Stocks to Watch for 6/20/11: 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 Friday's trading session:

1) Sally Beauty Holdings (NYSE: SBH): Shares of Sally Beauty hit a 52-week high of $16.90 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $16.57. The year-to-date performance of Sally Beauty has been a gain of 14%.

2) Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE: CL): Shares of Colgate-Palmolive hit a 52-week high of $88.02 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $87.88. The year-to-date performance of Colgate-Palmolive has been a gain of 10%.

3) Caliper Life Sciences (NASDAQ: CALP): Shares of Caliper Life Sciences hit a 52-week high of $7.87 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $7.77. The year-to-date performance of Caliper Life Sciences has been a gain of 23%.

4) Caribou Coffee (NASDAQ: CBOU): Shares of Caribou Coffee hit a 52-week high of $12.13 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $12.10. The year-to-date performance of Caribou Coffee has been a gain of 20%.

5) Liquidity Services (NASDAQ: LQDT): Shares of Liquidity Services hit a 52-week high of $22.20 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $21.80. The year-to-date performance of Liquidity Services has been a gain of 55%.

6) Equity Lifestyle Properties (NYSE: ELS): Shares of Equity Lifestyle Properties hit a 52-week high of $64.26 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $63.90. The year-to-date performance of Equity Lifestyle Properties has been a gain of 15%.

7) Gold Reserve (NYSE: GRZ): Shares of Gold Reserve hit a 52-week high of $3.00 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $2.99. The year-to-date performance of Gold Reserve has been a gain of 65%.

8) Oncothyreon (NASDAQ: ONTY): Shares of Oncothyreon hit a 52-week high of $8.24 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $8.10. The year-to-date performance of Oncothyreon has been a gain of 148%.

9) Casey's General Stores (NASDAQ: CASY): Shares of Casey's General Stores hit a 52-week high of $45.40 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $45.00. The year-to-date performance of Casey's has been a gain of 7%.

10) Conn's (NASDAQ: CONN): Shares of Conn's hit a 52-week high of $7.41 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $7.22. The year-to-date performance of Conn's has been a gain of 54%.

11) Pharmacyclics (NASDAQ: PCYC): Shares of Pharmacyclics hit a 52-week high of $9.53 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $9.26. The year-to-date performance of Pharmacyclics has been a gain of 52%.

12) Peet's Coffee & Tea (NASDAQ: PEET): Shares of Peet's Coffee & Tea hit a 52-week high of $55.19 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $53.69. The year-to-date performance of Peet's Coffee & Tea has been a gain of 29%.

13) InContact (NASDAQ: SAAS): Shares of InContact hit a 52-week high of $4.29 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $4.29. The year-to-date performance of InContact has been a gain of 30%.

14) Coffee Holding (NASDAQ: JVA): Shares of Coffee Holding hit a 52-week high of $16.20 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $15.59. The year-to-date performance of Coffee Holding has been a gain of 321%.

15) Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX): Shares of Quest Diagnostics hit a 52-week high of $61.00 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $60.56. The year-to-date performance of Quest has been a gain of 13%.

The following stocks hit new 52-week lows in Friday's trading session:

1) Applied Micro Circuits (NASDAQ: AMCC): Shares of Applied Micro Circuits hit a 52-week low of $8.35 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $8.40. The year-to-date performance of Applied Micro has been a loss of 20%.

2) Marvell Technology Group (NASDAQ: MRVL): Shares of Marvell Technology hit a 52-week low of $13.17 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $13.21. The year-to-date performance of Marvell has been a loss of 29%.

3) Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM): Shares of Research In Motion hit a 52-week low of $27.08 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $27.75. The year-to-date performance of Research in Motion has been a loss of 52%.

4) LG Display (NYSE: LPL): Shares of LG Display hit a 52-week low of $13.00 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $13.12. The year-to-date performance of LG Display has been a loss of 26%.

5) LinkedIn (NYSE: LNKD): Shares of LinkedIn hit a 52-week low of $65.10 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $65.53. The year-to-date performance of LinkedIn has been a loss of 30%.

6) PartnerRe (NYSE: PRE): Shares of PartnerRe hit a 52-week low of $67.62 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $68.00. The year-to-date performance of PartnerRe has been a loss of 14%.

