Stocks to Watch for Tuesday 8/02/2011: 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 Monday's trading session (listed from highest total volume to lowest – minimum 100k average daily volume): 1) PAETEC Holding PAET: Shares of PAETEC hit a 52-week high of $5.39 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $5.33. The year-to-date performance of PAETEC has been a gain of 42.5%. 2) Melco Crown Entertainment MPEL: Shares of Melco Crown hit a 52-week high of $16.15 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $15.97. The year-to-date performance of Melco has been a gain of 151.1%. 3) Green Mountain Coffee Roasters GMCR: Shares of Green Mountain hit a 52-week high of $107.95 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $107.92. The year-to-date performance of Green Mountain Coffee has been a gain of 228.4%. 4) Deckers Outdoor DECK: Shares of Deckers hit a 52-week high of $101.87 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $101.81. The year-to-date performance of Deckers has been a gain of 27.6%. 5) Jazz Pharmaceuticals JAZZ: Shares of Jazz Pharmaceuticals hit a 52-week high of $43.60 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $41.84. The year-to-date performance of Jazz has been a gain of 112.6%. 6) TIM Participacoes S.A. TSU: Shares of TIM Participacoes hit a 52-week high of $51.27 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $51.06. The year-to-date performance of TIM Participacoes has been a gain of 53.7%. 7) Metropolitan Health Networks MDF: Shares of Metropolitan Health Networks hit a 52-week high of $5.86 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $5.78. The year-to-date performance of Metropolitan Health Networks has been a gain of 29.3%. 8) Telecom Corporation of New Zealand NZT: Shares of Telecom Corporation of New Zealand hit a 52-week high of $11.69 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $11.61. The year-to-date performance of Telecom Corporation of New Zealand has been a gain of 39%. 9) Crosstex Energy XTXI: Shares of Crosstex hit a 52-week high of $15.14 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $15.04. The year-to-date performance of Crosstex Energy has been a gain of 72.5%. 10) El Paso Electric EE: Shares of El Paso hit a 52-week high of $34.37 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $34.30. The year-to-date performance of El Paso Electric has been a gain of 25.5%. 11) MDC Partners MDCA: Shares of MDC hit a 52-week high of $20.99 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $20.34. The year-to-date performance of MDC Partners has been a gain of 19.7%. 12) Colfax Corp. CFX: Shares of Colfax hit a 52-week high of $28.32 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $27.97. The year-to-date performance of Colfax has been a gain of 51.9%. The following stocks hit new 52-week lows in Monday's trading session (listed from highest total volume to lowest – minimum 100k average daily volume): 1) Sun Healthcare Group SUNH: Shares of Sun Healthcare hit a 52-week low of $2.99 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $3.35. The year-to-date performance of Sun Healthcare has been a loss of 73.5%. 2) Teva Pharmaceutical Industries TEVA: Shares of Teva hit a 52-week low of $43.00 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $43.76. The year-to-date performance of Teva has been a loss of 15.3%. 3) Research In Motion RIMM: Shares of Research In Motion hit a 52-week low of $24.20 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $24.79. The year-to-date performance of RIMM has been a loss of 57.8%. 4) Juniper Networks JNPR: Shares of Juniper Networks hit a 52-week low of $22.81 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $23.02. The year-to-date performance of Juniper has been a loss of 37.6%. 5) AK Steel AKS: Shares of AK Steel hit a 52-week low of $11.55 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $11.65. The year-to-date performance of AK Steel has been a loss of 28.6%. 6) HCA Holdings HCA: Shares of HCA hit a 52-week low of $23.53 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $24.94. The year-to-date performance of HCA has been a loss of 19.6%. 7) Waste Management WM: Shares of Waste Management hit a 52-week low of $31.20 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $31.48. The year-to-date performance of Waste Management has been a loss of 14.6%. 8) Best Buy BBY: Shares of Best Buy hit a 52-week low of $26.78 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $26.96. The year-to-date performance of Best Buy has been a loss of 20.6%. 9) Human Genome Sciences HGSI: Shares of Human Genome Sciences hit a 52-week low of $19.45 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $19.54. The year-to-date performance of Human Genome has been a loss of 18.2%. 10) Radian Group RDN: Shares of Radian hit a 52-week low of $2.96 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $3.08. The year-to-date performance of Radian Group has been a loss of 61.7%. 11) Standard Pacific SPF: Shares of Standard Pacific hit a 52-week low of $2.76 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $2.84. The year-to-date performance of Standard has been a loss of 38.2%. 12) Sabra Healthcare REIT SBRA: Shares of Sabra hit a 52-week low of $9.79 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $11.06. The year-to-date performance of Sabra has been a loss of 39.8%. 13) AU Optronics AUO: Shares of AU hit a 52-week low of $5.39 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $5.42. The year-to-date performance of AU has been a loss of 46.8%. 