Stocks to Watch for Monday 7/18/2011: 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.

The following stocks hit new 52-week highs in Friday's trading session (listed from highest total volume to lowest):

1) Petrohawk Energy (NYSE: HK): Shares of Petrohawk Energy hit a 52-week high of $38.37 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $38.17. The year-to-date performance of Petrohawk has been a gain of 109%.

2) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL): Shares of Apple hit a 52-week high of $365.00 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $364.92. The year-to-date performance of Apple has been a gain of 13.1%.

3) Clorox (NYSE: CLX): Shares of Clorox hit a 52-week high of $75.10 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $74.5. The year-to-date performance of Clorox has been a gain of 19.8%.

4) Southwestern Energy (NYSE: SWN): Shares of Southwestern hit a 52-week high of $47.62 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $47.53. The year-to-date performance of Southwestern Energy has been a gain of 27%.

5) Range Resources (NYSE: RRC): Shares of Range Resources hit a 52-week high of $61.99 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $61.78. The year-to-date performance of Range has been a gain of 37.4%.

6) Melco Crown Entertainment (NASDAQ: MPEL): Shares of Melco Crown hit a 52-week high of $14.50 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $14.47. The year-to-date performance of Melco Crown has been a gain of 127.5%.

7) Plains Exploration & Production (NYSE: PXP): Shares of Plains Exploration hit a 52-week high of $40.42 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $40.36. The year-to-date performance of Plains Exploration has been a gain of 25.6%.

8) Temple-Inland (NYSE: TIN): Shares of Temple-Inland hit a 52-week high of $31.58 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $31.43. The year-to-date performance of Temple-Inland has been a gain of 49.6%.

9) Western Refining (NYSE: WNR): Shares of Western Refining hit a 52-week high of $21.13 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $21.13. The year-to-date performance of Western Refining has been a gain of 99.7%.

10) Patterson-UTI Energy (NASDAQ: PTEN): Shares of Patterson hit a 52-week high of $33.51 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $33.50. The year-to-date performance of Patterson-UTI has been a gain of 56%.

11) Ariad Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ARIA): Shares of Ariad Pharmaceuticals hit a 52-week high of $12.62 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $12.58. The year-to-date performance of Ariad has been a gain of 146.6%.

12) EQT (NYSE: EQT): Shares of EQT hit a 52-week high of $58.49 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $57.50. The year-to-date performance of EQT has been a gain of 28.8%.

13) Phillips-Van Heusen (NYSE: PVH): Shares of Phillips-Van Heusen hit a 52-week high of $74.04 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $73.79. The year-to-date performance of Phillips has been a gain of 17.2%.

14) Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ: WYNN): Shares of Wynn hit a 52-week high of $162.70 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $162.62. The year-to-date performance of Wynn has been a gain of 56.5%.

15) Basic Energy Services (NYSE: BAS): Shares of Basic Energy hit a 52-week high of $37.76 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $37.59. The year-to-date performance of Basic Energy has been a gain of 128.1%.

16) Aberdeen Asia Pacific Income Fund (NYSE: FAX): Shares of Aberdeen Asia hit a 52-week high of $7.64 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $7.60. The year-to-date performance of Aberdeen has been a gain of 15.5%.

17) Midway Gold (NYSE: MDW): Shares of Midway Gold hit a 52-week high of $2.71 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $2.69. The year-to-date performance of Midway Gold has been a gain of 224%.

18) Ocwen Financial (NYSE: OCN): Shares of Ocwen hit a 52-week high of $13.45 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $13.40. The year-to-date performance of Ocwen has been a gain of 40.5%.

19) Church & Dwight (NYSE: CHD): Shares of Church & Dwight hit a 52-week high of $42.60 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $42.59. The year-to-date performance of Church % Dwight has been a gain of 24.5%.

20) Energizer (NYSE: ENR): Shares of Energizer hit a 52-week high of $78.55 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $78.40. The year-to-date performance of Energizer has been a gain of 7.5%.

21) Nu Skin Enterprises (NYSE: NUS): Shares of Nu Skin hit a 52-week high of $40.00 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $40.00. The year-to-date performance of Nu Skin has been a gain of 33.2%.

