Stocks to Watch for Wednesday 07/13/11: 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 Tuesday's trading session (listed from highest total volume to lowest): 1) Adventrx Pharmaceuticals ANX: Shares of Adventrx hit a 52-week high of $4.21 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $3.91. The year-to-date performance of Adventrx has been a gain of 49.8%. 2) Pharmacyclics PCYC: Shares of Pharmacyclics hit a 52-week high of $12.23 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $11.82. The year-to-date performance of Pharmacyclics has been a gain of 94.4%. 3) V.F. Corporation VFC: Shares of V.F. hit a 52-week high of $116.86 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $115.06. The year-to-date performance of V.F. has been a gain of 35.3%. 4) Advance America, Cash Advance Centers AEA: Shares of Advance America, Cash Advance Centers hit a 52-week high of $8.73 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $8.63. The year-to-date performance of Advance America has been a gain of 56.3%. 5) Mueller Industries MLI: Shares of Mueller hit a 52-week high of $45.97 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $45.50. The year-to-date performance of Mueller Industries has been a gain of 39.9%. 6) Royal Gold RGLD: Shares of Royal Gold hit a 52-week high of $62.64 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $62.59. The year-to-date performance of Royal Gold has been a gain of 15.3%. 7) ImmunoGen IMGN: Shares of ImmunoGen hit a 52-week high of $14.63 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $14.43. The year-to-date performance of ImmunoGen has been a gain of 55.8%. 8) Miller Energy Resources MILL: Shares of Miller Energy hit a 52-week high of $7.45 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $7.41. The year-to-date performance of Miller has been a gain of 42.5%. 9) Imperial Sugar IPSU: Shares of Imperial Sugar hit a 52-week high of $23.40 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $23.05. The year-to-date performance of Imperial Sugar has been a gain of 72.9%. 10) Walter Investment Management WAC: Shares of Walter Investment hit a 52-week high of $25.34 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $25.01. The year-to-date performance of Walter Investment has been a gain of 39.4%. 11) Solazyme SZYM: Shares of Solazyme hit a 52-week high of $27.47 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $27.03. The year-to-date performance of Solazyme has been a gain of 30.5%. 12) Uroplasty UPI: Shares of Uroplasty hit a 52-week high of $9.11 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $9.00. The year-to-date performance of Uroplasty has been a gain of 123.3%. 13) Equity Lifestyle Properties ELS: Shares of Equity Lifestyle hit a 52-week high of $67.69 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $66.93. The year-to-date performance of Equity Lifestyle has been a gain of 21.2%. 14) WD-40 WDFC: Shares of WD-40 hit a 52-week high of $46.31 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $46.03. The year-to-date performance of WD-40 has been a gain of 15.8%. 15) Thermon Group Holdings THR: Shares of Thermon Group hit a 52-week high of $13.68 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $13.47. The year-to-date performance of Thermon has been a gain of 9.6%. 16) Myers Industries MYE: Shares of Myers Industries hit a 52-week high of $11.64 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $11.50. The year-to-date performance of Myers has been a gain of 19.8%. The following stocks hit new 52-week lows in Tuesday'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 $10.20 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $10.21. The year-to-date performance of Bank of America has been a loss of 23.4%. 2) Delta Air Lines DAL: Shares of Delta Air Lines hit a 52-week low of $8.56 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $8.61. The year-to-date performance of Delta Air has been a loss of 31.7%. 3) Morgan Stanley MS: Shares of Morgan Stanley hit a 52-week low of $21.20 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $21.22. The year-to-date performance of Morgan Stanley has been a loss of 21.9%. 4) Trina Solar TSL: Shares of Trina Solar hit a 52-week low of $16.60 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $18.09. The year-to-date performance of Trina Solar has been a loss of 22.7%. 5) JA Solar JASO: Shares of JA Solar hit a 52-week low of $4.34 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $4.56. The year-to-date performance of JA Solar has been a loss of 34.1%. 6) Banco Santander Brasil S.A. BSBR: Shares of Banco Santander hit a 52-week low of $10.39 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $10.47. The year-to-date performance of Banco Santander has been a loss of 21.2%. 7) Genworth Financial GNW: Shares of Genworth Financial hit a 52-week low of $9.70 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $9.71. The year-to-date performance of Genworth has been a loss of 26.1%. 8) MEMC Electronic Materials WFR: Shares of MEMC hit a 52-week low of $7.42 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $7.51. The year-to-date performance of MEMC has been a loss of 33%. 9) AMR Corp. AMR: Shares of AMR hit a 52-week low of $5.15 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $5.21. The year-to-date performance of AMR has been a loss of 33.1%. 10) Barclays PLC BCS: Shares of Barclays PLC hit a 52-week low of $14.57 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $14.60. The year-to-date performance of Barclays has been a loss of 10.6%. 11) Companhia Siderurgica Nacional SID: Shares of Companhia Siderurgica hit a 52-week low of $11.59 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $11.62. The year-to-date performance of Companhia Siderurgica has been a loss of 27.2%. 12) AU Optronics AUO: Shares of AU Optronics hit a 52-week low of $5.86 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $5.88. The year-to-date performance of AU has been a loss of 42.3%. 13) VimpelCom VIP: Shares of VimpelCom hit a 52-week low of $12.09 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $12.18. The year-to-date performance of VimpelCom has been a loss of 17%. 14) Comerica CMA: Shares of Comerica hit a 52-week low of $32.58 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $32.67. The year-to-date performance of Comerica has been a loss of 22.4%. 15) Fibria Celulose S.A. FBR: Shares of Fibria hit a 52-week low of $12.01 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $12.15. The year-to-date performance of Fibria has been a loss of 22.3%. 16) Frontline FRO: Shares of Frontline hit a 52-week low of $12.26 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $12.31. The year-to-date performance of Frontline has been a loss of 51%. 17) Lumber Liquidators LL: Shares of Lumber Liquidators hit a 52-week low of $17.65 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $17.80. The year-to-date performance of Lumber Liquidators has been a loss of 28.5%. 18) Penn Virginia PVA: Shares of Penn Virginia hit a 52-week low of $12.76 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $12.78. The year-to-date performance of Penn has been a loss of 23.4%. 19) Vanceinfo Technologies VIT: Shares of Vanceinfo hit a 52-week low of $19.15 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $19.16. The year-to-date performance of Vancinfo has been a loss of 44.5%. 20) Scorpio Tankers STNG: Shares of Scorpio hit a 52-week low of $8.97 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $9.11. The year-to-date performance of Scorpio Tankers has been a loss of 9.9%. 21) KBW KBW: Shares of KBW hit a 52-week low of $17.63 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $17.67. The year-to-date performance of KBW has been a loss of 36.4%. 22) Daqq New Energy DQ: Shares of Daqq hit a 52-week low of $6.21 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $6.42. The year-to-date performance of Daqq has been a loss of 36.8%. 23) Demand Media DMD: Shares of Demand Media hit a 52-week low of $12.01 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $12.12. The year-to-date performance of Demand Media has been a loss of 46.5%. 24) Baltic Trading BALT: Shares of Baltic Trading hit a 52-week low of $5.20 in Tuesday's trading session. The stock closed at $5.20. The year-to-date performance of Baltic Trading has been a loss of 47.7%.