14) McClatchy Co. MNI: Shares of McClatchy hit a 52-week low of $1.94 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $2.07. The year-to-date performance of McClatchy has been a loss of 55.6%. 15) Avon Products AVP: Shares of Avon hit a 52-week low of $25.59 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $25.85. The year-to-date performance of Avon has been a loss of 9.6%. 16) Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes GOL: Shares of Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes hit a 52-week low of $7.56 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $7.69. The year-to-date performance of Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes has been a loss of 49.5%. 17) Logitech International S.A. LOGI: Shares of Logitech hit a 52-week low of $9.23 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $9.36. The year-to-date performance of Logitech has been a loss of 49.5%. 18) Auxilium Pharmaceuticals AUXL: Shares of Auxilium hit a 52-week low of $17.40 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $17.49. The year-to-date performance of Auxilium Pharmaceuticals has been a loss of 17.1%. 19) Omega Healthcare Investors OHI: Shares of Omega Healthcare hit a 52-week low of $16.97 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $17.81. The year-to-date performance of Omega has been a loss of 17.7%. 20) Aeropostale ARO: Shares of Aeropostale hit a 52-week low of $16.18 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $16.62. The year-to-date performance of Aeropostale has been a loss of 32.4%. 21) Applied Micro Circuits AMCC: Shares of Applied Micro hit a 52-week low of $5.90 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $6.01. The year-to-date performance of Applied Micro Circuits has been a loss of 43.7%. 22) Computer Sciences Corp. CSC: Shares of Computer Sciences hit a 52-week low of $34.08 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $34.44. The year-to-date performance of Computer Sciences has been a loss of 30.5%. 23) Frontline FRO: Shares of Frontline hit a 52-week low of $32.14 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $10.87. The year-to-date performance of Frontline has been a loss of 56.7%. 24) Old Republic International ORI: Shares of Old Republic hit a 52-week low of $10.26 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $10.34. The year-to-date performance of Old Republic has been a loss of 21.9%. 25) Geron Corp. GERN: Shares of Geron hit a 52-week low of $3.51 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $3.74. The year-to-date performance of Geron has been a loss of 28.1%. 26) Qiagen N.V. QGEN: Shares of Qiagen hit a 52-week low of $16.35 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $16.48. The year-to-date performance of Qiagen has been a loss of 15.7%. 27) L&L Energy LLEN: Shares of L&L Energy hit a 52-week low of $3.94 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $4.17. The year-to-date performance of L&L has been a loss of 61.3%. 28) Central European Distribution Corp. CEDC: Shares of Central European Distribution hit a 52-week low of $9.48 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $9.52. The year-to-date performance of Central European Distribution has been a loss of 58.4%. 29) RealD RLD: Shares of RealD hit a 52-week low of $14.21 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $14.40. The year-to-date performance of RealD has been a loss of 44.4%. 30) Harris Corp. HRS: Shares of Harris hit a 52-week low of $38.65 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $38.99. The year-to-date performance of Harris has been a loss of 13%. 31) MedAssets MDAS: Shares of MedAssets hit a 52-week low of $11.71 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $12.00. The year-to-date performance of MedAssets has been a loss of 40.5%. 32) Healthcare Realty Trust HR: Shares of Healthcare Realty hit a 52-week low of $18.77 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $18.94. The year-to-date performance of Healthcare Realty Trust has been a loss of 8%. 33) AOL AOL: Shares of AOL hit a 52-week low of $16.87 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $16.93. The year-to-date performance of AOL has been a loss of 28.5%. 34) Rubicon Technology RBCN: Shares of Rubicon hit a 52-week low of $13.64 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $13.98. The year-to-date performance of Rubicon Technology has been a loss of 33.6%. 35) Veolia Environment S.A. VE: Shares of Veolia hit a 52-week low of $21.16 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $21.51. The year-to-date performance of Veolia has been a loss of 22.5%. 36) VCA Antech WOOF: Shares of VCA hit a 52-week low of $18.83 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $18.89. The year-to-date performance of VCA has been a loss of 18.9%. 37) Advanced Energy Industries AEIS: Shares of Advanced Energy hit a 52-week low of $10.27 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $10.45. The year-to-date performance of Advanced Energy has been a loss of 23.3%. 38) Overseas Shipholding OSG: Shares of Overseas Shipholding hit a 52-week low of $23.18 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $23.32. The year-to-date performance of Overseas Shipholding has been a loss of 32.3%. 39) Gentiva Health Services GTIV: Shares of Gentiva hit a 52-week low of $14.76 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $15.24. The year-to-date performance of Gentiva has been a loss of 42.7%. 