7) Venoco (NYSE: VQ): Shares of Venoco hit a 52-week low of $11.97 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $12.30. The year-to-date performance of Venoco has been a loss of 33%.

8) The Dolan Company (NYSE: DM): Shares of Dolan hit a 52-week low of $8.54 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $8.62. The year-to-date performance of Dolan has been a loss of 38%.

9) Zhongpin (NASDAQ: HOGS): Shares of Zhongpin hit a 52-week low of $10.26 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $10.79. The year-to-date performance of Zhongpin has been a loss of 47%.

10) Smith & Wesson (NASDAQ: SWHC): Shares of Smith & Wesson hit a 52-week low of $2.88 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $2.94. The year-to-date performance of Smith & Wesson has been a loss of 21%.

11) Deer Consumer Products (NASDAQ: DEER): Shares of Deer Consumer Products hit a 52-week low of $4.88 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $5.07. The year-to-date performance of Deer Consumer has been a loss of 55%.

12) Perfect World (NASDAQ: PWRD): Shares of Perfect World hit a 52-week low of $17.35 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $17.38. The year-to-date performance of Perfect World has been a loss of 27%.

13) Rubicon Technology (NASDAQ: RBCN): Shares of Rubicon Technology hit a 52-week low of $15.51 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $16.36. The year-to-date performance of Rubicon Technology has been a loss of 22%.

14) China Gerui Advanced Materials (NASDAQ: CHOP): Shares of China Gerui Advanced Materials hit a 52-week low of $2.82 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $2.99. The year-to-date performance of China Gerui has been a loss of 49%.

15) Hilltop Holdings (NYSE: HTH): Shares of Hilltop Holdings hit a 52-week low of $8.82 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $8.87. The year-to-date performance of Hilltop has been a loss of 11%.

16) AU Optronics (NYSE: AUO): Shares of AU Optronics hit a 52-week low of $7.05 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $7.06. The year-to-date performance of AU Optronics has been a loss of 32%.

17) Dolby Laboratories (NYSE: DLB): Shares of Dolby Laboratories hit a 52-week low of $42.48 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $42.70. The year-to-date performance of Dolby has been a loss of 36%.

18) China Life Insurance (NYSE: LFC): Shares of China Life Insurance hit a 52-week low of $47.77 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $47.77. The year-to-date performance of China Life has been a loss of 20%.

19) NutriSystem (NASDAQ: NTRI): Shares of NutriSystem hit a 52-week low of $12.62 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $12.76. The year-to-date performance of NutriSystem has been a loss of 38%.

20) MEMC Electronic Materials (NYSE: WFR): Shares of MEMC Electronic hit a 52-week low of $8.36 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $8.46. The year-to-date performance of MEMC has been a loss of 25%.

21) Oclaro (NASDAQ: OCLR): Shares of Oclaro hit a 52-week low of $6.28 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $6.36. The year-to-date performance of Oclaro has been a loss of 52%.

22) Cogo Group (NASDAQ: COGO): Shares of Cogo hit a 52-week low of $4.92 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $4.92. The year-to-date performance of Cogo Group has been a loss of 44%.

23) Hanover Insurance (NYSE: THG): Shares of Hanover Insurance hit a 52-week low of $37.00 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $37.05. The year-to-date performance of Hanover has been a loss of 20%.

24) Sun Healthcare (NASDAQ: SUNH): Shares of Sun Healthcare hit a 52-week low of $8.56 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $8.56. The year-to-date performance of Sun Healthcare has been a loss of 32%.

25) Infinera (NASDAQ: INFN): Shares of Infinera hit a 52-week low of $5.91 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $6.02. The year-to-date performance of Infinera has been a loss of 42%.

26) Comverge (NASDAQ: COMV): Shares of Comverge hit a 52-week low of $2.55 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $2.62. The year-to-date performance of Comverge has been a loss of 62%.

27) Shanda Interactive Entertainment (NASDAQ: SNDA): Shares of Shanda Interactive Entertainment hit a 52-week low of $35.31 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $35.69. The year-to-date performance of Shanda Interactive has been a loss of 10%.

