13) Simon Property Group SPG: Shares of Simon Property Group hit a 52-week high of $123.48 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $122.39. The year-to-date performance of Simon Property has been a gain of 24.7%. 14) Penske Automotive Group PAG: Shares of Penske Automotive hit a 52-week high of $24.00 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $23.96. The year-to-date performance of Penske Automotive has been a gain of 38%. 15) Group 1 Automotive GPI: Shares of Group 1 Automotive hit a 52-week high of $49.72 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $49.50. The year-to-date performance of Group 1 has been a gain of 19.1%. 16) Sonic Automotive SAH: Shares of Sonic Automotive hit a 52-week high of $16.25 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $16.21. The year-to-date performance of Sonic Automotive has been a gain of 22.9%. 17) Alliance Data Systems ADS: Shares of Alliance Data Systems hit a 52-week high of $101.51 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $100.41. The year-to-date performance of Alliance Data has been a gain of 41.3%. 18) ACI Worldwide ACIW: Shares of ACI Worldwide hit a 52-week high of $37.74 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $37.68. The year-to-date performance of ACI has been a gain of 40.2%. 19) Asbury Automotive Group ABG: Shares of Asbury Automotive hit a 52-week high of $21.48 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $21.40. The year-to-date performance of Asbury Automotive has been a gain of 15.8%. 20) Fomento Economico Mexicano FMX: Shares of Fomento Economico Mexicano hit a 52-week high of $68.94 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $68.92. The year-to-date performance of Fomento Economico Mexicano has been a gain of 24.4%. 21) Shire PLC SHPGY: Shares of Shire hit a 52-week high of $102.22 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $101.86. The year-to-date performance of Shire has been a gain of 41.2%. 22) Sturm, Ruger & Co. RGR: Shares of Sturm, Ruger & Co. hit a 52-week high of $25.11 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $24.67. The year-to-date performance of Sturm, Ruger & Co. has been a gain of 62.4%. 23) British American Tobacco PLC BTI: Shares of British American Tobacco hit a 52-week high of $94.52 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $94.28 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $94.28. The year-to-date performance of British American Tobacco has been a gain of 25.3%. 24) Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGAA FMS: Shares of Fresenius hit a 52-week high of $79.05 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $79.92. The year-to-date performance of Fresenius Medical has been a gain of 40.3%. The following stocks hit new 52-week lows in Tuesday's trading session (listed from highest total volume to lowest): 1) JetBlue Airways JBLU: Shares of JetBlue Airways hit a 52-week low of $4.79 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $4.83. The year-to-date performance of JetBlue has been a loss of 26.9%. 2) US Airways Group LCC: Shares of US Airways hit a 52-week low of $6.35 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $6.39. The year-to-date performance of US Airways has been a loss of 36.1%. 3) Southwest Airlines LUV: Shares of Southwest Airlines hit a 52-week low of $10.11 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $10.12. The year-to-date performance of Southwest has been a loss of 21.9%. 4) United Continental Holdings UAL: Shares of United Continental hit a 52-week low of $18.67 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $18.76. The year-to-date performance of United Continental has been a loss of 21.2%. 5) Clearwire CLWR: Shares of Clearwire hit a 52-week low of $2.80 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $2.87. The year-to-date performance of Clearwire has been a loss of 44.3%. 6) Companhia Siderurgica Nacional SID: Shares of Companhia Siderurgica Nacional hit a 52-week low of $10.80 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $10.88. The year-to-date performance of Companhia Siderurgica Nacional has been a loss of 31.8%. 7) Lennox International LII: Shares of Lennox hit a 52-week low of $36.94 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $37.48. The year-to-date performance of Lennox International has been a loss of 20.4%. 8) Power-One PWER: Shares of Power-One hit a 52-week low of $7.00 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $7.03. The year-to-date performance of Power-One has been a loss of 31%. 