22) Bankrate (NYSE: RATE): Shares of Bankrate hit a 52-week high of $18.89 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $17.94. The year-to-date performance of Bankrate has been a gain of 16.9%.

23) Radiant Systems (NASDAQ: RADS): Shares of Radiant Systems hit a 52-week high of $28.97 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $28.88. The year-to-date performance of Radiant has been a gain of 47.5%.

24) Associated Estates Realty (NYSE: AEC): Shares of Associated Estates hit a 52-week high of $17.71 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $17.48. The year-to-date performance of Associated Estates has been a gain of 16.6%.

25) Chunghwa Telecom (NYSE: CHT): Shares of Chunghwa hit a 52-week high of $36.96 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $36.90. The year-to-date performance of Chunghwa has been a gain of 46%.

26) EV Energy Partners (NASDAQ: EVEP): Shares of EV Energy hit a 52-week high of $62.00 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $60.59. The year-to-date performance of EV Energy has been a gain of 56.4%.

27) Meridian Bioscience (NASDAQ: VIVO): Shares of Meridian hit a 52-week high of $26.95 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $26.57. The year-to-date performance of Meridian has been a gain of 15.6%.

28) Arch Chemicals (NYSE: ARJ): Shares of Arch Chemicals hit a 52-week high of $47.76 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $47.69. The year-to-date performance of Arch has been a gain of 26.4%.

29) ONEOK Partners (NYSE: OKS): Shares of ONEOK hit a 52-week high of $44.72 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $44.45. The year-to-date performance of ONEOK has been a gain of 13.3%.

30) Endeavour International (NYSE: END): Shares of Endeavour hit a 52-week high of $16.43 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $16.39. The year-to-date performance of Endeavour has been a gain of 18.7%.

31) Balchem (NASDAQ: BCPC): Shares of Balchem hit a 52-week high of $45.38 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $45.00. The year-to-date performance of Balchem has been a gain of 33%.

32) Prestige Brand (NYSE: PBH): Shares of Prestige hit a 52-week high of $13.49 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $13.44. The year-to-date performance of Prestige has been a gain of 12.5%.

33) Delek US Holdings (NYSE: DK): Shares of Delek hit a 52-week high of $16.90 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $16.76. The year-to-date performance of Delek has been a gain of 131.5%.

34) CVR Partners (NYSE: UAN): Shares of CVR hit a 52-week high of $24.24 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $24.08. The year-to-date performance of CVR has been a gain of 37.2%.

35) America's Car-Mart (NASDAQ: CRMT): Shares of America's Car-Mart hit a 52-week high of $36.76. The stock closed at $36.55. The year-to-date performance of America's Car-Mart has been a gain of 35%.

36) Saia (NASDAQ: SAIA): Shares of Saia hit a 52-week high of $18.31 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $18.22. The year-to-date performance of Saia has been a gain of 9.8%.

The following stocks hit new 52-week lows in Friday'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 $9.88 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $10.00. The year-to-date performance of Bank of America has been a loss of 25%.

2) Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL): Shares of Delta Air Lines hit a 52-week low of $8.31 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $8.41. The year-to-date performance of Delta Air Lines has been a loss of 33.2%.

3) AMR (NYSE: AMR): Shares of AMR hit a 52-week low of $4.90 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $5.01. The year-to-date performance of AMR has been a loss of 35.7%.

4) Gerdau S.A. (NYSE: GGB): Shares of Gerdau hit a 52-week low of $9.41 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $9.49. The year-to-date performance of Gerdau has been a loss of 31.7%.

5) US Airways Group (NYSE: LCC): Shares of US Airways hit a 52-week low of $7.35 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $7.44. The year-to-date performance of US Airways has been a loss of 25.7%.

6) Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (NYSE: SID): Shares of Companhia Siderurgica hit a 52-week low of $11.10 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $11.19. The year-to-date performance of Companhia has been a loss of 29.9%.

7) KB Home (NYSE: KBH): Shares of KB Home hit a 52-week low of $9.29 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $9.35. The year-to-date performance of KB Home has been a loss of 30.2%.

