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 (NYSE: 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 (NASDAQ: 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 (NYSE: 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 (NYSE: 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 (NYSE: 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 (NASDAQ: 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 (NASDAQ: 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 (NYSE: 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 (NASDAQ: 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 (NYSE: 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 (NASDAQ: 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 (NASDAQ: 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 (NYSE: 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 (NASDAQ: 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 (NYSE: 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 (NYSE: 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 (NYSE: 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 (NYSE: 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 (NYSE: 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 (NYSE: 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 (NASDAQ: 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. (NYSE: 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 (NYSE: 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 (NYSE: 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. (NYSE: 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 (NYSE: 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 (NYSE: 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 (NYSE: 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 (NYSE: 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 (NYSE: 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. (NYSE: 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 (NYSE: 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 (NYSE: 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 (NYSE: 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 (NYSE: 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 (NYSE: 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 (NYSE: 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 (NYSE: 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 (NYSE: 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 (NYSE: 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%.