28) Toreador Resources (NASDAQ: TRGL): Shares of Toreador Resources hit a 52-week low of $3.48 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $3.65. The year-to-date performance of Toreador has been a loss of 76%.

29) Metabolix (NASDAQ: MBLX): Shares of Metabolix hit a 52-week low of $6.62 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $6.90. The year-to-date performance of Metabolix has been a loss of 43%.

30) Emulex (NYSE: ELX): Shares of Emulex hit a 52-week low of $8.02 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $8.08. The year-to-date performance of Emulex has been a loss of 31%.

31) Artio Global Investors (NYSE: ART): Shares of Artio Global Investors hit a 52-week low of $11.89 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $11.98. The year-to-date performance of Artio Global has been a loss of 18%.

32) Gerdau S.A. (NYSE: GGB): Shares of Gerdau hit a 52-week low of $9.85 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $9.96. The year-to-date performance of Gerdau has been a loss of 28%.

33) Citi Trends (NASDAQ: CTRN): Shares of Citi Trends hit a 52-week low of $14.84 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $14.87. The year-to-date performance of Citi Trends has been a loss of 39%.

34) VisionChina Media (NASDAQ: VISN): Shares of VisionChina Media hit a 52-week low of $2.38 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $2.39. The year-to-date performance of VisionChina has been a loss of 48%.

35) Somaxon Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: SOMX): Shares of Somaxon Pharmaceuticals hit a 52-week low of $2.08 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $2.13. The year-to-date performance of Somaxon has been a loss of 32%.

36) Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE: FSL): Shares of Freescale Semiconductor hit a 52-week low of $14.88 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $14.99. The year-to-date performance of Freescale has been a loss of 18%.

37) Brookfield Residential Properties (NYSE: BRP): Shares of Brookfield Residential Properties hit a 52-week low of $9.70 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $9.95. The year-to-date performance of Brookfield Residential has been a loss of 18%.

38) NeoPhotonics (NYSE: NPTN): Shares of NeoPhotonics hit a 52-week low of $6.74 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $6.75. The year-to-date performance of NeoPhotonics has been a loss of 49%.

39) Wausau Paper (NYSE: WPP): Shares of Wausau Paper hit a 52-week low of $5.83 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $5.86. The year-to-date performance of Wausau Paper has been a loss of 31%.

40) Geron (NASDAQ: GERN): Shares of Geron hit a 52-week low of $3.86 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $3.86. The year-to-date performance of Geron has been a loss of 26%.

41) Enzon Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ENZN): Shares of Enzon Pharmaceuticals hit a 52-week low of $9.93 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $9.97. The year-to-date performance of Enzon has been loss of 18%.

42) Voyager Oil & Gas (NYSE: VOG): Shares of Voyager Oil & Gas hit a 52-week low of $2.27 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $2.30. The year-to-date performance of Voyager Oil & Gas has been a loss of 60%.

43) Conceptus (NASDAQ: CPTS): Shares of Conceptus hit a 52-week low of $11.56 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $11.59. The year-to-date performance of Conceptus has been a loss of 16%.

44) Eagle Bulk Shipping (NASDAQ: EGLE): Shares of Eagle Bulk Shipping hit a 52-week low of $2.30 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $2.31. The year-to-date performance of Eagle Bulk has been a loss of 54%.

45) Cree (NASDAQ: CREE): Shares of Cree hit a 52-week low of $33.93 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $34.27. The year-to-date performance of Cree has been a loss of 48%.

46) China Xiniya Fashion (NYSE: XNY): Shares of China Xiniya Fashion hit a 52-week low of $2.60 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $2.86. The year-to-date performance of China Xiniya Fashion has been a loss of 69%.

47) Cardiome Pharma (NASDAQ: CRME): Shares of CardioMe Pharma hit a 52-week low of $3.92 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $4.02. The year-to-date performance of Cardiome has been a loss of 37%.

48) China Finance Online (NASDAQ: JRJC): Shares of China Finance Online hit a 52-week low of $3.02 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $3.02. The year-to-date performance of China Finance Online has been a loss of 54%.

49) Qihoo 360 Technology (NYSE: QIHU): Shares of Qihu hit a 52-week low of $16.53 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $17.48. The year-to-date performance of Qihoo 360 has been a loss of 49%.