8) VimpelCom (NYSE: VIP): Shares of VimpelCom hit a 52-week low of $11.80 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $11.89. The year-to-date performance of VimpelCom has been a loss of 19%.

9) Gafisa S.A. (NYSE: GFA): Shares of Gafisa hit a 52-week low of $8.35 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $8.39. The year-to-date performance of Gafisa has been a loss of 40.8%.

10) Greenhill & Co. (NYSE: GHL): Shares of Greenhill hit a 52-week low of $45.47 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $46.50. The year-to-date performance of Greenhill has been a loss of 42.6%.

11) Northern Trust (NASDAQ: NTRS): Shares of Northern Trust hit a 52-week low of $43.83 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $44.29. The year-to-date performance of Northern Trust has been a loss of 19.5%.

12) Logitech International (NASDAQ: LOGI): Shares of Logitech hit a 52-week low of $9.85 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $10.03. The year-to-date performance of Logitech has been a loss of 45.9%.

13) Knight Capital Group (NYSE: KCG): Shares of Knight Capital hit a 52-week low of $10.56 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $10.60. The year-to-date performance of Knight Capital has been a loss of 23.1%.

14) Rubicon Technology (NASDAQ: RBCN): Shares of Rubicon hit a 52-week low of $14.89 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $15.01. The year-to-date performance of Rubicon has been a loss of 28.7%.

15) Investment Technology Group (NYSE: ITG): Shares of Investment Technology hit a 52-week low of $10.91 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $11.00. The year-to-date performance of Investment Technology has been a loss of 32.8%.

16) Motricity (NASDAQ: MOTR): Shares of Motricity hit a 52-week low of $6.93 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $6.96. The year-to-date performance of Motricity has been a loss of 62.5%.

17) Lumber Liquidators (NYSE: LL): Shares of Lumber Liquidators hit a 52-week low of $17.18 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $17.23. The year-to-date performance of Lumber Liquidators has been a loss of 30.8%.

18) CoreLogic (NYSE: CLGX): Shares of CoreLogic hit a 52-week low of $15.87 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $16.00. The year-to-date performance of CoreLogic has been a loss of 13.6%.

19) MDC Holdings (NYSE: MDC): Shares of MDC hit a 52-week low of $23.75 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $23.80. The year-to-date performance of MDC has been a loss of 16.5%.

20) National CineMedia (NASDAQ: NCMI): Shares of National CineMedia hit a 52-week low of $14.98 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $15.08. The year-to-date performance of National CineMedia has been a loss of 22.5%.

21) Cleveland BioLabs (NASDAQ: CBLI): Shares of Cleveland BioLabs hit a 52-week low of $3.13 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $3.13. The year-to-date performance of Cleveland BioLabs has been a loss of 56.6%.

22) Green Dot (NYSE: GDOT): Shares of Green Dot hit a 52-week low of $29.66 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $30.23. The year-to-date performance of Green Dog has been a loss of 46.7%.

23) Smart Technologies (NASDAQ: SMT): Shares of Smart Technologies hit a 52-week low of $5.00 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $5.12. The year-to-date-performance of Smart Technologies has been a loss of 45.7%.

24) Empresas ICA (NYSE: ICA): Shares of Empresas ICA hit a 52-week low of $8.19 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $8.25. The year-to-date performance of Empresas has been a loss of 19.1%.

25) Portugal Telecom SGPS (NYSE: PT): Shares of Portugal Telecom hit a 52-week low of $8.28 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $8.36. The year-to-date performance of Portugal Telecom has been a loss of 21%.

26) Baltic Trading (NYSE: BALT): Shares of Baltic Trading hit a 52-week low of $4.91 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $4.93. The year-to-date performance of Baltic has been a loss of 50.4%.

27) Bacterin International (NYSE: BONE): Shares of Bacterin hit a 52-week low of $2.21 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $2.32. The year-to-date performance of Bacterin has been a loss of 50.6%.

28) Quad Graphics (NYSE: QUAD): Shares of Quad hit a 52-week low of $34.61 in Friday's trading session. The stock closed at $35.23. The year-to-date performance of Quad Graphics has been a loss of 14.2%.