40) Unisys Corp. UIS: Shares of Unisys hit a 52-week low of $20.53 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $20.53. The year-to-date performance of Unisys has been a loss of 20.7%. 41) MannKind MNKD: Shares of MannKind hit a 52-week low of $3.21 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $3.21. The year-to-date performance of MannKind has been a loss of 60.1%. 42) CoreLogic CLGX: Shares of CoreLogic hit a 52-week low of $15.34 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $15.39. The year-to-date performance of CoreLogic has been a loss of 16.9%. 43) Sequans Communications SQNS: Shares of Sequans hit a 52-week low of $7.55 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $7.75. The year-to-date performance of Sequans Communications has been a loss of 6%. 44) Hollysys Automation HOLI: Shares of Hollysys hit a 52-week low of $6.61 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $6.87. The year-to-date performance of Hollysys has been a loss of 54.6%. 45) Overstock.com OSTK: Shares of Overstock.com hit a 52-week low of $11.99 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $12.36. The year-to-date performance of Overstock.com has been a loss of 25%. 46) MDC Holdings MDC: Shares of MDC hit a 52-week low of $22.19 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $22.41. The year-to-date performance of MDC has been a loss of 21.3%. 47) China Ming Yang Wind Power Group MY: Shares of China Ming Yang hit a 52-week low of $4.82 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $4.82. The year-to-date performance of China Ming Yang has been a loss of 58%. 48) Huntington Ingalls Industries HII: Shares of Huntington Ingalls hit a 52-week low of $32.79 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $32.84. The year-to-date performance of Huntington has been a loss of 11.8%. 49) NetScout Systems NTCT: Shares of NetScout hit a 52-week low of $14.39 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $14.65. The year-to-date performance of NetScout has been a loss of 36.3%. 50) ModusLink Global Solutions MLNK: Shares of ModusLink hit a 52-week low of $4.09 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $4.16. The year-to-date performance of ModusLink has been a loss of 28%. 51) Alliant Techsystems ATK: Shares of Alliant hit a 52-week low of $62.86 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $63.65. The year-to-date performance of Alliant Techsystems has been a loss of 13.9%. 52) A.H. Belo Corp. AHC: Shares of A.H. Belo hit a 52-week low of $5.92 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $6.19. The year-to-date performance of A.H. Belo has been a loss of 28.3%. 53) Cedar Shopping Centers CDR: Shares of Cedar Shopping Centers hit a 52-week low of $4.76 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $4.80. The year-to-date performance of Cedar Shopping has been a loss of 22.4%. 54) Sealy Corp. ZZ: Shares of Sealy hit a 52-week low of $2.14 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $2.16. The year-to-date performance of Sealy has been a loss of 26%. 55) Almost Family AFAM: Shares of Almost Family hit a 52-week low of $22.65 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $22.69. The year-to-date performance of Almost Family has been a loss of 40.9%. 56) Blue Nile NILE: Shares of Blue Nile hit a 52-week low of $40.16 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $40.27. The year-to-date performance of Blue Nile has been a loss of 29.4%. 57) Choice Hotels International CHH: Shares of Choice Hotels hit a 52-week low of $30.02 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $30.09. The year-to-date performance of Choice Hotels has been a loss of 20.5%. 58) North American Energy Partners NOA: Shares of North American Energy hit a 52-week low of $5.77 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $5.91. The year-to-date performance of North American Energy Partners has been a loss of 51.7%. 59) MaxLinear MXL: Shares of MaxLinear hit a 52-week low of $6.08 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $6.11. The year-to-date performance of MaxLinear has been a loss of 43.2%. 60) Zion Oil & Gas ZN: Shares of Zion hit a 52-week low of $3.37 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $3.40. The year-to-date performance of Zion Oil & Gas has been a loss of 28.8%. 61) Hanover Insurance Group THG: Shares of Hanover hit a 52-week low of $35.51 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $35.62. The year-to-date performance of Hanover has been a loss of 22.7%. 62) Myrexis MYRX: Shares of Myrexis hit a 52-week low of $3.27 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $3.29. The year-to-date performance of Myrexis has been a loss of 20.9%. 63) Media General MEG: Shares of Media General hit a 52-week low of $2.45 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $2.48. The year-to-date performance of Media General has been a loss of 57.1%. 64) Ballantyne Strong BTN: Shares of Ballantyne Strong hit a 52-week low of $3.68 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $3.76. The year-to-date performance of Ballantyne has been a loss of 51.6%. 65) Zillow Z: Shares of Zillow hit a 52-week low of $30.17 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $30.22. The year-to-date performance of Zillow has been a loss of 15.5%. 66) Responsys MKTG: Shares of Responsys hit a 52-week low of $13.89 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $13.93. The year-to-date performance of Responsys has been a loss of 9.5%.