9) Advanced Energy Industries AEIS: Shares of Advanced Energy hit a 52-week low of $11.03 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $11.40. The year-to-date performance of Advanced Energy Industries has been a loss of 16.4%. 10) Jefferies Group JEF: Shares of Jefferies Group hit a 52-week low of $19.60 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $19.72. The year-to-date performance of Jefferies has been a loss of 25.2%. 11) Lender Processing Services LPS: Shares of Lender Processing hit a 52-week low of $19.21 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $19.25. The year-to-date performance of Lender Processing has been a loss of 34.3%. 12) Genco Shipping & Trading GNK: Shares of Genco Shipping hit a 52-week low of $5.85 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $5.97. The year-to-date performance of Genco Shipping has been a loss of 58.5%. 13) Astoria Financial AF: Shares of Astoria hit a 52-week low of $11.38 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $11.39. The year-to-date performance of Astoria Financial has been a loss of 17.3%. 14) Southwest Bancorp OKSB: Shares of Southwest Bancorp hit a 52-week low of $6.25 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $6.44. The year-to-date performance of Southwest Bancorp has been a loss of 48.1%. 15) Nektar Therapeutics NKTR: Shares of Nektar hit a 52-week low of $6.81 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $6.81. The year-to-date performance of Nektar has been a loss of 47%. 16) Lumber Liquidators LL: Shares of Lumber Liquidators hit a 52-week low of $16.15 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $16.36. The year-to-date performance of Lumber Liquidators has been a loss of 34.3%. 17) Ferrellgas Partners FGP: Shares of Ferrellgas hit a 52-week low of $20.10 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $20.20. The year-to-date performance of Ferrellgas has been a loss of 18.1%. 18) Provident New York Bancorp PBNY: Shares of Provident hit a 52-week low of $7.80 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $7.81. The year-to-date performance of Provident New York Bancorp has been a loss of 25%. 19) Excel Maritime Carriers EXM: Shares of Excel Maritime hit a 52-week low of $2.52 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $2.52. The year-to-date performance of Excel Maritime Carriers has been a loss of 55.2%. 20) Navios Maritime Holdings NM: Shares of Navios hit a 52-week low of $4.62 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $4.62. The year-to-date performance of Navios Maritime has been a loss of 10.4%. 21) Caplease Funding LSE: Shares of Caplease hit a 52-week low of $4.24 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $4.36. The year-to-date performance of Caplease has been a loss of 23.2%. 22) Headwaters Inc. HW: Shares of Headwaters hit a 52-week low of $2.59 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $2.64. The year-to-date performance of Headwaters has been a loss of 42.3%. 23) Zion Oil & Gas ZN: Shares of Zion Oil & Gas hit a 52-week low of $3.44 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $3.58. The year-to-date performance of Zion Oil & Gas has been a loss of 25%. 24) Tutor Perini TPC: Shares of Tutor Perini hit a 52-week low of $16.51 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $16.61. The year-to-date performance of Tutor Perini has been a loss of 22.4%. 25) Ship Finance International SFL: Shares of Ship Finance hit a 52-week low of $16.20 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $16.21. The year-to-date performance of Ship Finance has been a loss of 21.6%. 26) Teekay Tankers TNK: Shares of Teekay hit a 52-week low of $8.38 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $8.38. The year-to-date performance of Teekay has been a loss of 28.7%. 27) HNI HNI: Shares of HNI hit a 52-week low of $21.61 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $21.79. The year-to-date performance of HNI has been a loss of 28.9%. 28) Sun Healthcare Group SUNH: Shares of Sun Healthcare hit a 52-week low of $7.31 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $7.42. The year-to-date performance of Sun Healthcare has been a loss of 41.3%. 29) Metabolix MBLX: Shares of Metabolix hit a 52-week low of $6.32 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $6.38. The year-to-date performance of Metabolix has been a loss of 47.5%. 30) Huaneng Power International HNP: Shares of Huaneng hit a 52-week low of $19.81 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $19.83. The year-to-date performance of Huaneng has been a loss of 2.2%.